Julia Masli tries to cure her audience’s woes in her stage show. Now an archive of recordings has been turned into a documentary

What do we do with the knowledge that climate change made Hurricane Melissa worse? Why was there such a deadly police raid in Brazil? And why isn't hospice care treated as an essential part of healthcare?  Rebecca Moore is joined by The Observer's Data and Graphics editor, Katie Riley, and reporters James Tapper and Rachael Healy, as they pitch their top stories of the day. Must Reads: Some People Can't See Mental Images Political Beliefs Dating App Experiment Premiere League **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: Rebecca Moore Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Matt Russel

Puma's newest supershoe made debuted with a racing start at the New York Marathon

This week Jimmy Carr and Jack Whitehall join a bill of top comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. This is despite human rights abuses in the country.  

Green Party membership has more than doubled, driven in part by its platform messaging on apps like TikTok

This weekend marks the first-ever Riyadh Comedy Festival, with Jimmy Carr, Aziz Ansari, and Dave Chappelle on the bill. It's being reported they are each being paid upwards of $375,000 to perform in a country which severely restricts freedom of speech. What does Trump's cryptic “good luck to all” at the UN really mean for Ukraine - and should we be worried? Is the breakthrough on Huntington's disease The News Meeting's first genuinely good news story?  Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer's International Editor, Steve Bloomfield, and reporters Rachael Healy and James Tapper as they pitch the top story of the day ** Listen to The Observer's new culture podcast We Have Notes: https://shows.acast.com/we-have-notes-with-liv-little-and-miranda-sawyer **Join us at the next News Meeting Live: https://observer.co.uk/our-events Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell, Deputy Editor-In-Chief Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 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 Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

The former Atomic Kitten star on the price of fame, touring with Katie Price, and blasting out her hits in the car

Comedy game show Taskmaster is about to air its 20th UK series and has spawned versions all over the world. We discover its secrets.   Writer: Rachael Healy Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Casey Magloire Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

Stage shows and classes are selling out as people crave interaction with real human beings

The founder of the gossip website is now known. Is this a victory for those targeted by the site?

Satirical show makers post video of bear using a lawyers’ letter as toilet paper

With findings of a government review on the role of physician associates expected any day now, what is the role, and why are some doctors so concerned about safety?

In her many interviews in The Observer over the years, the late queen of the bonkbuster was charming and candid. Here are some of the best extracts

New research from the Royal College of Nursing suggests many overseas nurses are thinking about leaving the UK. Could the government’s tough new immigration reforms accelerate that?

The last five years have seen food prices in the UK soar by 35%, a result of Covid, the war in Ukraine, Brexit and climate change

High prices and ultra-processed food fears are turning Britons off plant-based ‘meat’. But perhaps we have come to prefer a more flexible diet

A first glance at Emerald Fennell’s raunchy take on the classic novel sends the internet into a frenzy

The late Queen opposed Brexit, contrary to reports during the referendum campaign

Despite outrage, the airline’s boss is unrepentant about increasing his workers’ bonuses for stopping non-compliant bags

Taskmaster is about to air its 20th UK series and has spawned versions the world over. So what is its secret?

The Irish-Palestinian comedian on Palestine: Peace de Resistance, his ambitious, genre-bending response to the war in Gaza

The breakout comedy acts on show this year

Repressed feelings rumble in this play about a family of Northern Irish women reuniting for a 90th birthday party

The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…

The month-long festival can be an endurance test for many its performers, as they confront their emotional and physical boundaries

US visitors aren’t just enjoying holidays in the area, they’re buying up homes and moving in

The Duchess of Sussex’s rosé is the first drink in her As Ever lifestyle brand, known until now mainly for its jam