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Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes
Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans
UK must choose between EU and Trump, trade experts warn
Fish and chips for VE Day? Battle begins over how UK marks 80th anniversary
Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies
Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remains
Is this (finally) the end for X? Delicate Musk-Trump relationship and growing rivals spell trouble for platform
The former Twitter could fade away, or help shape a dark future hosting voices of a new authoritarian world
‘Real nastiness’: therapist training courses in UK can be ‘toxic’ and need regulating, say students
‘We’ve become the voice of agriculture’: the social media influencers driving the big farming protests
‘You betrayed us’: how UK farmers swiftly turned on Labour over inheritance tax plans
Cancel study into the cost to NHS of assisted dying, Harman tells Streeting
UK cheeses miss out on international prize after getting stuck in customs
As Trump pushes Ukraine to negotiate, Britain’s MPs say UK must ensure ‘just terms’
UN warns of ‘economic carnage’ if G20 leaders cannot agree on climate finance for poor countries
Essex police defend their investigation of Allison Pearson tweet
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Swedes left longing for sweets as viral TikTok starts craze for candy
The tradition of chomping through a kilo of sweets once a week is under threat as demand soars for sugary sweets
‘Just sad’: how Mike Tyson’s return to the ring crashed Netflix – but disappointed fans
Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments
UK aid budget to Sudan set to double amid famine fears
‘Here’s how it feels’: how a Lebanese businessman lost everything in five years of turmoil and war
Deleted tweets, missed warnings and calls for the ‘hangman’: the bitter political fallout from Spain’s floods
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Cover-up of child abuse in Church of England tried to ‘protect the work’ of twisted theology
Helen King
It’s difficult to face the fact that those who call themselves Christian can abuse, and hard to believe anyone thought silence was the right response, writes General Synod lay member Helen King
The Church of England is beset by shame and division. Can it survive?
The assisted dying debate: Charles Falconer and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha tackle the issues
What drives you, Frank Auerbach? A rare final encounter with art’s great workaholic
A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power
Carole Cadwalladr
It’s Hague v Mandelson for the Oxford chancellorship – but do students care?
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Editorials & Letters
The Observer view: the Cop summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air
In Donald Trump, the morality of civil society has been abandoned
Limiting access to civic education in US schools leads people to be less well educated in basic principles
For the record
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Post Office inquiry: hopes for delivery of good news dwindles
Streeting’s reforms could save the NHS from the private sector. He must not fail
Phillip Inman
Will ‘full-blown Trump’ tariffs drive Britain back into the arms of Europe?
The best deals – or buyers’ remorse? How to make sure you’re not ripped off on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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Onana to Delap: a Premier League XI of this season’s surprises so far
Nations League: Hungary coach Szalai ‘fine’ after collapsing during game
Adam Szalai was said to be in a stable condition after being taken ill during Hungary’s Nations League defeat by Netherlands
Christian Vieri: ‘Just like the West Indies, you’ve got to be confident in life’
Inter legend enjoyed a remarkable career in Spain and Italy, but football was not his only love growing up in Sydney
‘I didn’t know any better’: Field of broken dreams for victims of football fraudsters
The only thing Steve Borthwick’s England are developing is a losing habit
Lewis and Hope blast West Indies to T20 victory over England in St Lucia
Harry Kane confident Tuchel ‘energy’ can preserve England’s fragile culture
Farewell to the normal one: Carsley puts England’s players first as he signs off
‘It’s painful but we’re on the right path’: Borthwick positive despite Springbok defeat
Thomas Ramos’s boot helps France to thrilling win over New Zealand
Eben Etzebeth shows why he is the heart and soul of South Africa
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Reviews
Gladiator II review – Paul Mescal fends off sharks, rhinos and a scenery-chewing Denzel Washington
Amyl and the Sniffers review – nonstop fireworks
Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious; Dora Carrington: Beyond Bloomsbury – review
The week in classical: The Tales of Hoffmann; Philharmonia/ Salonen; Berlin Philharmonic/ Petrenko – review
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‘It has been a year since I felt joy’: Paul Sagar on coming to terms with the climbing accident that paralysed him
A 20-metre fall while mountaineering left the academic and philosopher with life-changing injuries. In this extract from his diary, his clear-eyed willingness to confront his situation leads to some breathtakingly honest reflections
‘I’m not saying I’m not scarred. But scars do fade’: Baroness Lola Young on her childhood in care
Colm Tóibín: ‘Ireland today is a much freer place’
Are cancer survivors less likely to develop Alzheimer’s?
