Afternoon Briefing Thursday 8th October

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0:37Visit BenQ.com to compare the full lineup of golf simulator projectors and find the right model for your setup. That is BenQ.com. BenQ Golf Simulator Projectors. Play like you're there. Hello, this is your Times Radio Afternoon Breathing for Thursday 8th October with me, James Kitchen. A serving member of Royal Navy Intelligence has been charged with spying for a foreign power believed to be Russia after an investigation by counter-terror police. The Times' newsroom reporter Olly Cole has more. 24-year-old Teddy Young was arrested at his Bedfordshire home by counter-terror officers on Tuesday and taken to London.

1:18The Metropolitan Police says he was then charged with two offences under the National Security Act a day later. The sailor is alleged to have obtained, copied, recorded or retained protected information intending to benefit a foreign power between November 2024 and May last year. Young was remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court later. The Met confirmed the arrest was not connected to the investigation into the suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford last month. Meanwhile, a man arrested on Tuesday following the suspected terror plot at RF Fairford has been released on police bail.

1:52The 22-year-old British national was arrested in Westminster on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. Seven men, all in their 20s, have now been arrested and bailed as part of the investigation. Andy Burnham is holding talks on tackling cyber security challenges with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. Downing Street says stronger cooperation in the face of rising Russian threats is on the agenda during the PM's first official visit to Germany. The co-host of The Times' The General and the Journalist podcast, Tom Newton-Dunn, is in Berlin. The mainstream politicians, the CDU, the Socialists, the SPD, they see Moscow now very much as a threat.

2:32And if you look at things like Leipzig in August, which was some drones flown into an airfield to an airport in Leipzig to blow up a Ukrainian cargo plane. And if that had succeeded and it had only floored because a ground worker saw this drone and kicked it before it took off, that would have potentially killed dozens and would have had a really major incident. The Middle East minister has told Times Radio Britain will maintain its presence in East Jerusalem in agreement with the Israeli government. Israel early announced the British consulate would be closing its operations in response to the UK's trade ban on settlements in the West Bank.

3:08The British government will continue to operate from the building with seven diplomats under a new UK mission. Speaking to Times Radio, the Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty was asked whether he would call Israel a friend and ally of the UK. We have many friendships and many partnerships with the Israeli government and with Israel and with the Israeli people, but we fundamentally disagree with a number of decisions that this government have taken. And I think it's entirely possible to be a friend and partner of Israel at the same time as fundamentally disagreeing with actions that it's taken, condemning those.

3:38Given that we believe in a two-state solution, it was very important that we set out the legal position, the moral position, and then that we acted accordingly. The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen by 7 % in 12 months. In the year ending March 2026, there were almost 147 ,000 hate crimes recorded, with a 9 % increase in race hate crimes and a 13 % rise in religious hate crimes. Police recorded a fall in sexual orientation and transgender hate crimes. Remember, you can follow The Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and you can listen live to Times Radio Online.

4:33resolution, vibrant colors, and sharp detail that make every fairway, green, and bunker feel incredibly realistic. With short throw options that are easy to set up, they're built specifically for golf simulator spaces, so getting started is simple. Whether you're practicing after work or playing some of the world's most iconic courses from home, BenQ helps create a more immersive experience every time you tee it up. Visit BenQ.com to compare the full lineup of golf simulator projectors and find the right model for your setup. That is B-E-N-Q dot com. BenQ Golf Simulator Projectors. Play like you're there.