The details differ, but really it’s the same story, turning up every few weeks, for around a decade now. The revelation – and it’s always presented with a dramatic flourish – is this: animals are much more like us than we thought. Last week, it was that dogs could remember the names of their old toys – even … Read more
Deaths in the English Channel are expected to rise to “devastating” new highs over the coming months, with charities and experts warning that Labour’s action against smugglers could trigger increasingly dangerous methods to launch boats. A record of 43 people have died attempting to cross the Channel this year, 35 of them at sea, with … Read more
Boris Johnson failed to disclose that he met a uranium lobbyist while prime minister before entering into a new business with a controversial Iranian-Canadian uranium entrepreneur, the Observer can reveal. Johnson’s new company Better Earth Limited also employs Charlotte Owen, a junior aide with just a few years work experience whom he elevated to the … Read more
Bringing Brazilian music to the world and the world to Brazilian music: for decades, this was Sérgio Mendes’s mission and passion. The artist died on Friday at the age of 83, after a 60-year career that produced more than 35 albums. A master of sparkling keys, flaring offbeat strides and enticing dissonances with harmonic elegance, … Read more
The media are alive with crumbling firewalls (Brandmauer) in Germany. State elections in Thuringia have delivered the first win for the extreme right since 1945 in the region where the Nazis first entered regional power in 1929, and on the date Adolf Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. “The East will do it!” The Alternative für … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Pre-match reading (1) Heimir Hallgrímsson is going up in the world. He’s gone from managing Iceland (currently no. 71 in the Fifa men’s rankings) to Jamaica (59) to Ireland (58). England, by the way, are no.4. Just in case you don’t … Read more
Sunday If you really want to see Paris at its best, I suggest getting up before dawn to head to Pont Alexandre III for triathlons that don’t exist. Pollution concerns had forced all races to be postponed for 24 hours. The decision, however, was made at 3.30am and communicated via the media channels of World … Read more
The British poet and educator Raymond Antrobus was born in east London in 1986. He gained an MA in spoken word education from Goldsmiths, University of London and published his first poetry pamphlet in 2012. His 2018 book The Perseverance won both the Ted Hughes award and the Rathbones Folio prize. He has also published … Read more
US and UK spy chiefs ‘working ceaselessly’ for ceasefire deal British and American spy chiefs have said they are together “working ceaselessly” for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, in a rare public statement. MI6 chief Sir Richard Moore and CIA director Bill Burns said the two agencies have “exploited our intelligence channels to … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Some great pictures in this gallery from yesterday (Day 9 of 10). It includes GB’s Alfie Hewett, who returns to Roland Garros this afternoon for the men’s singles final after he captured gold in the doubles alongside Gordon Reid on Friday. … Read more