Daily briefing Sunday 29th June

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1:21This is the Times Daily Briefing for Sunday 29th June. The government has asked the BBC to explain the due diligence it carried out ahead of its live broadcast of a performance at Glastonbury by the rap punk duo Bob Villan, chanting during their set related to Israel's military operation in Gaza. Police are examining footage of their performance and that of the Irish rapper's kneecap, which wasn't televised, to assess whether it constitutes an offence. A BBC spokesperson said some of the comments were deeply offensive, and Gary Mond, the chair of the National Jewish Association, described them as obscene and appalling.

1:59The mixture of, on the one hand, entertainment and sport, and on the other hand, politics, is at the core of the entire problem. We should make it illegal for entertainers to actually use their platforms for political views. Supermarkets could be fined if they do not sell healthier food under a government plan to tackle obesity and relieve pressure on the NHS The healthy food standard will apply to retailers and manufacturers in England as part of a 10-year strategy to cut diet-related diseases The policy introduces mandatory health targets for retailers while giving them some flexibility in how to meet them such as price promotions and redesigning store layouts Anna Taylor is the executive director of the Food Foundation.

2:44We're hoping that the government will, for example, extend this scheme which is there for low-income families with young children that provides vouchers for fruit and veg. So today's announcement will, I think, start to deal with some of the promotions, but we really need to look at the incentives in the system because at the moment it's much easier for companies to make money from selling unhealthy food. Israel has killed a senior Hamas figure in Gaza. Hakan al-Isa is thought to have been a perpetrator of the October 7th attacks of 2023. His killing, however, could hold up ceasefire negotiations amid hopes of an imminent breakthrough.

3:23Jotam Konfino is a Middle East correspondent. He says Israel and Hamas remain some way apart. We are hearing different voices, I would say, now in the government. For the first time, we hear people close to Netanyahu actually saying that it's time to wrap up the war in Gaza. And that's quite interesting because that believes that they are beginning to let the public know that they're headed towards at least a willingness to now end the war. And that's quite significant. The business secretary will hold talks with Lotus after the British sports car manufacturer appeared to shelve plans to close its UK operations.

3:59Around 1 ,300 jobs were said to be at risk after the Chinese owners of Lotus said President Trump's import taxes had led to a reduction in the number of vehicles being exported to the United States. And England under-21s defended their European Championship title with a 3-2 win over Germany in the final in Bratislava. A goal from Marseille's Jonathan Rowe in extra time ensured England retained the title they won two years ago and gave England their fourth title overall. You can follow the Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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