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Care for children with mental health problems is woeful, say GPs

Vulnerable young people facing wait of up to a year for specialist help, survey of doctors finds

Care for children with mental health problems is woeful, say GPs
Every household told: sign up now to vote in ‘historic’ EU poll

Massive turnout campaign launched as David Cameron says Britain has 40 days to stave off economic disaster

Every household told: sign up now to vote in ‘historic’ EU poll

Packed beaches and gridlock loom large as tourists swap terrorism hotspots for Spain

Record numbers of cruise ships, airport capacity pushed to the limit and on the roads. But the Balearics find welcome cash also brings headaches

Packed beaches and gridlock loom large as tourists swap terrorism hotspots for Spain
The BFG review – Steven Spielberg’s take on Roald Dahl tale is sweet-natured giant of a film

Oscar winner Mark Rylance breathes life into the lovable, dream-catching outcast who finds friendship with a kindred spirit – 10-year-old orphan Sophie

The BFG review – Steven Spielberg’s take on Roald Dahl tale is sweet-natured giant of a film
First Tolstoy, now Dickens: US TV mogul plans epic version of Tale of Two Cities

Harvey Weinstein, the producer behind War and Peace, talks about his plan for a BBC version of the Victorian classic

First Tolstoy, now Dickens: US TV mogul plans epic version of Tale of Two Cities
Depression of Alastair Campbell and Amy Winehouse captured for exhibition

Show focusing on mental ill health is result of artist Toby Brown’s own experience of clinical depression

Depression of Alastair Campbell and Amy Winehouse captured for exhibition

Back off, parents. Let teachers get on with their job

What makes some parents think the education system must be organised according to their needs?

Back off, parents. Let teachers get on with their job
Loretta Lynch: America’s new champion of equal rights

The first African American woman to be US attorney general began by clearing out Fifa. Now she’s intent on supporting her country’s transgender community

Loretta Lynch: America’s new champion of equal rights
We’re living in an age full of possibilities. So why do so many of us feel like losers?

In a landmark new book Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna argue that the dizzying pace of change in every aspect of life, from health to education to technology, can provide for a golden age, as long as the gains are evenly spread

We’re living in an age full of possibilities. So why do so many of us feel like losers?
The Observer view on food production

15 years on, our love affair with food is deepening...so are our problems

The Observer view on food production

Global crises overwhelming aid system, says migration chief

Istanbul summit to tackle growing demands on aid agencies struggling to cope with competing emergencies

Global crises overwhelming aid system, says migration chief
Former UN climate change chief to face trial for sexual harassment of an employee

Two more women file claims against Rajendra Pachauri after 29-year-old colleague from Energy and Resources Institute speaks out

Former UN climate change chief to face trial for sexual harassment of an employee

Women say Donald Trump is creepy … Hillary Clinton has a ‘man problem’. How gender gap could be decisive

At the school gates and on the nightly news, gender is the hot button issue

Women say Donald Trump is creepy … Hillary Clinton has a ‘man problem’. How gender gap could be decisive
Now loving couples can rely on help to cross a troubled cultural divide

With one in 10 people in Britain in a cross-cultural relationship, conflict in the home is forcing couples to seek counselling

Now loving couples can rely on help to cross a troubled cultural divide
Down to the last three: can science save northern white rhino from extinction?

International project will use IVF and stem-cell technology in an attempt to resurrect the species

Down to the last three: can science save northern white rhino from extinction?
There’ll always be an England … and Labour must learn to love it

The party has alienated its traditional white working class voters. A new book of essays from all wings of the party shows that it needs a dose of radical patriotism

There’ll always be an England … and Labour must learn to love it

This bank account switching report is a real hassle

Regulators are, appropriately enough, dragging their heels on recommending ways of making it easier to change banks

This bank account switching report is a real hassle
The Tesco brand was badly dented, but it will recover, says boss

A Serious Fraud Office probe hangs over him but Dave Lewis says his mind is on his plans to make shoppers, and shareholders, fall back in love with the grocer

The Tesco brand was badly dented, but it will recover, says boss
Asda adds Yorkshire grit to low prices, but renewal won’t be a piece of cake

TV adverts featuring chef James Martin are part of Asda’s ‘project renewal’ to reverse sales decline

Asda adds Yorkshire grit to low prices, but renewal won’t be a piece of cake
A new crisis in Greece would give the Leave campaign its own Project Fear

There are very good reasons to be wary of leaving the EU. But what if we stay and the union breaks up?

A new crisis in Greece would give the Leave campaign its own Project Fear

No Smiling here as bank turns a deposit into a nightmare

Smile and NS&I are passing the problem between them and I am faced with a £150,000 overdraft

No Smiling here as bank turns a deposit into a nightmare
What’s the point of travel insurance if Virgin won’t pay up?

The company seems to be putting up endless obstacles in an attempt to avoid honouring my claim

What’s the point of travel insurance if Virgin won’t pay up?
Smart cars: how technology is putting the brakes on insurance premiums

From parking with the press of a button to crash-avoidance systems, driving is becoming safer, and cheaper

Smart cars: how technology is putting the brakes on insurance premiums
One in four travellers don’t bother taking out insurance, research shows

People less likely to pay for cover when holidaying in Europe

One in four travellers don’t bother taking out insurance, research shows