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The Labour chair of the standards committee can rub people up the wrong way with his pomposity, but his manifesto for restoring decency to parliament is nothing if not reasonable

Like all things relational, this could probably do with being talked about

Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of special scientific interest

Relatives of Sophi blame Danny Sullivan and seek justice. Homicides involving alleged domestic violence are often mishandled in Texas.

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

Inspectors find failures to protect victims and risks of contaminating forensic evidence

Senior figures warn that system is in ‘worst state ever’ with inmates ‘being warehoused’

Archeologists and palaeontologists say legislation needed to protect major finds championed by David Attenborough

Ben Sargent's latest Loon Star State political cartoon. The Republicans oppose big government, except when it comes to gutting democracy.

Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.

After two days of demonstrations, protesters in Georgia forced out the Russian cruise ship Astoria Grande, which had been docked at a Black Sea port in the southwest of the country. Police responded by using force on protesters, who cited their disapproval of the cruise ship’s passengers’ views on Russian…