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Plans to create green space cancelled because soil contamination levels pose risk to human health

Although a missile attack deep into Russia is unlikely, bunkers built long ago are being made ready for use

University department derided by Thatcher as a ‘problem’ – and now a leading centre of conflict resolution – celebrates anniversary

Nancy, 63, and Al, 61, met over the phone in 1982 when she discovered his band in a local record store. They now live together in Revere, Massachusetts

Lack of appreciation for the genre is pushing UK artists to pursue careers across the pond

A heartbreaking appeal has been launched to find mourners to attend the funeral of Peter Brown - one of the 'last black' WW2 heroes who died alone in his flat

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Charles Darwin rode Napoleon's horse into battle against a dragon and its army of video game characters? Well, you could spend years - even decades - on artistic and design training to create the tableau yourself … or you could…

Niall, 66, and Poul, 62, met in a bar in London in 2001. They now live together in France, where they have set up a cookery school

On Mother’s Day, seven Observer writers talk about the women who shaped their lives in a host of different ways, by instilling a love of art and creativity, by navigating life’s complexities – or even through their painful absence