‘There is no escape’: inside a hospital in Ukraine Fifty miles from Kyiv, doctors prepare a bomb shelter for the casualties to arrive on their doorstep, while their own lives are on the line The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022
Charlotte Philby: ‘We visited Kim in Moscow’ The spy novelist, whose latest book tells the story of her grandfather Kim Philby and the Soviet agent Edith Tudor-Hart, talks about the perils of writing about family, and why female spies get overlooked The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022
‘We are ready and united’: Lviv residents prepare for Russian advance Ukraine city near Polish border has not yet been touched by Russian bombs but people are readying for the worst The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2022
I wrote the original miserable marriage memoir – and I have no regrets Bookshelves today are full of true-life stories of marital discord but a former Observer columnist pioneered the genre 25 years ago The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022
Acclaimed foreign correspondent Hugh O’Shaughnessy dies aged 87 Former Observer journalist was perhaps best known for his courageous coverage of Pinochet’s brutal coup in Chile in 1973 The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022
Who Killed Dean and Tina Clouse—and Where Is Their Baby? A group of sleuths using "genetic genealogy" has broken open a 40-year-old cold case. Texas Observer · Mar 2, 2022
Euan Ferguson: Part reporter, part poet, full of wicked honesty… A friend and colleague recalls the life and well loved times of the Observer writer, who died last week at 60 The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022
Ukraine residents recount Russian attacks: ‘We realised we had nowhere to go’ In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 24, Russian troops launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any countries who dared to interfere would face “consequences you have never seen”. Videos shared on social networks showed heavy missile attacks as well as Russian… France 24 · Feb 24, 2022
Ecuador: Oil spill in Amazon rainforest 'could have been avoided' More than a million litres of oil spilled in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador after a pipeline ruptured on January 28. The company that manages the pipeline said it was damaged by falling rocks, brought down by erosion and heavy rain, claiming that the incident "could not have been foreseen".… France 24 · Feb 21, 2022
Glasgow restaurant and bakery appear in The Observer's top food list Two Glasgow eateries — one restaurant and one bakery — have appeared in a monthly roundup of newspaper The Observer's favourite food spots across the UK and Ireland Glasgow Live · Feb 21, 2022
Meet the TikToker using humour to break down stereotypes of Africa "How do you have internet when you live in huts?" "Do you have clean water?" African TikTokers deal with these questions and stereotypes every day in the comments on their videos. In order to fight back against these cliches, many of them have decided to respond with humour. Our Observer,… France 24 · Feb 20, 2022
Starmer: Russians hide cash in ‘soft touch’ UK Labour leader accuses the Tories of failing to counter the flow of corrupt money into UK property sector The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022
Rise and shine: bringing an old bakery back to life Built in 1835 in the heart of the old town in Hastings, this former bakery has been lovingly restored and is now ‘beautifully imperfect’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022
The Observer view on the non-aggression pact between Labour and the Lib Dems Tactical voting has suddenly become an even more effective tool in ousting the Tories The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022 British army veterans denied treatment for brain injuries They have seizures and brain damage but the MoD insists their illnesses are psychological. Now scans could help thousands of soldiers who have been misdiagnosed
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2022 ‘They torched our clubhouse’… but Sicilian rugby team won’t let mafia win Librino’s amateur players have to guard their new pitch and facilities every night – but it’s worth it to keep children out of the clutches of Cosa Nostra
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2022 Manchester City 2-3 Tottenham: Premier League – as it happened Minute-by-minute report: The leaders thought they’d salvaged a point with an injury-time penalty, but Harry Kane injected some life back into the title race with a late, late winner. Scott Murray was watching.
France 24 · Feb 19, 2022 Taliban releases four women’s rights activists but fear persists On February 12, the Taliban released four Afghan women’s rights activists, who were arrested nearly a month earlier. Dozens more are being held in Taliban custody, according to other activists and US diplomats. The released women have not yet been able to share what happened to them in Taliban custody…
France 24 · Feb 16, 2022 Iran: Wife killer's 'walk of fame' highlights horror of 'honour killings' The video is unbearable: For 30 seconds it shows a grinning man parading in the streets of Ahvaz, in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, holding a knife in one hand. In the other hand: his wife's head. He has just decapitated her after she ran away from their forced marriage.…
Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022 Former NY Observer editor Ken Kurson pleads guilty to cyberstalking conduct Trump pardoned him of NEW YORK — Ken Kurson, the former editor-in-chief of the New York Observer and close pal of Jared Kushner, quietly pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the same cyberstalking conduct that former President Donald Trump pardoned him of during his last hours in office.
France 24 · Feb 13, 2022 Sudanese security forces continue their brutal crackdown on protesters At least 79 protesters have been killed by security forces in the three months that followed the military coup in Sudan. The army's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power against the transitional government on October 25, 2021. Since then, demonstrators say that security forces have been targeting them brutally and…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022 Service blunders pile on the agony for UK customers as energy bills rocket On top of massive price rises, households are facing inaccurate demands and threats of bailiffs if they contest them
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022 The Observer view on how Europe can step back from the brink of war A united diplomatic front is the best weapon to persuade Vladimir Putin against invading Ukraine
Texas Observer · Feb 7, 2022 The RGV Is at a Political Crossroads A resurgent GOP makes 2022 a year of possibilities in a Democratic border stronghold.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022 Mike Nally obituary Other lives: Journalist and broadcaster who worked for the BBC and the Observer