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Loon Star State: In Ken Paxton’s Bathroom

Ken Paxton's unique relationship with the law, in the latest political cartoon from Texas Observer's Ben Sargent.

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Libya floods: 'Every time they pick up debris, they uncover more bodies'

As the number of flood victims continues to climb in Libya, survivors from devastated towns in the northeast are still waiting to be rescued. Access to phone and internet networks has been cut off by the immense damage caused by the storm. Our Observer, a resident of Derna, the town…

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‘It Will Take the Breath Out of You’: Prisoners Describe Extreme Nighttime Heat in Texas Units

TDCJ will allocate $85 million to provide air conditioning to more units. In the meantime, is heat killing people in Texas prisons?

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The great meter mix-up: are you paying for your neighbour’s gas?

Database errors mean customers have been getting huge demands from firms that don’t even supply them

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How misusing words can even change their dictionary definitions

Coruscating was originally a sparkling synonym, but now we understand that it’s something more scathing

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From me to your inbox: 33 of the best Substack newsletters

The fast-growing US writing platform has come of age. But how do you find the good stuff? We pick some of the best by theme

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How austerity (and ideology) broke Britain

This endless week of crumbling schools, poor public services and collapsing council finances has been 13 years in the making – and even loyal Tories now know the game is up

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Breaking Through Depression; The Balanced Brain – reviews

Last year, research cast doubt on the dominant ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression. Now two persuasive books by scientists Philip Gold and Camilla Nord offer very different causes of the illness – though both are optimistic about our future treatment of the ‘cancer of the self’

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UK government did not carry out detailed surveys before it bought free schools sites

Freedom of information requests show such was haste to open new schools unsuitable buildings were purchased without checks for asbestos or concrete

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The love and use of horses, 1968

Riding is added to the school curriculum, girls get the ‘pony habit’ and horse-powered vehicles – and food

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UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction

Industry figures and the TUC warn of missed carbon reduction targets and lost jobs unless government boosts green investment

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New NatWest boss worked for oil firm under investigation in ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’

Exclusive: Rick Haythornthwaite was paid £200,000 a year by Saudi company, PetroSaudi, involved in 1MDB scandal

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Olga Ravn: ‘Learning how to love a child isn’t something that happens in a second’

The Danish author on her new hybrid novel about maternal ambivalence, her debt to Doris Lessing, and attempting to read Freud aged 10

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Living doll’s house: a remarkable renovation in Amsterdam

This Dutch apartment started life as a storage space, but a touch of toy design transformed it into a live/work eyrie

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Global push for commitment to phase out fossil fuels gathers pace ahead of Cop28

UN hopes to galvanise summit talks by persuading world leaders to commit to stop burning coal, oil and gas, despite industry lobbying

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‘The situation is tipping into the unknown’: Clashes between Kurdish forces and Arab tribes in Syria

Violent fighting between Kurdish forces backed by the United States and local Arab fighters has gripped the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor since August 27. A total of 71 people died in just one week of the fighting, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on September 4. Our Observer…

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You’ve bought a new house. But what if it gets wrecked before you move in?

Buyers are responsible for their new property as soon as contracts are exchanged, as one couple learned the hard way

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Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup

The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA

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Sent home: how Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour

Anthony Mbare found his tied visa put him at mercy of his bosses. He is one of thousands who have come to plug shortages in adult social care

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‘We can’t take any of this for granted’: Gaza’s fight to keep its treasures safe at home

Local archaeologists dedicate their lives to protect priceless artefacts from smugglers, Hamas and Israeli attacks in a land at history’s crossroads

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The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life by Theresa May review – blind to her own failings

The ex-PM casts herself as nobly championing victims of the powerful, but fails to properly confront her culpability in the shameful Windrush scandal

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UK rents rise faster in deprived areas – and drag more people into poverty

Cost doubles in some poor urban districts, driven in part by mortgage rate rise, UK-wide study shows

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‘An absolute mess’: learner drivers forced to buy tests on black market as companies block-book slots

As brokers exploit the hunt for tests with an automated ‘bot’ system, many are paying extortionate fees to ditch their L-plates

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Tory ministers were ‘dangerously complacent’ on school safety, says whistleblower

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money

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The Observer view on school closures: the warnings were there for years. Why did no one act?

For too long ministers were content to ignore the evidence

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