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‘They just don’t align in any way, shape or form’: Nick Frost opens up about J.K. Rowling’s views and his Harry Potter casting

Every adult actor in the Harry Potter series should react to criticism in this way!

The Mary Sue · Jun 9, 2025

Bella Ramsey says they were never a teenager and jumped ‘from kid to adult’

The English actor rose to fame at 13, portraying Lyanna Mormont in the fantasy HBO series Game Of Thrones.

Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2025

What the papers say – March 30

The Duke of Sussex comes under fire on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers.

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025

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Michael Ratcliffe obituary

Literary editor and chief book reviewer of the Times who later joined the Observer as its theatre critic

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Sharmilee, Leicester: ‘It really is worth your time’ – restaurant review

Our hugely influential restaurant critic, leaving the Observer after 26 years, finishes up with an Indian feast

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Stacey Dooley issues an apology to mothers over parenting assumption

Presenter welcomed her first child with ‘Strictly’ partner Kevin Clifton in 2023

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

The dogma of ‘Britain’s Strictest Headmistress’ is a con as old as time - gentle parenting produces happier kids

Disciplinarians claim a stern approach is best, but there’s a lot of evidence to dispute this, says the Observer parenting columnist

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

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There’s a word for people who prefer phones to meeting friends: addicts

Ditching hanging out for isolated scrolling on our sofas is a dangerous habit that warrants help on a par with gambling

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

Labour front bench urges ‘period of silence’ from Sadiq Khan on Trump criticism

The public rebuke of the mayor of London came as the Republican tycoon returned to the White House.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025

Minister distances Government from Sir Sadiq Khan ‘resurgent fascism’ warning

The US president-elect will be sworn in to a second term in office on Monday, following his election victory last year.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025

Starry nights and magic mushrooms: pulling an all-nighter at London’s Van Gogh exhibition

As the National Gallery’s sell-out Poets and Lovers draws to a close, the Observer joins the crowd in the early hours of the morning

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest-ever prime minister has a plan for a new kind of governance

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

Guardian slammed after 'more than 70 journalists given notice' on contracts

Guardian and Observer journalist Carole Cadwalladr has revealed her contract is being ended after 19 years

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

Guardian urged to ‘press pause’ on Observer sale as more strikes planned

Staff are planning two days of action next week over the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024

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Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024

Guardian journalists to strike over planned sale of Observer newspaper

Members of the NUJ will stage two 48-hour walkouts next month

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

The downfall of The Guardian: from The Observer sale to quitting X, and potential job losses

With Labour in power, the paper should be driving the agenda – instead, it’s at war with itself

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

A decade ago, my father suffered alone and in misery. Why do dementia sufferers still face the same fate?

Launched in the Observer, John’s Campaign aims to give frail people the right to be accompanied by those who love them

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024

Oscar Wilde’s grandson condemns ‘hideous’ new statue of the playwright

‘Segmented head’ sculpture was designed by the late Scottish artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024

Tottenham v Arsenal: blood feud or a bit of banter for bragging rights?

The Observer travels deep into the heart of north London to explore whether the bitter rivalry is all it’s cracked up to be

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024

Strictly Come Dancing: BBC says it ‘does not recognise’ new allegations of toxic workplace culture

New report alleges sexist and sexualised comments made to show staff, and a ‘tense, toxic and uncomfortable’ working environment

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

Guardian News and Media announces retirement of Paul Webster, editor of the Observer

Guardian News and Media has today announced that Paul Webster, editor of the Observer, will be retiring from the role this autumn.

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2024

Keir Starmer caught in 'brazen lie' over Labour probe into Diane Abbott

KEIR Starmer has been accused of telling a “brazen lie” over the internal Labour investigation inot Diane Abbott ...

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

Return to Radwinter, from the Domesday Book to 1985

The Observer had been to the quiet Essex village before, in 1965. What had changed, what changes lay in wait?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024

‘From disco to dog-walking: 1970s everywoman on five decades of life changes’

More than 50 years ago, the Observer interviewed British women about their ‘everyday lives’. Gaynor Evans, one of those who took part, offers an update on what has changed for her

Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2024

‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government

Huge potholes and rundown hospitals are actually getting fixed – thanks to online satirical campaigns

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