Evening briefing Thursday 8th October

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0:44The former Duke of York was taking legal action against the force over the lawfulness of search warrants issued by a judge at the Old Bailey, allowing officers to raid his residence on the Sandringham Estates and his former Windsor home, Royal Lodge, back in February. He denies all allegations made against him. A Royal Navy sailor has been charged with spying for a foreign power, understood to be Russia. 24-year-old Teddy Young is accused of two offences under the National Security Act, Larissa Brown is the Times' defence editor. Between November 2024 and 2025, he obtained, copied, recorded or retained protected information intending to benefit an unnamed foreign power, is what the Metropolitan Police said, but I understand that foreign power to be Russia.

1:29The allegations against him include him translating a message into Russian, researching the dark web and also looking for a web portal that had invited people to submit information for Russia. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing offences at RAF Molesworth. The Latvian nationals were detained inside the base perimeter in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of this morning. An abandoned vehicle was also found. Counter-terror police are investigating. The Prime Minister says talks in Berlin today with Chancellor Mertz are focusing on security, tech and the economy. A partnership is on the table, designed to counter-sabotage and cyber attack threats, including by Russia.

2:11In a speech earlier, Andy Burnham told the Chancellor he wants closer cooperation with Europe. Sir Simon Fraser is a former permanent secretary to the Foreign Office. Burnham has, of course, signalled that he wants to find a way forward to a closer relationship. And that means making progress in this summit in November and in particular enlisting Germany's support to make sure that Britain is not disfavoured under this new proposed made-in-Europe approach, which could exclude British industry from European markets in a way that would be very damaging. At least 33 Ukrainians have died after a Russian glide bomb hit a crowded bus stop.

2:52Local authorities say there are no military targets in that area. Another 18 people were wounded in Donetsk. The regional head has accused Russia of targeting buses carrying passengers to kill as many civilians as possible. And ministers have agreed to withdraw 20 diplomats from the British consulate in Jerusalem. It's to prevent an escalation with Israel over the UK's trade ban on settlements. The UK has agreed to rename its consulate a mission, but insists it retains full diplomatic privileges. But an Israeli source said consular work with Palestinians would not be allowed. You can follow the Times Radio news briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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