the observer
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Jeremy Corbyn seeks urgent meeting with PMLabour leader calls for ‘emergency top-up’ funds to protect elderly people over winter as services struggle to cope
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‘Shocking’ rise in number of homeless children in B&Bs at ChristmasShelter says government figures of 124,000 children in temporary accommodation in England show that benefit cuts have made private rents unaffordable -
Deal must be blocked, say senior opposition figuresJames Murdoch’s role in media empire means takeover should be halted, say Ed Miliband and Vince Cable -
Muslim cleric banned in Pakistan is preaching in UK mosquesIt is feared that Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri, who praised the murder of a politician, will incite hatred between Muslims
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How to bump Holocaust deniers off the top spot? PayGoogle ‘is unhappy’ with Holocaust denial beating the truth in its search results – but it probably makes more money that way
features
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Elegy for a doomed city whose history spans centuriesHassan Hassan recalls a visit before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war and reflects on the destruction of the city
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Mass atrocities feared as ethnic violence is stoked by hungerAmid catastrophic levels of malnutrition in South Sudan, the UN has warned of the danger of ethnic cleansing involving massacres and gang rape
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Russians agonise over how to mark 1917 revolutionsThe February uprising sparked a brief period of democratic rule before the Bolsheviks seized power – and the legacy of 1917 still divides the country
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Why LA’s Latinos are invisible on screenThree big films were set in Los Angeles this year but none casts light on the city’s millions of Latinos
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Changing of the guard at great arts venues may be end of a golden eraAs Nicholas Serota, Kasper Holten and Martin Roth move on, the race is on to protect their legacy as funding cuts bite
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Chemo, clinical trials and a couple of ill-advised cocktailsSteve Hewlett, fresh from a heartening after-dinner speech, is caught up by the promise of drug trials, only to be brought low by the death of journalist AA Gill
letters & editorials
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The Observer view of local services and swingeing budget cutsWe live in a two-tier state where the poorest are hit hardest
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The Observer view on the Middle East and Vladimir PutinThe west seems impotent in the face of Russia’s cynical exploitation of the catastrophe that is Syria
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More young professionals are key to helping the elderlyWe must act now to prevent neglect of those in social care
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Tech companies must take responsibility for algorithmsGoogle and others reap profits from their searches and they should be properly controlled
regulars
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaI’m 26, a virgin and attracted to a woman twice my ageA young man is jealous his female friend of 50 has fallen in love with another man. Mariella Frostrup says it’s time he finds his own – realistic – sexual relationship
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Jay Rayner on restaurantsJay Rayner on restaurantsVeneta, London: restaurant reviewVeneta may have been a lacklustre way to round off 2016. But the year has had many highlights. Jay Rayner picks his best
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sport
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Playing in China earns you many millions but aged 25 Oscar is leaving Chelsea for a league of lower standard than the MLS and surely some players will resist wasting their careersOscar will get to count Chinese cash but he will pay a heavy price
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Manager denies stoking Leicester fans’ anger towards refereeThe Leicester manager, who confronted Craig Pawson in the centre circle, said he did not see any coins alleged to have been thrown at the official
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Half-time verdict part 1 – Arsenal to Manchester CityThe Observer fans’ network on the season so far: Chelsea sitting pretty, Alan Pardew’s flaws, and how the champions have come unstuck
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Manchester United ease past West Brom thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubleZlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring after five minutes as Manchester United won 2-0 at West Brom – but Wayne Rooney’s wait to equal Sir Bobby Charlton’s scoring record continues
interviews
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'It’s really important that newsrooms reflect the population’Britain’s first hijab-wearing newsreader on the row over the Nice attacks coverage, minorities in the media and her obsession with The Thick of It
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‘I don’t fret about posterity. But some things will last’The beloved writer, now 82, talks about trying not to be an old git and waging war on squirrels
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food & lifestyle
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Christmas nibbles and drinksMaking your own snacks sounds like a bit of a faff, but your guests will appreciate your efforts, says Nigel Slater
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A Quilted JacketFrom warm marshmallow to ultra down light we take you through the best quilted jackets from high street to designer
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Houseplants you can propagate in an instantThe exotic dracaenas and cordylines are easy to take cuttings from and look after, says James Wong
reviews
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Sit back and enjoy the show: five of the best projectorsA good projector can transform a patch of plain wall in your home into your very own movie theatre
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Byron’s Women by Alexander Larman – reviewA study of the women in Byron’s life reveals the poet’s character as much as a biography of the man himself
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EU citizens TUC and businesses urge Theresa May to act on rights of migrants
Len McCluskey Union leader under attack for acting as Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘puppet master’
Unite challenger ‘We have to focus on how to grow unions, not influence in Westminster’