Evening Briefing Friday 3rd October

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0:42You are all guilty today. We do not want you speaking here today. You do not want you speaking. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. David Lammy did go on to make his address. He has since said he heard the pain, anger and grief and stands with the Jewish community. The Manchester attacker was on bail for an alleged rape when he launched his assault yesterday. Jihad al-Shami, a 25-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, was being investigated over an alleged sexual attack said to have taken place earlier this year. He is not believed to have been known to counter-terror police.

1:27Police in London and Manchester are calling for pro-Palestinian protests to be cancelled or delayed following the synagogue attack. Scotland Yard says such gatherings will draw resources at a time when they are needed elsewhere. The head of Greater Manchester Police says it would be responsible and sensitive to refrain on this occasion. Mark Adelstone, chair of the Jewish Representative Council in Greater Manchester, told mourners he had concerns about some of the marchers. We are proud British Mancunian Jews who have contributed to this country for over 150 years. and we love this country and we proudly wave the Union Jack.

2:10Are those who are against us also proud of being British? Which flag do they wave? A neighbour of one of the men who died in the synagogue attack has called him the best guy. 53-year-old Adrian Dolby died alongside Melvin Kravitz, who was 66. Abdul Rahimi says Mr Dolby was kind and considerate. This guy was one of the best guys I've ever seen in my life. Great neighbour. Whatever you get, money to buy a book, toys. Every Christmas he was the first man to bring toys and put outside my door. Even when he was away. He was a very good man, very, very good man. Three people are still in hospital. In other news, a couple have been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering their two-year-old grandson.

2:55Ethan Ives Griffiths was subjected to severe abuse before his death in Flinshire in August 2021. Michael and Kerry Ives in their late 40s will spend at least 23 and 17 years behind bars, respectively. The Church of England is to be led by a woman for the first time in its history. Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse and current Bishop of London, has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. And Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for playing hyacinth bucket or bouquet and keeping up appearances, has died at the age of 96. Her agent says she passed away peacefully in her sleep. And you can follow The Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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