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Front page Keir Starmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerity ‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts Jamaican teachers at leading UK academy chain paid less than their British colleagues ‘Like celebrity reality TV where you don’t recognise the celebrities’: senior Tories fear next leader won’t survive long Hassan Nasrallah: Hezbollah’s leader inspired adulation and bitter enmity – they will find him very hard to replace Cows help farms capture more carbon in soil, study shows European twin satellite mission bids to create total solar eclipse on demand ‘A cruel and painful year’: how 7 October tore apart UK Jewish families and friends Peak luxury: how long can London’s grand hotel boom last? Major fears over Labour’s nursery plan for 9-month-olds in schools Wes Streeting yet to meet pledge to hold cross-party talks on social care crisis ‘Affordable’ shared-ownership homes cost residents more than half their wages NHS electronic health records pose ‘serious safety risks’ Snatched from their beds, taken on the streets - the young men in Myanmar forced to fight the junta’s losing war German far-right politician accused of using political prisoners as cheap labour in Belarus Brazil’s ‘Paradise’ on fire: ‘The forest is burning. Animals are burning. Everything’s burning’ Why Trump and Vance’s strategy is ‘say anything, make up anything’ Football-mad Morocco dreams of a World Cup final in its own ark Von der Leyen tightens grip on power in EU – but trouble looms on the horizon Euston, we have a problem: how can London fix the ‘worst main station’? ‘People say, just get surgery, and I’m like: Bruh, this is after surgery’ The Outrun: My real life as an alcoholic, played out on the big screen Friends at 30: the one where a cultural phenomenon just refuses to die ‘Remorseless, ruthless, racist’: my battle to expose Mohamed Al Fayed No one expected socialism, but unless wealth is challenged, what’s the point of Labour? What’s the secret of the supercentenarians? They don’t really exist It’s a pretty pass when even the Fortean Times warns of the ‘lone nut fraternity’ ‘Levelling up’ began five years ago. Now we’re more divided than ever. Is this the UK’s fate? A rushed UK law is no way to make such a vital, painful decision as how to die Give us your vision for the country, Sir Keir. Costly glasses shouldn’t be required No promotions, no buzz. Home workers pay high price while bosses save on costs Too white? Too black? Too woke? Politics by labelling is a disease of our times The lenience of Huw Edwards’s sentence is bad enough, but the explanation is worse Xi Jinping’s ‘gunboat diplomacy’ risks driving his bullied neighbours into enemy hands Autumn budget 2024: doom, gloom… and bloom – cartoon Want the family firm to thrive? Then call in the professionals Editorials & Letters The Observer view on Mohamed Al Fayed: despite #MeToo, women are still at the mercy of powerful predators The Observer view on the Middle East crisis: Biden’s failure on Gaza is fuelling wider war We must resist the injustice of West Bank occupation Restaurants ponder price increases as new tip-sharing law comes into force Why is OpenAI planning to become a for-profit business and does it matter? Royal Academy of Engineering president Jim McDonald: this is how we power a greener future Transport for London fined me … after it declined my payment Karl Burke’s record haul rolls on after Liberty Lane wins Cambridgeshire Newcastle show Guardiola he won’t solve issue of Rodri’s absence any time soon Norwich deny Derby after contentious Sainz treble as Wednesday beat Baggies Anthony Gordon on the spot as Newcastle hold Manchester City Speedy Cat Ferguson still plans ‘to take it slow’ after double cycling gold Wada seeks long ban for world No 1 Jannik Sinner over positive drugs tests Jofra Archer back up to speed for England before decisive Australia ODI England’s female cricketers land 30% pay rises and new multiyear deals Football campaign for boardroom diversity opens doors at House of Lords ‘Pitbull’ Gallagher on course for duel with Bellingham in Madrid derby South Africa’s Ronwen Wiliams: ‘I would say that football saved my life’ Reviews Chappell Roan review – a super graphic ultra modern showbiz star The Substance review – Demi Moore is fearless in visceral feminist body horror The week in classical: Eugene Onegin; Last Night of the Proms; Mahler: Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’ – review Michael Craig-Martin review – one style fits all Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘There’s a bewildered vulnerability to middle age that is ripe to be explored’ ‘Not having a phone is the dream’: Jamie xx on dance music, modern life and getting hooked on surfing ‘I was incredibly angry – so I thought I’d put myself forward’: meet seven Labour MPs new to parliament ‘It’s the robot we were all expecting – like C3PO’: why aren’t humanoids in our homes yet? On my radar: Yotam Ottolenghi’s cultural highlights Beetroot shots to baking powder: the science behind sport’s most popular supplements It’s useful that the latest AI can ‘think’, but we need to know its reasoning On my radar: Daisy Johnson’s cultural highlights One to watch: Frankie Archer Streaming: the best private-eye movies The Lib Dems have prospered by swapping values for jet skis Alice Oseman: ‘I’m 50 pages into writing the final Heartstopper... I’m excited but it’s also bittersweet’ The big picture: the faces and places of the Australian outback Isabella Hammad: ‘I heard Edward Said speak when I was seven’ ‘Pink hair is my armour’: Zandra Rhodes on cancer, colour and the art of being fabulous ‘I’m an ordinary man who plays crazy parts’: John Lithgow on tackling Roald Dahl Will you marry me (again)?: the rise of ‘divorce regret’ My father, a handful of spoons and his journey into dementia Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘The universe doesn’t frighten me. Words do’ Changing rooms: an ever-evolving apartment in Denmark A stitch in time: why clothes are such vivid reminders of the life we’ve led Joe Trivelli’s recipes for lamb involtini, gnocchi, peppers and aubergines and rice cake Notes on chocolate: getting out of a jam Why Irish names are tongue-twisters for English speakers Night treatments: 10 of the best Medical tourism is booming. But is it a price worth paying? ‘Growing up in Guernsey was extraordinary’: Dawn O’Porter returns to her childhood home Sunday with James Bay: ‘I like to steal an hour at the skatepark’ Moments, memories and meal to cherish: exclusive extract from Nigel Slater’s new book Who ate all the falafels? The changing face of football’s match-day menus The Habitat chicken brick is back – but what’s the best way to roast a bird? Ham hock, Guinness bread, grilled mackerel: recipes from the Cafe Cecilia cookbook Welcome to September’s Observer Food Monthly Scissor-cut, stir-fry and ‘a hug in a bowl’: six great noodle recipes Jeremy King: ‘The first time I was ever impressed by anyone was Meryl Streep’ Rahel Stephanie’s secret ingredient: pandan Anna Jones: ‘Giving up meat and fish was the opposite of hard. You can be more creative’ Toasted nori on Pot Noodle, sea salt on supermarket mousse… behold, I am the king of snacks Nigel Slater’s summer tomato recipes to enrich the soul Welcome to August’s Observer Food Monthly A hard day’s night: life with the food workers who are up all hours St John: 30 ways the ‘nose to tail’ restaurant changed the way we eat Most viewed Most viewed in UK news Most viewed Across the guardian References