Morning briefing Wednesday 12th August

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0:48A letter from all 43 chief constables in England and Wales say freeing such criminals to combat prison overcrowding risks public safety. They're also calling on the Prime Minister to employ every lawful option to prevent the early release of two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper. speaking to Times Radio the shadow Justice Minister Kieran Mullen said it's a significant intervention. How unusual it is for a group of chief constables to write a letter like that. These sorts of people should just not be let out early. We're talking about serious violent offenders and I think it's really powerful for them to say yes there's a lot of concern about the family of a police officer and those perpetrators but even as those representing the police they're pointing out that it's wider than that.

1:31Andy Burnham says he'll eradicate channel crossings amid a warning from French police about their ability to stop so-called mega-dinghies. Speaking after an inflatable vessel carrying 230 migrants arrived in Dover on Monday, the Prime Minister vowed to change tactics and to keep going until the crossing stopped. The head of the fire brigade's union is warning of a national emergency as its teams struggle to contain an increased number of incidents across the country. Firefighters who've been in the new forest since Sunday will stay at least until the end of the week amid water supply issues and changing wind directions.

2:09An area of almost 400 acres has been affected so far. The forest wildlife includes rare species of reptiles, birds and native ponies. The General Secretary of the FBU, Steve Wright, said the fire service hasn't recovered since losing 12 ,000 members between 2010 and 2018. We've had good conversations with the new Prime Minister about recruiting 5 ,000 more firefighters to try and put a dent in those years of austerity. Because the issue is the demand for the fire and rescue service, whether it's wildfires, extreme weather events, open water incidents, we are seeing our demand, the demand for the fire service increase, but our resources have remained stable.

2:48The mother of a boy killed in a crash involving an e-scooter is urging the government to introduce use a licensing scheme. Carly Callan's son Jacob was 14 when the e-scooter he was riding collided with a BMW in March of last year. It comes as research published in the Emergency Medicine Journal said there is an urgent need for clearer public health messaging and a review of legislation to prevent further injuries and deaths. And Great Britain claimed gold and silver in the men's 100 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham last night. Rommel Glaive beat Jeremiah Azou for a British 1-2 in the final, emulating Amy Hunt's success in the women's race on Monday.

3:30At the start of the season, my main objective was to be the king of Europe, because last time I came third, two years ago to two years forward. I'm a different athlete now, and now that my mindset is to that elite level, I wanted to win this European Championship, I was able to do that today, so it's an amazing feeling. There's more on all of these stories throughout the day on Times Radio.

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