Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?
A devoted father with a zest for life, he was given an indeterminate sentence in 2006. He is still …
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Amazon sales soar with boost from artificial intelligence
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Revenue at Amazon Web Services increases to $25bn as retail giant releases earnings report surpassi…
The Guardian view on the women of Iran: still resisting repression | Editorial
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The regime wants to crush resistance. But those it rules continue to push back against its brutalit…
Ex-England cricketer among hundreds to stand for George Galloway’s party
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General election candidates include Monty Panesar but party says it will not stand against Corbyn o…
Project ACL: WSL clubs to take part in pioneering injuries research project
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* Three-year project will focus on professional women’s football * PFA, Fifpro, Nike and Leeds Be…
Why has the yen fallen to a decade’s low and what does it mean for Japan’s economy?
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The accelerating slide in the value of Japan’s currency could ultimately be bad news for people in …
Arsenal and Manchester City set up a two-horse race – Football Weekly
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, and Jonathan Wilson to discuss la…
With India’s election in full swing, Narendra Modi is getting desperate – and dangerous | Salil Tripathi
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The Indian PM may still be in a strong position; but incendiary, anti-Muslim rhetoric shows that al…
Mysterious Roman dodecahedron to go on display in Lincoln
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There are no known descriptions or drawings of object in Roman literature, making its purpose uncle…
How Judith Scott escaped a life in institutional isolation to become a great sculptor
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Deaf and with Down syndrome, Scott endured horrific conditions in institutions for 35 years. Then, …
Have open marriages gone mainstream? – podcast
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From therapy sessions to bookshelves, interest in non-monogamous relationships seem to be soaring …
Iranian artist opening Leeds show exploring disability and migration
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Paralympian Mohammad Barrangi hopes his work will help people think of human stories behind headlin…
Readers reply: why do we wear underwear – and when did we start doing so?
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from t…
‘My hands went cold’: Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia
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The killing of councillor Marielle Franco has inspired a generation of journalists to probe the cit…
Challengers review – Zendaya holds court in absurdly sexy three-way tennis romance
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Luca Guadagnino’s sizzling, sharply scripted drama, co-starring Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, is su…
We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
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Audrey Hepburn in Paris, tennis-themed stationery and a pop-up shop celebrating summer Continue rea…
Sadiq Khan: leaseholders in England should have the right to withhold service charges
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London mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in lev…
Original Observer Photography
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From a mural in Birmingham commemorating poet Benjamin Zephaniah to the Observer’s favourite food s…
‘My favourite stories are love stories’: Emily Henry on her enemies-to-lovers relationship with romance fiction
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With four million copies sold and three books in adaptation, the Beach Read author is riding high. …
England Is Mine by Nicolas Padamsee review – battle lines drawn
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Two teenage boys come of age in a divided and radicalised London in this politically charged debut …
‘It’s like juggling sand’: Sean Dyche’s rebuild hit by uncertain Everton future
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* Premier League remain unconvinced by 777 Partners takeover * Everton could confirm top-flight s…
How to turn brown bananas into a delicious curd – recipe | Waste not
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Brown bananas make a toffee-like curd to spread on toast or to eat straight from the jar My resea…
Who is behind the Westminster WhatsApp ‘honeytrap’ stings?
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Senior figures suggest a foreign state, others believe a political insider is the more likely culpr…
India and Pakistan tried to meddle in Canada elections, spy agency says
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CSIS intelligence report suggests growing number of countries targeting country’s large diaspora po…
Thames Water parent defaults on debt; train strikes bring five major lines in England to a halt – business live
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Kemble Water missed an interest payment, raising the prospect that the company could collapse or fa…
‘We answer to nobody’: duo Bob Vylan on humility, hell-raising – and punk hypocrisy
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The London punk-rap band’s second album advocates for repatriation and an aggressive approach to th…
The ‘street fighter’ and a £70k donation: how Christen Ager-Hanssen got close to the Tories
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The surveillance specialist was invited to dine with the home secretary after the company he ran ga…
Legal assessment of Israel’s actions in Gaza risks being subsumed in Tory row
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Conservative supporters of Israel want David Cameron to dial back criticism and accept defeat of Ha…
Saudi Arabia to host WTA Finals until 2026 with record £12m prize money
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* WTA chief says deal is positive step for growth of women’s tennis * Tournament will be biggest …
Alan Duncan facing Tory disciplinary inquiry over ‘pro-Israel’ remarks – UK politics live
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Former Foreign Office minister had suggested some in government were prepared to overlook human rig…
Tammy Beaumont’s 81 leads England to ODI series win against New Zealand
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* England 252; New Zealand 196 (45 ov) | England win by 56 runs * Beaumont’s 96-ball 81 leads tou…
Is Europe’s energy crisis over? Falling gas prices conceal wider problems
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Countries now have abundant gas supplies but years of high costs led to a pervasive economic slowdo…
Football Daily | All eyes on the Premier League title race – including you, Jürgen Klopp!
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! After playing out 90 largely uneventful minut…
The slaughter and famine in Gaza is an atrocity foretold. We demand an end to it | Owen Jones
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The thousands in Britain who march against this war see a people – and aid workers – under murderou…
‘Many-shot jailbreaking’: AI lab describes how tools’ safety features can be bypassed
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Paper by Anthropic outlines how LLMs can be forced to generate responses to potentially harmful req…
The Sun’s Hillsborough stories used to teach MPs how to recognise fake news
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Exclusive: Russian bot attempt to stir up Islamophobia also part of course on misinformation and di…
Israel divided: Netanyahu’s coalition crisis - podcast
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A cabinet split over military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews and large street protests demanding t…
Football Daily | Premier League action … on a Tuesday?! Now we’re talking!
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! A massive week for Everton, though doesn’t ev…
Jump in domestic orders ends two-year UK manufacturing dip
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Output improves to 20-month high and job losses slow but global problems continue to restrict forei…
Rough sleepers ‘should not be arrested just if they smell’, says UK minister
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Gillian Keegan appears to join growing band of Tory MPs with misgivings about proposals in flagship…
The Premier League’s era of vanity worship may be over but the future won’t be equal
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The league has bared its teeth on teams in breach of profit and sustainability rules. But the curre…
‘What harm could a firework do?’ Family of boy killed by Israeli police want justice
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Rami Halhouli was shot in the chest from a watchtower as he held a firework in East Jerusalem Ram…
Good scents: five eco-friendly ways to make your home smell great
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Many ingredients in fragrance formulas can be harmful, but there are safe ways to help your home sm…
Duncan Scott: ‘The Olympics are more gruelling mentally than physically’
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Scottish athlete is targeting success at Paris Olympics this summer after a record-breaking return …
Emma Thompson and Greta Thunberg among critics of Shell’s Greenpeace case
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More than 30 public figures sign letter condemning $1m legal action More than 30 public figures i…
Giant-killers Saarbrücken ready for ‘game of the century’ in German cup
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Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Gladbach have fallen in third-tier club’s fairytale run to D…