Talks aimed at ending a strike by waste collectors in Birmingham have ended without a breakthrough. Members of the Unite union in the city launched an all-out strike on 11 March in a long-running dispute over pay, leading to rubbish piling up and bins remaining unemptied for weeks. Residents have complained that rats are rummaging…
That amazingly prolific film-maker François Ozon returns with an intriguing, if tonally uncertain, mystery drama about a suspected murder. In it, the implied Chabrol-esque horror is made to coexist with an odd mood of gentleness and even sentimentality as we witness the loneliness of an ageing woman with secrets and regrets in the autumn of…
Good morning. The markets might have been closed over the weekend, but the break has offered little respite for those who might have hoped for some sign that Donald Trump would consider a change to his tariffs policy. With White House officials and the president himself insisting that their plan was the right one despite…
1.Kenzie, 9, asks: who invented the paperclip? Reveal 2.Maisie, 4, asks: what’s the smallest animal in the world? Reveal 3.Katie, 7, asks: what is the smallest primate in the world? Reveal 4.Lottie, 11, asks: how many eyelashes does the average 9-year-old child have? Reveal 5.Cas, 8, asks: why do sheep have funny-shaped pupils? Reveal Molly…
It’s obvious that Apple products are some of the most sought-after in the tech world — that means sales are fewer and farther between than other gadgets, and they’re often the first things to sell out when discounts do arrive. But it would be a mistake to assume you’re doomed to always pay full price…
Big food brands dramatically increased their spending on advertising last year, months before new junk food regulations aiming to curb Britain’s obesity crisis are due to come into force, the Observer can reveal. Food companies spent an extra £420m in 2024, an increase of 26% year on year that coincided with a bumper 12 months…