With brutal wars raging in Gaza, Sudan & Ukraine, the world’s war crimes court is needed more than ever — but it’s facing an existential crisis. Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct. 🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social bit.ly/43LIAgs

Should we be medicating social problems? Joining us TONIGHT in conversation to mark the release of his latest book Diet, Drugs & Dopamine, Dr David Kessler. It's not too late to book your place to join us live in the newsroom or online: bit.ly/4kdwm7j

It's time for Starmer to get smart on crime. Enough of this penal populism – the PM needs to reform sentencing guidelines. Read more: bit.ly/43uXl7r

Of course, I wrote about the Cuauhtémoc and the Brooklyn Bridge — on a nation of immigrants and the resilience of steel and stone. Delighted to be in @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

My debut piece for the Observer is up on their website. It's on the global crisis of the centre-right and why its lost its way. (Free to read) observer.co.uk/news/politic...

The party’s over: the Tory slump is part of a global conservative comedown Across the G20, centre-right parties have misunderstood the roots of the populist revolt against them. ✒️ @samfr.bsky.social Read more: bit.ly/4dvYxMb

The shrinking of Gaza. The Israeli army is preparing for its most intense offensive yet to squeeze Gaza’s entire population into a rapidly shrinking space; possibly forcing Gazans out of the strip altogether. Read more: bit.ly/43ilkXd Graphics @chefboibex.bsky.social & @ktriley.bsky.social

"Ultimately we want our journalism to be able to shift the dial in order to drive further outcomes." Rozina Breen, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism speaking at the #SirHarrySummit. Watch live now: bit.ly/3EVNWNM

"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: bit.ly/3EVNWNM @sirharrysummit

The annual Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit will begin shortly. Streaming below 👇 #SirHarrySummit @sirharrysummit.bsky.social

This week, govt is launching a state-of-the-art tool that will give thousands of officials access to data that will make it easier and quicker to take life-saving decisions @theobserveruk.bsky.social was granted rare access to the Situation Centre to learn more... observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The new Observer has gone to press. Buy your copy, available across the country, tomorrow morning. observer.co.uk/print

📢 As of this morning, I have taken on my new role as Whitehall Editor of the Observer, with @rachelsylvester.bsky.social as Political Editor 📰 If you have a tip or a story please get in touch - for now you can use my @tortoisemedia.bsky.social email catherine [dot] neilan [@] tortoisemedia.com

We're looking for an Editorial Administrator to join us at the Observer. You will be acting as a facilitator across the Observer Magazine, Fashion, Food Monthly and the Opinion desk. Head to our careers page for more details on how to apply: torto.se/42AtREm

"Tensions across the Taiwan Strait are escalating. "It’s true we have been here before. But with Donald Trump in the White House, it’s different." Read more in today's Sensemaker: torto.se/4ifrQmT

“What if... we protected communities before disaster struck?” Counter Crisis Series 2 launches today, from the Centre for Disaster Protection. Discover how we can overhaul the crisis finance system to better protect vulnerable communities. Listen: linktr.ee/disasterprot...

While talks fail once more to reach a breakthrough in Cairo, the Israeli army is facing a new challenge to its plans to continue fighting. Reports suggest more than 100,000 Israelis have stopped showing up for reserve duty. Read more: torto.se/4imXsHr

For this week’s @tortoisemedia.bsky.social Slow Newscast, I’ve told the two-decade story of Manchester United’s decline. Listen if you enjoy football, business shenanigans or schadenfreude.

Manchester United is a club used to success. But it is languishing in the league and saddled with debt. This week's Slow Newscast tells the story of how one of the world's most successful football clubs fell apart. 🗣️ @xaviergreenwood.bsky.social Listen now: lnk.to/HyBIHwBS

Join us for this month's News Meeting Live on 29 April 🗞️🎙️ We'll be joined by special guest Dr Charlotte Proudman – an award-winning barrister at Goldsmith Chambers. Have your say, and share the stories you think our editors should be talking about too. Book: torto.se/4joVqHy

This weekend the Met Office declared the south of England experienced what it called a ‘pollen bomb.’ Why is hay fever season starting earlier, lasting longer and the symptoms are becoming more intense? Listen to the Sensemaker: lnk.to/BDSLPHBS

Introducing Hot Air, a publicly-available interactive database and visualisation tool highlighting the volume of online misinformation surrounding climate change. Developed in partnership with C3DS University of Exeter and supported by Octopus Energy. 👇 torto.se/4j0NNY4

Nike stock fell to a seven-year low last week after Donald Trump raised extensive tariffs on Vietnam, where over 50 per cent of its shoes are manufactured. Read more: torto.se/3RbskzF

A very serious matter has just come to my attention I was not given a right of reply to claims by @rebeccahbm.bsky.social on the most recent episode of The News Meeting. My response below: 1) 'Mary Bot-tins' was an inspired headline for a pitch about AI childcare 2) Orchard pudding is NOT A THING

I'm back in the hot seat on today's episode of The News Meeting. We talk about an intriguing all-caps post from Trump, ask whether we’re too old to 'get' AI chatbots and look at why some American lawyers are running for cover. open.spotify.com/episode/5C2R...

