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Inside Nicaragua’s assassination network

Nicaraguan exiles fear the long hand of Ortega after dissidents of the dictator’s brutal regime were killed in Costa Rica

‘Elon Musk won’t stop. It’s time the British government got off X’

The platform has become a swamp of disinformation. Politicians should lead the way out of it

Why a fall in productivity could be the straw that breaks the economy’s back

The beleaguered chancellor will have a fresh headache now that the OBR forecast has piled £17.5bn atop a ballooning deficit

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Estimated costs have more than trebled due to the use of expensive accommodation and private providers

Susie Wolff: ‘Thank goodness I had such thick skin’

Motorsport trailblazer tells The Observer her plans to create opportunities for women in racing

Lily Allen shows that for young women, power lies in the tell-all

In women’s hands, the confessional has become a form of self-possession

Klarna member benefits give credit cards a run for their money

The online shopping network has launched a membership plan with enticements such as fertility tracking

For an antidote to ‘broken Britain’, try the corner shop

Small stores have become condensed high streets, single-stops for diverse shoppers and beloved by gen Zs

JP Morgan’s monument to the end of remote working

The bank’s New York HQ builds on a long history of benevolent tycoons providing their employees everything they need to stay put

The Premier League’s big data clubs threaten the big money

Cleverness, ingenuity and innovation have narrowed the gap between the empires and the dreamers

Why I back the baccalaureate

The government’s plan to scrap funding for the IB in English state schools will reinforce a two-tier system

One in three haunted by those bumps in the night

Social media has rejuvenated British folklore traditions and buoyed belief in the supernatural

Javier Milei has Trump to thank for his surprise election victory

Voters judged the threat of the US withdrawing support to be too great

What I learned from the Margaret Thatcher estate sale

An auction of the Iron Lady’s personal effects gives us insight into her private life – but also, perhaps, ourselves

Dan Ballard: The rock of Sunderland

The defender discusses his slow rise to the Premier League and the Black Cats’ solid start to the season

Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing

The industry is regarded as cultural phenomenon and national treasure – and politicians are determined to preserve it

My week as an alpha male wolf

Each week Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Britain can’t afford to delay its green energy transition

Stalling our transformation of the grid will only harm the environment, raise costs, and risk jobs