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Charities provide struggling families with much-needed items such as toys, nappies and buggies, as well as advice

The author of the controversial Will and Testament reopens old wounds in this gripping account of family trauma

Help those struggling with the cost of living by calling writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace and Polly Toynbee with your donation

Melanie in Berkshire was swamped by her debts until she got in touch with the Guardian and Observer appeal charity, which also stepped in to help Robert in Anglesey with a boiler that was damaging his health

Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform

The fiendish mystery set by Observer crossword compiler Torquemada in the 1930s has only been cracked by four people to date. Can machines do better?

Money will go towards charities providing much needed support services in cost of living crisis

Riaz Phillips had jollof rice in east London, while Stephen Toman ate fish and chips on the Northern Irish coast – 15 chefs and food writers share their most memorable meal of the year

Iran carried out its second execution linked to the anti-government protests challenging the country’s theocracy on December 12. Our Observer, Hadi Ghaemi, who works as the Executive Director of the ‘Centre for Human Rights in Iran’, told us this “killing spree” to crush protests is likely to shift into “high…

Campaigners want privately owned and often unused parks and shared gardens in London and elsewhere to be accessible

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking