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The spy novelist, whose latest book tells the story of her grandfather Kim Philby and the Soviet agent Edith Tudor-Hart, talks about the perils of writing about family, and why female spies get overlooked

Ukraine city near Polish border has not yet been touched by Russian bombs but people are readying for the worst

Bookshelves today are full of true-life stories of marital discord but a former Observer columnist pioneered the genre 25 years ago

Former Observer journalist was perhaps best known for his courageous coverage of Pinochet’s brutal coup in Chile in 1973

A group of sleuths using "genetic genealogy" has broken open a 40-year-old cold case.

A friend and colleague recalls the life and well loved times of the Observer writer, who died last week at 60

In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 24, Russian troops launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any countries who dared to interfere would face “consequences you have never seen”. Videos shared on social networks showed heavy missile attacks as well as Russian…

More than a million litres of oil spilled in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador after a pipeline ruptured on January 28. The company that manages the pipeline said it was damaged by falling rocks, brought down by erosion and heavy rain, claiming that the incident "could not have been foreseen".…

Two Glasgow eateries — one restaurant and one bakery — have appeared in a monthly roundup of newspaper The Observer's favourite food spots across the UK and Ireland

"How do you have internet when you live in huts?" "Do you have clean water?" African TikTokers deal with these questions and stereotypes every day in the comments on their videos. In order to fight back against these cliches, many of them have decided to respond with humour. Our Observer,…

Labour leader accuses the Tories of failing to counter the flow of corrupt money into UK property sector