Daily briefing Sunday 13th July

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. Welcome to the Times Daily Briefing on Sunday 13th July. A child has died at a hospital in Liverpool after getting measles, the first such death in Britain this decade.

0:44They were one of 17 youngsters treated at Alder Hay Hospital in recent weeks after becoming severely unwell with the virus. The uptake of the MMR vaccination in Liverpool by the age of five is just 73%, while herd immunity is reached at 95%. Dr Helen Bedford is Professor of Children's Health at University College London. She's told Times Radio the success of vaccination programmes may have led to some complacency. Parents are just not used to seeing measles at all and understanding how very serious it can be. And it's not just for children. Adults can get measles too if they're unprotected and they are often iller than children, often end up in hospital with serious complications.

1:28Sakir Starmer is hoping to strike a migrant returns deal with Iraq by the end of the summer. The Sunday Times understands the agreement has been worked on behind closed doors for months. Harry York, the paper's deputy political editor, says people smugglers are providing sophisticated products. They can basically offer you what's known as a full-service package where they can transit you all the way from maybe Afghanistan or Turkey or Iraq all the way to the French coast and then on to the UK. And the way that the system works and the reason why it's so difficult for law enforcement to trace and crack down on the gangs is they're using a system typically known as Hawala, which is basically a trust-based payment system outside of your typical banks.

2:11A group of Israeli soldiers, all of whom served in Gaza following the Hamas attacks on October 7th, have brought a legal case alleging that Israel is in breach of international law. They claim the goal of the war appears to have changed, from the destruction of Hamas and the release of the hostages to the occupation of Gaza and the expulsion of its residents. Times correspondent in Tel Aviv, Gabrielle Vinegar, has spoken to one of them. The missions became less clear. The people who were giving the instructions had no idea what was going on on the ground. Said Gaza looked different every time he entered, and he just wasn't sure what he was doing anymore.

2:48And he didn't want to outright refuse service because Israeli society is built on conscription. It's something that people just do. It's part of the protection of the state and the survival. It's seen as the existential survivor of the Jewish state. He didn't want to outright refuse. The Transport Secretary says local councils will get a share of£25 million to help people charge electric cars at home. Heidi Alexander has told Times Radio that what are known as pavement gullies will be fitted. This is essentially a small incision that will be made across the width of the pavement. A small channel is fitted and then you can run the cable in effect below the top surface of the pavement.

3:29There's a little flap that flaps over so it's safe for people who are then walking. And so it makes it easier to get that cable from your property and the actual charge point into the car itself. 30 to 40 % of households are unable to charge an EV. And you can follow The Times 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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