Does Ariana Grande expose a double standard in a slimming world? The star is withdrawing from public life following scrutiny of her weight. It is a sad irony with so many people hooked on GLP-1s, writes Lily Isaacs https://bit.ly/4wbzEgD

Ariana Grande exposes a double standard in a slimming world

The star is withdrawing from public life following scrutiny of her weight. It is a sad irony with so many people hooked on GLP-1s

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The life and death of dubstep In Lauren Martin’s Aftershock, the creators of the electronic music subgenre trace its history from smoke-filled bedrooms in Croydon to its dilution on the world’s dancefloors ✍️ Ammar Kalia in the Observer New Review https://bit.ly/4hfNRp2

Aftershock review – The life and death of dubstep

The creators of the electronic music subgenre recall its history from smoke-filled bedrooms in Croydon to its dilution on the world's dancefloors

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'The weathers we’re experiencing are not the same for everyone. Heat inequality hits now in bleak and violent ways, exposing class, cracks in care, and the (sometimes) lie of community.' Eva Wiseman writes on the politics of heat in this weekend's magazine https://bit.ly/4hNDk4u

Heatwave-busting tips are everywhere. But what if you’re ...

‘Stay in the shade, shower at midday, wear linen’... It’s this kind of individualism that got us into the climate crisis in the first place

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'The weathers we’re experiencing are not the same for everyone. Heat inequality hits now in bleak and violent ways, exposing class, cracks in care, and the (sometimes) lie of community.' Eva Wiseman writes on the politics of heat in this weekend's magazine https://bit.ly/4hNDk4u

Heatwave-busting tips are everywhere. But what if you’re ...

‘Stay in the shade, shower at midday, wear linen’... It’s this kind of individualism that got us into the climate crisis in the first place

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A single woman’s kitchen adventures Channelling Barbara Pym and Sex and the City, Eli Davies rustles up a warm and witty exploration of the politics and pleasures of cooking for one https://bit.ly/4wFIBzI

Review – The Spinster Cookbook is a single woman’s account of kitchen adventures

Channelling Barbara Pym and Sex and the City, Eli Davies rustles up a warm and witty exploration of the politics and pleasures of cooking for one

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Cleansed is a horror show. Enter at your peril Sarah Kane’s nightmare of physical mutilation and emotional torture asks important questions about human suffering but leaves you too exhausted to answer them, writes Katherine Cowles https://bit.ly/4pUP1bI

Theatre review – Cleansed is a horror show. Enter at your peril

Sarah Kane’s nightmare of physical mutilation and emotional torture asks important questions about human suffering but leaves you too exhausted to answer them

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Orbital gridlock: the SpaceX moon crash is a sign of things to come A rocket’s collision with the moon is a reminder that space junk is neither predictable nor safe, writes Giles Whittell https://bit.ly/45rvxCl

Orbital gridlock: the SpaceX moon crash is a sign of thin...

A rocket’s collision with the moon is a reminder that space junk is neither predictable nor safe

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Orbital gridlock: the SpaceX moon crash is a sign of things to come A rocket’s collision with the moon is a reminder that space junk is neither predictable nor safe, writes Giles Whittell https://bit.ly/45rvxCl

Orbital gridlock: the SpaceX moon crash is a sign of thin...

A rocket’s collision with the moon is a reminder that space junk is neither predictable nor safe

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‘Hasty, ill-considered, devastating’: closing Jodrell Bank is like turning our backs on the cosmos Cuts to astronomy research threaten to shut down the Cheshire radio telescope and bring to an end 70 years of observational science https://bit.ly/4yOdAvb

‘Hasty, ill-considered, devastating’: closing Jodrell Ban...

Cuts to astronomy research threaten to shut down the Cheshire radio telescope and bring to an end 70 years of observational science

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Delivering a national care service is easier said than done A postcode lottery in access to NHS-funded care highlights the challenge of delivering consistent national standards, writes Ben Zaranko https://bit.ly/4yX3JD9

Delivering a national care service is easier said than done

A postcode lottery in access to NHS-funded care highlights the challenge of delivering consistent national standards

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Heatwave-busting tips are everywhere. But what if you’re homeless? ‘Stay in the shade, shower at midday, wear linen’... this kind of individualism got us into the climate crisis in the first place, writes Eva Wiseman https://bit.ly/4hNDk4u

Heatwave-busting tips are everywhere. But what if you’re ...

