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Online readership numbers are at least one tool to figure out what the Observer audience really loved.

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Guardian and Observer charity appeal donations pass £1m

Charities pay tribute to readers’ generosity that is ‘helping to make our world a better place’

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Guardian slammed after 'more than 70 journalists given notice' on contracts

Guardian and Observer journalist Carole Cadwalladr has revealed her contract is being ended after 19 years

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Guardian and Observer charity appeal donations pass £800,000

Charity directors praise generous contributions given to support victims of conflict and war

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‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children

War Child hopes to provide a million children in the strip with basic aid and educational and mental health support. It’s their biggest emergency appeal yet

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What the papers say – December 22

A variety of stories adorn Sunday’s front pages.

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Teachers in the UK should be permitted to work from home – Education Secretary

Bridget Phillipson spoke to the Observer about offering more flexibility in the profession.

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Revealed: property developers behind ‘breakfast club’ that donated £130,000 to Labour

Funding from property firms raises questions over loopholes in political finance rules

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Prince William to end feudal restrictions on his Duchy of Cornwall estate

The royal has bowed to pressure over residents’ right to buy freeholds on parts of his hereditary land

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Brownsville Elected Officials Are Doing PR for Embattled LNG Megaproject

The mayor, county judge, and others are parroting talking points provided by liquefied natural gas developer NextDecade, as the company faces another legal hurdle.

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New Observer website to be launched as Tortoise signs deal to buy newspaper

Tortoise plans to combine its newsroom with that of the 233-year-old newspaper.

Evening Standard

Guardian newspaper confirms sale of Sunday sister paper The Observer to Tortoise Media

The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper has confirmed that it has sold the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee

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Observer appoints Lucy Rock as editor as Tortoise Media sale confirmed

Title’s first female editor in more than a century will work alongside a digital editor, as Observer builds online brand

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Scott Trust and Guardian Media Group sign a deal with Tortoise Media to buy the Observer

The Scott Trust and Guardian Media Group (GMG) have signed a deal with Tortoise Media to buy the Observer.

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Editorial Moves at the Observer

A bit of good news: Two of our writers will be moving into new positions starting next year.

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Academy trusts have been central to UK government vision for schools for years – but that may be changing

The transformation of a local authority school into an academy is supposed to lead to school improvement. This seemed to be the case at Mossbourne Victoria Park academy in Hackney, at least in terms of its results and good-behaviour policies.

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Monday briefing: What do we know about Prince Andrew and the alleged Chinese spy?

In today’s newsletter: Many questions remain unanswered about the person known only as H6, but the complex relationship between China and the UK is sure to be put under the spotlight

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UK high street retailers accused of recruiting young workers without employment rights over Christmas

Major brands allegedly drafting in ‘freelance’ shop assistants through gig apps for busy festive season

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What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education?

As claims about practices in two flagship London academies are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Guardian and Observer charity telethon drives donations beyond £500,000

Journalists including Marina Hyde, John Crace and Polly Toynbee took donations from generous readers during our annual charity appeal telethon

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School in leading Mossbourne academy trust faces safeguarding review

Observer investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of children

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The ‘world’s least likely sex symbol’: on tour with Barry Manilow, 1998

The Observer spoke to the crooner about missing his dogs, overcoming stage fright and the ‘asshole period’ of his celebrity

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Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary

‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve Reed

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Advice ignored by ministers could have blocked Prince Andrew ‘spy’

Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, tells the Observer he advised Tories to criminalise foreign agents in 2019

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The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2024: speak to our journalists and donate

Marina Hyde, John Crace and Simon Hattenstone are among those ready to take your calls to raise money for War Child, Médecins Sans Frontières and Parallel Histories

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