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Onlookers cheered and smiled as the two 100-metre towers crumbled to the ground, leaving a cloud of dust and debris in their wake. The Supertech Twin Towers in Noida, India were demolished on August 28 after a nine-year legal battle. Residents counted it as a win against corruption in India’s…

This rich and riotous novel, following the search for two of the men who signed Charles I’s death warrant, is also an important book for our own historical moment

Invest in yourself at the Palmerston in Edinburgh if you are banking on having a good time , says Jay Rayner

Move could see synchronised strikes in autumn as new prime minister takes office

Party would insulate broadcaster from political pressure, says shadow culture secretary, as Liz Truss prepares to wage war on it

For royal experts and sundry insiders, the late princess is the story that keeps on giving

Dramatic move shows Mark Zuckerberg ‘desperate to avoid being questioned over cover-up’, says Observer journalist

Dame Kate Bingham aghast at civil service database changes that ‘will deter’ volunteers from signing up

Observer investigation of firm supplying workers for Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and other major brands uncovers cases where it withheld wages