{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6a479fc88890f0eef30c5cd5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"World Cup sickies, expensive weddings - and guinea pig for lunch?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1783078842039-5217b0dd-00d6-4e8d-b28b-9a3caf81b35b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the latest episode of the Weekend T, Telegraph Opinion writers Poppy Coburn and Michael Deacon take a look at some comical and controversial news stories from the week.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss whether World Cup fans will be calling-in sick en masse on Monday morning after England vs Mexico, whether it’s OK to turn down a wedding invite because of the cost and the story of the couple who have been allowed to breed guinea pigs to eat.</p><p><br></p><p>In the latest episode of the Weekend T, Telegraph Opinion writers Poppy Coburn and Michael Deacon take a look at some comical and controversial news stories from the week.</p><p>They discuss the heatwave – and what is acceptable to wear in it – how Andy Burnham could become more unpopular than Sir Keir Starmer, why attending university is a big regret, and how one woman has started a war with sunbed hoggers in Tenerife.</p><p><br></p><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p><br></p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Producers: Juliet Bacon and Emma Williams</p><p>Video Producer: Will Walters</p><p>Social Media Producer: Conor Clark</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights:</p><ul><li>Thomas Tuchel urges parents to let kids stay up for England vs Mexico World Cup clash</li><li>1 in 3 people say no to a wedding invite due to cost</li><li>Couple arrested after scaling Empire State Building to get engaged</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}