2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (320+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Miliband’s critics have advanced many arguments, but two are particularly important. The first is that sanctions against certain Israeli citizens or settlements are antisemitic or would lead to increased antisemitism. To accept this claim would be to give…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (211+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Mr Farage is alarmingly dependent on mega-donors, but he’s not alone. In the run-up to the last election, Frank Hester and his healthcare technology company, TPP, together gave the Conservative party more than £20m. Labour’s most generous benefactor is…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (797+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portsmouth yesterday to express their frustration at what they claim is a broken migration system. The Portsmouth Patriots said the turnout was their largest so far for a march, which came after a…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (690+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Patrick Kidd’s informative article on homelessness (“Burnham’s pledge to end homelessness raises concerns over early prison release and Manchester record”, 23 August) explains how, if the prime minister is serious about ending rough sleeping, he must tackle the problem…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (415+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Claim. Nigel Farage, Reform leader: “The party has done nothing wrong… Reform has broken no law.” Reality. The Channel 4 News allegations concerning possible foreign donations may involve breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (524+ words) Saturday 5 September 2026 The British Chambers of Commerce is calling on the government to cut employer national insurance contributions for all under-25s in the budget next month – a measure it says will help tackle youth employment and generate higher growth. In…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (287+ words) Tuesday 1 September 2026 Mia Hansson, 52, works on her replica of the Bayeux tapestry from the corner of her sofa while watching crime dramas, she says, and embroiders it freehand. It has been 10 years in the making so far. “I measured it…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (75+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 Meghan Markle has set a great example The AI slop and real-life drama playing out as Meghan and Harry head home Prince Harry’s American dream is over… and it never really began Rachel Sylvester on politics The Observer's…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (182+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 It is often said, almost always in a scornful tone, that Andy Burnham is a people-pleaser. “Well, better that than the opposite,” retorts one of the prime minister’s friends. They have a point. It is no crime for a…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1654+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 In the cafe, one pupil started waving a porn magazine at her. It was a brief provocation, inappropriate but ultimately harmless, and Gareth’s friends soon tired of their game and sloped off back to school. But Gareth, which…...