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A new biography by the fantasy novelist’s longtime assistant provides a joyful and painful closeup of the irrepressible writer who made the absurd strangely convincing

One taste of its gloriously zingy Lebanese flavours and you know you’re in the right place

Labour pledges a revolution in green energy to ‘boost jobs and slash emissions

Scrapping top rate of tax could save hundreds of thousands for some of the highest earners, analysis reveals

The author on his latest ‘whole-life’ novel, the brutal realities of modern publishing and the inspirational influence of Catch-22

Defra accused of ‘all-out attack’ on environment by wildlife groups

Years ahead of the disco reboot curve, the British synthpop stalwarts deliver a performance so charged they even break a drum

On the streets of Leicester, England, groups of young people, mainly Hindus and Muslims, have been facing off. Since August 28, videos have shown groups of masked youths heading into the streets amid rising tensions. Although community leaders have called for calm, many people, including our Observer, fear the violence…

Rugby player who won 16 caps for Wales and went on to become an Observer journalist and a leading commentator for the BBC

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins among potential winners of £50,000 nonfiction prize

The Michelin-starred chef likens the world of professional cooking to the life of a pirate. So what happens on a two-day fishing trip to Cornwall with his head chefs?