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Russia
The woman who took on Putin
Maria Andreyevna tells Åsne Seierstad how her vocal opposition to the mobilisation of Russian men to fight in Ukraine has led to her losing her job and her freedom
Data centres
Battle of Brick Lane
Residents are outraged the government has overruled council objections to approve a new server farm in the heart of London’s Bengali community. It is an early test of the Burnham agenda, Evan Moffitt reports
Football
Time to chill
Chelsea are searching for calm and consistency amid another summer spending splurge. Xabi Alonso will have to contend with a bloated squad, George Simms writes
For today
Data centres
Isabel Coles
The opposition to an east London data centre forms part of a global backlash
Architecture
Rowan Moore
How Iran became the frontline of modern architecture
Body politic
Lily Isaacs
Ariana Grande exposes a double standard in a slimming world
Film
Wendy Ide
The Summer Book review – this Tove Jansson adaptation is a masterclass in restraint
Lifestyle
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What’s on my mind
Yoel Noorali
Yoel Noorali: ‘My wife and I now refer to one another in the third person’
Homes
Aimee Farrell
The Jersey cottage that sparked a homecoming for a London family
An hour with...
Rich Pelley
Nick Blood: ‘I wouldn’t mind watching dinosaurs have a scrap’
Travel
Tabitha Joyce
In the Lappe of luxury: a taste of the high life in Tuscany
Time well spent
Further reading
From Cicero to Susie Dent
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
Further watching
From Possession to Ted Lasso
The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming
Further listening
Pop duets that are more than the sums of their parts
Our critic picks five tracks that have been embellished thanks to other artists
Ideas
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Tech
Marie Le Conte
For women, the internet was freedom. Then the tech bros began undressing us
The Observer walk
Erica Wagner
Sue Black: ‘When I die they’ll boil down the bones and I’ll be a teaching skeleton’
Climate
Will Hutton
As wildfires rage, the right’s denial of the climate crisis has gone up in smoke
Astronomy
Sarah Perry
Earth to Whitehall: the wonder and knowledge of Jodrell Bank is beyond all price
World
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Religion
Hannah Roberts
‘Catholic manosphere’ squares up with Pope after excommunication of bishop ordained by rogue sect
India
Padma Rao Sundarji
Student protesters have dented Narendra Modi’s image of political invincibility
The Hague
Haroon Janjua
Imran Khan might be released from prison on health grounds, say his family
Maga
Isabel Coles
Ukraine finds an influential new friend in Trump ally Laura Loomer
National
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Care
Ben Zaranko
Social care in numbers: Burnham has a gargantuan task ahead of him
Reform
Catherine Neilan
Reform given six-figure donation by firm that received £67m in loans from unnamed sources
Environment
James Tapper
‘One spark could reignite swathes of the country’: wildfire danger remains
Science
Giles Whittell
‘Hasty, ill-considered, devastating’: closing Jodrell Bank is like turning our backs on the cosmos
Business
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Energy
Barney Macintyre
BP sell-off blows a hole in Burnham’s North Sea plans
Tech
Ben Zaranko
China shocks with chip tech breakthrough
Aerospace
Emma Haslett
UK space industry ready for lift-off despite rocket delay
Transport
Barney Macintyre
Robotaxi wars: Does Uber’s split from Waymo leave its driverless dreams in the rearview window?
Sport
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Fifa
Rob Draper
Game over? As he scraps his ‘shabby’ World Cup sell-off deal, Infantino’s job hangs by a thread
Football
Rory Smith
Infantino’s World Cup plot may have been foiled, but football is still not safe
Commonwealth Games
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Commonwealth Games’s treatment of para athletes is refreshing – but more needs to be done
Cycling
Esmé Lewis
Le Tour Femmes aims to hit new heights while fighting old problems
Food
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Recipes
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater’s monkfish with parma ham and rosemary butter
Restaurants
Rebecca Nicholson
Kush, Bristol: ‘The sort of indulgent feast that will make you open a trouser button’
Recipe
Ella Risbridger
Sunshine in a bowl: the key to serving a seasonal supper
Drink
Millie Milliken
(Not) just the tonic – how the much-loved mixer took centre stage
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Tortoise Investigates
Deep Water
In the high-stakes sport of freediving, athletes descend as deep as they can on a single breath. They are used to putting their lives at risk. Through her diving instructor, Lydia Gard discovered a new threat that could tear their community apart: drug use
Sweet Bobby
Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then… Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions. Alexi Mostrous investigates a very modern love story
Lucky Boy
Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom. But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel. Chloe Hadjimatheou asks: who gets to be a perpetrator, and who gets to be a victim?
