Daily Briefing Saturday 6th June

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0:47It comes after the US Vice President J.D. Vance blamed the death on the mass invasion of migrants and said it must be met with righteous anger. Downing Street has again criticised those it says are trying to stir up division on Britain's streets. 18-year-old Henry died in handcuffs last year after being falsely accused of racism by his Sikh attacker in Southampton. Speaking to Times Radio, Kulbip Singh Diyol warned the Sikh community is paying the price for the police's mistakes. This is one man. He acted alone. This isn't the Sikh way and most of the population community understand that. But there is this right-wing kind of narrative that's been pushed by some of the media.

1:28And what doesn't help is when politicians are coming out and trying to use these things, and it does affect the man on the street. U.S. Central Command says it shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones heading towards the Strait of Hormuz, as well as several radar sites. It's reported the drones were an immediate threat to maritime traffic. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it's retaliated by firing missiles at American bases in the region. Vladimir Putin says there's no point meeting with Ukraine's leader for face-to-face peace talks. At an economic summit yesterday, the Russian president said Moscow was calmly and resolutely working towards its goals in the conflict.

2:09Vladimir Zelensky used his daily address to respond. Unfortunately, the Russian side has once again chosen war. Everyone heard today's statement, a weak statement. He simply doesn't want to end the war. President Zelensky is due in London tomorrow for talks with Zakir Starmer and leaders from France and Germany. It's as officials in southwest Russia claim one person has been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack. Britain's flagship 3.5 billion-pound aircraft carrier has broken down again, as ministers argue, over boosting defense funding. HMS Prince of Wales was forced into port in Norway for repairs, delaying its departure for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

2:55Former naval commander Tom Sharp told Times Radio the breakdown speaks to a wider issue. We are wafer thin and we still see the prime minister saying we're meeting all our tasks. As long as the system continues to think that, we won't be able to fight our way out of the corner we're in, which is a very long and sustained effort. I mean, right now, the defence investment paper is a year late. And the reason it hasn't been produced in a year is because the Treasury, the MOD and Number 10 are locked into a fight over essentially how much are we going to carry on drowning by. Commemorations are taking place later to remember those who took part in the D-Day landings 82 years ago.

3:35Thousands of Allied troops landed in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. Veterans and officials from the US, France and Britain are expected to take part in the service of remembrance. The Princess Royal son Peter Phillips is holding his wedding in Gloucestershire later. Members of the royal family are expected to gather at the private ceremony in Kemble near Cirencester. The late Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandson announced his engagement to NHS nurse Harriet Spurling in August last year. Remember you can follow the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and you can listen live to Times Radio Online.

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