Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capit... In 1989 Prince’s take on Donald Trump was a jester-like response to American capitalism. Almost 40 years on, the irony is still lost on Trump

Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capitalist that still rings true

In 1989 Prince’s take on Donald Trump was a jester-like response to American capitalism. Almost 40 years on, the irony is still lost on Trump, writes Tim Adams
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AI psychosis: a mental health crisis for the 21st century Chatbot dependence is reportedly affecting hundreds of thousands of people every week, leading to depression, breakdown and even death. As tech lawsuits stack up, what needs to be done to make AI safe...

AI psychosis: a mental health crisis for the 21st century.
Chatbot dependence is reportedly affecting hundreds of thousands of people. What needs to be done to make AI safe? by @paticlarke.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/technol... via @theobserveruk.bsky.social @sophienadeau.bsky.social

Stranded sailors fear for their lives in the Strait of Ho... The ceasefire raised hopes of escape but thousands of seamen, some hungry and unpaid, remain stuck in floating ‘prisons’

"My brother is a seaman on a ship called the Liana off the coast of Iran,” it read. “He is one of three Indian sailors on board, they need to sign off and get home. Please help them.”"

The story of three out of thousands of sailors stuck for weeks in the Persian Gulf for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capit... In 1989 Prince’s take on Donald Trump was a jester-like response to American capitalism. Almost 40 years on, the irony is still lost on Trump

Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capitalist that still rings true

In 1989 Prince’s take on Donald Trump was a jester-like response to American capitalism. Almost 40 years on, the irony is still lost on Trump, writes Tim Adams
https://bit.ly/4mG1huX

Sex ed for all is long overdue | The Observer Labour MP Samantha Niblett is spearheading a campaign to celebrate the benefits of knocking boots and has called for lifelong sex education

Sex ed for all is long overdue

Labour MP Samantha Niblett is spearheading a campaign to celebrate the benefits of knocking boots and has called for lifelong sex education, writes Lily Isaacs
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Starmer faces Commons showdown as Mandelson fallout spreads The PM will fight for his political survival this afternoon as fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal intensifies the threat to his leadership

Starmer faces Commons showdown as Mandelson fallout spreads

The PM will fight for his political survival this afternoon as fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal intensifies the threat to his leadership, writes Cat Neilan
https://bit.ly/4vW4ZVR

St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park: ‘They’re dishing up a bit ... Food at Birmingham City matches used to be shocking, but those bad old days are long gone

St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park: ‘They’re dishing up a bit of something different’

Food at Birmingham City matches used to be shocking, but those bad old days are long gone, writes Rebecca Nicholson
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Try, try and try again! The Blackheath hooker who can't s... Billy Harding has scored 46 tries in 25 matches so far this season and his remarkable exploits could yet force him to delay his honeymoon

Try, try and try again! The Blackheath hooker who can’t stop scoring

Billy Harding has scored 46 tries in 25 matches so far this season and Patrick Kidd writes that his remarkable exploits could yet force him to delay his honeymoon
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How the NFL’s player draft became a multi-million dollar ... It boils down to reading names off a list and yet more than 200,000 fans will flock to Pittsburgh to watch as American football shows its expertise at monetising the mundane

How the NFL’s player draft became a multi-million dollar live TV spectacle

It boils down to reading names off a list and yet more than 200,000 fans will flock to Pittsburgh to watch as American football shows its expertise at monetising the mundane, writes Ben Coles
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Labour heeds Trump advice to ‘drill, baby, drill' in Nort... Oil and gas extraction near existing projects given go-ahead despite ban on new exploration

Labour heeds Trump advice to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in North Sea

Oil and gas extraction near existing projects given go-ahead despite ban on new exploration, reports Jon Ungoed-Thomas
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Hannah Spencer: ‘MPs tell me I'll get used to Westminster... On a stroll with her greyhounds, the Green party's newest MP talks about how Labour lost its way, getting her hands dirty, and why parliament is ‘bonkers'

'It’s broken, it’s so backwards. The day you stop questioning all that, and fitting in, is the day that you’ve lost touch.'

The Green party's newest MP Hannah Spencer talks Parliament, her greyhounds, and how Labour lost its way
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Women's Six Nations: Laboured England show depth to conqu... England 33 - Ireland 12

'Legacy matters to this England group; inspiring future generations, showing them what can be achieved, that there are no limits.'

Ben Coles on the Women's Six Nations: Laboured England show depth to conquer Ireland
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Hope or heartbreak? Arsenal know they must slay the ghost... Mikel Arteta's team go to the Etihad again with more than the title on the line, and racked by fear of City overhauling them once more

Hope or heartbreak? Arsenal know they must slay the ghosts of failures past, writes Rory Smith

Mikel Arteta’s team go to the Etihad again with more than the title on the line, and racked by fear of City overhauling them once more
https://bit.ly/41H0jVS

Forex and flash cars: the fight to keep ‘finfluencers' in... Seduced by images of vast wealth, gen Z investors are flocking to unregulated tech platforms for advice

Forex and flash cars: the fight to keep ‘finfluencers’ in check

Seduced by images of vast wealth, Niamh Rowe reports that gen Z investors are flocking to unregulated tech platforms for advice
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Starmer faces Commons showdown as Mandelson fallout spreads The PM will fight for his political survival tomorrow as fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal intensifies the threat to his leadership

Typhoid Mandy: the Mandelson casualties

Catherine Neilan tracks the growing fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal, and how the PM can survive in the Commons
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Luella Bartley: ‘I’ve been very lucky – and very unlucky’ When her son died at 18, Luella Bartley’s world collapsed. Here, the designer opens up about grief, 90s hedonism and the power of art

