UNCOVERED: 16 - Caught on Camera

The ‘world’s least likely sex symbol’: on tour with Barry Manilow, 1998

The Observer spoke to the crooner about missing his dogs, overcoming stage fright and the ‘asshole period’ of his celebrity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary

‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve Reed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Advice ignored by ministers could have blocked Prince Andrew ‘spy’

Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, tells the Observer he advised Tories to criminalise foreign agents in 2019

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024

Thursday briefing: In a year of devastating conflict, how you can help

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2024 is supporting three charities helping the most vulnerable whose lives have been shattered by war

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Journalists begin second strike over proposed deal to sell the Observer to Tortoise Media

Second two-day action follows news that the deal was agreed in principle last week by the Scott Trust

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Readers’ views on plans to sell the Observer

Letters: Harriet Monkhouse, Alison Chapman and Terry Walton on Guardian Media Group’s proposed sale of the Sunday paper to Tortoise Media

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones

An agency report challenging media stories overlooks the charter schools’ compliance with federal tax and state business laws, on the watch of the now-HISD superintendent, while revealing new out-of-state payments.

Texas Observer · Dec 11, 2024

Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer

Letter: Current and former contributors to the international pages of the Guardian and Observer respond to an article by Ole Jacob Sunde, chair of the Scott Trust

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

The Phones Are Still Ringing

Lou Dubose edited the Observer for longer than anyone before or since. He expanded the publication’s coverage south of the border and later co-authored books with Molly Ivins.

Texas Observer · Dec 9, 2024

As the Observer’s editor, I was not consulted on its sale to Tortoise Media

Letters: Former Observer editor Paul Webster responds to an article by the chair of the Scott Trust

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024