Married at First Sight UK has been pulled off air after allegations of rape during filming were made by former participants. What does this tell us about safeguarding in reality TV? Why might Rachel Reeves's newly announced cuts on food tariffs negatively affect our health? And why has a football club admitted to spying?   Jeevan Vasager is joined by The Observer's James Tapper, Madeleine Parr and Andrew Butler as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.    Note: This episode contains mentions of sexual violence and suicide.   **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky    Host: Jeevan Vasager   Producer: Amalie Sortland   Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard   To find out more about The Observer:   Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring country Uganda has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organisation. How concerned should we be? Host: Ada Barumé Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Jasper Corbett Clip credit: WHO, Associated Press, TeleSUR

While the US and Iran maintained the fragile ceasefire over the weekend, the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping lanes, remains effectively closed. Host: Madeleine Parr Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

Wes Streeting, the health secretary, announces he's resigning from government in an attempt to force Sir Keir Starmer out of Downing Street. Has the Labour leadership contest officially started? What can we learn from US Donald Trump's summit with China's Xi Jinping? And why are young people facing a significant retirement crisis?   Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer's Stephen Armstrong, Cat Neilan and Caitlin Macdonald as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.    **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky    Host: Giles Whittell   Producer: Amalie Sortland   Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett   To find out more about The Observer:   Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

Police forces across the UK are rapidly expanding their use of AI. How might AI improve policing?    Host: Madeleine Parr Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

After disastrous election results, the Prime Minister is fighting to save his political career.   Writer: Poppy Bullard Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Ada Barumé Episode photography: Sofia Fenton Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

Just under a fortnight ago, two Jewish men were stabbed on the street in Golders Green in North London, the latest in a string of attacks against Jewish people. Writer: Madeleine Parr Producer: Amalie Sortland  Host: Madeleine Parr Clip Credit: BBC

There are council elections in England and votes for the Welsh Senned and Scottish Parliament today. What could the results mean for Keir Starmer, Labour and for the future of politics in the UK? Where did the mysterious hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship come from, and what happens next? And has there been a coverup of Britain's nuclear weapons testing programme in Australia and the Pacific during the 1950s?   Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer's Jon Ungoed-Thomas, Poppy Bullard and Jess Hayden as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.    **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky    Host: Jeevan Vasagar   Producer: Amalie Sortland   Executive Producer: Gary Marshall   To find out more about The Observer:   Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

The elections look set to create ominous headlines for Labour. In the locals they could see massive losses across the country. But in Wales and Scotland voters go to the polls to determine who will run the Senedd and Holyrood. It means the results might not just determine Keir Starmer's future, but the future of the United Kingdom.   Observer editor-in-chief James Harding sits down with political editor Rachel Sylvester to unpack what the elections could mean for Keir Starmer, Labour and the United Kingdom.   Producer: Amalie Sortland

A long-standing policy in the UK means many women must have three miscarriages before investigations begin. But that's now set to change.   Writer: Seun Matiluko Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Madeleine Parr Clip Credit: LBC

Tech giant Elon Musk is suing the company he cofounded, OpenAI, as well as his co founders. The dispute hinges on the company's not for profit status, but what will it mean for the future of AI?   Writer: Madeleine Parr Producer: Amalie Sortland  Host: Madeleine Parr Clip Credit: CNBC Television, MIT AeroAstro Centennial Symposium

Reform councillors are quitting more than any other party. What is behind the trend and how will it impact the local elections?    

After sixteen years of rule in Hungary, Viktor Orbán has been voted out of office. But in that time, he's built a deep-rooted network of soft power through think-tanks, universities and media organisations. As the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks to assert his own identity and vision for Hungary, will Orbanism's influence cause him problems?   Slow Newscast Extra:  Host: Ada Barumé Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Matt Russell   Illiberal land: Hungary's empire of ideas Reporter: David Aaronovitch Producer: Jonathan Lewis Artwork: Lola Williams Sound Design: Dominic Delargy Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

As talks between Israel and Lebanon get underway in Washington, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Lebanon to say that the fighting will continue.   Host: Ada Barumé Writer & producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed emperor penguins in the endangered species list with some predicting they could be extinct by the end of the century. Can anything be done to halt their decline?   Writer: Jonathan Lewis Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Jonathan Lewis Episode photography: Sofia Fenton Executive Producer: Matt Russell Clips: CBS News

Why does the Artemis II mission around the moon matter? Are concerns around Anthropic's new AI model Mythos justified? And who has the upper hand in the ceasefire agreement between the US-Israel and Iran?   Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer's technology reporter, Patricia Clarke, reporter Phoebe Davis and Deputy Comment Editor, Erica Wagner, to decide the top story of the day.   **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky    Host: Giles Whittell    Producer: Amalie Sortland   Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett   To find out more about The Observer:   Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

Barely an hour before President Donald Trump's Tuesday deadline to obliterate Iran and its infrastructure, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.

The impact of the war in Iran is being felt around the world. But how is it affecting the UK?    Writer: Ada Barumé Producer:  Amalie Sortland Host: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett Clip from NBC News.   This episode is sponsored by Babbel. Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/sensemaker

The world's biggest boyband are back from their hiatus and set to go on a 82-date tour, but what impact will their return to the spotlight have on the Korean economy?    Writer: Casey Magloire  Producer: Amalie Sortland  Host: Ada Barumé Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett Clips from 9 News Australia, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC News, Asia One News, Channel News Asia, 7NEWS Australia, Bloomberg News.

Several leading figures have come out and warned both sides in the Iran war could be at risk of committing war crimes. But what does this mean? Host: Casey Magloire Writer: Matt Russell Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton Executive producer: Jasper Corbett