Morning briefing Monday 25th May

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0:45In a new post on Truth Social Overnight, the US president once again criticised Barack Obama's 2015 deal with Tehran. He claims the latest agreement is the exact opposite of Obama's. He also said the Americans won't rush into a deal. Ina Khatib, associate fellow at the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, told Times Radio what any agreement could include. It is likely to include a 60-day ceasefire, and the first 30 days of those 60 days would be dedicated to negotiations. And during this time, during the 30 days, Iran would gradually be able to sell its oil freely in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

1:30An RAF jet, which the Defence Secretary was travelling in, had its signals jammed as it flew near the Russian border. John Healy had been visiting British soldiers in Estonia and was travelling back to the UK when the electronic attack happened on Thursday. It thought Russia was behind the incident. Smartphones and laptops were unable to connect to the internet and pilots had to use a different navigation system after the plane's GPS was disabled for the entire three-hour flight. A body has been found in the search for a 15-year-old boy who went missing after getting into a lake in Lincoln. Declan Sawyer got into difficulties after entering the water at Swanhome Lakes.

2:10Emergency services and an underwater search team were called to the scene yesterday afternoon. A union group's warning the government it must do more to support young people following claims of a crisis in them finding jobs. The TUC says too many young people are stuck out of work for extended periods. Over the weekend, a report said the UK is heading for an economic catastrophe because young people are addicted to screens, leading to anxiety and depression. It's expected to be the hottest bank holiday on record today, with temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius predicted in London and the southeast of England.

2:45Yesterday was the hottest day in May for 79 years, with a high of 32.3 recorded at Kew Gardens. Jim Dale, meteorologist and author of Surviving Extreme Weather, told Times Radio how unusual this is during spring. The temperatures that we're talking about now are 16, 18 degrees C above what the average should be. Instead, it is completely and utterly out of kilter. I don't want to be a killjoy. I'm sure people are enjoying it out there in the ways that they will, particularly after the first half of May, which wasn't particularly great in terms of the temperature profile. But it's certainly, you know, got to move on since.

3:21And you can hear more on all of these stories throughout the day on Times Radio.

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