Evening briefing Wednesday 15th July

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0:45Police say a suspect who was in his 20s was detained over an alleged tweet saying he would shoot the reform UK leader if he won the local elections. Our newsroom reporter Olly Cole has more details. The suspect is said to have described himself as a terrorist on social media and sent a post to Nigel Farage saying, I'm going to shoot you in the head if you win. And of course that comes after yesterday learning the sheer amount of vitriol, the sheer amount of threats that reform politicians have faced over the last few months, Nigel Farage in particular. It comes as reform renews calls for greater protection for MPs following the killing of the party's spokeswoman, Anne Widdecombe, at her home in Devon last week.

1:30Goodbye.

1:38That was Sir Keir Starmer's final word as he ended his last Prime Minister's questions earlier. He was given a standing ovation by his own MPs. He told the House of Commons he wholeheartedly supports his successor, Andy Burnham. But the Lib Dem leader couldn't resist one final remark to tease the outgoing PM, recommending the new Toy Story movie if the Prime Minister finds himself with more time on his hands. Its main character used to be in law enforcement, but was mainly known for being a little wooden, but was replaced by a shiny new action figure from far away who thinks he can fly, and the name Andy on everyone's lips.

2:21The US says it's launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iranian coastal military sites as fighting between the two countries entered a fifth day. Washington says the attacks targeted missile launch sites and coastal defences used to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says at least 30 civilians have been killed in the latest strikes. Three asylum seekers who raped a woman on Brighton Beach last October have been sentenced to between 18 and 21 years each. The two Egyptians and one Iranian subjected the victim to what the judge called a predatory and callous attack. Chief Superintendent Carrie Bohanna of Sussex Police spoke outside court.

3:04Today's sentences will rightly see these three men spend years behind bars. But for the victim, the trauma of their appalling crimes can last a lifetime. It is thanks to her bravery in the face of that trauma that three dangerous, predatory men no longer pose any threat to women and girls in Sussex. A coroner's ruled England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football. The 78-year-old former Manchester United star passed away with severe dementia in 2020. There's more on these stories throughout the day on Times Radio. This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwC.

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