Morning briefing Thursday 6th January

<p>The Times Briefing for the Morning of Thursday 6th January</p><br><p>For more on these stories throughout the day tune into Times Radio - on DAB, online, through your smart speaker or on the Times Radio app&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>