YOU WONT BELIEVE: 14 - You Need To See This

As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism

Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

Looking back on National Service in 1970

Ten years after the last callup, the Observer assessed attitudes, which were perhaps surprisingly positive, to compulsory recruitment in the armed forces

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

‘Finally it’s happening. I know he’s still alive’: Families of Israeli hostages await nervously the return of their loved ones

The fate of captives held by Hamas is in the balance until they are finally swapped for Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

Philby had to choose ‘between suicide and prosecution’ before 1963 defection

Files released by National Archives reveal moment double agent was confronted by MI6 officer Nicholas Elliot

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2024 raises more than £1.7m

More than 15,800 readers gave highest sum raised by annual appeal since 2016 to support victims of war and conflict

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World by Dan Hancox review – a hymn to coming together

A celebration of ‘capitalism-subverting, ego-transcending’ mass gatherings – from Peterloo to M25 raves, Orgreave to Notting Hill carnival

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

UK government to crack down on MPs earning extra cash from media firms

Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage are among those who have earned large sums from broadcasters, but a tightening of rules on MPs’ outside interests is being considered

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest-ever prime minister has a plan for a new kind of governance

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker

Retail assistants on low pay using YoungOnes platform told to wait up to 30 days for earnings or be charged for quick payment

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025

The Jesus Lizard review – US rockers relive past glories, with added phlegm

Force of nature David Yow and band tour their superb first album in 26 years with a growling, spit-flecked fusion of pummelling songs and acerbic wit

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025