{"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/69936063b1ca974bbccdfb7a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Did Russia poison opposition leader Alexei Navalny?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1771266067828-6009e742-4d36-407c-bf8f-c80520f632ca.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Why are Britain and its European allies backing the conclusion that the Kremlin poisoned Alexei Navalny? What’s driving a growing measles outbreak in London? And why is the UK’s top military official framing rearmament as a moral necessity?</p><p><br></p><p>Jasper Corbett is joined by The Observer’s Hannah Schuller, Phoebe Davis and Francisco Garcia as they&nbsp; battle it out to see who can pitch the story that should lead the news.</p><p><br></p><p>Please come and see us at the next The News Meeting Live on Thursday, the 26th of February: <a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-8</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: </strong><a href=\"mailto:newsmeeting@observer.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>newsmeeting@observer.co.uk</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><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: Jasper Corbett</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Amalie Sortland</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To find out more about The Observer:</strong></p><p><br></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 Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p>","author_name":"The Observer"}