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No 10
Streeting takes the plunge
The health secretary has resigned without triggering a leadership contest, Xavier Greenwood reports. It may only be a matter of time before he does – but the road to No 10 is strewn with peril
Cannes Film Festival
Sun, sea, and slashers
Gillian Anderson lights up the Croisette for her role in the headline-making queer horror Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Vanessa Thorpe writes from the French Riviera
Identity
What’s in a name?
Most of us don’t question the name we were given, but for many people, choosing a new one is a chance to rediscover themselves, Benoit Denizet-Lewis writes
For today
Health
Lily Isaacs
The hantavirus outbreak is a stress test of health systems after the pandemic
Social media
John Naughton
We used to be social media broadcasters but now we’re mobile couch potatoes
Reform
Catherine Neilan
Nigel Farage facing threat of double investigation into billionaire backer’s £5m gift
Recipe
Nigel Slater
Banana and maple syrup tarts
Books
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Nature
Kathleen Jamie
The fight to save our wild places
Biography
Erica Wagner
The women who brought the Nazis to justice
Interview
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: ‘I’m nostalgic for life on the oil rig’
Fiction
Olivia Ovenden
Prestige Drama is a bitterly funny take on TV’s obsession with the Troubles
Time well spent
Further listening
A soundtrack for Cannes
As the 79th annual Cannes film festival opens, our critic selects the best tracks to prepare for the movie extravaganza ahead
Further watching
From Believe Me to Marty, Life Is Short
The best new shows airing and streaming
Further reading
A savagely funny debut
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
