Evening briefing Wednesday 25th March

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0:46The latest round of industrial action will start just after the Easter long weekend on 7 April. The BMA says it's been making good progress but claims the government began to shift the goalposts. Metropolitan Police have rejected claims they were too busy to speak to Morgan McSweeney over the theft of his phone. It's emerged he didn't tell officers he worked at Number 10. Times Radio's Laura Cook has the details. The PM's former chief of staff had his phone stolen a month after Sakir Starmer sacked Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. He called 999 saying a government device had been taken. He said he gave chase, but the thief got away.

1:23The police say they were unaware of the victim's employment or the particular security risks. They added officers tried to contact him twice but didn't receive a response. The theft of the device means none of McSweeney's WhatsApp messages will be released as they weren't backed up. Iran has dismissed an American proposal to end the war against it and proposed counter-demands which include payment of war damages and reparations. It's outlined five specific conditions under which Iran would agree to end the war, including guarantees regarding Iran's sovereign right to exercise authority over the Strait of Hormuz.

1:58The son of the exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is among those calling for Trump to press on in the war to ensure full regime change in Iran. Justin Forsyth advises the Crown Prince. A lot of the military strikes have been specifically targeted at the Revolutionary Guards and the besieged, not the army. And large sections of the army will break ranks at the right moment and defend the people. So what we're asking President Trump to do at this moment is to continue what he is doing. I mean, I know that's not a popular view in the UK or in Europe, but the attacks and military strikes are actually working.

2:31They're creating the space, they're levelling the pliel, they're allowing at the right moment for the Iranian people to overthrow this regime. Two men arrested over an arson attack on a Jewish ambulance service in Golders Green are both British citizens. The men, aged 47 and 45, were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life at separate addresses in northwest and central London. Four ambulances from Hatzala, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area, were set on fire on Monday night. Dame Sarah Mullally has been installed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.

3:07The Prince and Princess of Wales represented the King and were among the 2 ,000 guests in attendance at Canterbury Cathedral. Speaking before the service, Dame Sarah vowed to create a safe space for differing viewpoints in the church. My natural nature has always been is to create a space where all are welcome. and certainly for me that what I seek to do is to support everybody's ministry regardless of their theological view and there is a sense in which what a lesson to the world. You can hear more of these stories throughout the evening on Times Radio.

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