Afternoon briefing on Thursday the 24th December

<p>The Times Afternoon Briefing for Thursday the 24th December. </p><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;</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>