Morning briefing Monday 15th December

0:00This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwCWC. Staying competitive means getting ahead, not just keeping up. So how do business leaders cut through the noise and focus on what really matters. PwC takes you further with tech, from optimising the systems that put your data to work, to scaling AI from proof of concept to competitive edge. PwC helps you meet tomorrow's tech demands so you can compete at a speed that rewrites the rules. Discover more at pwc.co.uk. This is The Times Morning Briefing on Monday 15th December. I'm Daryl Jackson. police in sydney have confirmed that 15 people including a 10 year old girl were killed in a shooting at bondi beach on sunday their ages range from 10 to 87 the attack happened while an event was being held to mark the start of hanukkah police say they're treating it as a terror incident elodie ob kircher was nearby on bondi beach as this attack played out and she told times radio what she witnessed people were just running past us so everyone started screaming get down get down and get down.

1:07So we were all on the ground, just completely rattled. Like we had no idea what was going on for the first 10 minutes. And then the Bondi local community is so small, we started getting text messages from our friends who were actually even closer at a cafe, maybe 10 meters from where it happened. And they were saying there was two gunmen on the loose. So we locked down the North Bondi RSL and we were locked up for about two hours. Police say the two gunmen were father and son. A 50-year-old suspect died at the scene while a 24-year-old remains in hospital in a critical condition. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, called the attack an act of pure evil that deliberately targeted the Jewish community.

1:47Flags will fly at half-mast across the country today as we pay our respects to all those lost and all those who have been injured. Yes, there was indeed a dark day in our nation's history, but we as a nation are stronger than the cowards who did this. A fundraising page for the hero of Bondi Beach has reached almost£100 ,000. Ahmed Al Ahmed was captured on video tackling and disarming a gunman during the attack on the Hanukkah event in Sydney. Donald Trump said his actions would have saved many lives. The 43-year-old fruit shop owner was named by a relative on TV News in Australia. In other news this morning, hospitals will find out whether up to half the medical workforce will be going out on strike from Wednesday.

2:37The British Medical Association has been consulting resident doctors on whether or not to press ahead with a five-day walkout. Last week, the union put an offer from the government to its members. And economists think the Bank of England is readying to cut interest rates to the lowest level in nearly three years. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to reduce interest rates from 4 % to 3.75 % on Thursday. And you can hear more on all of those stories throughout the day on Times Radio.

3:25not so much. So how do you get beyond the hype and deliver AI that powers reinvention and growth across your business? Strong foundations unlock AI's potential. That's why PwC takes you further with tech, strengthening the data quality, processes and workflows that shape how well AI performs. PwC turns innovation into implementation so you can accelerate from experiment to scale. Discover more at pwc.co.uk.

3:57Hey, it's Nick and Jack from The Best One Yet. If you're a high earner and want a podcast about managing your money, your next dollar is the one. It covers the financial complexity that comes with a higher income, equity compensation, RSUs, tax planning, housing decisions, and figuring out what is actually okay to enjoy your money. Turns out the more you earn, the more complicated the questions get. And somehow there's even less content built for you until now. So your next dollar covers both sides of the equation, building wealth and spending on what actually matters to you. Because at a certain income level, the question isn't just, should I save more?

4:28It's, what should I do with everything I have? Financial advisors from NerdWallet Wealth Partners join the show regularly to discuss the questions they hear from high earners like you, the nuanced real world stuff that generic financial content doesn't cover. If you want help getting more out of every dollar you earn, follow Your Next Dollar wherever you get your podcasts. Sponsored by Your Next Dollar, a podcast from NerdWallet Wealth Partners, an SEC registered investment advisor. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not investment, tax, or legal advice.