What’s driving disorder in Belfast?

Who's calling the shots when World Cup staff and fans are denied entry? Can the US-Iran ceasefire survive another exchange of strikes? And why has the Belfast knife attack become about the Irish border?  

Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s John Simpson, Hannah Schuller and Evan Moffitt as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day. 

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Host: Giles Whittell

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard

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