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The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

Inspectors find failures to protect victims and risks of contaminating forensic evidence

After two days of demonstrations, protesters in Georgia forced out the Russian cruise ship Astoria Grande, which had been docked at a Black Sea port in the southwest of the country. Police responded by using force on protesters, who cited their disapproval of the cruise ship’s passengers’ views on Russian…

HB 2127, the so-called death star bill, is the culmination of a years-long fight about centralizing power, not protecting small businesses.

Health experts raise concerns over marketing for flavoured oral sachets that can legally be sold to under-18s

Your wife sounds unhappy but pressuring her to go to counselling may suggest you think there is something wrong with her

Whitehall watchdog gives red rating to set of measures aimed to bring net-zero goals, amid backlash over retreat on climate policy

Survey reveals large numbers of childcare providers will not increase capacity because of staff, cost or space concerns

Thousands of people may have perished on Alderney during the second world war but their murderers never stood trial