Afternoon briefing Tuesday 1st July

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1:02This is The Times' afternoon briefing on Tuesday 1st July. Three senior leaders at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Times Radio's Deputy Head of News Alex Dibble has the details. The police investigation into the Countess of Chester Hospital focused on whether corporate manslaughter had taken place. But in March, the investigation widened to look at whether particular individuals at the hospital had committed gross negligence manslaughter. And now we have the confirmation that three people have been arrested on suspicion of being grossly negligent in the deaths of those babies.

1:42These were people who were part of the senior leadership team in 2015-16 and they were arrested yesterday before being bailed. Cheshire police insist the arrests do not impact the convictions of Lucy Letby on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. The business secretary has told Times Radio the government's disability benefit cuts are far better than the current system. It's thought about 50 Labour MPs are still planning to vote against the government in what would be the biggest backbench revolt since the election. Labour MP Kat Eccles had previously told Times Radio she'd be willing to lose the whip to vote against the government.

2:16I feel that there's even less clarity now. I have more concerns than I did before. So it's going to be a really interesting day and I think a lot of colleagues, same as me, are left feeling more uncomfortable and more confused than they were before the weekend. A 92-year-old man has been told he will die in prison as he's sentenced for the rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunn in Bristol in 1967. Ryland Headley's been given a minimum term of 20 years in what's thought to be Britain's oldest solved cold case. Southern Water has been bailed out again by its owner. Australian firm Macquarie says it's putting a further£1.2 billion into the company to get it through the next five years.

3:02Times Radio's business correspondent Dominic O 'Connell says its financial struggles won't end there. Southern is one of the water companies that is appealing how much it can charge customers over the next five years off what has ruled. Southern says it's not generous enough, we want to put the prices further and there's quite a number of these appeals going to the Competition and Markets Authority over the next few months. So those appeals now are looking pretty critical. Sainsbury's says it's achieved its highest market share since 2016. The supermarket sales jumped almost 5 % in the 16 weeks to mid-June.

3:34And the Royal Train will be decommissioned. After more than 180 years, it'll be put out of service in 2027 to cut costs. Kate Mansi is The Times' Royal Editor. It's become a little bit of an embarrassment, the Royal Train. It's the annual question that's asked at the financial briefing at the palace because it's so expensive. So one two-day trip cost£44 ,000 in the last year, another cost£33 ,000 and only really came out of the sidings twice for those two visits. It's not to say the king won't take other trains, it just won't be ones that are quite that expensive. The sovereign grant, paid for out of taxpayer money, will stay at£86 million for a fourth year running.

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