Will President Trump’s global tariff hike force countries to forge new alliances beyond the US? What is the government’s plan to tackle the problems involving young boys in Netflix’s Adolescence? And why are doctors sounding the alarm over the return of Victorian-era diseases? Jess Winch is joined by the Observer’s Rebecca Myers, along with Jasper Corbett and Stephen Armstrong from Tortoise, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day. **Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2  Get in touch and let us know what you think should lead the news. Send a voice note to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com  Follow us on Social Media:  @tortoise on IG and X, @tortoisemedia on tiktok @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on bluesky  Host: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise  Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the largest earthquakes in decades has wrecked parts of Myanmar, but how does a country still grappling with civil war and military rule handle a natural disaster of this scale? The Guardian investigates why senior Tory Lords and MPs are lobbying to thwart the renters’ reform bill. What does Prince Harry’s bullying allegations, brought forward by his former charity chief, reveal about the way we provide aid?  Basia Cummings is joined by the Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White, plus Tortoise’s Katie Riley and Claudia Williams, as they battle it out to pitch the top story of the day.  **Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2  Take a look at Tortoise’s Peer Review tools here - https://www.tortoisemedia.com/peer-review-explore-tool  Get in touch and let us know what you think should lead the news. Send a voice note to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com  Follow us on Social Media:  @tortoise on IG and X, @tortoisemedia on tiktok @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on bluesky  Host: Basia Cummings, Editor at Tortoise Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will there be any repercussions after top US security officials accidentally added the editor of the Atlantic to a Signal group used to plan airstrikes in Yemen? New government, new Spring Statement, but is this the same old politics? And why we need to talk about the growing fashion scene in Bath. Giles Whittell is joined by journalist Anu Anand, Bath Spa University Chancellor Sharanjit Leyl and Tortoise’s Chloe Hadjimatheou, as they battle it out and try to pitch the top story of the day.  **Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April here:  https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2  Get in touch and let us know what you think should lead the news. Send a voice note to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com  Follow us on Social Media:  @tortoise on IG and X, @tortoisemedia on tiktok @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell, Deputy Editor at Tortoise Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.