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"It will be a massive trauma. Moving him is going to be awful. He knows the number for this house and will call it. It will be horrible"
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
Children in care are growing up as commodities in a system driven by profit. What does that mean for them day to day? In the first part of a series on the care system, Charlotte Reck worked under cove...
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December 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"It will be a massive trauma. Moving him is going to be awful. He knows the number for this house and will call it. It will be horrible"
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
“The Academy won’t care about social media”
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
Chalamet proves supremely gifted at the gen Z Oscars game
The actor is delighting young fans with an unconventional promotion campaign for Marty Supreme, but will the stuffed shirts of the Academy be watching?
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“The Academy won’t care about social media”
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
'The stated goal is to stop the flow of drugs to the US. But many have concluded that the purpose is regime change'
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph ...
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
'The stated goal is to stop the flow of drugs to the US. But many have concluded that the purpose is regime change'
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
My year of gigs with my daughter
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
My year of gigs with my daughter | The Observer
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My year of gigs with my daughter
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
The best games of 2025 bit.ly/4qpo7ro
The best games of 2025 | The Observer
Simon Parkin on the video games of the year, from a Japanese quest to a boarding school mystery
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December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The best games of 2025 bit.ly/4qpo7ro
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascist salute divides Croatia
Far-right singer Marko Perković, aka Thompson, draws big crowds – including the conservative government, Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Far-right singer Marko Perković, aka Thompson, draws big crowds – including the conservative government, Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascis...
Far-right singer Marko Perković, aka Thompson, draws big crowds – including the conservative government
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascist salute divides Croatia
Far-right singer Marko Perković, aka Thompson, draws big crowds – including the conservative government, Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Far-right singer Marko Perković, aka Thompson, draws big crowds – including the conservative government, Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph ...
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Femi Koleoso: ‘This is the solution to almost every social justice issue we have’ bit.ly/4pWjVzL
Femi Koleoso: ‘This is the solution to almost every socia...
The Ezra Collective drummer’s cultural highlights, including a skate park with football pitches, Mexican food and Nigeria’s answer to City of God
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December 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Femi Koleoso: ‘This is the solution to almost every social justice issue we have’ bit.ly/4pWjVzL
Erin Doherty: ‘What I want to do is tell queer stories’ bit.ly/4pQWOGD
Erin Doherty: ‘What I want to do is tell queer stories’
Whether playing a psychotherapist in Adolescence, Princess Anne in The Crown or the head of a gang in A Thousand Blows, the actor leans into every role
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December 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Erin Doherty: ‘What I want to do is tell queer stories’ bit.ly/4pQWOGD
Dear America: let me tell you the true meaning of Boxing Day bit.ly/49oFFON
Dear America: let me tell you the true meaning of Boxing Day
In 2004, Polly Vernon was surprised to find a variety of websites, run by people from the US, stating that 26 December is a day of charity. In a piece for The Observer, she outlines why they’re wrong
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December 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Dear America: let me tell you the true meaning of Boxing Day bit.ly/49oFFON
The best theatre of 2025 bit.ly/4qr4gs6
The best theatre of 2025 | The Observer
Susannah Clapp on the year’s most vital productions and most promising stars
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December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The best theatre of 2025 bit.ly/4qr4gs6
The best TV of 2025 bit.ly/4qjSy2e
The best TV of 2025 | The Observer
Barbara Ellen on the shows of the year, from The Celebrity Traitors to Adolescence
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December 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The best TV of 2025 bit.ly/4qjSy2e
Thompson’s mega-gig might create ‘a wave of nationalism that could explode into physical violence’
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascist salute divides Croatia, writes Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascist salute divides Croatia, writes Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascis...
Far-right singer Marko Perković, aka Thompson, draws big crowds – including the conservative government
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thompson’s mega-gig might create ‘a wave of nationalism that could explode into physical violence’
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascist salute divides Croatia, writes Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Marko Perković’s music is bad Balkan rock. But his fascist salute divides Croatia, writes Guy de Launey
https://bit.ly/4qmRhHG
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025 bit.ly/3N33QJT
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebratin...
From wildlife bouncing back from extinction to scientific breakthroughs and cultural highs, I’ve found plenty to celebrate this year
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December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025 bit.ly/3N33QJT
‘I’m diplomatically ducking the question. This is not a pitch or a job application’
🔗 Wes Streeting meets Rachel Sylvester
https://bit.ly/4qiUJmF
🔗 Wes Streeting meets Rachel Sylvester
https://bit.ly/4qiUJmF
Wes Streeting: ‘I’m diplomatically ducking the question. ...
