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The Observer, 20 Sep 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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ArticleCare­less

Nke­chi Simms, the Top Boy actor, on her quest to retrieve her care files – and what she finally uncovered ‘ There’s an insti­tu­tional fear of being proved wrong’ Lemn Sis­say, writer and care-leaver Every year thou­sands of adults, des­per­ate to...

Care­less

ArticleTake more care

Achild in care, the poet Lemn Sis­say says, is “liv­ing, walk­ing proof that things can fall apart”. Being taken into care can be trau­matic. To live in care is to be vul­ner­able, and the exper­i­ence of care can have a lifelong impact. When the...

Take more care

ArticleWahlver­wandtschaften

Goethe bor­rowed the word from the chem­ists of his day. Mark Car­ney bor­rowed it from Goethe, and explained to the European par­lia­ment on Thursday that it means “the elect­ive affin­ity of dif­fer­ent ele­ments that com­bine because of their...

Wahlver­wandtschaften

ArticleA pardoner’s tale

The Trump White House has tried to jus­tify par­don­ing Ben Delo, the £36m megadonor to Reform UK who was con­victed in 2022 of viol­at­ing US anti-money laun­der­ing laws. A spokes­per­son tells The Observer that the Biden admin­is­tra­tion decided...

A pardoner’s tale

ArticleRead­ing for pleas­ure boosts men­tal health

Read­ing for pleas­ure is good for you no mat­ter what you read or how old you are, a research review from Cam­bridge has found. The review showed that read­ing leads to greater empathy, boosts men­tal health and aca­demic per­form­ance, and lowers...

Read­ing for pleas­ure boosts men­tal health

ArticleDemo­crat to pur­sue Trump ‘crime fam­ily’

The highest rank­ing Demo­crat on the US House of Rep­res­ent­at­ives over­sight com­mit­tee, Robert Gar­cia, has vowed to pur­sue “the Trump crime fam­ily” after the midterm elec­tions. “If you are involved in any way with the Trumps, and if you’re...

Demo­crat to pur­sue Trump ‘crime fam­ily’