{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/6814b6a66ac0e5213b2bee97?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ozempic weddings: What are the risks of slimming down for the big day?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1746202222540-9d7fcf25-841c-4a43-8be4-596d3af95605.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Why are there calls to return British art like the original Winnie-the-Pooh doll from America to the UK? Trump and Zelensky have finally signed the US-Ukraine mineral deal, but who is the real winner? With wedding season approaching, what lengths are people willing to take to look slimmer on the big day?</p><p><br></p><p>Rebecca Moore is joined by Jeevan Vasagar, James Tapper and Vanessa Thorpe, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.</p><p><br></p><p>**Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April <a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p>Listen to James Tapper’s Sensemaker episode, 'The Down sides of weightloss drugs’ <a href=\"http://lnk.to/EEbrAfoi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/recorder-out-of-favour-ukulele-music-schools-wv8skfwsd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Number of children playing recorder halves in a decade</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/paul-mescal-national-theatres-new-season-stormzy-debuts-collaboration-b1225370.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Mescal headlines National Theatre’s bold new season as Stormzy debuts for ground-breaking collaboration</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/29/slow-news-cumbria-tortoise-found-a-mile-from-home-nine-months-after-going-missing#:~:text=When%20Leonardo%20the%20tortoise%20went,of%206%20metres%20a%20day.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Slow news: Cumbria tortoise found a mile from home nine months after going missing</a></li></ul><p>Follow us on Social Media:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>@ObserverUK on X,&nbsp;</li><li>@theObserveruk on Instagram and TikTok</li><li>@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Rebecca Moore, executive producer at Tortoise&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore and Jasper Corbett&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To find out more about The Observer:</strong></p><p>Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content</p><p>Head to our website <a href=\"http://observer.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Observer"}