"In the mess only this is certain: the rise and fall of global stock markets has never been so dependent on the all-caps pronouncements of one man." Read more in today's Sensemaker: torto.se/3FZxFHJ

🐢🐉🐼🐸 Episode 24 of the Animal Sensemaker is out now. One animal, each week, to make sense of the world. This week, we're meeting a tiny, colourful amphibian who takes their name from a comedy character in traditional pantomime – the Harlequin Toad... Listen: lnk.to/AnimalSMep24BS

Billionaire accused of using a 'strawman' to donate to German far-right party AfD is linked to company using loophole to make UK donations My last (gulp!) in this series of joint investigations with @tortoisemedia.bsky.social and BBC R4's The Naked Week 👇 www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/04/11/m...

What an all-round victory for middle England, the government and the UK's theme park enthusiasts. My piece for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on Universal's plan to open a park near Kempston. www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/04/10/a...

Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause in additional tariffs for all countries except China. He said he made the decision because more than 75 countries called to “kiss his ass”. Read more: torto.se/3G2hvNY

We've identified almost 300 influencers who are spreading misleading content about climate change online. One of their false claims is that global warming is caused by an underwater volcano that erupted off the coast of Tonga. Listen to the Sensemaker: lnk.to/zx49ruBS

Last week, Viktor Orbán announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. The pair discussed the court in a three-way phone call with Donald Trump. Then on Monday, Netanyahu was welcomed at the White House. Read more: torto.se/3G0voMp

🚨NEW 🐢 DATA PROJECT🚨 @chefboibex.bsky.social, @seitarowhite.bsky.social and co spent months building a database of climate scepticism and misinformation, as well as an interactive tool that shows you how that information spreads online. And you can (finally!) find all of it here: torto.se/4j0NNY4

Introducing Hot Air – a searchable database of social media posts from almost 300 online actors posting about climate change, in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation. Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4 🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social

In light of today's "study" showing that London is now poorer than Bedford, it's worth highlighting this by my colleague @barneymac.bsky.social the last time New World Wealth released a "study" www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/02/06/r...

This is a story about growth, net-zero and the kind of country we want the UK to be. And it is the story of an ordinary man who the Prime Minister believes is costing the country its future. www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/the-s...

This is a truly incredible piece of work, carried out over many months, by @chefboibex.bsky.social @seitarowhite.bsky.social and others in the @tortoisemedia.bsky.social team - dig in to see the scale of m/disinformation circulating about climate change

Earlier this year the Prime Minister wrote about a group of people he called zealots. And he identified one man in particular who was costing the country its future. This week's Slow Newscast tells the story of that man. Listen now: lnk.to/EHTD3EBS

@chefboibex.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and others have been working on an incredible new tool to track climate misinformation online. Check it out here @tortoisemedia.bsky.social

Introducing Hot Air, a publicly-available interactive database and visualisation tool highlighting the volume of online misinformation surrounding climate change. Developed in partnership with C3DS University of Exeter and supported by Octopus Energy. 👇 torto.se/4j0NNY4

The deadline to apply for Deputy News Editor or Deputy Books Editor at the Observer has been extended to this Friday (11 April). For more information, head to tortoisemedia.com/careers.

Stock traders’ screens have shown a sea of red for much of the past week. But a heatmap of the S&P 500 reveals some rare exceptions. Read more: torto.se/4iUDhlf

UN agencies are warning that recent cuts to international aid could threaten decades of progress in reducing global maternal mortality rates. ✍️ @phoebeivy.bsky.social Read more: torto.se/43KGoYf

The United Nations has accused Israel of killing 15 rescue workers in Gaza. How has a video uncovered this weekend discredited the Israeli military’s version of events? Listen to the latest Sensemaker podcast: lnk.to/msBrAWBS

TOMORROW, join us for a ThinkIn with Ash Sarkar, political commentator and author of Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War as she lays bare the stark realities of inequality, insecurity, and information overload that define our times. Book here: torto.se/3XNWXPo

Proposals to create a European Rearmament Bank are gathering momentum, with Treasury officials reportedly taking centre stage at a recent gathering of “select” allies. ✍️ @catneilan.bsky.social torto.se/4ct3uFg

London’s first new road across the Thames in more than 60 years will open to motorists today. The Silvertown tunnel (between Greenwich and Silvertown) aims to fix a problem centuries in the making: poor cross-river connectivity in east London. ✍️ @bradleygray.bsky.social Read: torto.se/3XPLXRs

A new river crossing opens in London today. It has cost more than a £1 billion, is mainly for cars, and you have to pay for the pleasure to use it. You'll have to pay to use its tunnel neighbour too. Read my Sensemaker for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social. www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/04/07/s...

AI-generated movie trailers are tricking fans into thinking they’re the real deal. How are some studios balancing the free publicity with debates over content created by artificial intelligence? Listen to the Sensemaker: lnk.to/YwwoF9BS

Piece by piece, Israel is taking over Gaza. Israel this week announced plans to “capture large areas” of Gaza to add to it's “security zones” – in a move he said was designed to pressure Hamas into releasing remaining Israeli hostages. Read more: torto.se/4jlXK2g