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[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Labour’s welfare rebellion is a pyrrhic victory for Keir Starmer

The question is not whether the passing of Starmer’s new welfare bill has caused damage to the government, but how much?

https://t.co/xOekiJgJci

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Melanie Reid: The government needs to stop treating disabled people as a political football

Those of us who depend on it know the welfare system is always at risk from cynicism and a fickle electorate.

@M_elanieReid

https://t.co/D0Ek1fr4zP

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

David Aaronovitch: This Bob Vylan furore is a distraction from finding an end to the bloodshed

The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft.

@DAaronovitch

https://t.co/oFr3G6e7Fy

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

The chancellor has made plenty of pledges. Now she needs to balance the books

The spending review has the potential to renew the government – but it won’t be easy for Rachel Reeves to stay within her fiscal rules.

https://t.co/7pXgRovqRX

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Rachel Reeves says she's ending austerity. People may not notice.

Labour’s promise to change Britain will be very hard to meet.

https://t.co/QStWUVdar4

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

I am 23. I miss Club Penguin and the safe, old days of the noughties internet.

The Wild West of today’s gaming and social media landscape makes me nostalgic for the halcyon days.

https://t.co/FOprUEufPF

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Air India crash: the questions over Boeing’s safety record have been mounting for years

A string of fatal crashes and longstanding concerns about Boeing’s corporate culture fuel rampant online speculation about what happened to the Dreamliner.

https://t.co/E7ToSUiM7d

[Broadcast Tech @Broadcast_Tech]

'@SkyNews has unveiled five-part #podcast series The Wargame, produced by @tortoise, that simulates how a Russian attack on the UK would play out. OB services were provided by @spiritlandprod #wargame

https://t.co/AXI6f58tll

[David Rhodes @davidgrayrhodes]

🎧 The Wargame podcast has launched - revealing how national security decisions are made behind closed doors.

Launched yesterday, and already number one on the Apple UK podcast charts.

🎙️ Listen to Ep 1: False Flag, of our brand new @SkyNews & @tortoise podcast: https://t.co/qWUYHmqXDk

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Could a powerful chancellor rewire the Treasury brain?

Labour’s vision for growth has yet to break free of the rigid thinking that frustrated Harold Wilson and others.

https://t.co/biFspk1mYl

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

NHS England pauses AI project fed health data of 57m patients

https://t.co/O8VFxZslBE

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Dads deserve a better paternity deal – so does the economy

New fathers who want to bond with their babies are treated in a derisory way in the UK – and that harms us all.

https://t.co/0iPAFetgPK

[James Shield @jshield]

The Wargame from @SkyNews and @tortoise is out today. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we made it happen.

https://t.co/f7alaHmfaK

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

If you haven't already heard it - there is an important update in the @tortoise LUCKY BOY podcast story - you can listen here: https://t.co/4JX4yEy5Ou. .Now @ObserverUK

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Israel plans to conquer Gaza.

Little by little, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already taking over the Strip.

Read more: https://t.co/vSAapfD6lE

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

🦛🐝🦎🦫 Episode 28 of the Animal Sensemaker is out now.

One animal, each week, to make sense of the world.

This week, we're meeting an animal with impressive building skills, who knows a thing or two about riverside living - the beaver.

Listen: https://t.co/PqGxmlQj8j

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

In pictures: Trump’s first 100 days

https://t.co/CPwl12us5O

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

"I think we've got to get it right. We are the world's most trusted news provider."

Deborah Turness, CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs speaking at the #SirHarrySummit.

Watch the livestream now: https://t.co/lhPRpRWPRj

@sirharrysummit

[Tortoise @tortoise]

The annual Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit will begin shortly.

Streaming below 👇

#SirHarrySummit @sirharrysummit

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

We're so excited to be hosting the official livestream for this year's annual #SirHarrySummit.

The summit brings together the world’s most dogged and diverse truth-seekers, both seasoned and innovative.

Streaming here from 9:15am: https://t.co/lhPRpRWPRj

with @sirharrysummit.

[Tortoise @tortoise]

Applications for The Observer Journalism School are now open.

See below or head to https://t.co/DLXWuANneE for details.

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

The Observer Journalism School is now open for applications.

This is a FREE week-long intensive training experience where students will take part in discussions, presentations and assignments led by our editors and journalists.

Apply today: https://t.co/Ut5v4Or8EQ