Morning Briefing Monday 23rd February

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0:51Police are understood to be investigating whether victims were trafficked on the paedophile financier's private jet into UK commercial airports as well as RAF bases. David Wood is the Times crime editor. It's understood that the RAF bases where Epstein's private jets are said to have flown in and taken off from. They only keep flight records and passenger information for three months. So depending on the MET's investigation, it may hamper it somewhat if those records, A, don't go far enough, or B, have been destroyed. Police searches are expected to continue this morning at the former home of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor following his arrest.

1:31He was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, spending 11 hours in custody on his 66th birthday. It's over allegations he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the UK's trade envoy. The former prince has always strongly denied any wrongdoing. A 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun and a fuel can was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday after breaking into President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. The suspect, identified as Austin Tucker Martin, drove through the compound gates, entering as another vehicle was exiting. He was killed after refusing to drop a gun when ordered to do so by two Secret Service agents.

2:08Barry Donadio is a former Secret Service agent and told Times Radio he understands why the agents took the action they did. If you're having a shotgun and the Secret Service and law enforcement here in the United States are telling you to drop it and you don't, their next move is they're going to use deadly physical force against you. They don't have to tell you twice. I never would have waited or given an opportunity to a criminal that wasn't listening to me. And if I needed to, I would have taken that shot very quickly. Reform UK has announced plans to impose visa freezes on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria if the countries refuse to take back migrants with no legal right to stay in Britain.

2:47The party's new Home Affairs spokesman Zaire Youssef is expected to outline the plans in a speech today in Dover, where he will focus on immigration, policing, national security and cultural preservation. Labour's dismissed the plans, saying Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse nation. British film newcomer Robert Arameo has been named Best Actor at the BAFTAs, beating favourite Timothee Chalamet and other A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio to win the prize. he won the award for his performance in I Swear which tells a real life story of Tourette's campaigner John Davidson. I still don't think I can quite believe this.

3:24It's unbelievable and I'm totally blown away by it and I feel so honoured. It's one of the best days of my life. I never thought that I would end up with anything. We just all hoped that people would watch the film and that it would lead to a really interesting conversation about Tourette's and so to get this kind of recognition is just unbelievable. There's more on these stories throughout the day on Times Radio.

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