Evening Briefing Thursday 15th October

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1:24This is the Times Radio Evening Briefing for Thursday 15th October. I'm Will Hobbs. The first alleged rape victim of Russell Brand has been giving evidence at trial. The Times newsroom reporter Olly Cole has been at Southern Crown Court. She held back tears and her voice was sort of shaking as she spoke about how scared she was after the event. He just left her his email address and then walked out of the room. She says that she sat there crying, couldn't get to sleep. Crass details about what went on. Russell Brand, of course, denies all the allegations against him and now she will give evidence in person and be cross-examined by the defence.

2:05Brand denies all charges including three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault. Geoffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland's DUP, has been jailed for 15 years for historic child sex abuse. His former party says he deserves every day of his sentence. DCI Leah Crothers commended the two victims outside Newry Crown Court. Whilst living in silence and fear of the repercussions of telling someone or of not being believed, both brave women have suffered immeasurably as they come to terms with what has happened to them as children. He robbed them both of their childhood and innocence.

2:41Andy Burnham's insisted he'll continue to build bridges between Donald Trump and Ukraine, relations between Kiev and Washington are strained, with the US agreeing to buy Russian diesel and curbing Ukraine's access to vital satellite systems. The Prime Minister says it's clear Moscow's the aggressor. Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has been speaking in Washington. Ukraine may be thousands of miles from American shores, but if aggression is rewarded, if borders can be redrawn by force, if the sovereignty of nations becomes negotiable, The consequences will not remain confined to Ukraine or to my continent.

3:16The family of a man who was killed by a tiger at a Yorkshire wildlife park raised concerns about his mental health in the lead up to his death. The initial inquest into 24-year-old William Chapman's death heard he'd been diagnosed with schizophrenia and had previously suffered bouts of psychosis. The inquest heard that at the time of death, the 24-year-old self-employed online trader was under the care of Doncaster Mental Health Services, but was highly functioning and independent with no care requirements. Donald Trump says the execution of a former army psychiatrist will now not be live-streamed but will still go ahead.

3:51His defence secretary announced last week that Nadal Hassan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood military base in 2009, would be killed by firing squad in December. The president says many very good and well-meaning people would rather his death not be streamed. New NHS England guidance says trans patients should be placed on wards according to their birth sex rather than gender identity. It says when it's not clinically appropriate, alternative arrangements should be made. It's advised decisions may have to be made on a case by case basis. You can follow the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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