The Observer
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Health service in crisis with 46,000 ill, warns BMA chief as calls grow for tough new lockdown steps
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Tory leadership abandoned British values in a ‘nauseating’ embrace of American populism, says shadow foreign secretary
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Auction reveals how Tony Hart’s work on another BBC project inspired his galleon for the children’s show
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Business groups tell ministers to sort out bureaucratic mess caused by EU trade deal
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Increase comes despite government pledge that ‘no one should lose their home as a result of the coronavirus’
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With a huge set of elections slated to take place in May, councils are struggling to create a safe environment for voters
Features
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Witnesses say Trump was oblivious to the gravity of the situation as five died, Congress was violated and his vice-president faced the very real possibility of being lynched
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Five years after his death, the superstar famed for his restless reinvention continues to inspire and fascinate fans
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Burgeoning hopes for a normal sporting and cultural calendar are now in question again as infections increase
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Ask yourself what your ideal personality will be and, with self-awareness and repetitive practice, traits will follow. Jamie Waters reports
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As the Guardian and Observer appeal ends, the three charities it aided thank our 13,000 readers for making a difference
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The Black Britain, Writing Back series curated by Bernardine Evaristo aims to correct ‘historical bias in publishing’
Letters & editorials
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The president must be removed for inciting violence on the Capitol but Republicans also share blame for his toxic legacy
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The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, seems to care more about those who build homes than those who live in them
Sport
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In the intimidating and macho world of big-wave surfing, Brazilian Maya Gabeira is breaking male and female records – and challenging the sport’s testosterone-fuelled identity
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The examples are legion and tennis is scarred by the failure of the sport’s authorities to tackle a culture that enables people with abhorrent views to hold positions of power
Interviews
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The niece of the US president fears he could wreak more damage to democracy
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The US novelist on getting through the pandemic, Trump’s legacy of fear, and why a slow apocalypse could be the threat we didn’t see coming
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Food & lifestyle
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Positive thinking and visualising success can actually make you miserable – happily, other strategies for fulfilment are available
Reviews
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4 out of 5 stars.
Film One Night in Miami – Regina King’s electrifying directorial debut
4 out of 5 stars.An imagined meeting in 1964 between Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke speaks powerfully to the present -
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