Afternoon briefing Friday 27th March

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0:35This is the Times Radio afternoon briefing for Friday the 27th of March. Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the Strait of Hormuz is closed, warning of harsh measures against any ships that try to pass through it. In comments carried by state media, the IRGC said it had turned away three container ships linked to Israel, the United States or their allies. Earlier, Donald Trump warned Tehran its energy infrastructure would be destroyed if the waterway was not reopened within 10 days. G7 foreign ministers meeting in France today are discussing how to get energy shipments moving again. The Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, is there.

1:08Frankly, Iran cannot be able to just hold the global economy hostage as a result of a strait which is about international shipping routes and a freedom of navigation that has been so strongly supported at the United Nations, but also by countries across the world. Meanwhile, there are warnings of diesel shortages as soon as mid-April, as stock bought before the war with Iran begins to run out. The Times has been told industry executives have urged ministers to draw up contingency plans, with fears some smaller forecourts will struggle to secure supplies. Downing Street says claims Sir Sadik Khan is about to be given a peerage of speculation.

1:46There are reports the longtime Labour mayor could also be offered a cabinet role after May's local elections. Patrick Maguire is chief political commentator for The Times. why not ask Sadiq Khan to come back? Why not give him a peerage? Because in doing all of that, you neutralise threats to your leadership and you lock people in. And what better way to make your government look new and shiny? And indeed, what better way to respond to a terrible day of results in London? And I think that's the thing people haven't psychologically prepared themselves for. Labour are going to get walloped. The competition regulator says it's cracking down on fake online reviews and misleading ratings, launching investigations into five major firms.

2:27Just Eat, Auto Trader and FIFA are among those being probed by the Competition and Markets Authority to see whether consumer laws have been broken. The CMA's chief executive says they'll tackle harmful practices that damage consumer trust. A Russian man has been jailed for four years over an attack that was witnessed by Donald Trump's son. Barron Trump called 999 after seeing the assault on a video call. 23-year-old Matvei Rumyansev of East London was said to be jealous of his victim's friendship with Trump. Parents will be advised to limit screen time for children under five to no more than an hour a day under new government guidance.

3:02Adolescent health professor Russell Viner from University College London contributed to the new government document. The evidence is clear that really long periods on screens crowd out the important things that promote children's development. what they're watching is as important as how long they're watching and there's actually interesting new evidence that really fast-paced videos really highly colored loud lots of characters lots going on actually are quite difficult for little children's brains to understand and you can follow the times radio news briefing on spotify or listen live to times Radio Online.

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