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Watchdog to launch inquiry into misuse of data in politics

Investigation follows revelations of digital firm’s involvement in Brexit

Watchdog to launch inquiry into misuse of data in politics

Wiretapping allegations reignite Trump and Obama's feud

The 45th president and his predecessor had seemed to have put past controversies behind them. Now a series of early-morning tweets about a ‘new Watergate’ have reawakened their enmity

Wiretapping allegations reignite Trump and Obama's feud
Hammond puts aside £500m to fill post-Brexit skills gap

Budget move will offer technical students loans to help counter lack of EU workers

Hammond puts aside £500m to fill post-Brexit skills gap
£220,000: the price super-rich will pay to keep their privacy

Call for greater transparency as wealthy foreigners fork out to avoid registering London properties

£220,000: the price super-rich will pay to keep their privacy
Momentum plans relaunch to end factional infighting

Grassroots Labour group bids to sideline influence of ‘old sectarian left’

Momentum plans relaunch to end factional infighting

Memo to bosses: expect zero loyalty from your zero-hours workers

As the gig economy reaches new heights, and DPD drivers reveal its downsides, employers should beware of the tables turning

Memo to bosses: expect zero loyalty from your zero-hours workers
Gigi Hadid: a model with a fabulous figure – 30m followers

A star since age two, and now a ‘veteran’ at 21, she is the first ‘Instagram supermodel’. But her latest cover, for the new Vogue Arabia, has focused fashion on debates about cultural diversity

Gigi Hadid: a model with a fabulous figure – 30m followers
Don’t believe only bad things happen in Palestine...

Banksy’s Walled Off hotel and Yaqoub Shaheen’s Arab Idol victory offered good news to an area that sorely needs it

Don’t believe only bad things happen in Palestine...
This is not what Putin planned as he cosied up to Trump

Russia’s president never wanted to dethrone America, but use it to further his kleptocracy. He’ll have to think again

This is not what Putin planned as he cosied up to Trump

We’ve cleared Isis from our campus, says Sudan university after Britons are killed

Parents are withdrawing students from Khartoum’s University of Medical Sciences and Technology

We’ve cleared Isis from our campus, says Sudan university after Britons are killed
Civil war in the Vatican as conservatives battle Francis for the soul of Catholicism

As the pope leaves Rome for a retreat to mark Lent, rebellion and turmoil are in the air

Civil war in the Vatican as conservatives battle Francis for the soul of Catholicism
Sunny Pawar in Lion: ‘He was just a normal boy; now a Hollywood star lives in our area’

The eight-year-old actor received a hero’s welcome as he returned home to a slum from the Oscars. His family are dealing with the fame from his role in Lion

Sunny Pawar in Lion: ‘He was just a normal boy; now a Hollywood star lives in our area’
Owner of Wolfgang’s Vault in legal battle over streaming rights

Keith Richards and Pete Townshend among those drawn into copyright dispute over ‘most important rock collection ever’

Owner of Wolfgang’s Vault in legal battle over streaming rights

Care homes can be lonely and cruel places. But they can also be inspiring too

Nicci Gerrard, founder of the John’s Campaign for dementia care, visits homes that offer love and dedication

Care homes can be lonely and cruel places. But they can also be inspiring too
From art to selfies – my lifelong affair with photography

Observer photographer Eamonn McCabe reflects on his career and his new TV series

From art to selfies – my lifelong affair with photography

Budget 2017: Is G4S trying to bury its results on Wednesday?

Security firm is set to release results on budget day, even though this tired tactic only serves to increase City interest

Budget 2017: Is G4S trying to bury its results on Wednesday?
Creative sector fills UK coffers as money pours into film and TV production

Combined TV, film and music industry grew almost 11% in second half of 2016, underpinned by digitally savvy UK consumers

Creative sector fills UK coffers as money pours into film and TV production
A budget in the shadow of Brexit leaves Hammond short of choices

With huge financial questions looming, and the legacy of austerity not yet behind, the chancellor has scant opportunity to change course

A budget in the shadow of Brexit leaves Hammond short of choices
Sorry, Brexit doomsayers, the outlook is good on global growth

Britain’s negotiations to leave the EU look set to take place against a buoyant global economy and amid optimism over jobs and wages

Sorry, Brexit doomsayers, the outlook is good on global growth

Young drivers to bear the brunt as car insurance costs continue to rise

Changes to the way payouts for injury claims are calculated could see premiums soar by up to £1,000 for drivers under 25

Young drivers to bear the brunt as car insurance costs continue to rise