The Latest Breaking News from Observer

Tributes paid after death of former Guardian writer Henry McDonald

Longtime Ireland correspondent McDonald, 57, lauded after untimely death following treatment for cancer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Henry McDonald: Tributes paid to Belfast journalist and writer

He was the Ireland correspondent for the Guardian and Observer newspapers

Belfast Live · Feb 19, 2023

‘I’m heavily reliant on slapstick’: Jamie Demetriou on imposter syndrome and his surreal childhood

In the Bafta-winning Stath Lets Flats, Jamie Demetriou unleashed a trail of comedy carnage. Here, he talks to Alex Moshakis about body contortions, dealing with ‘feeling thick’ and finding inspiration in the chaotic antics of his Cypriot family

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Revealed: UK’s missing child refugees put to work for Manchester gangs

Police focus search for asylum seekers abducted from hotels run by the Home Office on an organised crime area dubbed ‘counterfeit alley’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023

Revealed: the US adviser who tried to swing Nigeria’s 2015 election

Sam Patten, an American consultant later mired in controversy, exploited emails obtained by Tal Hanan’s team

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023

‘One of the Most Mentally Ill’ Inmates in Texas Is About to Be Executed

Andre Thomas is scheduled to be executed in April.

Texas Observer · Feb 16, 2023

Scots UFO sighting takes new twist after American Marine had sighting in Texas

In September 2018, we told how a video surfaced online apparently showing an unidentified object on fire and in distress in the skies above Kippen, Stirlingshire.

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

Dark arts of politics: how ‘Team Jorge’ and Cambridge Analytica meddled in Nigerian election

Leaked messages show failed plan to discredit Muhammadu Buhari and get Goodluck Jonathan re-elected in 2015

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2023

Political aides hacked by ‘Team Jorge’ in run-up to Kenyan election

Revelation shows dangers posed by bad actors and paid operatives in democratic systems across Africa

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

Concerns raised after vandals strike at deserted Stirling office campus

Walkers spot graffiti on walls and broken windows at former M&G (Prudential) offices at Craigforth

Daily Record · Feb 15, 2023