Observer | The Guardian (2024)

Front page Newpoll shows Harris four points ahead of Trump in three key swing states Riots will set back efforts to rebuild Britain’s broken justice system, minister warns Howwraparound shades won the gold medal for fashion at the Paris Olympics ‘It’s OK, everyone else is doing it’: how do we deal with role violence on social media played in UK riots? Startling genome discovery in butterfly project reveals impact of climate change in Europe ‘We’re too frightened to talk about immigration,’ warns top Labour party veteran ‘Sometimes you really have to let go’: can Olympians embrace retirement? ‘People just like rioting’: why swift justice may blur real motivations behind UK rampage UKministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending Macron is hugging France’s heroes as though he dare not let the Olympics go Georgia Bell leads rush of medals as Team GB enjoy super Saturday TopTories fuelled riots with ‘divisive language’ on immigration, say party grandees Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters Nowater, no power, hordes of birds: who will buy San Francisco’s $25m private island? Oleg Orlov: the veteran dissident who accepted jail to ‘show there is resistance inside Russia’ Israel strikes on Gaza school site kill at least 80, Palestinian officials say DJsjoin Ravers for Palestine boycott of top Berlin techno club Berghain ‘We’re freed, but it doesn’t end here’: Bangladeshis mix hope with vigilance after PM flees Russia claims to have thwarted Ukraine’s advance in Kursk Democrats’ joy is unconfined as Harris and Walz take upbeat message on tour ‘It’s going to be hair-raising’: high-risk slingshot move will send robot craft to Jupiter Wasthe shooting of a nine-year-old girl in Hackney linked to a Europe-wide battle between rival drug gangs? From brats to tradwives: why do we keep putting women into subcultures? Hamas’s leader is dead, Iran vows revenge: can anything stop all-out war in the Middle East? Isthe dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ Awave of optimism is sweeping the Democrats – are the good times really about to roll again? Theroots of the UK’s unrest lie in the warping of genuine working-class grievances Women – don’t get larger, don’t get older, don’t have fun, don’t dare to wear a bikini Extremism in all its forms has been ignored for too long by British politicians There’s big money in IVF – but not for the women who hand over their eggs Despite appearances, Britons are more tolerant than ever There can be no excuses. The UK riots were violent racism fomented by populism Chris Riddell on Elon Musk as a Bond villain – cartoon Newwars, old wars, famine, panic everywhere. So much for a quiet August Hurling could be a global phenomenon if it weren’t such an unexportable sport Apowerful man given free rein and indulged, Huw Edwards is proof the BBC hasn’t changed Editorials & Letters TheObserver view on the UK riots: political neglect lies behind our fractured communities Doctors should push back against the BMA’s opposition to Cass review Forthe record ‘I’ve met seven housing ministers, one of them twice’: the head of Homes England on the battle to build Acheque from Equiniti to pay my late husband’s care home fees got lost in post ‘They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it’s unmortgageable’ Opodo cancelled our ‘confirmed’ flight home from Japan Premier League 2024-25 fan previews, part two: Leicester to Wolves Premier League 2024-25 fan previews, part one: Arsenal to Ipswich From Biles to Yee and Bol: 10 great moments at the Paris Olympics WasFA’s appointment of Lee Carsley down to political cunning or lack of options? Olympics diary: wrestling warhorses and weightlifting wonders in Paris Gender wars and Gazprom vol-au-vents: how boxing ended up in a mess Steph Curry shows otherworldly skills as USA beat France for basketball gold ‘Gutted but proud’ Caden Cunningham kicks his way to taekwondo silver Hamish Kerr wins dramatic high jump gold after sudden death round Georgia Bell completes epic journey from parkruns to 1500m Olympic bronze Team GB win relay bronzes but powerless to stop USA and Benjamin Reviews Babes review – Pamela Adlon’s caustically funny pregnancy comedy Beabadoobee: This Is How Tomorrow Moves review – a nostalgic gen Z gem Theweek in theatre: The Years; Pericles – review Theweek in TV: Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?; A Storm Foretold; Paris Olympics; Slip – review Alicia Vikander: ‘If you’re depicting an abusive relationship, you can’t shy away’ Black Arsenal: how the club and its players set the pace for integration and ‘natural multiculturalism’ Beautiful, bruising and complex: what I’ve learned about female friendship Britain burns while liberals check facts Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before ‘Actors are strange animals’: Jack Lowden of Slow Horses on playing an alcoholic and working with his new wife, Saoirse Ronan Comedian Phil Wang: ‘The Taskmaster bulge issue only became apparent too late’ Black Arsenal: how the London club earned its place in Black British culture Thebig picture: sun worship in Sicily with Pia Riverola Sarah Manguso: ‘I seem to have hit on a cultural sore spot’ What opposition to delivery drones shows about big tech’s disrespect for democracy Onmy radar: Ade Adepitan’s cultural highights Hello, goodbye: the rise and decline of the celebrity video-greeting app Cameo Oneto watch: Dua Saleh ‘I see the world for what it is’: actor Naomi Ackie’s rage-fuelled rising star Home medical tests are on the rise – but do they really work? ‘The young offenders system worked for me’: the ex-convict turned chef Mysister buys posh food, but most of it ends up in the bin Nigel Slater’s recipe for courgettes, lemon and ricotta Should artists be terrified of AI replacing them? 10of Europe’s best sculpture parks and open-air galleries Nigel Slater’s recipes for summer green vegetable curry and summer fruits in raspberry and elderflower Finding someone to look after our toddler all day and night is a big ask Notes on chocolate: a seven-inch chocolate single Atlast things seem to be looking up… Remedies for uneven skin tone: 10 of the best Community, chores and colour – the best of summer on an allotment Atoast to the remarkable new ‘Piwi’ grape varieties The20 best easy summer salad recipes Refreshing, thirst-quenching, distinctive: 20 best wines for the summer Nigel Slater’s recipes for salads to share Welcome to July’s Observer Food Monthly Mysearch for the perfect veg – from my greenhouse to the Cotswolds and even into orbit Baked bass, saffron rice, cherry fool – Nathan Outlaw’s Cornish summer recipes Angela Hartnett’s secret ingredient – peperoncino Asma Khan: ‘Food is deeply political. Who eats and who doesn’t? Who owns the land?’ Summer picnic taste test: ice-creams, gelato, cones and sorbets Summer picnic taste test: rosés, cremants and pet nats Summer picnic taste test: quiche, olives, sausage rolls and more This changeable weather is playing havoc with my appetite, so I’m eating summer-winter food Comedian Fern Brady: ‘I went to get hypnotised out of eating bread’ Iknow how to improve the Olympics. First up, the burger-stacking contest Most viewed Most viewed in UK news Most viewed Across the guardian