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  • A Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration sign outside a high-rise building

    Home Office
    About 1 million people in UK yet to obtain eVisa days before deadline

    Physical residence permits proving right to live and work in Britain will cease to be valid at end of December
  • Firefighters pay their respects at a makeshift memorial

    Germany
    Magdeburg Christmas market attack: authorities received warnings about suspect

  • Liverpool's Luis Diaz scores their first goal.

    Football live
    Tottenham v Liverpool: Premier League

  • A group of naked Indigenous men, some carrying implements, in thick rainforest.

    Exclusive
    Photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community

    • Ukraine
      Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Ukraine’s diplomats to fight for Nato membership

    • Foreign policy
      Peter Mandelson must be most important voice in Trump’s ear, says ex-ambassador

    • Weather
      Winds blow UK Christmas travel off course, with ferries and flights cancelled

    • US
      Trump threatens to take back Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous’ fees

    • Hospitality industry
      Staff at top London restaurants consider legal action over cover charges

    • Museums
      Charles Dickens Museum showcases its collections to celebrate centenary

News in focus
  • Reform’s treasurer Nick Candy, Elon Musk and party leader Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago last week

    Analysis
    How far do Elon Musk and Reform UK share a political vision?

  • An image of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis is unveiled during his beatification ceremony celebrated by Cardinal Agostino Vallini in the St. Francis Basilica, in Assisi,

    Italy
    Assisi braces for visitor influx as Jubilee year for Catholics starts on Christmas Eve

    Some in the small, medieval town famed for St Francis worry too many people will come because of ‘Millennial saint’ Carlo Acutis
  • a man looking left

    US
    ‘The great capitulation’: why key US figures are seeking Trump’s favor

    People from tech executives to foreign leaders and even some mainstream media figures are ‘acquiescing in advance’, experts say, because of greed and fear
Spotlight
  • Rob Brydon sitting in a garden and laughing.

    Culture
    Rob Brydon: ‘Ruth Jones is the closest thing I have to a sister’

    The Gavin & Stacey actor on the last ever Christmas special, ​first working with his co-star Ruth Jones​ aged 14, and why he puts family before his career
  • Even if it is no longer the norm to have a mantelpiece crowded with cards or strung on ropes around the room, Britons are still prolific card senders.

    Christmas
    ‘A long-distance hug’: readers and gen Z on the joy – and expense – of sending Christmas cards

  • Ruth Jones and James Corden

    Culture
    Blackadder, the Beatles, Gavin & Stacey … the chemistry of successful writing duos

    The return of Ruth Jones and James Corden’s hit BBC sitcom represents the latest in a long line of successful creative duos. An author who writes with her husband examines why partnerships work so well
  • Kentish Town - Kevin Barry

    Short story
    Tuesday Morning, Kentish Town: a short story by the award-winning author Kevin Barry

    In this exclusive tale four generations of an expat Irish family share a London house, where they gossip and drink and dream as Christmas draws near
    • headshot of fern the dinosaur with the natural history museum in the background

      Architecture
      Rowan Moore’s five best projects of 2024

    • Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Tyson Fury for a second time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

      Boxing
      Usyk stakes claim as best man in boxing after making Fury eat his words

    • Clockwise from top left: authors Mark Haddon, AK Blakemore, Sathnam Sanghera, Francis Spufford, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Kevin Barry, Fiona Mozley.

      Books
      Whose lunch is it anyway? Match the authors with their midday meal

    • Anne Jessopp, CEO of Royal Mint, wears a light pastel blue blazer, photographed by the 886 jewellery line

      Jewellery, buttons and a conceptual bra
      How the Royal Mint boss found a new source of money

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Opinion
  • Illustration by Matt Kenyon

    I travelled up and down the UK this year. One album sums up what I saw

    John Harris
    Weariness, confusion, flashes of anger – for me, English Teacher’s lyrics evoke the texture of British life today
  • People gathering for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, 20 December 2024

    Syria has been liberated from Russia and Iran – but outsiders still threaten its new freedom

    Robin Yassin-Kassab
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    I had 25 addresses in 20 years – but now I’ve created the beginnings of a new life

    Jay Bernard
    Gentrification and the cruelties of the rental market kept forcing me to move. This Christmas, I know I’ll find happiness wherever I am
  • Rachel Reeves beside an EU flag

    Rachel Reeves’ push to improve EU ties remains boxed in by red lines

    Heather Stewart
    Chancellor’s visit to EU meeting looks for smoother trade to improve growth but youth mobility scheme remains sticking point
    • Emma Beddington

      Why worry about your body falling apart at 44 or 60 when you could fret about your brain at 58 or 70?

