Evening briefing Monday 28th September

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1:20This is Times Radio's evening briefing on Monday 28th September. Five men arrested on suspicion of being involved in the suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford yesterday are being released on bail. Counter-terror police say the group are UK nationals aged between 23 and 25 and remain under investigation. Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called for vigilance. It is a reminder that at a time of heightened threat, we must all remain vigilant. And to all those who mean us harm and plot violence on our soil, let this be a reminder. You will never defeat us.

2:01The Prime Minister is chairing an emergency COBRA meeting this evening. The Chancellor has set out his plans to re-industrialise Britain at Labour's party conference in Liverpool. John Healy announced£100 million towards local apprenticeships and£6 billion set aside for British shipyards to build new docks for submarines He also warned the money available under New Labour in 1997 isn't there anymore The Times political editor Oliver Wright was watching the speech in Liverpool It is always tricky for a Labour Chancellor to give their annual conference speech just weeks ahead of the budget and it's even harder for John Healy, who faces the unenviable task of making the government sums that up at a time of spiking borrowing costs.

2:42But even still, Healy's speech was remarkably devoid of any kind of policy announcements. There was reconfirmation of money for shipbuilding and a commitment to re-establish the union learning fund that supports re-skilling, but other than that, nothing. There was no mention of social care or how it would be paid for, no mention of investment in public services and no mention in possible tax rises down the track. Instead, Healy's speech was broad brush, a commitment to fiscal discipline, a pledge to promote growth and a promise to be true to labour values. The markets may be reassured, but the faithful are likely to be disappointed.

3:18Diesel is selling at its highest price ever recorded. Forecourts are charging just shy of£2 a litre on average in the UK, a touch higher than the last high of June 2022. fuel costs are up globally because of the impact of the war in the Middle East. A child and two women have died attempting to cross the Channel from France to the UK. Officials say 102 other people on an inflatable boat were rescued from waters off the French coast near Calais. Police received a distress call early this morning. SpaceX's Starship rocket has splashed down in the Pacific after orbiting Earth for around three hours.

3:56The mission was ended early, after deploying 26 next-generation Starlink satellites. And three years after the famous Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled, a ring of new shoots is flourishing around its stump. The National Trust says the growth is now two to three feet tall, raising hopes the tree can recover. There's more on these stories throughout the day on Times radio.

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