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Front page Newpoll shows Harris four points ahead of Trump in three key swing states Riots will set back efforts to rebuild Britain’s broken justice system, minister warns ‘People just like rioting’: why swift justice may blur real motivations behind UK rampage UKministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending Macron is hugging France’s heroes as though he dare not let the Olympics go Georgia Bell leads rush of medals as Team GB enjoy super Saturday TopTories fuelled riots with ‘divisive language’ on immigration, say party grandees Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters Labour donor calls for review as Southport rioter is jailed for less time than Just Stop Oil protester ‘You’re reminded you don’t belong, even if you were born in Britain’: after the riots, reflections on racism UKhas once-in-a-generation chance to allow assisted dying, says Labour peer More UK students set to get into first-choice university than in previous years Reform UK tracked private user information without consent Oleg Orlov: the veteran dissident who accepted jail to ‘show there is resistance inside Russia’ Israel strikes on Gaza school site kill at least 80, Palestinian officials say DJsjoin Ravers for Palestine boycott of top Berlin techno club Berghain ‘We’re freed, but it doesn’t end here’: Bangladeshis mix hope with vigilance after PM flees Russia claims to have thwarted Ukraine’s advance in Kursk Slovakia purges heads of national theatre and gallery in ‘arts crackdown’ Wasthe shooting of a nine-year-old girl in Hackney linked to a Europe-wide battle between rival drug gangs? From brats to tradwives: why do we keep putting women into subcultures? Hamas’s leader is dead, Iran vows revenge: can anything stop all-out war in the Middle East? Isthe dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ Inside the Maga mind: Trump’s most dedicated fans explain their fervor Slashed with a knife: the tender sculpture that hides a shocking but common crime against women Extremism in all its forms has been ignored for too long by British politicians There’s big money in IVF – but not for the women who hand over their eggs Despite appearances, Britons are more tolerant than ever There can be no excuses. The UK riots were violent racism fomented by populism Chris Riddell on Elon Musk as a Bond villain – cartoon Newwars, old wars, famine, panic everywhere. So much for a quiet August Hurling could be a global phenomenon if it weren’t such an unexportable sport Apowerful man given free rein and indulged, Huw Edwards is proof the BBC hasn’t changed Ignore the Livids of Tunbridge Wells and build homes, but build them well Housebuilding is a route to bigger, better homes for all, not just the rich Weknow Trump is weird – it’s time for the Democrats to get creative with the insults Editorials & Letters TheObserver view on the UK riots: political neglect lies behind our fractured communities Doctors should push back against the BMA’s opposition to Cass review Forthe record Inflation may be low again now, but we are still being overcharged Themystery of the ‘vanishing’ diamond dealer: fury in the City after multimillion collapse of Vashi TimMartin of Wetherspoon’s: ‘For a while I was hated based on false information’ What can I do about my mortgage now the base rate has been cut? Steph Curry shows otherworldly skills as USA beat France for basketball gold ‘Gutted but proud’ Caden Cunningham kicks his way to taekwondo silver Hamish Kerr wins dramatic high jump gold after sudden death round Georgia Bell completes epic journey from parkruns to 1500m Olympic bronze Team GB win relay bronze but powerless to stop USA and Benjamin Fans marvel at Wrexham’s rise as League One campaign begins in style ‘I felt like a crash-test dummy’: GB frustrated in Madison as Portugal win gold Britain win first ever artistic swimming medal with silver in women’s duet JoeChoong left with long list of grievances after modern pentathlon struggle Robbie Savage shines with big heart amid the barbs in Macclesfield dugout Sunderland’s anti-riot stance shows how football clubs and cities are proudly united Reviews Beabadoobee: This Is How Tomorrow Moves review – a nostalgic gen Z gem TheArt of Power by Nancy Pelosi review – politics with principles Atoast to the remarkable new ‘Piwi’ grape varieties Bokman, Bristol: ‘Laser-like focus’ – restaurant review Alicia Vikander: ‘If you’re depicting an abusive relationship, you can’t shy away’ Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before Thebig picture: sun worship in Sicily with Pia Riverola Sarah Manguso: ‘I seem to have hit on a cultural sore spot’ What opposition to delivery drones shows about big tech’s disrespect for democracy Onmy radar: Ade Adepitan’s cultural highights Hello, goodbye: the rise and decline of the celebrity video-greeting app Cameo Oneto watch: Dua Saleh Send us your questions for Neneh Cherry Nathan Thrall: ‘The scale and brutality of the Israeli response in Gaza hasn’t surprised me, no’ ‘She did not suffer a fool or hypocrite and loved a good laugh’: novelist Edna O’Brien Thefrogs may be gone, but life goes on: how I regained my faith in gardening for wildlife Republicans beware: weaponising pets is a political minefield Darcus Howe’s son Darcus Beese and his activist mother, Barbara: ‘He was imbued with the spirit of the struggle’ ‘I see the world for what it is’: actor Naomi Ackie’s rage-fuelled rising star Mysister buys posh food, but most of it ends up in the bin Remedies for uneven skin tone: 10 of the best Community, chores and colour – the best of summer on an allotment Alec Rose, the greengrocer who circumnavigated the globe in 1968 Sunday with Fatima Whitbread: ‘The co*ckroach crawling up my nose was an iconic moment on I’m a Celeb’ Brick floors and white tiles revive an East London house Naomi Klein: ‘So many of my ideas get lost’ Nigel Slater’s recipe for blackberry almond croissants Questions of life and death: life on the streets and how a pub quiz saved me ‘Ear-marvellous’: how to enjoy the music and sounds of the world that surrounds us ‘We need to be seen’: Nadia Nadarajah on portraying Shakespeare’s greatest heroines – as a deaf actor Nigel Slater’s recipes for plum and apricot chutney, and plums with ginger crumbs and ice-cream Smashing the girlboss myths: how women are doing ambition on their own terms The20 best easy summer salad recipes Refreshing, thirst-quenching, distinctive: 20 best wines for the summer Nigel Slater’s recipes for salads to share Welcome to July’s Observer Food Monthly Mysearch for the perfect veg – from my greenhouse to the Cotswolds and even into orbit Baked bass, saffron rice, cherry fool – Nathan Outlaw’s Cornish summer recipes Angela Hartnett’s secret ingredient – peperoncino Asma Khan: ‘Food is deeply political. Who eats and who doesn’t? Who owns the land?’ Summer picnic taste test: ice-creams, gelato, cones and sorbets Summer picnic taste test: rosés, cremants and pet nats Summer picnic taste test: quiche, olives, sausage rolls and more This changeable weather is playing havoc with my appetite, so I’m eating summer-winter food Comedian Fern Brady: ‘I went to get hypnotised out of eating bread’ Iknow how to improve the Olympics. First up, the burger-stacking contest Most viewed Most viewed in UK news Most viewed Across the guardian