BIZARRE: 5 | Mind Blowing Facts

Top London school's success came at too high a cost for some pupils - safeguarding review

Shouting at children was routine at the high-performing academy, according to the review

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Keir Starmer says ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to cabinet

PM gives clearest indication yet of comeback, calling former deputy ‘the best social mobility story’ the country has seen

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Tributes paid to ‘fearless and funny’ Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who has died aged 56

Cooke, who worked for the Observer for 25 years and was described as its ‘backbone’, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid

Pending drug charges have been abandoned from the multi-agency April operation that supposedly targeted Tren de Aragua and led to multiple deportations.

Texas Observer · Nov 13, 2025

Texas’ Top Voucher Vendor Taps Abbott Allies in Contract Bid, Program Rollout

The New York firm Odyssey is now running the state’s lucrative voucher scheme with a little help from the governor’s friends.

Texas Observer · Nov 13, 2025

Crypto’s Cryptic Texas Takeover

State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.

Texas Observer · Nov 10, 2025

Houston’s Top Magnet High Schools Could Become Private Partnership Charter Schools, Raising Equity Concerns

Texas' largest school district may even convert its renowned performing arts institution under a program that benefitted the state-appointed superintendent in his previous career.

Texas Observer · Nov 6, 2025

Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump

The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2025

Black Bookstore Owners, Government Spies, and Murder

At the 2025 Texas Book Festival, authors bring new insights to complex stories in nonfiction.

Texas Observer · Nov 3, 2025