Group’s move to split from broadcast and studio businesses comes amid reshaping of US media industry

Labour MPs warn they could lose marginal seats over proposals for all UK households to move to internet-only TV by as early as 2034

OpenAI’s attempts to break into the advertising market at the sector’s pivotal Cannes Lions event have been met with scepticism, with experts questioning its ambition

The journalist and Loose Women host on her eccentric upbringing, having the last laugh at the BBC, and why she decided to get married for a fifth time

Why are UK voters so anti-establishment? Why can't we name the Putney Pusher suspect? And why is the government banning teenagers from having AI relationships?    Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer's Sarah Dear, Stephen Armstrong and Cat Neilan 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: Matt Russell   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 actor on the clergy’s poisonous legacy in Ireland, what he learned from Richard Burton and why 1990s film-makers took more risks

Health experts are warning that the black market boom in unregulated peptides fuelled by the ‘looksmaxxing’ craze could have fatal consequences

The Arcadia pub in central London is one of several venues wholly devoted to the tabletop role-playing game

Legal challenges mount on both sides of the Atlantic over David Ellison’s controversial $110bn bid for media giant

Multibillionaire bids to defend left-leaning voices in the US with purchase of New York magazine, which is his father Rupert once owned, along with influential podcast network

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

After months of dispute over sexual harassment claims, the actors have settled, but experts warn Lively has a mountain to climb to get back to work

Blake Lively's legal action against Justin Baldoni was settled just two weeks before it was due to go to trial. But the legal documents filed by both sides reveal something darker than a celebrity feud; a new troubling PR playbook Reporting: Stephen Armstrong and Casey Magloire. Producers: Casey Magloire and Katie Gunning. Sound design: Dominic Delargy Artwork: Lucy Stevenson Editor: Jasper Corbett 

Ellisons’ request to regulators comes as Justice Department examines whether merger violates US antitrust laws

The man behind Watchmen and V for Vendetta on why he has now disowned them and the shadowy London of his latest novel

Pope Leo has publicly criticised President Trump's actions in Iran, but what does this mean for the Christian MAGA followers caught in the middle? Is the UK government divided over defence spending? And how consequential is the end of Victor Orban's grip on Hungary, following his sweeping election defeat?  Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer's Cat Neilan, John Simpson and Stephen Armstrong  as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.   

The British actor on playing tortured souls and resisting the lure of Hollywood

The billionaire thinks he’s on song with a bet on music giant, but French shareholders Bolloré could frustrate plan

The tech firm’s court loss might have been avoided if the internal body had been able to do its job

Why did President Donald Trump postpone his deadline to strike Iranian power plants? How is the Iran war impacting the cost of living in the UK? And is there a pattern to anti-semitic attacks in the UK?    To battle out who can pitch the story that should lead the news, Jasper Corbett is joined by The Observer reporter Stephen Armstrong, producer Ada Barumé and Head of Data and Graphics, Katie Riley.   Come along to the next The News Meeting LIVE, right in our newsroom, this Thursday at 6:30 pm! Get your ticket at observer.co.uk/our-events.    **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: Jasper Corbett   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