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  • Flowers, crosses and shoes form a memorial on a beach near Cutro

    ‘The scar is reopening’
    Relatives return to site of Italian shipwreck

  • RUSSIA-ECONOMY-LIFESTYLE<br>A vendor sells cups of sliced watermelons next to a watermelon filled fountain at the "GUM" State Department store, near the Red Square in Moscow, on August 17, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Analysis
    As Ukraine’s economy burns, Russia clings to a semblance of prosperity

  • Damaged windows looking out on to other buildings

    ‘It feels impossible to live’
    One Rafah family’s attempt to find safety in Ireland

    With their battered home one of few left standing, the Almodalls make an unsuccessful attempt to leave Gaza

Spotlight

  • A thief seen gaining entry to a car parked on a residential street in CCTV footage

    Gone in 20 seconds
    How ‘smart keys’ have fuelled a new wave of car crime

    One London resident watched on CCTV as a thief walked up to his £40,000 car and drove away. Now manufacturers say they are being drawn in to a hi-tech ‘arms race’ with criminals
  • The kitchen with 1960s tiles and blue custom units.

    Interiors
    Blue makes a big splash in a renovated villa on the Adriatic coast

    • French winemakers block trucks coming from Spain during a demonstration by the tollbooth in Le Boulou, near the Spanish border

      David Williams's wines of the week
      Problems facing the European wine industry – and some bottles to try

    • Female young behind book with face covered for a red book while smiling<br>Smiling beautiful young female reading book standing against bookshelf at home

      The Eva Wiseman column
      Using books as interior design? It’s a trend with a tale

      Eva Wiseman
    • Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks to female students in October 2022

      Where freedom meets repression
      Australian academics tread a fine line over ties to Iran

    • Evan Jones and Myfanwy Jones lie together in the last days of Evan's life

      A final wild gift: who’d have guessed this time with Dad as he’s dying could be so ineffably precious?

      Myfanwy Jones

Sport

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Opinion

  • Dom Mckenzie The Observer Comment Junk Food Addiction web version

    Like cigarettes, junk food should come with a warning: ‘Can kill’

    Martha Gill
    Only regulation will stop fast food firms churning out products we are evolutionarily hardwired to find it difficult to resist
  • A dalmation puppy leaning out the window of a colourful house

    OpenAI’s new video generation tool could learn a lot from babies

    John Naughton
  • Van Badham

    ‘Sephora tweens’ are raiding Drunk Elephant – and we only have ourselves to blame

    Van Badham
  • Chris Riddell illustration of a woman cradling a dead child in the ruins of Gaza with the caption meanwhile, in reference to the Commons row

    Cartoon
    Meanwhile in Gaza, the deaths and destruction go on

  • FILE PHOTO: People lay flowers to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny in St Petersburg<br>FILE PHOTO: A person with a waste bag removes flowers laid in memory of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the monument to the victims of political repressions in Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

    War and peace: those words are forbidden in Russia today

    Elena Kostyuchenko
  • Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall in One Day.

    Dating apps suggest there’s a perfect match. New romcoms like One Day reveal a messier, lovelier reality

    Kit Buchan

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Climate crisis

  • Pollution builds during rush hour at Kaiserdamm Street in Berlin.

    EU
    Countries could save 238,000 lives a year by meeting WHO air pollution guidelines

  • Border police patrol the border in freezing weather in Altay, Xinjiang province, China.

    Weather tracker
    Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China

  • Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister.

    Cop16
    Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations

  • An artist’s impression of The Herd on their journey.

    Climate crisis
    Herd of puppets to trek 20,000km to highlight urgency of emergency

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Around the world

  • An abandoned oil platform in the North Sea

    North Sea
    Abandoned pipelines could release poisons, scientists warn

    Researchers say toxic chemicals pose a pollution risk as oil and gas companies are allowed to leave pipelines to rot
  • The gutted remains of the two buildings, which had about 140 apartments

    Spain
    Death toll in Valencia fire rises to 10 as remains of last missing person found

