A tribunal has provisionally ruled that the excessive fees for lawyers and little redress for shoppers is not in the public interest

Protests staged in Spain in bid to prevent docking, but Britons will disembark after deaths of husband and wife

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

Owning or selling sophisticated electronic gadgets that unlock vehicles remotely now carries a five-year prison sentence

Disillusioned, overwhelmed, or dogged by scandal, nearly 70 councillors have quit, stood down or been kicked out since last May

Operator SSE Renewables is paid £10m a year to turn off 103 turbines as national grid lacks transmission capacity

Production near existing projects will use infrastructure already in place

Windfarms are receiving ‘constraint’ payments to shut down, while gas generation is rising as a replacement

A former modelling agent says he is prepared to testify that he introduced the future first lady to her future husband

Anti-corruption body looks into White & Case concerning ‘false or misleading information’ in deal's document

Octopus Energy criticises government decision that Ming Yang turbines area national security risk

The law firm is under investigation following a multibillion dollar embezzlement case involving one of its clients

Nigel Farage is struggling to formulate a position for his party on the war

Anger as Whitby’s last bank is set to become an all-night gambling site despite local opposition

The first unearthed image of the convicted paedophile with his two friends looking uneasy will intensify scrutiny on them

How did a British man end up being charged for allegedly filming Iranian missiles in Dubai? A tranche of new files raise questions about what the Labour government knew about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before appointing him UK ambassador to the US. What could the files mean for Keir Starmer's future as Prime Minister? And why is the Edinburgh International Festival facing backlash?   To battle out who can pitch the story that should lead the news, Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer's Arts and Media Editor Vanessa Thorpe, news reporter Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Assistant Sports Editor Jess Hayden.   **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: Casey Magloire   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

Newly released files show officials flagged reputational risks before Peter Mandelson was appointed ambassador to Washington, prompting fresh scrutiny of Keir Starmer’s judgment

Princess Eugenie’s profile removed from human rights group’s website as seven-year link comes to an end

Emails appear to show former prince still in contact with convicted paedophile more than four months after claiming to have broken off contact

Flight records reveal how victim Virginia Guiffre and others were taken by private jet via airports in the UK