The big picture: Frank Auerbach in communion with his art, 1986
‘Rachel had been ready to leave me if our IVF hadn’t worked’: writer Jack Thorne on how his family’s fertility struggles inspired his new film
‘You very rarely see men moving together like this’: Matthew Bourne on 30 years of his radical Swan Lake
A twisted tale of strange sisters: Hervé Guibert’s photographs of his reclusive great-aunts in 1970s Paris
Bipolar disorder: how lithium as a treatment fell out of favour
Emily Watson: ‘You have to be a bit of an idiot to be an actor’
Pink fishy goo makes bad news palatable
David Mitchell
‘Have your bot speak to my bot’: can AI productivity apps turbocharge my life?
Richard Flanagan: ‘I’m not sure that I will write again’
Elon Musk is not America’s new king. But he might be its new Thomas Cromwell
John Naughton
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‘I’ve had a wild, chaotic, beautiful life’: Rebecca Hall on race, regrets and learning to be herself
Actor and director Rebecca Hall has always had to fight to define herself. Now, more comfortable than ever with where she is, she opens up about painting, working with Woody Allen, her BYO wedding – and her greatest indulgence
‘I’ve made every second count’: one man’s search for justice through the infected blood scandal
Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’
My wife glazes over when I talk about my writing. How can I come to terms with her indifference?
‘The best advice I’ve ever been given’: celebrities share their wisdom
‘Watch out, I’m even less inhibited’: Olivia Williams on movies, misogyny and living with cancer
‘I was doing a reverse Samson’: comedian Lloyd Griffith on having a hair transplant
Tide’s out, dinner’s up: why Wales is at the forefront of a seaweed revolution
Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect
Nigel Slater’s recipes for baked swede and potatoes, and autumn vegetables with aubergine cream
Learning to scoot is all very well, but what’s the point if you can’t ring your own bell?
Séamas O’Reilly
Notes on chocolate: wintery flavours of pine and mint
I’m finally into ‘prepping’ and ready for the apocalypse
Eva Wiseman
Sunday with Steph McGovern: ‘Two Yorkshire puddings. I’m a purist’
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Chef-level fillings, queues down the street, big on TikTok: Britain’s new sandwich boom
Deluxe, restaurant-quality sandwiches have become a national obsession. Here’s why tuna mayo will never be the same again
A chic air-fryer, mammoth panettone and seafood scarves – essential Christmas gifts for food lovers
You say bap, I say bread cake, but do delivery apps mean regional food names are becoming a thing of the past?
Rachel Cooke
Rick Stein: ‘I’m open to most things, but I can’t stand chocolate and marshmallow’
One spicy roast chicken, four brilliant meals – recipes
The crunch, the flavours, the rituals: how crisps became a British snack obsession
Sarah Perry: faith, telescopes and the perils of pigeon-holing writers
Ken Hom: ‘I was petrified of being in front of the camera. Doing TV was a nightmare’
What’s the silliest question you can ask a restaurant critic? (And yes, I have the answer)
Jay Rayner
Sausages, beans, soups – Nigel Slater’s robust autumn recipes
Meet your makers: the artisans who help make eating out magical
Welcome to October’s Observer Food Monthly
Si King’s secret ingredient: yellow split peas
Cooking for one? Sometimes frozen lasagne just won’t cut it and life calls for a cheese soufflé
Rachel Cooke
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