Global surrogacy agency accused of putting women at risk with ‘unethical’ medical procedures Overseas branches of UK-registered firm also let clients pick their baby’s sex, investigation finds The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
Power to the people: the neighbours turning their London street into a solar power station Lynmouth Road, Walthamstow is about to become its own power station, with solar energy for 30 homes. Now the artists responsible want us all to change how we heat our homes. By Anna Fielding The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
‘Your life depends on whether Argentina wins’: Buenos Aires at fever pitch as Messi’s team face France In the capital, where Maradona is worshipped as a god, World Cup victory would take on a spiritual dimension The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
‘We didn’t vote for this’: anger over Brexit failures is haunting the Tories All along the red wall, those who gave the Conservatives their election victory in 2019 feel betrayed, with some turning to the Reform UK party to deliver on policies such as immigration The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
US accused of illegal abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect from Libya Ex-intelligence officer’s family say he was ‘kidnapped’ by militia before being secretly flown out of country The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
The Barley Mow, London: ‘Infuriatingly nice’ – restaurant review It’s in Mayfair, so obviously not cheap, but the food on offer is butch and beguiling. By Jay Rayner The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
Nurses pledge tougher new strikes as NHS crisis deepens Nursing union gives ministers until Thursday to open pay talks as first signs emerge of bid to end dispute and prevent NHS collapse The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Tories ‘at risk from rightwing insurgency’ warns donor Lord Cruddas Peer says Conservatives no longer party of centre right and are threatened by Reform UK, Brexit party successor, if Nigel Farage takes leadership The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Public support for nurses’ strike piles pressure on Sunak and divides Tories Observer poll shows 60% of public back strike, with some Conservatives urging PM to give ground to nurses while others demand he hold firm The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Schools crisis in England as special needs staff quit ‘in droves’ over pay Observer survey shows half of state schools struggle to recruit vital teaching assistants The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
‘I don’t think lessons have been learned’: asylum policies fall short after more Channel deaths Following another tragedy at sea and a ruling due on the Rwanda deal, is Britain complacent at home and complicit in refugee abuse abroad? The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
‘It gives us hope’: how baby banks are helping parents in the cost of living crisis Charities provide struggling families with much-needed items such as toys, nappies and buggies, as well as advice The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth – a daughter’s lament The author of the controversial Will and Testament reopens old wounds in this gripping account of family trauma The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2022: call our writers to donate Help those struggling with the cost of living by calling writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace and Polly Toynbee with your donation The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022 Two people tell how Citizens Advice helped them turn their lives around 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022 Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022 Contest challenges AI to solve legendary literary puzzle Cain’s Jawbone 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?
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 £200,000 raised by Guardian and Observer readers five days into appeal Money will go towards charities providing much needed support services in cost of living crisis
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 From tomato salad in Spain to pumpkin rice: chefs and writers on the best things they ate in 2022 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
France 24 · Dec 12, 2022 Iran carries out second protest-related execution in its 'killing spree' 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…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 The push to open up the ‘locked and bolted’ green spaces of UK cities Campaigners want privately owned and often unused parks and shared gardens in London and elsewhere to be accessible
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 The best books to give as presents this Christmas 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 The 12 rules of Christmas cooking Do you really need a starter? What’s the best bird? And when to do the prep? Observer Food Monthly’s expert guide to keeping your kitchen happy
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 Stars come out to back famous Italian deli facing closure in London’s Soho I Camisa has been battered by the pandemic and rising costs and is threatened with doom after almost a century of trading
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 Tories invited UK representative of fugitive Hindu guru to party at House of Lords The delegate for the controversial ‘godman’ Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019, was invited to the Diwali party by two senior Conservatives