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Deep and broad cuts to the UK’s international aid budget undermine the belief that Labour would seek to make the world a better place, Steve Bloomfield writes
Artificial intelligence
Claudemac McCarthy
For years, we’ve worried that AI will replace many junior-level jobs. But Anthropic’s creative chatbot leads Alexi Mostrous to ask: what happens when AI can write award-winning books?
Books
Why I wrote Heated Rivalry
Rachel Reid’s erotic ice hockey romance series has become a global phenomenon. She explains why it has started conversations that are long overdue
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Budget
Tim Leunig
Chancellor’s push for fiscal devolution may face opposition from mayors
Television
Stephen Armstrong
Saturday Night Live UK could send dozens of comedy careers into the stratosphere
Health
Lauren Bravo
The chores that cured my bad back
Recipe
Nigel Slater
A sticky fig pudding to foil the fickleness of spring
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The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming
Further reading
From Rebecca Solnit to Yoko Ono
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
Further listening
Return of the 00s
As the Pussycat Dolls reunite after 17 years, our critic picks the best of 00s bangers
