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Can you guess our screen time? A priest, pensioner, tech CEO and teenager reveal all

From the person who scrolls on the toilet to the one without any social media, what do their digital habits tell us?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31

Dining across the divide: ‘I was expecting some leftist, anti-capitalist, socialist Guardianista’

They agreed on the importance of financial education, but how would a Trump supporter and a Green voter approach the issues of immigration and ICE?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025

MAD 4 1T: the obsessive collectors who pay big money for personalised number plates

Customised plates often cost more than the car – and yet the number of people queueing up to buy them is at an all‑time high. What’s the appeal?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

‘Are you good in bed?’ Jilly Cooper on horses, lefties and which fictional character she would like to sleep with

As her much-loved story Rivals is turned into a lavish Disney+ production, the author answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including David Tennant, Caitlin Moran and Gillian Anderson

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

‘I dreamed of being a brown Bob Dylan’: We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor on fear, fun and Malala

Her wildly successful sitcom about a Muslim punk band is back, better than before – and features the Nobel laureate in a Stetson. This time round, the writer-director is more confident than ever

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

‘Line of Duty’ documentary reveals if police are fit to bring corrupt officers to justice

A new fly-on-the-wall series is an eye-opening study on whether the police are capable of investigating their own

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

‘We’re artists, not boxes to be ticked’: Lubaina Himid on her call to arms – and exposing Bath’s past

The Turner prize-winner has filled a museum with billowing reams of fabric – to reveal the shameful pasts of the gentry immortalised in its paintings. As the rebellious artist nears 70, she lets rip at what held her back

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Sam & Jak, Cirencester: ‘A story of skills and good taste’ – restaurant review

If you’re looking for a restaurant worth being on first-name terms with, book a table at Sam & Jak

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

Streams are made of this: will digital platforms change our musical memories?

So many of our most precious memories are anchored in particular songs. But does the easy availability of every song spell the end of that? Jude Rogers and her young son compare music notes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day: the life of an English GP

Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our cherished GP system will soon collapse. We witness life on the frontline

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022