‘Stay in the shade, shower at midday, wear linen’... It’s this kind of individualism that got us into the climate crisis in the first place

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'I lost nearly 10st. But am I still me?’ Mounjaro helped James Tapper lose 44% of my body weight, but it also raised serious questions about who we are, the nature of identity and what makes us human. Read more in our O, The Observer magazine Body Issue this weekend https://bit.ly/4fNj9RD

‘I lost nearly 10st. But am I still me?' | The Observer

Mounjaro helped me lose 44% of my body weight, but it also raised serious questions about who we are, the nature of identity and what makes us human

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UK space industry ready for lift-off despite rocket delay Setback for Shetland Island blast off comes amid soaring European investment for the sector ✍️ Emma Haslett https://bit.ly/4xkNnCN

UK space industry ready for lift-off despite rocket delay

Setback for Shetland Island blast off comes amid soaring European investment for the sector

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'It is, in 2026, quite clear that only certain people are allowed to treat the internet as their own playground.' Marie Le Conte writes on the handful of high-profile legal battles challenging an industry that has operated with unfathomable impunity https://bit.ly/4w38TuK

For women, the internet was freedom. Then the tech bros b...

From nude deepfakes to gagging orders, a handful of high-profile legal battles are challenging an industry that has operated with unfathomable impunity

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An Ann Droid carebot sounds wonderful, but AI will never understand human needs Diane Morgan’s new comedy offers a benign vision of how technology might help the aged or disabled. If only artificial intelligence or the tech bros behind it had a clue, writes Melanie Reid https://bit.ly/4pSCBB8

Melanie Reid: An Ann Droid carebot sounds wonderful, but AI will never understand care

Diane Morgan’s new comedy offers a benign vision of how technology might help the aged or disabled. If only artificial intelligence or the tech bros behind it had a clue

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Far-right leaders want to exploit the Ceuta crisis. They may succeed EU ministers will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss ‘hybrid threats’ against the bloc, writes Kim Willsher https://bit.ly/4pSClCa

Far-right leaders want to exploit the Ceuta crisis. They ...

EU ministers will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss ‘hybrid threats’ against the bloc

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When World Cup Winner Phil Vickery retired in 2010, he thought his toughest physical battles were behind him. Today, like hundreds of former players, he lives with memory loss and the looming threat of brain trauma. Ben Coles and Jonathan Lewis investigate https://bit.ly/4bY9TsM

Hard knocks: the cost of courage | The Observer

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Infantino dealt a fresh blow as African support wavers Abandoned by the FA and Uefa, Fifa’s president is now being shunned by former allies in Africa, who describe their relationship with the world governing body as ‘master-servant’ ✍️ @osasuo.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4fOLcjA

Infantino dealt a fresh blow as African support wavers

Abandoned by the FA and Uefa, Fifa's president is now being shunned by former allies in Africa, who describe their relationship with the world governing body as ‘master-servant'

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The Jersey cottage that sparked a homecoming for a London family A designer and architect couple have transformed a derelict 17th-century cottage on Jersey into a family home and studio ✍️ Aimee Farrell https://bit.ly/3RJ3Gdw

The Jersey cottage that sparked a homecoming for a London...

A designer and architect couple have transformed a derelict 17th-century cottage on Jersey into a family home and studio

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Yoel Noorali: ‘My wife and I now refer to one another in the third person’ The London-based writer is known for his surreal, humorous short stories and essays. His book, The Kingdom, is a collection of stories that draws on his experiences working in the NHS ✍️ Yoel Noorali https://bit.ly/4w8ysud

Yoel Noorali: ‘My wife and I now refer to one another in ...

