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Venezuela
Thomas Graham
The new scramble for Venezuela’s oil – with America in charge
Caracas is the scene of a gold rush as US executives and wildcatters scent opportunity after Trump’s removal of the president and seizure of vast oil reserves
Finance
Barney Macintyre
The Enron short-seller warning of AI’s debt trap
Jim Chanos says he is betting against neocloud companies despite Nvidia’s involvement, and questions what will happen if AI growth slows and there isn’t sufficient return
Obituary
Patrick Kidd
Jeffrey Archer: scandal-plagued Tory grandee and bestselling author
The former Conservative deputy chairman conquered the bestseller charts but was jailed for perjuring himself after a dalliance with a prostitute
UK News
Education
Olivia Laughton
Edinburgh lecturers strike as more than 90 arts and humanities courses are dropped
Brexit
Rachel Sylvester
‘Nobody expected this’: Burnham U-turn on road back to Europe sends shockwaves through Whitehall
Football
Rory Smith
Take a stroll through east Manchester – no wonder Burnham is torn
Weight-loss drugs
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Slim now, pay later: online pharmacies promote sales of new diet drugs despite ad ban
Politics and society
Capital
Ben Zaranko
British gilts aren’t the problem. It’s French bonds that are sowing worry
Employment
Carol Black
Battling addiction is hard enough. Don’t deny those in recovery a job
Family
Melanie Reid
My son’s wedding was completely different from mine. Thank heavens
The Observer Walk
Rachel Sylvester
Tom Tugendhat: ‘I get letters from Beijing that say we know where you live’
Technology and the economy
Business
Barney Macintyre
The Anthropic IPO
Stocks
Barney Macintyre
London Stock Exchange looks on as Monzo, Boots and the RAC float away
Football
Matthew Bishop
The Mancini contract that could deepen Manchester City’s crisis
Analysis
Paul Swinney
You can’t grow an economy if you can’t see it, but that’s what the government is trying to do
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Culture
Music
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: Susan Tomes’s Women and the Piano
The concert pianist’s companion album to her major study of overlooked female composers leaves us hungry for more
Art
Tara Joshi
The grid: art at the deep end
An exhibition in a Swiss town where swimming pools replaced a lake questions our relationship with water
Architecture
Rowan Moore
The Yard theatre’s second act
Takero Shimazaki’s £6.7m redesign of east London’s scrappy fringe venue retains the original’s edgy, improvisatory spirit
Books
Watch
Lifestyle
Homes
Rowan Moore
Inside an open house in Epping founded on radical kindness
An anarchist punk legend opened his Essex farmhouse to strangers. Nearly 60 years later, the experiment is still alive
Travel
Aimee Farrell
Cubitts founder Tom Broughton at large in St Leonards-on-Sea
The optician founder on his love for the seaside and his new home in the modernist concrete tower, Marine Court
The happiness index
Aimee Farrell
Nicky Haslam on falling for flattering fabrics and the horror of maroon
The veteran interior designer and author shares his secrets to creating a welcoming and stylish home, from outdoor chairs indoors to the allure of mauve curtains
Sport
Football
Rory Smith
City’s ‘lone ranger’ mentality is threat to what made Premier League great
Once the principle of collectivism is gone, where is the incentive for English football’s more traditional powerhouses to keep up appearances?
American football
Paddy von Behr
Jonathan Taylor: the NFL star who rejected Harvard
The Indianapolis Colts running back wanted to be an astrophysicist... until football got in the way
Football
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Slegers battles on as players and board back beleaguered boss
The Arsenal Women head coach has endured a miserable start to the season and must improve to settle anxiety over her future at the club
Food
Recipe
Nigel Slater
Recipe for baked tomatoes, burrata and basil
A simple yet elegant dish of ripe tomatoes baked with creamy burrata and fresh basil, finished with golden, crispy breadcrumbs
Drink
Hannah Crosbie
What happens when a drinks writer gives up booze?
Most 0% spirits taste flat. But these alcohol-free drinks are worth ordering – and are a real gamechanger when it comes to going without alcohol
Recipe
Tomos Parry
Recipes for duck with chicory and grilled aubergine with yoghurt
The grill-king chef shares his approach to seasonal cooking, focusing on balancing contrasting flavours and textures
