Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the thousands of people disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia hosting the tournament amid human rights concerns, and a proposed new law banning marriages between first cousins.

Guests:

Dr Adam Rutherford, scientist, broadcaster and scientist
Basia Cummings, editor at Tortoise
Claudia Williams, reporter at Tortoise

Host: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise

Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia