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Meningitis
Jab fever
Fears are growing that the meningitis B outbreak has spread, as cases are suspected at a London film school and four schools in Kent. So far demand for the vaccine far exceeds supply, James Tapper reports
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?
Theatre
Aidan Turner is calling the shots
The Irish actor played a hairy-chested heartthrob in Poldark and Rivals. He tells Tim Lewis that he’s now working his charm into roles far more devious
Ideas
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Budget
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea
No 10
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer is getting a powerful new enemy. It could be the making of him
Iran
Etgar Keret
Trapped in our bomb shelters, we Israelis shouldn’t let the war define us
A good sport
Marie Le Conte
Boxing is like a mating dance between two birds
Time well spent
Further watching
From The Other Bennet Sister to Inside the Rage Machine
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
