Daily Briefing Saturday 7th November

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0:35Hello, this is your Times Radio Daily Briefing for Saturday 7th November with me, James Kitchen. The Prime Minister has told Times Radio that rape victims should not be left feeling like they're on trial in sexual offence cases. Andy Burnham says he'll look closely at concerns raised by the Metropolitan Police Chief following the conviction of Russell Brand. Sir Mark Rowley's back calls for a change in the law to ensure juries are warned about rape myths. Speaking to Times Radio, the PM said reform of how trials are conducted may be required. I think we need to constantly look at the way rape trials are conducted to make sure that they do not leave the woman feeling like she is on trial in court, as has been the experience of people in the past.

1:25So I will look closely at what Sir Mark Rowley is saying. Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as his new White House Chief of Staff following heavy Republican losses in the US midterm elections. The architect of the president's immigration crackdown will replace Susie Wiles on Monday. The Times' Washington editor is Katie Balls. There was always a sense there would have to be a scapegoat. There was always a sense there could be a power struggle. And Susie Wiles has her fans, but she also has her critics. And I think that result was the place for him to move in and really push to Trump's idea that she was the problem.

2:03Now, is she the problem? I think it's fair to say when you have a result that bad, you can't blame it on one single person. The Duchess of Sussex's father has appeared in court in the U.S., charged with possessing child abuse imagery. Thomas Markle was arrested in Florida after FBI agents searched two storage units he'd rented in Los Angeles. The Sun's US editor, Scarlett Howes, was watching on as he was led away in handcuffs. He seemed quite belligerent. You could tell he was very angry. I asked him, what does he say now to the public? He was scowling at us. He was extremely angry. And then a couple of hours later, he appeared in court in Tampa.

2:40And he was different there, I have to say. He was very much a man that, you could tell, finally understood the seriousness of these alleged crimes. He was trembling, his hands were shaking, his legs were twitching. He was extremely scared, nervous and almost looked shell-shocked that this was actually happening. Thomas Markle has been released on bail with an electronic tag and is subject to a travel ban. He denies any wrongdoing. Airlines are on high alert following a series of hoax bomb threats across Europe. Multiple planes have been forced to divert and make emergency landings, sparking huge disruption.

3:19Meanwhile, the Irish national broadcaster RTE was also affected by a hoax bomb scare. The country's Europe minister, Thomas Byrne, told Times Radio hybrid threats are becoming more dangerous. There's certainly a direct attempt, I would say, by Russia in general, and we see it in social media in particular, to spread the narrative that Western democracies are not able to function for their people. So I suppose that is a fact that's already happening and Russia is certainly responsible for that. What we saw yesterday was a crime. It happened about 24 hours ago or so, and it's still under investigation by the police.

3:51And I think it's a reasonable position for government leaders to say at this point that we don't know who did it. Early results are suggesting a tight race between New Zealand's two main parties in the country's general election. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his National Leg Coalition are seeking a second term. His main challenger is the leader of the centre-left Labour Party, Chris Hipkins. Remember, you can follow the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and you can listen live to Times Radio Online.

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