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Employment conditions can tie staff to roles for up to five years and impose fees of £14,000 for an early return home

Head of party’s biggest union donor warns members feel ‘crushed’ and may vote not to pay millions to Starmer

There’s grace and glamour at this year’s podcast Oscars, while new music and culture shows promise nerdy delights

One passenger told the Observer that cancellations across the network have prompted concerns about her work.

Dunblane resident, Mike Nash, has called for improved safety measures to be introduced on the A820 after cars have smashed through his garden fence eight times in the 16 years he has lived there.

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The Games remain an uneasy celebration of ‘common values’ with nations the British empire once exploited

Angel Robertson, from Bridge of Allan, Scotland, has accused Stirling Council of threatening her over her tenancy due to the condition of her garden

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She says the council have failed to cut the garden for the last two years - despite her being unable to do so herself.

Activists in Russia are trying to sabotage railways to prevent trains from taking military equipment to Ukraine. They have been posting pictures of damaged rails on Telegram, as well as instructions on how to carry out such sabotage acts. The Observers team spoke to a member of an anarchist organisation…