Daily briefing Sunday 15th June

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0:34This is the Times Daily Briefing for Sunday the 15th of June. Britain is moving combat jets and other military aircraft to the Middle East in response to a threat by Iran to strike UK bases in the region. But speaking on his way to the G7 summit in Canada, Sakhir Starmer refused to say whether Britain would assist Israel in shooting down Iranian missiles. Tehran has warned that British bases could be targeted if assistance is offered to Israel amid a significant escalation in the conflict. At least 10 people are known to have died after Iran carried out an intense bombardment of Israel overnight.

1:11Sean Bell is a military analyst. Because of the ranges involved, Iran is a massive country. The UK has Voyager aircraft, which are big tankers, petrol stations in the sky. They are also incredibly helpful. And finally, of course, information-gathering aircraft, whether it's the Reaper, that sort of drone aircraft that can last for hours, providing lots of intelligence, or the rivet joint which the Royal Air Force operates as well. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's response will be swift and decisive following Iran's latest attack. Earlier, the Israeli military said it had carried out air attacks on Iran's capital Tehran, targeting buildings connected to the country's nuclear programme.

1:53A major search is underway in the US state of Minnesota for a man who fatally shot a Democratic Party politician and her husband. Police have named the suspects as Vance Luther Bolter, and he's accused of killing Melissa and Mark Hortman at their home near Minneapolis. The gunman, who reportedly posed as a police officer, also wounded Senator John Hoffman and his wife. The mayor of Brooklyn Park is Hollis J. Winston. In Brooklyn Park and Champlain and our surrounding communities, in fact, the state, we're very much family. The Hoffman and Hortman families are very much our family. And so our prayers continuously go out to them.

2:28and it's very much a time for us to come together. A woman who was a victim of grooming gangs in Greater Manchester says she welcomes Sakia Starmer's decision to commit to a national inquiry into the scandal. The Prime Minister has accepted a recommendation in a review conducted by Baroness Casey. Samantha Walker-Roberts was a victim of grooming gangs in Oldham from the age of 12. But speaking to Times Radio, she said the Prime Minister had been backed into a corner and doesn't believe he has the victim's best interests at heart. So many other survivors this year have come out speaking, trying to get justice and fight for local statutory inquiries for their own areas.

3:05And that's been going on since January and they haven't listened to us at all. The most they've offered us is a local inquiry into Uldum with no statutory powers, nothing. And ministers are to unveil a 10-year plan to overhaul the nation's infrastructure. The Treasury has promised£725 billion to be spent over the next decade on upgrading transport networks, building new homes and assisting the transition to green energy. You can follow the Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio Online.

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