On a stroll through Hainault forest, the health secretary extols the virtues of the opera and Waitrose chocolate biscuits and talks up closer relations with the EU
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December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
‘I’m diplomatically ducking the question. This is not a pitch or a job application’
🔗 Wes Streeting meets Rachel Sylvester
https://bit.ly/4qiUJmF
🔗 Wes Streeting meets Rachel Sylvester
https://bit.ly/4qiUJmF
The best art exhibitions of 2025 bit.ly/4pWEADQ
The best art exhibitions of 2025 | The Observer
Laura Cumming on the year in visual art, from Noah Davis to Turner and Constable
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December 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The best art exhibitions of 2025 bit.ly/4pWEADQ
'The stated goal is to stop the flow of drugs to the US. But many have concluded that the purpose is regime change'
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph ...
The island nation insists it is only interested in fighting drug trafficking, not regime change in neighbouring Venezuela, as the US military is given access to its airports
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
'The stated goal is to stop the flow of drugs to the US. But many have concluded that the purpose is regime change'
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
Trinidad and Tobago stakes its future on a Trump triumph in the Caribbean, writes Thomas Graham
https://bit.ly/4pKYIIQ
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government
🔗 Andrew Rawnsley
https://bit.ly/4asJLGK
🔗 Andrew Rawnsley
https://bit.ly/4asJLGK
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-m...
Self-inflicted wounds and systemic challenges have both contributed to Labour’s dire unpopularity
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December 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government
🔗 Andrew Rawnsley
https://bit.ly/4asJLGK
🔗 Andrew Rawnsley
https://bit.ly/4asJLGK
Sarah Mullally, archbishop of Canterbury
In holding the worldwide Anglican communion together, the first woman in the job has a delicate balancing act to perform
https://bit.ly/4qpc2mk
In holding the worldwide Anglican communion together, the first woman in the job has a delicate balancing act to perform
https://bit.ly/4qpc2mk
Sarah Mullally, archbishop of Canterbury | The Observer
In holding the worldwide Anglican communion together, the first woman in the job has a delicate balancing act to perform
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December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sarah Mullally, archbishop of Canterbury
In holding the worldwide Anglican communion together, the first woman in the job has a delicate balancing act to perform
https://bit.ly/4qpc2mk
In holding the worldwide Anglican communion together, the first woman in the job has a delicate balancing act to perform
https://bit.ly/4qpc2mk
‘As a refugee, I don’t know how I’d have survived without their help’
This year, The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for the refugee charity Counterpoints Arts, Vanessa Thorpe
https://bit.ly/4pLlPD3
This year, The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for the refugee charity Counterpoints Arts, Vanessa Thorpe
https://bit.ly/4pLlPD3
Counterpoints Arts: ‘As a refugee, I don’t know how I’d h...
This year, The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for the refugee charity Counterpoints Arts
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December 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
‘As a refugee, I don’t know how I’d have survived without their help’
This year, The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for the refugee charity Counterpoints Arts, Vanessa Thorpe
https://bit.ly/4pLlPD3
This year, The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for the refugee charity Counterpoints Arts, Vanessa Thorpe
https://bit.ly/4pLlPD3
"It will be a massive trauma. Moving him is going to be awful. He knows the number for this house and will call it. It will be horrible"
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
Children in care are growing up as commodities in a system driven by profit. What does that mean for them day to day? In the first part of a series on the care system, Charlotte Reck worked under cove...
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"It will be a massive trauma. Moving him is going to be awful. He knows the number for this house and will call it. It will be horrible"
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care
https://bit.ly/4amYKBW
“The Academy won’t care about social media”
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
Chalamet proves supremely gifted at the gen Z Oscars game
The actor is delighting young fans with an unconventional promotion campaign for Marty Supreme, but will the stuffed shirts of the Academy be watching?
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“The Academy won’t care about social media”
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
Will Timothée Chalamet's unconventional awards campaign for Marty Supreme pay off?
https://bit.ly/3MJKqd2
My year of gigs with my daughter
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
My year of gigs with my daughter | The Observer
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My year of gigs with my daughter
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK
Teenage girls, who have long been pop’s biggest consumers, can teach us so much about music. After dozens of concerts with my 15-year-old, I am in awe of them, writes Miranda Sawyer
https://bit.ly/49nmqoK