The London-based writer is known for his surreal, humorous short stories and essays. His book, The Kingdom, is a collection of stories that draws on his experiences working in the NHS

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How an ill-fated World Cup plan may topple the most powerful man in football Infantino will hope that Africa and South America can keep him in office ✍️ @mrabutler.bsky.social https://bit.ly/453jVVS

How an ill-fated World Cup plan may topple the most power...

Infantino will hope that Africa and South America can keep him in office

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Water cannon diplomacy as Beijing moves further into Philippine waters Tensions rise as China seeks to expand its claims, firing water cannon and ramming fishing boats in Philippine waters ✍️ Nga Pham https://bit.ly/3U7b7Ma

Water cannon diplomacy as Beijing moves further into Phil...

Tensions rise as China seeks to expand its claims, firing water cannon and ramming fishing boats in Philippine waters

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‘I will sing my song, which is the world’s song’: my week as an indri lemur Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom ✍️ Simon Barnes https://bit.ly/4w1GIw8

‘I will sing my song, which is the world's song': my week...

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

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Ryan Murphy: Hollywood’s king of horror, high camp and crime The ‘most powerful man’ in Tinsel Town, whose output was once dismissed as ‘too gay’, is bringing his signature style to his latest project, The Shards ✍️ Barbara Ellen https://bit.ly/4hQwcnU

Ryan Murphy: Hollywood’s king of horror, high camp and crime

The ‘most powerful man’ in Tinsel Town, whose output was once dismissed as ‘too gay’, is bringing his signature style to his latest project, The Shards

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Robotaxi wars: Does Uber’s split from Waymo leave its driverless dreams in the rearview window? The end to the partnership is another bump in the road for rivals in the race to lead the AV revolution ✍️ @barneymac.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4fBcifh

Robotaxi wars: Does Uber’s split from Waymo leave its dri...

The end to the partnership is another bump in the road for rivals in the race to lead the AV revolution

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Burnham bounce gives Labour a ‘second chance at a first impression’ His party is ahead in the polls and his candidate won the byelection to take over as mayor of Greater Manchester, but difficult decisions on tax and spending lie ahead ✍️ Rachel Sylvester https://bit.ly/4hKBgu5

Burnham bounce gives Labour a ‘second chance at a first i...

His party is ahead in the polls and his candidate won the byelection to take over as mayor of Greater Manchester, but difficult decisions on tax and spending lie ahead

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The ‘expert’ adviser who downplayed risk of CTE in sport ‘He has basically poisoned the well on CTE research and we will never know the extent of it’ Ben Coles investigates rugby's fatal blows https://bit.ly/4hEqW6U

The ‘expert’ adviser who downplayed risk of CTE in sport

‘He has basically poisoned the well on CTE research and we will never know the extent of it’

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Don’t call us twitchers: birdwatching brings in diverse flock of new devotees The hobby has been transformed by young influencers and celebrities seeking a retreat from a virtual world ✍️ @davidmbarnett.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4cdX9hK

Don't call us twitchers: birdwatching brings in diverse f...

The hobby has been transformed by young influencers and celebrities seeking not only a retreat from a virtual world, but a way to highlight the plight of the UK's depleted wildlife

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Sue Black: ‘When I die they’ll boil down the bones and I’ll be a teaching skeleton’ In the grounds of St John’s College, the forensic anthropologist talks gutting animals as a child, identifying unseen sex offenders and making a friend of death. ✍️ @ericawgnr.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4fysgqD

Sue Black: ‘When I die they'll boil down the bones and I'...

In the grounds of St John's College, Oxford, the forensic anthropologist talks gutting animals as a child, identifying unseen sex offenders and making a friend of death – who is female, not male

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For women, the internet was freedom. Then the tech bros began undressing us From nude deepfakes to gagging orders, a handful of high-profile legal battles are challenging an industry that has operated with unfathomable impunity ✍️ @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com https://bit.ly/4w38TuK

For women, the internet was freedom. Then the tech bros b...

From nude deepfakes to gagging orders, a handful of high-profile legal battles are challenging an industry that has operated with unfathomable impunity

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