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· Nov 27
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Lost in translation at the Jaipur Literary Festival bit.ly/4qYDiIo
Lost in translation at the Jaipur Literary Festival
My first visit to the country prompted an unravelling of assumptions about a place I’d only encountered in books and films
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January 19, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Lost in translation at the Jaipur Literary Festival bit.ly/4qYDiIo
Council tax hikes loom in areas run by Reform bit.ly/4b5ulZi
Council tax hikes loom in areas run by Reform | The Observer
The party, which claimed a Musk-style Doge unit would cut spending, is accused of misleading voters
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January 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Council tax hikes loom in areas run by Reform bit.ly/4b5ulZi
Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s Today departure
The BBC is struggling to keep hold of big-hitters at the very heart of BBC News, writes Ceri Thomas and Erica Wagner
https://bit.ly/4r2w9XD
The BBC is struggling to keep hold of big-hitters at the very heart of BBC News, writes Ceri Thomas and Erica Wagner
https://bit.ly/4r2w9XD
Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s To...
The BBC is struggling to keep hold of big-hitters at the very heart of BBC News
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January 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s Today departure
The BBC is struggling to keep hold of big-hitters at the very heart of BBC News, writes Ceri Thomas and Erica Wagner
https://bit.ly/4r2w9XD
The BBC is struggling to keep hold of big-hitters at the very heart of BBC News, writes Ceri Thomas and Erica Wagner
https://bit.ly/4r2w9XD
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge, writes Ruth Michaelson
https://bit.ly/4k5Y6vD
https://bit.ly/4k5Y6vD
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horror...
Human rights groups and Iranians with satellite links have detailed the regime’s bloody response to protesters after its internet shutdown cut off access to the outside world
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January 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge, writes Ruth Michaelson
https://bit.ly/4k5Y6vD
https://bit.ly/4k5Y6vD
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder bit.ly/4b0ZHQI
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose...
A regime that survives only by mass killing has reached the end of the road, and the world must respond
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January 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder bit.ly/4b0ZHQI
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, writes Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, writes Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
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January 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, writes Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, writes Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
UK and Nato allies object to Trump's tariff threat bit.ly/49GdUAe
UK and Nato allies object to Trump's tariff threat
New US trade tariffs to come into force on 1 February until Denmark relents. What does this mean for the UK?
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January 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
UK and Nato allies object to Trump's tariff threat bit.ly/49GdUAe
Tories dodged a bullet with Jenrick defection bit.ly/49H1jN6
Tories dodged a bullet with Jenrick defection | The Observer
By banishing her former leadership rival, Kemi Badenoch has rid herself and the party of a toxic influence. He’s Nigel Farage’s problem now
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January 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Tories dodged a bullet with Jenrick defection bit.ly/49H1jN6
The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death between the Tories and Reform bit.ly/3ZkuQr6
The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death betw...
The rancour unleashed by Robert Jenrick’s defection exposes a battle that has become intensely bitter and personal
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January 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death between the Tories and Reform bit.ly/3ZkuQr6
Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Jenrick leads to grumbling in Reform bit.ly/4pGp0Lp
Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Jenrick and Zahawi leads to ...
While Nigel Farage revels in arrival of Robert Jenrick and Nadhim Zahawi, some in his party are concerned the slew of former Conservatives will bring only problems
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January 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Jenrick leads to grumbling in Reform bit.ly/4pGp0Lp
Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Tories leads to grumbling in Reform bit.ly/49MVkqg
Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Jenrick and Zahawi leads to ...
While Nigel Farage revels in arrival of Robert Jenrick and Nadhim Zahawi, some in his party are concerned the slew of former Conservatives will bring only problems
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January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Tories leads to grumbling in Reform bit.ly/49MVkqg
Jordan Bardella, France‘s far right messiah, is putting Le Pen in the shade bit.ly/4b6kjHh
With Le Pen’s future in doubt, France’s far-right messiah Jordan Bardella rises from the suburbs
The charismatic Jordan Bardella is meant to be National Rally’s plan B. Many believe he might be better than plan A
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January 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Jordan Bardella, France‘s far right messiah, is putting Le Pen in the shade bit.ly/4b6kjHh
Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar bit.ly/49tvVD8
Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar | The Observer
Amid rising concerns about the handling of misconduct cases and safeguarding of health workers, as well as the risks of surgeons’ potential ‘God complex’, a former teenage victim shares her story
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January 18, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar bit.ly/49tvVD8
The Salt Path scandal: a hunch, a hint, and six months of shoe-leather reporting bit.ly/49FF7TE
The Salt Path scandal: a hunch, a hint, and six months of...
