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The Observer, 1 Nov 2026

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The Observer is a British weekly newspaper focused on politics, culture, current affairs and investigative journalism. First published in 1791, it’s widely recognized as the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and offers in-depth reporting and analysis on a wide range of major national and international issues. The newspaper is known for its thoughtful editorial style, featuring political commentary, investigative pieces and long-form journalism that provide readers with context and perspective beyond the headlines. It also includes coverage of business, science and global affairs, alongside arts, literature and lifestyle content that contributes to a well-rounded weekend reading experience. Interviews with prominent public figures, writers and cultural voices add further insight across a broad range of topics. The Observer is particularly respected for its opinion writing and cultural criticism, combining serious journalism with engaging feature content. Available on PressReader, The Observer newspaper delivers authoritative reporting, intelligent commentary and in-depth features for readers seeking informed and reflective journalism.

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ArticleInside OpenAI’s safety unit

A year-long invest­ig­a­tion by The Observer into the effects of chat­bot use on men­tal health reveals how vul­ner­able users are harmed by a mass OpenAI exper­i­ment on its cus­tom­ers. Patri­cia Clarke and Katie Gun­ning fol­low the evid­ence from a...

Inside OpenAI’s safety unit

ArticleThe people vs pop­u­lism

For about two dec­ades, the idea that social media might be a force for demo­cracy, empower­ing people with access to a smart­phone but not much else, has been con­foun­ded by pop­u­lists who’ve used it as a mega­phone for men­ace and...

The people vs pop­u­lism

ArticleA prom­ise to break

There is one per­son in Israel who could use last week’s elec­tion to bring about mean­ing­ful change. He is Gadi Eis­en­kot, the leader of the cent­rist Yashar party. He could replace Ben­jamin Net­an­yahu as prime min­is­ter by agree­ing to work...

A prom­ise to break

ArticleNeeds work

Here is what we learned about the future of eco­nomic growth in the UK from John Healey’s budget:

Needs work

ArticleUkrain­i­ans evac­u­ate Rus­sian-occu­pied city

A tem­por­ary cease­fire in the Kher­son region of Ukraine led to hun­dreds of people being evac­u­ated from the Rus­sian-occu­pied city of Oleshky. They were being sent by coach to south­ern Rus­sia and to Ukraine via Belarus. Sev­eral hun­dreds more...

Ukrain­i­ans evac­u­ate Rus­sian-occu­pied city

ArticlePM says today’s UK can’t be liable for slave past

Andy Burnham said he is open to the pos­sib­il­ity of the UK apo­lo­gising for its role in the slave trade but ruled out fin­an­cial repar­a­tions. The prime min­is­ter said he was listen­ing to “calls for an apo­logy” but said repar­a­tions were “not...

PM says today’s UK can’t be liable for slave past