liberty centralUK civil libertiesCrime and Disorder Act 1998An act targeting crime and antisocial behaviour and creating the antisocial behaviour orderAim"To prevent crime and disorder; to create certain racially-aggravated offences; to abolish the rebuttable presumption that a child is incapable of crime and to make provision as to the effect of a child's failure to give evidence at his trial; to abolish the death penalty for treason and piracy; to make changes to the criminal justice system; to make further provision for dealing with offenders; to make further provision with respect to remands and committals for trial and the release and recall of prisoners.

European Super League This article is more than 1 month oldEnglish clubs throw weight behind Uefa after European Super League rulingThis article is more than 1 month oldChelsea, Tottenham, City and United issue statementsSuper League backers say football is ‘free’ and reveal new plansFour of the six English clubs who joined the European Super League two years ago have pledged allegiance to Uefa and the old order of European football after the breakaway project was given an unexpected reprieve by the European court of justice.

Movies This article is more than 7 months oldKenneth Anger: Tinseltown’s outrageous magus of occult desireThis article is more than 7 months oldPeter BradshawAnger ignited the gossip industry with the squalid tales in his book Hollywood Babylon, while his daringly erotic films fuelled the counterculture Kenneth Anger dies aged 96 – news Kenneth Anger was the dark and brilliant magus of Hollywood lore; a reclusive figure who had in his own lifetime assumed the status of myth or pop-culture rumour.

The ObserverPhilosophy booksInterviewSam Harris, the new atheist with a spiritual sideAndrew AnthonyThe neuroscientist, controversial podcaster – and longtime exponent of meditation – talks about his new app and why he is definitely not an Islamophobe Back in the middle of the first decade of this century, a new movement was heralded by the publication of several books on the same subject. The main four authors were Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris.

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome... ‘like an internalised sun’. Photograph: AlamyInterior of the Pantheon, Rome... ‘like an internalised sun’. Photograph: AlamyThe 10 best ...ArchitectureFrom the awe-inspiring Pantheon to a Chilean cliff-top villa, the Observer’s architecture critic presents some of the world’s best concrete structures 1 | Pantheon, Romepossibly by Apollodorus of Damascus, c126 AD The ancient Romans didn’t have reinforced concrete (that is, strengthened with steel) but they had concrete, and used it to such heart-stopping effect on the Pantheon that no one has really been able to match it since.

Photograph: Guardian Design Team/EPA/STEFAN ZAKLIN/Guardian Design TeamUnlike most of the billionaire class, George Soros is not an out-of-touch plutocrat, but a provocative thinker committed to progressive ideals – which is what makes his failures so telling. By Daniel Bessner Read George Soros’s response to this article by Daniel BessnerIn late May, the same day she got fired by the US TV network ABC for her racist tweet about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Roseanne Barr accused Chelsea Clinton of being married to George Soros’s nephew.

Lost in showbizCelebrityWe watched Mini-Me's sex tape so you don't have toBe advised: there's a Mini-Me sex tape doing the rounds. I'm afraid that two days ago, footage emerged showing Verne Troyer, star of the Austin Powers movies, getting it on with an unnamed lady. Are we even pretending these things get "stolen" any more? Whatever, there's apparently a $100,000 opening bid on the full tape, because it has secured a prestigious distributor - a certain Kevin Blatt, who gave the world the Paris Hilton classic One Night in Paris.

MusicThe idea of good singing has gone from Céline-style belting to Selena-esque hushed tones. We explore the muted sounds of the mainstream Singing. It’s nice to listen to, isn’t it? But since modern TV talent shows shrieked their way into view at the turn of the millennium, the message to audiences has been clear: if your vocal runs won’t make Nicole Scherzinger punch the air, or if your ability to sing eight notes where one would suffice can’t prompt a wink of approval from Simon Cowell, your journey ends here.

TV reviewTelevisionReviewGuy Pearce is a charismatic traitor, Damian Lewis is an enigma and Anna Maxwell Martin carries along a fabulous drama that’s full of excitement – if a tad stuffy The story of the notorious MI6 agent and Soviet spy Kim Philby has been told numerous times before, but A Spy Among Friends (ITVX) has a fresh bash at it, using Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name as its source and inspiration.

Spain This article is more than 3 years oldThis article is more than 3 years oldMayor Ada Colau says contentious statues to remain as historians help city face its dark history Christopher Columbus has stood on his column at the foot of Las Ramblas in Barcelona since 1888, his right arm outstretched towards the New World, although in fact it points to Constantine, Algeria. And there he’s likely to stay after the mayor, Ada Colau, rejected calls to pull down the city’s most iconic statue.