Daily briefing Saturday 5th September

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0:46Police are expected to widen their investigation into party donations after secret filming appeared to show that money was solicited from sources not permitted under UK electoral law. But Robert Jenrick says James Orr and Dan Dukes won't be returning and he thinks reform is in the clear. These were left-wing climate activist pranksters who did this and the party didn't break any rules or laws. We're very confident of that. I've read myself the KC's opinion to that effect. But did these two individuals say things that were disappointing? Yes, and that's why they've been suspended. You know, they're not in their roles anymore.

1:21A plane thought to be carrying Donald Trump's representatives, Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner, has landed in Moscow. They're due in Kiev tomorrow. Donald Trump says he has an idea for peace but hasn't elaborated on what that might be. Special correspondent with the Kyiv independence, Jimmy Rushton, says Witkoff and Kushner aren't the best negotiators. They're not regional experts. They're not people that seem to have a deep understanding of either Russia or Ukraine. Witkoff, famously, when he met Putin, he had a conversation with him. He seemed to think that Putin was, you know, being friendly to him and was being honest with him.

1:57And remember, this is a career intelligence officer during the Cold War. The Defence Secretary says Britain is capable of defending the Falkland Islands after the President of Argentina said his country would prevail over the territory. Javier Millet also says Britain is a country in decline, but West Treating has suggested that Millet's claims are driven by forthcoming elections next year. Military consultant Nicholas Drummond has told Times Radio the Falklands can be defended. After the last invasion, we built the Mount Pleasant complex in the Falkland Islands, in the eastern island and that is a considerably impressive military base.

2:34It's a home of four tornadoes, a company of infantry, two skysaber batteries and various other miscellaneous assets and the point of that complex is that it could be reinforced very quickly if an attack seemed likely. And new research suggests that parents are worried their children's ordinary feelings are being diagnosed as mental health issues. Ed Dorrell from Public First which conducted the study has told Times Radio that children's mental health may be improving. The proportion of parents who think that children's mental health is getting worse is actually going down. So more parents think that children's mental health is getting better than they have done for several years now.

3:12There's a really interesting thing here about the way that parents are viewing mental health and I think there's something of a step change going on possibly as a result of the kind of long shadow of COVID drifting away. You can follow the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online. This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwC. AI is everywhere. In the news, in our hands, but return on investment, not so much. So how do you get beyond the hype and deliver AI that powers reinvention and growth across your business? Strong foundations unlock AI's potential.

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