  • Middle-aged woman holds hand up at CPAC lectern

    'Biden and Harris suck'
    The battle to be Trump's vice-presidential candidate

  • Protest on Tower Bridge

    London
    Tower Bridge closed due to pro-Palestine demonstration

    • NHS
      UK Government U-turn on plans to double number of medical students in England

    • US
      South Carolina man found guilty in first federal gender-identity hate crime trial

    • UK
      Home Office accused of cover-up over ‘golden visas’ for super-rich Russians

    • No cheeze please
      UK proposals could force dairy alternatives to change names

    • Missing Coal ship
      Accidental ocean floor discovery solves 120-year-old mystery

    • Caroline Kennedy
      US ambassador prepares for Shitbox Rally across outback Australia

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Culture

  • Michael Donkor, British author, poses for a portrait at the gardens of the Ancient Art Museum in Lisbon, the city where he lives and works. Mr. Donkor will release his newest book "Grow Where They Fall" in March 2024.

    Michael Donkor
    Representation feels more nuanced to me now

    The teacher turned novelist on building a good yarn, leaving London for Lisbon, and what his former pupils might think of his sex scenes
  • Sky "Up Next" - Arrivals<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 17: James Buckley attends the Sky "Up Next" event at Theatre Royal on May 17, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Jeff Spicer - Getty Images)

    Sunday with James Buckley
    ‘I’ll get hate mail for this, but I’m not a fan of the Sunday roast’

  • The Libertines' Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, sitting on the floor, the former with his arms around the latter, against a turquoise background

    ‘Am I surprised Pete Doherty is still alive? No, he’s too smart to die’
    The Libertines on feuds, friendship – and their unlikely sober reunion

  • Daymé Arocena

    Daymé Arocena: Alkemi review
    Propulsive Cuban folk-pop

  • Small Things Like These star Cillian Murphy, right, on the red carpet with Matt Damon, one of the film’s financial backers.

    Berlin film festival roundup
    Tasty treats and the odd potboiler

  • Kim Gordon

    ‘I’m journalling, just like Taylor Swift’
    Kim Gordon on TikTok, motherhood and her revealing new album

Lifestyle

  • FASHION-INDIA-LAKME-DOODLAGE<br>A model presents a creation by fashion label 'Doodlage' during the Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI, in Mumbai on March 9, 2023. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images)

    Screen idols
    How to shimmer like a Bollywood star

    Homespun recipes for glowing skin and sleek hair
  • Writer Carrie Sun, sitting on the arm of a sofa, next to a desk with a lamp and laptop on it, clutching a notebook

    Work
    I was a hedge fund billionaire’s PA. It nearly killed me

  • Donna, wearing a green patterned jacket, and Andy in a shocking pink polo top

    Blind date over-60s
    ‘Her life story would be a fascinating read’

  • denimshirt M&amp;S

    Trend watch
    Denim shirts

  • Peter Sarsgaard wearing a navy suit and white shirt, against a mint-green background

    Peter Sarsgaard
    ‘A relative once said to me: You’re not an actor, an actor looks like Mel Gibson’

  • Writer and author Tracy King photographed in fron of tower blocks in south London

    Family
    I always believed my funny, kind father was killed by a murderous teenage gang. Three decades on, I discovered the truth

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Ukrainian Factory

Two years since the full scale invasion began, Vitalii, a key worker living without his family in Mykolaiv, finds solace in the rhythms of the bread factory

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  • Lady having lunch in small family restaurantPhoto of young couple are eating sandwiches at the street food market or restaurant during the day. Romantic mixed race Couple Enjoying Outdoor Meal while sitting.

    Dining across the divide
    People in the Netherlands: we want to hear your views on divisive issues

  • Posed by models Granddaughter and grandmother having fun, jogging together at the river

    Fitness
    Share your experience of working out as a family

  • FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Navalny attends a rally to demand the release of jailed protesters in Moscow<br>FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech during a rally to demand the release of jailed protesters, who were detained during opposition demonstrations for fair elections, in Moscow, Russia September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo

    People in Russia
    Share your reaction to Navalny’s death

  • Charcuterie in the Harrods Food Hall, London.

    UK businesses
    How will you be affected by the new Brexit food checks?

