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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 8m

‘Our battle for survival’: what it takes to rebuild war-torn lives trib.al/ltrZqQo

‘Our battle for survival’: what it takes to rebuild war-t...

Relief at the apparent end of hostilities in Gaza is tempered by the trauma experienced by the many thousands of Gazans who have lost family and friends

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 5h

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A Want in Her, The Perfect Neighbor trib.al/N1BViO4

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A ...

Jared Leto is in full messianic prat mode as an AI super-soldier in the synthetic spectacle Tron: Ares

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 10h

Spitting Image hits back over Paddington filmmakers’ lawsuit trib.al/YIo3Q8o

Spitting Image hits back over Paddington filmmakers’ lawsuit

Satirical show makers post video of bear using a lawyers’ letter as toilet paper

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 11h

If you want fans to make a noise, stop going 3-0 up trib.al/LM7hbvc

If you want fans to make a noise, stop going 3-0 up

England manager’s moan about Wembley atmosphere suggests he doesn’t really know why fans get excited

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 11h

‘Perfect pro’ Farnworth gives England hope of Ashes victory trib.al/lUoRMaZ

‘Perfect pro’ Farnworth gives England hope of Ashes victory

Series returns after a 22-year hiatus as NRL-infused team take on Australia with new confidence

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 13h

Art market slump paints a complicated picture trib.al/oLROiiI

Art market slump paints a complicated picture | The Observer

Top collectors are waiting it out while galleries cope with a market course correction

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 15h

Did Spitting Image have to turn Paddington into a coke-addled wreck? trib.al/R5XT6h0

Did Spitting Image have to turn Paddington into a coke-ad...

The show is hilarious when it skewers those who deserve it. But a kindly toy? It just makes me sad

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 15h

France’s ‘perpetual political crisis’ renews calls for a Sixth Republic trib.al/OfGY9BT

France’s ‘perpetual political crisis’ renews calls for a ...

As the president names his eighth PM since 2017, the case is being made for a new constitution

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 17h

Hargreaves Lansdown goes slow on crypto trib.al/IuBTylY

Hargreaves Lansdown goes slow on crypto | The Observer

The UK crypto ban for retail investors is over, signalling the start of a crypto-friendly era

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 18h

Time for Willis to make himself undroppable for club and country trib.al/Q6V2Zpj

Time for Willis to make himself undroppable for club and ...

Saracens No 8 started season like a rocket, as his club fight to keep him ahead of World Cup

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 18h

How Labour can unpick the triple lock trib.al/B8h3Mmw

How Labour can unpick the triple lock | The Observer

The British Pension Plan would guarantee every child born from today a decent pension as a right. It is not too good to be true

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 19h

A ceasefire is a start. Now the brutal narrative must change trib.al/XS0PWGb

A ceasefire is a start. Now the brutal narrative must change

The pause in hostilities offers a way to end the genocide in Gaza and advance Palestinian self-determination

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 20h

Reviews: The Necks, Cheikh Lô, Jay Som, Charles Lloyd trib.al/xVsCsr3

Reviews: The Necks, Cheikh Lô, Jay Som, Charles Lloyd

The trio’s 20th album, Disquiet, is three hours long – a maximal, mantric work that stands out in the modern attention economy

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 23h

Queen Dolly ‘ain’t ready to die yet’. Phew, we need her in the world trib.al/WQsAQEx

Queen Dolly ‘ain’t ready to die yet’. Phew, we need her i...

Some may wonder what reaction there may be to their death; others are treated to a preview. Country music legend Dolly Parton just had to put out a video...

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

The Conservatives must reclaim competence – and stop imitating Reform trib.al/u87lw3t

The Conservatives must reclaim competence – and stop imit...

Years of blunders have wrecked the Tory brand. Mimicking Nigel Farage won’t rebuild it – owning their failures might

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

Saudi sporting land grab is going into overdrive trib.al/CsN3kVO

Saudi sporting land grab is going into overdrive

From football to darts, tennis to gaming, the kingdom’s ambitions are measured in billions

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

Wayne Rooney has found his voice – and with it, a strange kind of freedom trib.al/WiFfrhK

Wayne Rooney has found his voice – and with it, a strange...

The most famous (ex-)players understand the media game and have become skilled at tailoring their juiciest thoughts to a vast market of fans

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

The Observer issue no. 12,201: The burden of hope

A Palestinian family returns home in Gaza City

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Slater’s kitchen diary: sweet tarts for cold days trib.al/l0IhAcY

Nigel Slater’s kitchen diary: sweet tarts for cold days

The drop in temperature creates an urge to turn up the oven and start baking

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

Cummins faces up to stressful reality of Ashes mortality trib.al/EnkmdJL

Cummins faces up to stressful reality of Ashes mortality

Captain’s ailing back makes it advantage England with Australia requiring two players to replace their leader

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 1d

Calls for transparency on political funding after first crypto donation made to UK party trib.al/nim2EPT

Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...

Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is understood to have been handed to Reform UK

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 1d

Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation

The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform

Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"

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