Daily briefing Sunday 27th July

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0:36This is the Times News Briefing for Sunday, the 27th of July. The Prime Minister is to personally urge Donald Trump to restart Gaza ceasefire talks as international alarm grows over conditions in the Strip. The US and Israel walked away from diplomatic efforts on Thursday. Israel's military says it's dropped seven packages of aid from aircraft overnight, and it's announced humanitarian corridors that will be established to enable UN convoys access. It comes as a poll for the Sunday Times shows rising support for Palestinians. Almost half of those surveyed thought Israel's response to the conflict had been disproportionate.

1:11Caroline Wheeler is the Sunday Times political editor. So what we found was that 29 % of people said that they now had sympathies with the Palestinian side. There was still a lot of people that sided with nobody, some that sided equally with both, and a fairly static view of the conflict from the Israeli side, which was round about 16 % of the population that have sympathies with Israel. Police in Essex have imposed new restrictions to curb disorder and violence outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. A dispersal order and a ban on face coverings comes ahead of fresh protests in Epping and will be in place until Monday morning.

1:49Yesterday, skirmishes were reported as hundreds of protesters turned up outside another hotel outside Norwich. Writing in the Sunday Times, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists the government is fixing the asylum system and ending the use of hotels. Donald Trump will host the President of the European Commission in Scotland today as the US and EU edge closer to a trade deal. Their meeting comes on the second full day of the US President's visit to the UK. Trump is to impose tariffs of 30 % on EU imports if a deal isn't reached by Friday. Ursula von der Leyen says she's hopeful an agreement will be reached before that deadline.

2:25We have always been very clear that we prefer a negotiated solution and we will use the time that we have now till the 1st of August. And since the very beginning we have worked and now are ready to respond with countermeasures. 11 people have been stabbed at a supermarket in the US state of Michigan. Six are reported to be in a critical condition after chaotic scenes in the Walmart store. Times Radio's Chris Dabbs has more. The suspect, armed with a folding knife, is now in custody. According to Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea, the attack appears to have been random. There are no confirmed details on the victim's conditions.

3:05In a statement on X, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer called the event a brutal act of violence and said her thoughts were with the victims and the community. And ministers say they'll make it easier to open new pubs and cafes as part of plans to rejuvenate the high street. New licensing rules will also protect music venues from noise complaints. But an industry body says one pub a day will shut down in the UK. The British Beer and Pub Association says high costs and taxes need to come down. Meanwhile, some pubs are getting set for a bumper day as England's footballers take on Spain in the Euro 2025 final.

3:40The Lionesses say they'll be giving it our all tonight, aiming for back-to-back European titles in Basel. You can follow The Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio Online.

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