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observer.co.uk > puzzles > sudoku > article > sudoku-classic-26-july

Sudoku Classic (26 July)

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (24+ words) The Observer 50% off limited time offer Saturday 25 July 2026 Sudoku Classic (26 July) Killer by Godefridus (26 July)...

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observer.co.uk > news > sport > article > bowls-the-commonwealth-games-attraction-looking-to-curry-favour-with-councils

Bowls – the Commonwealth Games attraction looking to curr...

4+ hour, 23+ 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…...

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observer.co.uk > news > sport > article > the-hundred-faces-its-watershed-moment-after-selling-the-family-silver

The Hundred faces its watershed moment after selling the...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago   (553+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 You can only sell the golden goose once. The Hundred – that is, the new Hundred – has arrived and begun. Not the old Hundred, the one that started in 2021 with Sam Curran playing for the Oval Invincibles, a team…...

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observer.co.uk > music > pop > article > albums-of-the-week-lido-pimienta-shania-twain-richard-spaven

Albums of the week: Lido Pimienta, Shania Twain, Richard...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago   (275+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 The second summer of Charli XCX Playlist of the week: songs for teenage summers The title song, Little Miss Twain, is a glorious country banger in which the young Shania is still dreaming of horses, while being driven…...

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observer.co.uk > style > features > article > the-fashion-and-feelings-of-willy-chavarria

The fashion and feelings of Willy Chavarria

20+ hour, 31+ min ago   (120+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 Actress and model Julia Fox, Chavarria’s close friend and frequent model, describes the designer as “the last of a dying breed” and an exception to her sense that “it’s hard to feel safe around fashion people, because they’re…...

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observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > youth-neets-crisis-education-employment-training-sunderland

Active support or tough love? Whatever you call it, it co...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago   (294+ words) Saturday 25 July 2026 The youth hub is there to provide support to young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neets, in the ugly but common parlance). Across the UK as a whole, around one in eight young people…...

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observer.co.uk > news > sport > article > tolu-arokodare-footballs-answer-to-an-extinction-rebellion-protest

Tolu Arokodare, football’s answer to an Extinction Rebell...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (200+ words) Friday 24 July 2026 Now, let’s state straight away that the player at the centre of this possibly unprecedented act of solo mutiny in the pre-season context subsequently issued a statement declaring himself “surprised and disappointed” by these media reports, describing “many…...

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observer.co.uk > news > sport > article > the-red-ball-cricketers-left-in-a-summer-wilderness

The red-ball cricketers left in a summer wilderness

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (828+ words) Friday 24 July 2026 “It’s very strange,” said Hassan Azad. “One of my team-mates once suggested that I should just go on holiday for a month. In hindsight, I probably should have done.” This season, the County Championship is split into three…...

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observer.co.uk > news > the-sensemaker > article > social-media-bans-are-imperfect-does-that-matter

Social media bans are imperfect. Does that matter?

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (480+ words) Friday 24 July 2026 France has become the first country in the European Union to approve a social media ban for children. So what? It won’t be the last. Other countries across the bloc – and the world – are preparing to introduce similar…...

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observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > chicago-university-is-laying-down-the-law-on-ai

Chicago University is laying down the law on AI

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (175+ words) Friday 24 July 2026 None of this required rocket science. In fact, it’s mostly common sense. Underpinning it is an institutional acknowledgment that denialism about AI is not a strategy and that the arrival of the technology means things have to change....