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“Trans women, like all women, should have the right and opportunity to access and feel safe in football.” Manchester City goalkeeper Katie Startup speaks out about the decision to ban trans women from the women’s game Full report in The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

just unrelentingly bleak nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The irony is that there is not enough local media for us to get a grip on just how widespread this is: nytimes.com/2025/05/03/tec…

🧵Personal news: you'll be seeing me contributing to New Statesman again, mostly about our conflict. First instalment: I'm taking the Theroux film as a chance to call for an urgent update of how the West sees Israel. Important context—as you prob know... newstatesman.com/international-…

In today's The Observer Sport... 🦊 Paul Hayward on Jamie Vardy's Leicester farewell 🔵JPH on Chelsea's Invincibles and WSL TOTS 🇪🇺Rory Smith on PL's European dominance 🏏Andy Zaltzman on Zak Crawley's England spot 🏉Jessica Hayden on 'pest' Henry Pollock...

My analysis of Labour’s immigration plans in today’s The Observer. They won’t beat Reform but may unintentionally show voters that reducing migration carries an economic and social cost. observer.co.uk/news/the-sense…

This is very good by Adam Crafton on the Glazers in America: nytimes.com/athletic/63427…

Terrific piece on weight loss drugs and modern masculinity from 🗣️ BUY FOUR STARS BY JOEL GOLBY observer.co.uk/style/features…

Ice hockey's Stanley Cup begins this evening with the weight of history – and geopolitics – on the line. My piece for The Observer on sport's strangest losing streak. With thanks to Kelly Hrudey! observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

Aylo has blocked access to its pornography sites, some of the biggest in the world, in France. Next month, the UK could be next. My piece for The Observer: observer.co.uk/news/internati…

Me in The Observer on the spiritually bereft world of disaster chasing observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…

The streak continues... observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

Zohran Mamdani’s primary win in New York should be a warning for Democrats. Me for The Observer observer.co.uk/news/the-sense…

In a long, reflective interview with Tom Baldwin on his first year in office, Keir Starmer says of his "island of strangers" line on immigration: "I deeply regret using it." Adds he hadn't read the speech properly as it came only hours after an arson attack on his family home.

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France says au revoir to public smoking. Me on the myths and realities of the French love affair with tobacco in today's The Observer observer.co.uk/news/the-sense…

Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with The Salt Path: the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. It became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. Chloe Hadjimatheou Read: bit.ly/3GtJXsy

My piece for The Observer on what esports has in common with traditional sports... Saudi Arabia for one thing observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…