How much money Donald Trump has made from cryptocurrency? Why have rumours about Taylor Swift's wedding led to an online betting frenzy? Are Silicon Valley whistleblowers under greater threat than ever before?   Jeevan Vasagar is joined by the Observer's Technology Editor Patricia Clarke, Social Media Editor Caitlin Macdonald, and Reporter Jon Ungoed-Thomas as they battle it out to pitch 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: Jeevan Vasagar   Producer: Poppy Bullard   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  

Society’s new obsession with measuring success and wellbeing is being challenged by the wish for a more balanced approach

How a childhood spent sketching the coastline of Guyana shaped the artist’s life

The pop star and Callum Turner are in Sicily celebrating their second wedding bash after a muted town hall affair in London – the latest A-listers to choose a ‘double wedding’

Following Dara’s victory last weekend, our critic looks at where other Euro champions have ended up

Nell and Toti Gifford shared a dream: to run their own circus. Following an acrimonious succession battle after Nell’s death, Giffords Circus returns for its 26th year

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

The accessories chain was the place to shop for tween millennials and gen Z. It vanished from the high street last week because it failed to keep pace with the first all-digital generation

Tonight’s ceremony marks 50 years of the biggest celebration of the stage. In this special feature, we talk to 28 nominees about what live performance means to them

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have five minutes, an hour or a night out to spare

From Primal Scream to Calvin Harris, the best Scottish songs inspired by Robert Burns

Saint Nicholas’s devilish sidekick is at the heart of an alternative festive tradition