Daily briefing Saturday 14th June

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0:55This is the Times Daily Briefing for Saturday 14th June. At least three people have reportedly been killed and at least 40 injured after Iran launched a series of retaliatory airstrikes against Israel. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's operation against Iran would continue for as many days as it takes. The majority of Iranian missiles failed to breach Israel's Iron Dome air defence system as Tehran responded to strikes by Israel in the early hours of Friday that destroyed much of Iran's nuclear infrastructure and military leadership. Noga Tonopolsky is a journalist in Jerusalem.

1:33In Ramatagan, nine buildings were destroyed completely. It's a miracle that more people weren't killed. Hundreds of flats are gone. The damage is significant and all the more so when you take into consideration that it's all harm done to civilians. You know, again for Israelis they're seeing images of grannies being pulled out of their beds covered in shrapnel. Iran's retaliation followed demands from President Trump for Tehran to give in and forge a deal to end its nuclear program. Ben Hodges is a former commanding general of the US Army. Speaking to Times Radio, he confirmed there was no American involvement in Israel's initial strikes on Iran, but suggested the United States is being dragged into a conflict.

2:18Clearly the Israelis made the decision to do this without asking permission or giving the administration much specific heads up. What I believe happened is that the Israeli government probably said, OK, we'll respect the 60 days, Mr. President, that you asked for to give negotiations an opportunity. but after that, you know, we're going to do what we need to do. Sakir Starmer is facing further pressure to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs in a report that is expected to explicitly link the issue with men of Pakistani origin. A report by Baroness Casey will warn the Prime Minister that white British girls who were targeted were institutionally ignored for fears of racism.

3:00The Labour government has so far resisted calls for an inquiry and has allowed five councils to set up their own investigations in towns where girls were abused. The former England captain David Beckham and the actor Gary Oldman have received knighthoods in a King's Birthday Honours list that also recognises the singer and actress Elaine Page with a damehood. Also recognised is Zahra Mahmood, who's known as the hill-walking hijabi. She's the president of Rambler Scotland and has championed diversity in outdoors activities. She's also campaigning for greater accessibility to the countryside for people on lower incomes.

3:36From a lower income background, you've not got the freedom of time. People say that the outdoors is free, but of course it's going to cost money to get to somewhere where there's, like for example if you're going up Monroe bagging or mountains or hiking, you've got to have that freedom of time, freedom of financial burden as well. There's also a knighthood for the rock musician Roger Daltrey and MBEs for the Darts World Champion Luke Littler and the Love Island star Georgia Harrison for her work on online privacy and cybercrime. You can follow the Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio Online.

4:26nine hours a day on screens, often unsupervised, and studies show a direct link to anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts. That's where Gab comes in. Gab offers safer phones and watches for kids with no social media, tailored to every age, offering the right tech at the right time, or tech in steps. From GPS-tracking-enabled watches for younger kids to phones with parent-enabled apps for teens, each device allows kids to more safely grow their independence. Visit gab.com slash getgab and use code getgab for an exclusive offer. That's g-a-b-b dot com forward slash getgab. Gab. Tech in steps.

5:07Independence for them. Peace of mind for parents.