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Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in mixed-sex hotels

Claims of sexual violence made against other asylum seekers and staff include case of a 14-year-old who was allegedly raped

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Universality by Natasha Brown review – a fabulous fable about the politics of storytelling

A terrific second novel from the British author of Assembly examines what it means to be truthful – and who really benefits when facts come to light

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‘I’ve been getting 100 messages a day’: Church of Scientology accused of intimidating UK critics

Campaigners face online attacks, claims of criminality and complaints to employers. The Church says it’s the victim

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Ye of little faith? The tax loophole that turns old pubs into places of worship

A complex corporate network is enabling big landlords to avoid business rates by claiming religious exemption – and costing cash-strapped councils millions

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A new MP for Runcorn? Bring on Reform, say disillusioned voters

As the town prepares for a byelection after Labour’s Mike Amesbury quits, locals say it is time for a change

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From one crisis to another: rugby league in dire need of real leadership

Clubs ousting the RFL chair and demanding a third review in eight years is a retrograde step

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‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time

A new exhibition at the National Archives in London will reveal the extent of MI5 operation to expose the British double agent who was also Observer reporter

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Netanyahu will never accept peace. Where will his perpetual war lead next?

Israel never intended to honour the ceasefire. These airstrikes mark a dire new phase in the conflict says Observer foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up

Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion

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Alarm over early re-release of recalled prisoners as jail overcrowding crisis deepens

Whistleblower says over 1,000 inmates in England and Wales considered for the scheme which bypasses Parole Board

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Downing Street considers U-turn on cuts to benefits for disabled people

Controversial plans to cut personal independence payment (Pip) may be shelved after a tense cabinet meeting and backlash from Labour MPs

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‘They lock us in like sheep’: new Israeli checkpoints and barriers raise fears in the West Bank

Israel’s growing network of roadblocks are cutting off communities from major transport routes, disrupting work, education and aid supplies

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Labour-run Enfield council left 100 families homeless after they refused to relocate

London council’s policy of offering people homes far from the area led to England’s highest number of refusals

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How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.

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Abuse by Guildhall tutor in 1980s left me in despair, says opera singer

Idit Arad calls for better protection for music students as London college admits failing in its duty of care to her

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UK housing associations accused of mis-selling ‘affordable’ homes as service charges soar by up to 400%

Buyers say they were misled over likely rise in costs after they moved in, which are now ‘ruining people’s lives’

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Covid, five years on: UK ‘still not ready to protect the population’

Scientific triumphs were made in the battle against the pandemic, but the memories and lessons are already in danger of being lost

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Sharmilee, Leicester: ‘It really is worth your time’ – restaurant review

Our hugely influential restaurant critic, leaving the Observer after 26 years, finishes up with an Indian feast

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After 80 years of transatlantic ties, Europe forges a new alliance

Germany, France and UK sweep away old rules in pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend Europe from Russian threat

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Xiaolu Guo: ‘Write less, in order to write stronger’

The author and film-maker on why she was inspired to reimagine Moby-Dick in her new novel, her love of Coleridge and returning to the ‘addictive power of fiction’

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And the Academy award for most bashful Oscar contender goes to…

Whatever the buzz about their recent film performances, few actors will show they think their statuette is as good as won

Texas Observer

ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande Valley

Homeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.

Texas Observer

Abbott’s Border Splurge

There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

The Guardian - UK

Trump has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly

The world’s most admired democracy is being held hostage by a clique of far-right thugs. It would be a mistake to placate them, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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