Evening briefing Friday 28th August

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 Good evening. Authorities in Nepal say the loss of life is on a huge scale after Wednesday's flash flood. A second lake near the flood site has burst its banks, but officials say the situation is currently stable.

0:45Two teenage students from Guildford are among the 33 British nationals unaccounted for. Around 1 ,900 others are missing and more than 550 people have died. David Brown, the Times' chief news correspondent, spent the day in one of the areas that was devastated in the flash floods. The governments of Nepal put out an alert in the province where I was saying that the water that the lake has broken and the water is on its way down. We had a countdown and then sure enough after a couple of hours we were on the high ground this surge of water came down. It wasn't as bad as had been predicted. There was reports it might be twice the size of that flood that struck on Wednesday, but it still ripped through the town again.

1:31Detectives say they're not linking a house fire which killed a young girl and her aunt near Middlesbrough to a fatal collision four days earlier. Police have drafted in 200 extra officers. It's after a spate of crimes since five young men and two police officers died in the crash on the A66. A North East MP has said lives were put at risk during a balloon release vigil last night. Sian Bradley is The Times' Northern correspondent. She explains what happened. More than 60 people, they saw some children as young as six, and they gathered to pay tribute to Michael, but it soon kind of descended because there was rockets that were fired at a police drone, reportedly, and neighbours detailed how cars that were being driven around on the field were deliberately smashed into each other, and then the cars were then set alight.

2:23Andy Burnham's to abstain from next month's vote on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales. He told his parliamentary party he doesn't want to unduly influence the debate in his role as Prime Minister. He says everyone must be given the space to arrive at their own decision. Gatwick's experiencing water issues again. It's the second time in a few weeks. Supplies in both terminals are affected with restaurants forced to close and toilets unable to flush. The airport says there's no impact on flights. Four men have pleaded guilty to destroying four Jewish community ambulances in an arson attack in North London.

3:00A million pounds worth of damage was caused when the vehicles were torched in Golders Green in March. Social media platforms and porn sites are hosting graphic content showing women being sexually assaulted while they sleep. The photos and videos have been viewed millions of times. Ofcom has faced urgent calls to crack down on the material. Dolly Parton offered to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future, according to her sister. The country music singer died on Tuesday aged 80, following a brief battle with cancer. Her sister Stella says in her final weeks she allowed her medical team to test new medicines in the hope of lifting up others.

3:41And mourners have gathered across Norway to pay their respects to King Harald V following his death this morning. Outside the Royal Palace, a sea of flowers and tributes has continued to grow throughout the day. You can follow the Times Radio 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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