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Electric vehicle maker Arrival is gambling that small sites, a ‘Lego-block’ manufacturing system and lots of robots will bring it success

The late Observer fashion editor and writer was guaranteed to be a hoot, even at her own memorial service

Residents sent on awayday during the home secretary’s visit, and some fear losing their home to asylum seekers from the UK

School officials cutting students’ hair, slapping or punching them and hurling insults… These are some of the punishments inflicted on students at schools in Iran. Now thanks to smartphones, students are able to record videos of these incidents and share them online. Our Observer, a teacher in Iran, told us…

Anchorscross fence had barred a pupils' route to school for seven months.

People across Japan have been shocked and outraged by a video showing a group of people beating a man from Vietnam who was working in the country under a scheme called the Technical Intern Training Program. This program grants visas to people from across Asia to work and gain technical…

The bestselling author of Love, Nina on her first non-autobiographical novel, the pros and cons of living in Cornwall, and never being the adult in the room

With the prospect of more Partygate fines and a spiralling cost-of-living crisis, many on his own side are playing a waiting game

Support for Putin’s actions has fallen dramatically across the Donbas region his forces are expected to put under new attack

Tory MPs say fines for Johnson and Sunak over lockdown gatherings have led usually loyal supporters to express concern

The Kinahan cartel is notorious worldwide for its brutal activities. In an exclusive report, the Observer finds out what it takes to monitor and convict organised criminals