Luella Bartley: ‘I’ve been very lucky – and very unlucky’

When her son died at 18, Luella Bartley’s world collapsed. Here, the designer opens up to Tanya Gold about grief, 90s hedonism and the power of art
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Primark owner to split its food and fashion empire The demerger comes at a risky moment, as war in the Middle East dampens consumer confidence

Primark owner to split its food and fashion empire

Barney Macintyre writes that the demerger comes at a risky moment, as war in the Middle East dampens consumer confidence
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Frank Skinner: Introducing Misbehaviour Mondays, when pun... Sniping at snap-happy audiences is a lost cause – so smile, Lesley Manville, and wish a plague on all their houses

Frank Skinner: Introducing Misbehaviour Mondays, when punters can be as boorish as they like

Sniping at snap-happy audiences is a lost cause – so smile, Lesley Manville, and wish a plague on all their houses
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Cash-strapped Britain can’t afford to throw more money at... Aid budgets have been slashed, public services are crumbling – and now is the time to spend more on the military? We need to reframe the debate

Cash-strapped Britain can’t afford to throw more money at defence

Aid budgets have been slashed, public services are crumbling – and now is the time to spend more on the military? Steve Bloomfield says we need to reframe the debate
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Off the wall: at home with artist Wilfrid Wood The artist, best known for his distinctive portraits, invites us in to his world of faces, forms and fascinating curios

Off the wall: at home with artist Wilfrid Wood

The artist, best known for his distinctive portraits, invites Matt Alagiah in to his world of faces, forms and fascinating curios
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Stranded sailors fear for their lives in the Strait of Ho... The ceasefire raised hopes of escape but thousands of seamen, some hungry and unpaid, remain stuck in floating ‘prisons’

Stranded sailors fear for their lives in the Strait of Hormuz

The ceasefire raised hopes of escape but thousands of seamen, some hungry and unpaid, remain stuck in floating ‘prisons’. Ruth Michaelson reports
https://bit.ly/4vK9VwW

OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation in talks to sell minority stake Plans to sell a 20% stake to US fund Architect Capital are seen as building credibility for the adult video platform

OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation in talks to sell minority stake

Marine Saint reports that plans to sell a 20% stake to US fund Architect Capital are seen as building credibility for the adult video platform
https://bit.ly/4dRdUBb

Blessed are the peacemakers – Leo seeks path of righteous... The pontiff has clarified his criticism of the US president over the Iran conflict, but their bitter disagreement has divided Catholics and the US public alike

Blessed are the peacemakers – Leo seeks path of righteousness in war between pope and Potus

Hannah Roberts writes: The pontiff has clarified his criticism of the US president over the Iran conflict, but their bitter disagreement has divided Catholics and the US public alike
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Hannah Spencer: ‘MPs tell me I'll get used to Westminster... On a stroll with her greyhounds, the Green party's newest MP talks about how Labour lost its way, getting her hands dirty, and why parliament is ‘bonkers'

Hannah Spencer: ‘MPs tell me I’ll get used to Westminster. I hope I never do’

On a stroll with her greyhounds, the Green Party’s newest MP talks about how Labour lost its way, getting her hands dirty, and why parliament is ‘bonkers’
https://bit.ly/4mJrvNs

Senior civil servants back Olly Robbins after ‘totally un... Prime minister accused of deflecting blame from himself in latest furore over Mandelson appointment

Senior civil servants back Olly Robbins after ‘totally unfair’ sacking by Keir Starmer, reveals Rachel Sylvester

Prime minister accused of deflecting blame from himself in latest furore over Mandelson appointment
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Millions paid out to keep Shetland windfarm idle – even i... Operator SSE Renewables is paid £10m a year to turn off 103 turbines as national grid lacks transmission capacity

Millions paid out to keep Shetland windfarm idle – even in a gale

Jon Ungoed-Thomas reports that Operator SSE Renewables is paid £10m a year to turn off 103 turbines as national grid lacks transmission capacity
https://bit.ly/4trGq1k

Hope or heartbreak? Arsenal know they must slay the ghost... Mikel Arteta’s team go to the Etihad again with more than the title on the line, and racked by fear of City overhauling them once more

Hope or heartbreak? Arsenal know they must slay the ghosts of failures past, writes Rory Smith

Mikel Arteta’s team go to the Etihad again with more than the title on the line, and racked by fear of City overhauling them once more
https://bit.ly/4sBsUGV

Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by i... The report into the stabbing of three young girls exposes another depressingly familiar raft of systemic failures and lack of official accountability

Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by institutional indifference

Kenan Malik writes: the report into the stabbing of three young girls exposes another depressingly familiar raft of systemic failures and lack of official accountability
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Profiting in plain sight, Farage could earn a fortune by ... The Reform leader is emulating Trump by promoting a crypto firm in which he owns shares, and conflict of interest rules can’t stop him

Profiting in plain sight, Farage could earn a fortune by talking up bitcoin shares, writes Ceri Thomas

The Reform leader is emulating Trump by promoting a crypto firm in which he owns shares, and conflict of interest rules can’t stop him
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Israel's lethal ‘quadruple tap' attack threatens peace ... Ceasefire looks anything but durable as ‘atrocity' in southern town leaves country reeling

Israel’s lethal ‘quadruple tap’ attack threatens peace plan for Lebanon

Ceasefire looks anything but durable as ‘atrocity’ in southern town leaves country reeling, reports Oliver Marsden
https://bit.ly/4cuYOij