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Melanie in Berkshire was swamped by her debts until she got in touch with the Guardian and Observer appeal charity, which also stepped in to help Robert in Anglesey with a boiler that was damaging his health

Iran carried out its second execution linked to the anti-government protests challenging the country’s theocracy on December 12. Our Observer, Hadi Ghaemi, who works as the Executive Director of the ‘Centre for Human Rights in Iran’, told us this “killing spree” to crush protests is likely to shift into “high…

Campaigners want privately owned and often unused parks and shared gardens in London and elsewhere to be accessible

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking

Do you really need a starter? What’s the best bird? And when to do the prep? Observer Food Monthly’s expert guide to keeping your kitchen happy

I Camisa has been battered by the pandemic and rising costs and is threatened with doom after almost a century of trading

The delegate for the controversial ‘godman’ Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019, was invited to the Diwali party by two senior Conservatives

There’s nothing new about this wonderful Greek restaurant in west London, writes Jay Rayner, but that’s exactly the point