      Emma Beddington
    • Illustration by David Foldvari of a funnel marked with the X logo pouring money towards the Reform UK logo

      Farage, Musk and Candy say ‘cheese’ – now British democracy’s toast

      Stewart Lee
    • The archbishops of York and Canterbury in their red and purple robes.

      Our rarely apologise, never resign bishops don’t deserve comfortable lives in the Lords

      Catherine Bennett
    • Former Labour minister Lord Peter Mandelson on 23 June 2024.

      Peter Mandelson is being sent to Washington to join the battle for Donald Trump’s ear

      Andrew Rawnsley
Editorials & Letters
  • Justin Welby, dressed in black, carries a wooden cross during a Holy Week engagement in March.

    Editorial
    The Observer view on the Church of England: how does it recover after its annus horribilis?

  • Bridget Phillipson crosses the road outside 10 Downing Street.

    Editorial
    The Observer view on Labour’s plans to reform education

  • Mossbourne Victoria Park academy, east London.

    Observer letters
    Mossbourne schools can change young lives for the better

  • A boy with cochlear implants and christmas tree in background

    Letters
    Cochlear implants make a useful addition to sign language

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Climate crisis
  • MCP project coordinator Pierre Defourny and Bush Heritage Australia ecologist Matt Appleby. ‘Only 30% of original vegetation on the Midlands survive,’ says Defourny.

    Australia
    Sheep farmers are helping save Tasmania’s native grasslands: ‘We’re better off working together’

  • A vegan nut roast on a platter, plus mushrooms, spring onions and carrots

    Veganism
    Meat-eaters more likely to be disgusted by meat after taking part in Veganuary, study reveals

  • Silhouette of man standing with red and orange glow in background

    The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them?

    Jeremy Corbyn
  • A bee on a flower

    Pesticides
    UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

From the UK
  • A large group of campaigners stand holding up large banners on a London street

    Contaminated blood scandal
    Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say

    Survivors claim to have been ‘disengaged’ by Labour government after ‘token gesture’ meetings
  • A prison officer walks down a corridor of HM Prison Send near Woking in Surrey

    Prisons
    Funding gap for women’s centres will mean more prison sentences, experts warn

  • shoppers pass a nationwide branch

    Banking
    UK banks’ trust account exodus cuts lifeline for disabled people, says charity

  • Interior of the Citizens theatre building during the redevelopment project

    Scotland
    Citizens theatre in Glasgow to reopen in 2025 after major refurbishment

    • Labour
      ‘I can understand frustration’ about Labour’s first six months, minister says

    • Society
      Guardian and Observer charity appeal donations pass £800,000

    • Real estate
      Cladding, mould, £75,000 charges – welcome to life in a British leasehold flat

    • Drugs
      ‘Free and impartial’ addiction helplines paid secret commission by rehabs

    • Christmas
      ‘Inferior port, bad salads and hangovers’: newly discovered 1935 diary offers invaluable view of England’s festive past

    • Food & drink industry
      Guinness raids its Irish reserves to ease UK shortages amid gen Z demand

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  • FILE PHOTO: Panama Canal raises maximum water depth for ships transiting Neopanamax locks, on the outskirts of Panama City<br>FILE PHOTO: Singapore MAERSK TAURUS container ship transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama August 12, 2024. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun/File Photo

    US
    Trump threatens to take back Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous’ fees

    Trump also warns he would not let a ‘vital national asset’ for the US fall into the ‘wrong hands’
  • Protesters standing in a road hold up signs depicting a bloody handprint

    Serbia
    Serbian schools to close early for winter break amid anti-corruption protests

  • Police officers and car on street

    Mexico
    Mexico’s bloody cartel war rages as myth of the ‘good narco’ wears thin

  • People celebrate outside one of the shops where winning tickets were sold in Logroño, the capital of La Rioja region

    Spain
    Spain’s huge Christmas lottery spreads riches worth almost €3bn

    • US
      Absent Republican congresswoman living in memory care facility – report

    • Yemen
      US launches airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

    • Vanuatu
      Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

    • US politics
      Trump appoints The Apprentice producer as US special envoy to UK

    • US military
      US shoots down two of its own navy pilots over Red Sea in ‘apparent friendly fire’ incident

