Daily briefing Saturday 28th March

0:00This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwCWC. Staying competitive means getting ahead, not just keeping up. So how do business leaders cut through the noise and focus on what really matters? PwC takes you further with tech, from optimising the systems that put your data to work, to scaling AI from proof of concept to competitive edge. PwC helps you meet tomorrow's tech demands, so you can compete at a speed that rewrites the rules. Discover more at pwc.co.uk This is Times Radio's daily briefing on Saturday the 28th of March. Yemen's Uti rebels say they've fired a missile at Israel overnight, the first time they've entered the conflict.

0:44Israel says the missile was intercepted in the early hours of this morning. It comes as an Iranian-linked strike on a base in Saudi Arabia has left 12 US troops injured too seriously. Former US Army Major Harrison Mann says it's a reminder of the risks facing American forces in the region. It's clear that they did not expect the war to go on this long, or if they did, they just really didn't think in advance how vulnerable U.S. troops are. Hitting this base, and specifically hitting refueler aircraft, shows the level of precision that Iran can strike with. Petrol prices have risen above£1.50 a litre for the first time in nearly two years, with diesel now topping£1.77.

1:27The increases are being driven by the ongoing conflict with Iran. While reports of fuel shortages appear to have been a false alarm, analysts warn they can't be ruled out in the longer term. Colin Walker from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit told Times Radio it's because the global cost of crude oil has surged. It's hit$100 a barrel, that's what's driven petrol up to£1.50. And since the conflict started, we actually heard some analysts speculating that oil could hit$150 a barrel. And were that to happen, our own analysis suggests that this means petrol could hit£1.90. And if it hits£1.90, which is a fairly conservative estimate, those are prices we haven't seen since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and we would expect that to cost petrol car drivers an extra£500 a year.

2:10Tiger Woods has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. The golfer's car was involved in a crash yesterday afternoon. Officials say he took a breathalyzer test but refused to provide a urine sample. Sports broadcaster Rupert Bell told Times Radio it's not the first time something like this has happened. Most memorably from 2008, which heralded the breakup of his marriage. But he's had serious car accidents. And the fact is, OK, he's been found that there was no alcohol in his system. But he has had a series of back operations and everything. And he was explaining to the sheriff that he's had been under medication.

2:47So this is probably why he may have felt that he couldn't do the urinalysis. But obviously, further information, no doubt, will come out. Scotland Yard is reviewing CCTV from the day Morgan McSweeney's government phone was reported stolen. Officers are trying to establish the facts around the alleged theft, which may have involved sensitive messages. The device could have contained WhatsApp exchanges linked to Lord Mandelson. A huge fire ripped through an historic mill building in Staffordshire. Homes were evacuated near the Grade 2-listed Big Mill in Leake as dozens of firefighters tackled the flames.

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