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Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
Sat 7 Mar 2026
James Harding
A passport, a history, and the country that took us in
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Erica Wagner
Why a Tennessee children’s hospital was named after Dolly Parton
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Gwyneth Lewis
If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it
Sun 1 Mar 2026
The Observer view
After the Ayatollah
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Casey Magloire
Be it F1, small-screen scheming or life admin, it’s all a question of strategy
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Avraham Burg
I won’t remain silent on this cynical war
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Deborah Mattinson
Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Nazir Afzal
Fayed’s Harrods could be Britain’s Epstein Island
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Erica Wagner
As blizzards hit NYC, forget the doom – try snowscrolling
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Evan Moffitt
Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time
Wed 25 Feb 2026
James Harding
After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Seun Matiluko
The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Lily Isaacs
What Sarah Ferguson’s (many) books say about her
Mon 23 Feb 2026
David Olusoga
No one anticipated an easy reign for Charles III but this mess will go down in history
Sun 22 Feb 2026
The Observer Leader
It’s time the royal family got on their bikes
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Kenan Malik
The AI threat is far greater than job losses
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Tanya Gold
With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s spell over the public has been broken
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Amy Wallace
I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Graham Smith
This sordid royal scandal could bring down the monarchy. We should seize the opportunity
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Victoria Derbyshire
Gisèle Pelicot is the strongest woman I have ever met
Sun 15 Feb 2026
The Observer leader
Save our students
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Kate Ogden
Why millions of graduates are stuck repaying more for decades
Sun 15 Feb 2026
