Disorder in Belfast | MOD lost devices | Serena Williams makes comeback

About this episode

The episode covers recent disorder in Belfast, US military actions against Iran, lost devices from the Ministry of Defence, and Serena Williams' return to tennis.

There was a night of disorder in Belfast with houses and cars set on fire. The protests came after a knife attack in the city on Monday night. A Sudanese man is due in court today charged with attempted murder. The US launched what it described as "self-defence strikes" against Iran overnight, following the downing of an Apache army helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. AI-generated clips of the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, brawling with Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, on the set of the BBC's Question Time have been circulated widely on X. More than 1,000 devices have been lost or stolen from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) since 2024, at a potential cost of more than £1.6m. There could be a heatwave this weekend, and Serena Williams makes a winning return to tennis after four years out. Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophy, Wilf

Topics covered

• Belfast disorder
• Ministry of Defence
• Serena Williams comeback
• US-Iran tensions
• AI-generated content
• protests
• court cases

Keywords

• Belfast
• Serena Williams
• Ministry of Defence
• self-defence strikes
• knife attack
• Andrew Bailey
• Nigel Farage
• heatwave
• protests
• AI-generated clips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bank of England, Reform UK, Ministry of Defence

Places: Belfast

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