    • Africa
      Mozambique on edge before ruling on disputed election results

The Filter
  • A composite of photos of a coffee subscription box, a Delli gift card and a pile of book all held by illustrated hands

    The Filter
    Last-minute Christmas gifts: 14 presents you still have time to buy (even on Christmas Eve)

  • Me+Em

    The Filter
    Five British fashion brands taking the US by storm

  • A man wearing jeans, a jumper, a cap and a beige mid-length coat walks across a rooftop with a city skyline in the background

    The Filter
    14 of the best men’s coats for winter – from puffers and parkas to trenches

  • Whiskey on the rocks served in whiskey glass

    The Filter
    The best whisky: 10 tried and tested tipples, from scotch and single malt to blended and bourbon

Culture
  • Elle Fanning: ‘I love to shock people.’

    Elle Fanning
    ‘The last thing I want to be is boring’

    Her debut at two catapulted the actress to child stardom, while taking the lead in The Great turned her into a household name. Ahead of the much-anticipated Bob Dylan biopic, she discusses subverting expectations, escaping her princess vibe – and why she could have been a tennis pro
  • Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear.

    Television
    Have you been watching closely? Take the Observer TV quiz of 2024

  • Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in a scene from "Ripley."

    Television
    TV: Barbara Ellen’s 10 best shows of 2024

  • Poster girl … Tricia Paoluccio as Dolly Parton in Here You Come Again.

    Stage
    Here You Come Again review – Dolly Parton musical lacks spark under the sparkles

  • A detail of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh's work 'Olive Grove, Saint-Remy

    Art
    Laura Cumming’s 10 best shows of 2024

  • Razzle-dazzle meets suppressed emotion … Adam Riches, left, and John Kearns as Ball & Boe.

    Stage
    Adam Riches and John Kearns ARE Ball & Boe review – a deliciously silly sendup

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Lifestyle
  • The Don, 20 St Swithin's Lane, London EC4, for Jay Rayner's restaurant review, OM, 20/11/2024. Sophia Evans for The Observer

    Jay Rayner on restaurants
    The Don, London: ‘The expectation was for something warmer’ – restaurant review

    The menu here was overseen by Rowley Leigh, but his generous touch in the kitchen is missing
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    Nigel Slater recipes
    Nigel Slater’s recipes for salmon and sprouts, and chocolate ginger sundae

  • It’s time for you to reclaim your life and your sense of self

    Ask Philippa
    My husband left me last Christmas. How do I get closure?

  • Lap it up: Sian Lewis braves a cold water swim.

    Finland holidays
    My voyage of good cheer around Finland – the world’s happiest country

  • Save the date: ‘to say I was blindsided by this fair does not stand up to scrutiny’

    Knowing the Christmas school fair is on? Not for all the reminders in the world

    Séamas O’Reilly
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    Christmas shopping is rubbish. I found my best gift in the bin

    Eva Wiseman
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    UK workers
    Tell us if you are expected to spend more time in the office next year

  • A view of bank notes, £5, £10, £20 and £50

    Money
    Tell us what your hopes and concerns are for your finances in 2025

  • Leeds Art<br>The Wire Club which is closing in May 2024. Leeds City centre where many arts and cultural instiuitions are under threat of closure or eviction from their premises, UK.

    Music
    Share your memories of UK nightclubs that have now closed

  • UK supermarket shelves stacked with produce and goods.<br>BXF5E8 UK supermarket shelves stacked with produce and goods.

    Ultra-processed foods
    What questions do you have about ultra-processed foods?

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  • empty orange juice container

    US
    Florida and oranges have been a pair for decades. Now the industry has sour prospects

    Hurricanes and an untreatable tree disease have left a once fruitful citrus industry with little to produce this year
  • A small boy with scratches on his forehead sits alone in the rubble holding his teddy bear and squinting

    Gaza
    ‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children

  • Rebecca Lee, who split from her husband and wants to give her daughter ‘Lee’ as part of a double-barrelled surname

    Netherlands
    ‘She should have a bit of me’: the Dutch mothers fighting for their children to carry their surname

  • Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese in a Casserole Dish

    Food
    Why the Black American origins of mac and cheese are so hotly debated

  • A camp that has been set up near Goma, in the DRC, for those fleeing the M23 militia

    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror on DRC

  • a young man bathed in light

    Brian Thompson shooting
    Empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanising white male suspects

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