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Deputy Comment Editor

Erica Wagner
Deputy Comment Editor

Why has Pope Leo written 42,000 words warning about the dangers of AI? Why is Britain at risk of ‘losing' a generation of young people? And what does the European heatwave have to do with the fairness of tennis?  Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer's John Simpson, Jessy Parker Humphreys and Erica Wagner 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: 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
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