Evening briefing on Monday 16th June

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1:22This is your Times evening briefing on Monday the 16th of June. The Home Secretary has told MPs how the government intends to address what she calls a damning review into grooming gangs, including new laws to protect children and new action in social services. Baroness Casey found there was no ethnicity data for two-thirds of offenders. Elizabeth Cooper apologised to children she admits have been repeatedly let down by authorities. To the victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and grooming gangs, on behalf of this and past governments and the many public authorities who let you down, I want to reiterate an unequivocal apology for the unimaginable pain and suffering that you have suffered and the failure of our country's institutions through decades to prevent that harm and keep you safe.

2:13Conservative leader, Kemi Badenok, has said the Prime Minister and Home Secretary have been dragged into announcing this inquiry and it amounts to an extraordinary failure of leadership. After months of pressure, the Prime Minister has finally accepted our calls for a full statutory national inquiry into the grooming gangs. And I welcome that we have finally reached this point. And we must remember that this is not a victory for politicians, especially the ones like the Home Secretary who had to be dragged to this position or the Prime Minister, this is a victory for the survivors who have been calling for this for years.

2:49A draft statement from world leaders on the fighting between Israel and Iran calls for de-escalation but says Israel has the right to defend itself, though Donald Trump has not signed it off. Meanwhile, former Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has told Times Radio Britain needs to make it clear to Iran attacking British interests would be treated as an act of war. It's feared Iran could abandon a treaty aimed at stopping countries developing nuclear weapons. Tehran's made the threat as fighting with Israel intensifies into a fourth day. Mitchell told Joe Coburn on Times Radio a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Israel and Iran remains achievable, with the regime weaker than it's ever been.

3:27Britain and America should make very clear that they are not involved in the attack on Iran, but that any attack by Iran on British interests or British assets in the region would be treated as an act of war. That's what America has said and that seems to me to be a very good front for Britain and America and the countries in the region to adopt. Meanwhile, British nationals in Israel have been told by the Prime Minister to register their presence as fighting their intensifies with Iran. A portal can be found on the gov.uk website. A 22-year-old nursery worker has been found guilty of 21 counts of child cruelty.

4:03Roxana Helena Lecco was seen on CCTV kicking a toddler and dropping babies into their cots at nurseries in Twickenham and Hounslow in West London over an eight-month period. And former England rugby captain Owen Farrell will return to play club rugby in this country. He'll rejoin Saracens ahead of next season, having spent the last year with French side Racing 92. You can follow The Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online. That's your Times Evening Briefing on Monday the 16th of June.

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