Morning briefing Monday 28th July

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0:49Extra time ended one-all, sending them to penalties, with Chloe Kelly's hop, skip and a jump sealing the deal for Serena Viegman's side. Tara Proctor is a former England captain and international footballer who was at the match last night and told Times Radio it was great to watch. It's about the Britain's determination. They've got great teamwork. They've got each other's back. And they've got the never say die attitude. And that's the most important thing. They never know when they're going to be beaten. And again, they've just shown it again tonight. And we were in the stadium, all of us, and the whole stadium erupted when Chloe Kelly scored.

1:24And it's just like, they deserve it. Do you know what I mean? Not many teams can go out there, you know, go one nil down in a final, come back. The Prime Minister says the team has once again captured the hearts of the nation. Speaking to our sister station, TalkSport, Sakia Starmer said the Lionesses are an inspiration. They obviously are doing what they're doing, the top of their game professionally, but what they want most as their legacy is to make sure that that filters through for young women, for girls across the country. In a way, they've transformed the sport in terms of the people now watching the sport.

1:59It's gone through the roof, but also something equally profound. I think it's gone right deep in the psyche of girls and young women. Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the UN of spreading excuses and lies about the delivery of aid into Gaza. The Israeli government's announced what it's calling a tactical pause in fighting to allow vital supplies into the enclave. It follows mounting international pressure as dozens of humanitarian organisations warn of mass starvation and famine. Alexandra Sire, head of humanitarian policy at Save the Children, told Times Radio it is a dire situation. Our Save the Children colleagues have been coming to work without eating, completely exhausted because there was no food left in the markets.

2:44These tactical pauses do have the potential to allow aid in at scale, but a pause cannot be a pause if it's in name only. We actually need to see the safety, the stability on the ground to actually get aid in. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer is expected to raise the prospect of reviving ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas as he meets Donald Trump in Scotland later. The prime minister will travel to Ayrshire, where the US president is staying at his Turnberry Gulf resort for wide ranging discussions. The PM's also expected to speak about the future of tariffs on British steel. And tasers can be used in prisons for the first time from today under a trial to stamp out violence.

3:27The National Tactical Response Group, an elite squad of officers, are now free to use the stun devices in dangerous situations such as hostage-taking and riots. The Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, says the trial will run until enough data has been collected to determine if tasers should be more widely used, with updates expected in the autumn. And you can hear more on all of those stories throughout the day on Times Radio.

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