Afternoon Briefing Thursday 5th November

0:00Hey, we're Nick and Jack, hosts of The Best One Yet. Behind every episode, there's research, which email spreadsheets and our shared Google doc, the headline hammer. With Google workspace with Gemini, Google's AI is built right into the premium versions of tools we already use like Gmail docs and sheets. No new tools or extra logins, just personalized AI for the way we work. That means less time on the work around the work and more time finding the stories worth talking about. Get AI tools for work. Upgrade to Google workspace with Gemini at go. GLE slash workspace with Gemini. That's go. GLE slash workspace with Gemini.

0:36Welcome to The Times Radio afternoon briefing on Thursday, November 5th. At least 11 flights have been affected by bomb threats against European jets this morning. One of them, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome, was diverted to a French military base. The Le Figaro newspaper says the plane was escorted on its approach by a French fighter jet. Bulgarian public broadcaster BNT says up to three incidents involving bomb threats against Ryan airplanes have been identified in Bulgarian airspace. A cabinet's minister has refused to confirm that the government's much-mentioned 10-year plan will include cuts to welfare spending.

1:14The Environment Secretary, Angela Eagle, has told Stig Abel on Times Radio Breakfast what will be included. It will involve power, it will involve water, housing and transport. So all that work is being done and you just have to wait a little bit longer to see what we're going to publish. Do you think it will contain a plan to cut welfare spending as part of the 10-year plan? I've just told you what it will be about. Does that include cutting of welfare spending? I've just told you what it will be about. It's about the power. No, you said there was something... What I said to you was that it was about giving people more of a say, as the Prime Minister has said he wishes to do.

1:49So this 10-year plan... On energy, on water, on transport and on housing. Those are all very important things. The Democrats are threatening to entangle Donald Trump in legislative razor wire if he steps out of line in his final two years in office. But the President says he's not even a little bit concerned about getting impeached after the Democrats swept the midterm elections. Trump says he's happy to work with the Democrats who will have control of Congress from January. But Lord Darroch, the former British ambassador to the US, has told Times Radio the atmosphere could turn sour quite quickly.

2:23What control of both the Senator and the House of Representatives means for the Democrats is they can, first of all, they can launch dozens of investigations into corruption, into presidential overreach, into why the war in Iran with Iran was started. And they also will control the money in the sense that Trump can't spend any money without congressional approval. And a senior RAF officer will be appointed as Reform UK's Armed Forces spokesman today. Wing Commander Angus McIntyre has stood down from his role in the RAF to take the job with reform. Nigel Farage is asking people from outside the world of Westminster to join the party's senior ranks.

3:02Reform's Danny Kruger has told Times Radio more about the wing commander. We're going to be announcing a series of defence spokespeople over the coming months, but we want to start with the most important one of all, which is the Armed Forces Minister, the person who will represent the military personnel and, of course, our veterans. Angus McIntyre has served for 40 years, both in the Army and in the RAF. There is no politician with more experience, both at frontline and at headquarters, than Angus. So we're very pleased to have him. You can follow the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

3:44search emails, spreadsheets, and our shared Google Doc, the headline hammer. With Google Workspace with Gemini, Google's AI is built right into the premium versions of tools we already use, like Gmail, Docs, and Sheets. No new tools or extra logins, just personalized AI for the way we work. That means less time on the work, around the work, and more time finding the stories worth talking about. Get AI tools for work. Upgrade to Google Workspace with Gemini at goo.gle slash workspace with Gemini. That's goo.gle slash workspace with Gemini. Grainger knows if you're a procurement manager at an industrial manufacturing facility, you're balancing inventory and budget while sourcing critical supplies across the operation.

4:23Too much inventory? Costs climb. Too little? Production slows. Grainger's$2 billion in on-hand inventory helps you get what you need when you need it, so you can help keep budgets balanced and lines moving. Call 1-800-GRAINGER, click grainger.com, or just stop by. Grainger, for the ones who get it done.