Morning briefing Tuesday 5th August

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0:36This is your Times News Briefing for the morning of Tuesday, 5 August. A UK-French one-in-one-out pilot scheme to cut small boat crossings in the Channel comes into effect today. Some migrants arriving in Britain will be detained and returned to France, while the UK will accept an equal number of vetted asylum seekers from France. Sakhir Starmer described the deal as grown-up diplomacy, but Conservatives said it would make no difference. Menoa Sakir Starmer is pressing police chiefs to release more details about offenders amid unrest over the migration crisis. Downing Street says greater transparency on crimes such as rape and sexual assault would help rebuild trust.

1:14It comes after Nigel Farage accused police of a cover-up in the case of two men held over the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Noreen. Chris Murray is a Labour MP who sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee. He outlined some of the measures the government is taking. This deal with France, it's also working upstream. These people don't just arrive in Calais from nowhere, they're coming huge cross-border journeys, so it's working all the way upstream. It's also the Asylum and Immigration and Borders Bill is going through Parliament now. That will bring in new powers, for example, seizure of mobile phones and the creation of the endangerment of life at sea offence.

1:51The delivery of school exam results to island communities could be delayed due to Storm Floris, The Scottish Qualifications Authority says adverse weather in the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland means deliveries will be later than planned. Many students will still get results by text or email if power cuts don't stop them from accessing their devices. The disruption caused by storm flores is expected to continue into this morning. Gusts of up to 100 mph have brought down trees over power lines, railways and roads, knocking out electricity and disrupting travel. Dozens of flights to and from UK airports have been cancelled.

2:26Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to expand the war in Gaza. Despite warnings, the country is on the precipice of defeat. He says his war cabinet will meet this week to discuss plans to step up attacks on Hamas. Israeli media reports he is leaning towards seizing the entire Gaza Strip with proposals from the army chief to expand operations. Texas Republicans have voted to track down and arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a redistricting plan. Governor Greg Abbott ordered troops to return them to the chamber after the votes passed by 85-6. Two-thirds of the 150 legislative body need to be present to achieve quorum.

3:04However, more than 50 Democrats left for Illinois, saying they will stay away until the special legislative session ends. Texas Democrat Al Green explained why they were taking a stand. It really is the United States of America because if they succeed in Texas, they will take this to other states. They will take this to the county court level. They will take this to the commissioners, the school boards. They will take this across the length and breadth of the country. Russia says it may redeploy short and intermediate-serange nuclear missiles amid rising tensions with the U.S. Moscow has dropped its self-imposed freeze after Donald Trump ordered two U.S.

3:43nuclear submarines repositioned. Former President Dmitry Medvedev warned on X that NATO's anti-Russia policy has created a new reality with more steps to follow. Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO in the Bush administration and former special representative for Ukraine in the last Trump administration, says the comments don't change anything. Russia has been violating every arms control agreement that we signed with them, from the CFE treaty to the INF treaty. it is part of Russia's modus operandi now to just decide not to implement what they don't want to implement. And the first electric car models eligible for new government grants have been announced.

4:21Drivers will be able to save£1 ,500 with the purchase of most Citroën models, including the EC3, the EC4, the EC5 and eBerlinger vehicles. It's hoped the measure will encourage more drivers to switch away from petrol and diesel vehicles. And that's your Times News Briefing.

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