Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today’s UK Column News.
Julian Assange’s Release And Sir Keir Starmer’s Involvement In His Incarceration
00:21 BBC: Julian Assange: Campaigner or attention seeker?
Lighthouse Bookshop: Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies by Stefania Maurizi
[…] it was the Crown Prosecution Service, a public authority then headed by Keir Starmer, which had helped create the legal paralysis and diplomatic quagmire responsible for Julian Assange's arbitrary detention.
Telegraph Lies For Israel With No Retraction—No Comment From BBC Verify
07:39 The Telegraph: Hezbollah stores missiles and explosives at Lebanon’s main airport, whistleblowers claim (Archived original article that has now been replaced)
The Telegraph: Beirut airport bosses deny it is being used to store Hezbollah weapons (Archived replacement article with no retraction)
NNA: IATA issues response statement to The Telegraph news article
Al Mayadeen: The Telegraph's Beirut airport piece sparks sarcastic commentary, condemnation
Al Mayadeen: Lebanon denies Telegraph claims, invites officials for airport tour
Ynet: Hezbollah stores stockpile of weapons at Beirut airport, British newspaper reveals
Al-Akhbar (Arabic): A diplomatic and media tour of the airport facilities London to Beirut: The Telegraph does not represent the British position
What Are Selective Hustings? Sounds Like Censorship, Ofcom!
18:36 Northumberland Gazette: General election: North Northumberland candidate questions democracy of hustings
Somerset County Gazette: Candidate for Wells and Mendip Hills ‘excluded’ from BBC hustings
Electoral Commission: Are you holding a hustings?
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Another Vaccine Solution For A PCR-Detected Virus—This Time: <Insert Anything Here>
27:22 GOV.UK: ASF in Europe Updated Outbreak Assessment #35
The Pirbright Institute: Laboratory diagnosis of African swine fever (ASF): Instructor-led
The Pirbright Institute: Pirbright joins European African Swine Fever Project
International Livestock Research Institute: A vaccine solution for African swine fever is within reach
GOV.UK: Avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia
British Agriculture Bureau: Denmark agrees carbon tax on agriculture
McGill University: Why isn't the carbon dioxide from breathing a concern for global warming?
Lithium Fire Risks: Blame It On The Russians?
31:18 Reuters: Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers
The Fire Protection Association: Explosions heard as thick smoke issues from Glasgow battery recycling plant fire
WSJ: Russian Saboteurs Behind Arson Attack at German Factory
Bill Gates’ Perfect Timing, Again
34:53 London Climate Action Week: Breakthrough Energy Summit
Breakthrough Energy (LinkedIn): Breakthrough Energy on LinkedIn: BESummit2024
Recharge News: Bill Gates warns against 'hey, get out of our way' attitude to energy transition
Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy founder Bill Gates
GOV.UK: The UK Renewable Energy Strategy Cm 7686 (PDF)
Terrapower: TerraPower Isotopes
AstraZeneca: Acquisition of Fusion completed
War In Lebanon
39:25 Politico: US to Hezbollah: Don’t count on us to stop an Israeli attack
Haaretz: OSINT Shows Third U.S. Naval Group Arrives in Mideast, Countries Prep to Evacuate Thousands (Archived)
Al Mayadeen: A long history of military cooperation between Cyprus and 'Israel'
Cluster Munition Use in Russia-Ukraine War
47:37 The Telegraph: Crimean sunbathers struck by deadly shrapnel shower from Ukrainian missile
CNN: At least 5 dead after missile fragments scatter over beachgoers in Russian-occupied Crimea
TASS: EU says reports of attack on Sevastopol with NATO-supplied missiles lack credibility
Politico: France deepens military ties with Germany, Poland ahead of risky snap election
The Telegraph: Putin’s nuclear arsenal is crumbling. Ukraine can take it out for good
Reuters: Russia is revising its nuclear doctrine, Kremlin says
Kenya President Backs Down On Tax Hikes After Protests
55:04 Financial Times: Kenya's Ruto warns of 'attack on democracy' after protesters storm parliament
The White House: Memorandum on the Designation of Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally
NCA Think They’ve Found The Federal Reserve Hacker
59:29 National Crime Agency: LockBit leader unmasked and sanctioned