The dramatic story of the twists and turns in the long journey – via the Welsh seaside and rural France – to uncover Raynor Winn’s true story
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January 18, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The Salt Path scandal: a hunch, a hint, and six months of shoe-leather reporting bit.ly/49FF7TE
Resolution 2026 – the free-for-all dance festival bit.ly/4rk37TJ
Resolution 2026 – the free-for-all dance festival
There are no guarantees of what you’ll see on any given night, but surprise treats include from Sana El-Wakili, Paxton Ricketts and Isadora D’Héloïsa
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January 18, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Resolution 2026 – the free-for-all dance festival bit.ly/4rk37TJ
Publishers agree The Salt Path crossed a line bit.ly/4b69THE
Publishers agree The Salt Path crossed a line | The Observer
The bestselling ‘memoir’ betrayed the trust of readers, according to those in the industry, but at what point should firms turn their backs on a money-spinner?
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January 18, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Publishers agree The Salt Path crossed a line bit.ly/4b69THE
Magic Michael Carrick rekindles Manchester United love affair bit.ly/3NOXLRC
Magic Michael Carrick rekindles Manchester United love af...
Red Devils dismantle neighbours City to earn new interim head coach a fine three points
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January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Magic Michael Carrick rekindles Manchester United love affair bit.ly/3NOXLRC
Cocktail of the week: the Pink Monday bit.ly/49xFuzq
Cocktail of the week: the Pink Monday | The Observer
An easy way to brighten the year’s gloomiest week – or any time you feel the week needs to get off to a better start
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January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Cocktail of the week: the Pink Monday bit.ly/49xFuzq
"It’s your favourite restaurant’s favourite restaurant."
Tim Lewis explores how Brawn has become a template for relaxed neighbourhood dining, with dozens of chefs who have passed through its kitchen doors and then gone on to open restaurants around the world.
https://bit.ly/3YG9ynI
Tim Lewis explores how Brawn has become a template for relaxed neighbourhood dining, with dozens of chefs who have passed through its kitchen doors and then gone on to open restaurants around the world.
https://bit.ly/3YG9ynI
The brains behind Brawn, London’s most influential restau...
Over 15 years, Brawn has become a template for relaxed neighbourhood dining – and the chefs who have passed through its kitchen have gone on to open restaurants around the world
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January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"It’s your favourite restaurant’s favourite restaurant."
Tim Lewis explores how Brawn has become a template for relaxed neighbourhood dining, with dozens of chefs who have passed through its kitchen doors and then gone on to open restaurants around the world.
https://bit.ly/3YG9ynI
Tim Lewis explores how Brawn has become a template for relaxed neighbourhood dining, with dozens of chefs who have passed through its kitchen doors and then gone on to open restaurants around the world.
https://bit.ly/3YG9ynI
Grand £30m gamble on the Tour to reboot British cycling bit.ly/49xAXNq
Grand £30m gamble on the Tour to reboot British cycling
Hopes are high that costly start of both men’s and women’s races in UK can reap dividends
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January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Grand £30m gamble on the Tour to reboot British cycling bit.ly/49xAXNq
In the year to last September, 53 children were arrested for terror-related offences. The youngest was 13.
Read more as @rachelsylvester.bsky.social reports how counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security.
https://bit.ly/3ZhDExX
Read more as @rachelsylvester.bsky.social reports how counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security.
https://bit.ly/3ZhDExX
Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shift...
Counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security
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January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
In the year to last September, 53 children were arrested for terror-related offences. The youngest was 13.
Read more as @rachelsylvester.bsky.social reports how counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security.
https://bit.ly/3ZhDExX
Read more as @rachelsylvester.bsky.social reports how counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security.
https://bit.ly/3ZhDExX
Paracetamol not linked to autism, study shows bit.ly/49GmgHV
Paracetamol not linked to autism, study shows | The Observer
The US department of health has rejected an international review of the drug in the Lancet in order to advance unproven claims
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January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Paracetamol not linked to autism, study shows bit.ly/49GmgHV
"Revenge, it seems, is a dish best served cold: last week Richard Hughes served his practically frozen."
✍️ William Hutton
https://bit.ly/4bCojiQ
✍️ William Hutton
https://bit.ly/4bCojiQ
Reeves v the OBR: what really happened | The Observer
The former OBR chair has taken aim at the chancellor, but he misunderstands the scope of the watchdog’s role in shaping economic policy
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January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"Revenge, it seems, is a dish best served cold: last week Richard Hughes served his practically frozen."
✍️ William Hutton
https://bit.ly/4bCojiQ
✍️ William Hutton
https://bit.ly/4bCojiQ
What to do this weekend, from David Bowie’s archives to a festival of dance.
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, hours or a night out to spare.
https://bit.ly/49x2Rco
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, hours or a night out to spare.
https://bit.ly/49x2Rco
What to do this weekend, from David Bowie’s archives to a...
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, hours or a night out to spare
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January 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
What to do this weekend, from David Bowie’s archives to a festival of dance.
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, hours or a night out to spare.
https://bit.ly/49x2Rco
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, hours or a night out to spare.
https://bit.ly/49x2Rco
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive.
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
✍️ Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
✍️ Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive.
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
✍️ Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt
Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
✍️ Lily Isaacs
https://bit.ly/3YGehpt