{"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/69fcb26244cb786b373d2d85?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How worried should we be about hantavirus?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1778168365006-843e61af-f142-46c6-8676-ba0af7c6d212.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>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.&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: Jeevan Vasagar</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Amalie Sortland</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producer: Gary Marshall</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"}