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Lexipedia quiz: on tricksy words
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (35+ words) The Observer 50% off limited time offer Saturday 25 July 2026 Lexipedia quiz: on tricksy words The Puzzle Edit: Old favourites – three puzzles from my past Sudoku Classic (26 July)...
The WTA’s sex-testing policy flies in the face of decency
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (407+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 This week, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced that they would become the first professional women’s sports league to introduce compulsory genetic-based sex testing for all who wish to play in their competitions. In doing so, they have…...
Trump distances himself from ‘toxic’ Tate brothers after...
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1347+ words) Sunday 26 July 2026 As US government officials and Washington insiders partied downtown at the Waldorf Astoria hotel earlier this month, there was a sudden stir among the guests as Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, entered. One partygoer said the two…...
Mayor Burnham’s populist opening gambit in Number 10 mask...
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (141+ words) Sunday 26 July 2026 If you had to summarise Andy Burnham’s first days at Number 10 in a word, what would it be? I’m plumping for “mayorish”. His early emphasis on the cost of living is revealing about Mr Burnham. He is anxious…...
Taking policy tips from Peep Show’s Jeremy is no recipe f...
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (289+ words) Sunday 26 July 2026 “I answer to a higher law,” says Jeremy in Peep Show, the hit 2000s Channel 4 sitcom. “The law of ‘if it feels good, do it’.” A similar philosophy appears to lie behind Andy Burnham’s week one policy blitz. As…...
Burnham won’t be able to govern as the TikTok PM
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (364+ words) Sunday 26 July 2026 ‘This week, a hot new bombshell enters the villa” is not something you expect to hear over a video of Andy Burnham entering No 10, but when the UK government has an official TikTok account, anything can happen. Ever…...
Prison isn’t working
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (405+ words) Sunday 26 July 2026 Illustration by Chris Riddell for The Observer We are in an era of falling crime. At the same time, we exist in an almost perpetual crisis of prison capacity. The situation may seem paradoxical when, in fact, it…...
Pogačar overcomes team illness and nighttime tests to dom...
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (768+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 Tadej Pogačar will ride into Paris today [on Sunday] ready to be crowned the Tour de France winner for the third successive year and a record-equalling fifth time. The world champion sealed his latest victory by smashing Marco…...
Sudoku Classic (26 July)
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (24+ words) The Observer 50% off limited time offer Saturday 25 July 2026 Sudoku Classic (26 July) Killer by Godefridus (26 July)...
Bowls – the Commonwealth Games attraction looking to curr...
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (830+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 In Hall Three at the SEC in Glasgow, it sounds like someone is hosting a barbecue over the fence. The tinny sound of Groove Is in the Heart is being piped into the space, not loud enough to…...