From our global editions

  • Sweet tasty glazed donuts on white background

    Can we have our cake and eat it?
    Welcome to the world of sugar elimination

    Our sugar problem could be solved by counteracting it after we’ve eaten it, as stomach ‘sponges’ and fibre-making enzymes head to market
  • Ivan Cantu is interviewed in the visitation room of the Polunsky Unit on 31 January.

    Capital punishment
    What I learned about the US death penalty from the next man to be executed

  • White man wearing blue suit and red tie stands at podium and speaks into microphone to a crowd of people

    ‘We’re going to lose our grasp on democracy’
    Divided GOP voters weigh in on US aid to Ukraine

  • Record water temperatures in Florida<br>COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - JULY 29: Beachgoers gather on July 29, 2023 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Ocean temperatures around the Florida Keys reached 101 degrees F (38 C) this week, a possible record. Temperature extremes across the globe have made July 2023 the planetâs hottest month on record. (Photo by Paul Hennesy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

    Shaken but not stirred
    Florida takes stock as rare earthquake rattles state

  • Woman holds baby wearing brown polka dot beanie

    ‘My embryos aren’t safe here’
    US patients struggling with infertility scramble after Alabama IVF ruling

  • Howard and James Malin, owners of the Notting Hill Bookshop

    Notting Hill
    25 years after the film, what is left of the district’s character?

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    ‘It’s a torture regime’
    The last days of Alexei Navalny

  • Fans throw sweets and chocolate onto the pitch

    ‘We won’t be remote-controlled’
    How German football fans took on investors and won

  • Portrait of Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley ahead of the release of Wicked Little Letters. Photographed at Rosewood Hotel in London on 11 February 2024. Photograph: Alecsandra Dragoi for the Guardian

    Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley
    Never repress a woman – because it will come out

  • Paul Hebert standing in front of a white sheet and holding a UV light in his back yard in Ontario, Canada, 21 February 2024

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  • The Libertines: Pete Doherty and Carl Bârat.

    Weekend
    Weekend podcast: the Libertines’ tortured reunion, Marina Hyde on celebrity-dictator bromances, and the simple trick to enjoying life more

  • Residential District Of Kharkiv Attacked By Russian Missiles<br>KHARKIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23: Local residents stand in the yard of damaged residential building after Russian missile attack on January 23, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘Ukraine fatigue’: why I’m fighting to stop the world forgetting us – podcast

  • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky with Ukrainian troops

    Politics Weekly America
    Will Trump abandon Ukraine if he wins in November? – podcast

  • A Palestinian flag flaps in the air while a message reading 'Stop bombs' is projected on Big Ben at Westminster

    Today in Focus
    How a ceasefire vote led to two days of chaos in the Commons

  • FC Porto v Arsenal FC: Round of 16 First Leg - UEFA Champions League 2023/24<br>PORTO, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 21: Wenderson Galeno of FC Porto (H) attempts a kick for score his goal over Goalkeeper David Raya of Arsenal (R) during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between FC Porto and Arsenal FC at Estadio do Dragão on February 21, 2024 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Daniel Castro/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Arsenal falter in Porto and Liverpool’s Luton scare – Football Weekly Extra

  • Researcher using microscope in laboratory

    Science
    Mistakes, fakes and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted?

  • Polish farmers driving down a city street during a protest.

    Today in Focus
    Is an uprising by Europe’s farmers sowing the seeds for the far right?

In pictures

  • Telephones

    A familiar ring
    Hull’s 1960s cream telephone boxes

    Artist and Hull native Esther Johnson has catalogued the city’s distinctive cream kiosks
  • Girl wears printed dress with full skirt

    We love…
    Fashion fixes for the week ahead

  • Female Israeli soldiers pose for a photograph on the Gaza Strip border

    Twenty photographs of the week
    The week around the world in pictures

  • Five boys laughing, lying head to head in a circle in mud on sandbanks of Ayeyarwady River

    ‘Their happiness is imprinted upon my mind'
    Kyaw Zay Yar Lin’s best phone picture

  • Large building in green landscape

    Fantasy house hunt
    Historic homes for sale

  • A mother and her three cubs at Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

    The week in wildlife
    Four rare Amur leopards, perching puffins and a hungry fox

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