the observer
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Union leader calls for inquiry into ‘plot’ by MPs on right of party to undermine him and his close ally Jeremy Corbyn
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As new strikes hit Khan Sheikhun, killing one, president defends decision not to target runways at Syrian government airbase
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A generation feeling let down by traditional parties and excluded from opportunity are putting their faith in Front National victory
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Vessel equipped with cruise missile joins battle group off coast of Syria as US secretary of state prepares to visit Moscow
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Campaigners point out that substances used to manufacture the nerve agent were exported to Damascus in the 80s
features
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Trump’s irascible chief strategist Steve Bannon and his son-in-law, the real estate heir Jared Kushner, have emerged as rivals in the young administration
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The experience of black people in the UK in the 1970s is examined in Guerrilla, a new drama series written by 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley. Now that story finds echoes in a powerful exhibition of photographs of the time
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Eric Gill was one of the great British artists of the 20th century – and a sexual abuser of his own daughters. A new exhibition at Ditchling asks: how far should an artist’s life affect our judgment of their work?
letters & editorials
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Rather than apportioning blame, they should actively get involved in politics
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Role of the trade unions was key to its support of democratic socialism
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The president’s gunslinging was an impulsive deed. Time now to help Syria’s people
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May must focus on deep structural ills, not just Brexit
regulars
sport
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The Chelsea manager said Tottenham’s relentless pursuit of his side at the top of the Premier League is helping to bring the best out of him and his team
food & lifestyle
reviews
Anglicans launch rescue bid as England’s finest cathedrals battle a financial crisis