Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, Vanessa Beeley and Carl Zha with today's UK Column News.
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Escalating NET ZERO Attacks From Them on Us: Land, Sea, and Air Under Siege
00:36 GOV.UK: Course charted for carbon free shipping by 2050
GOV.UK: Policy paper: Maritime decarbonisation strategy
BBC (2024): Sail-powered cargo ship 'shows potential of wind'
Good Food (BBC): The Facts About Food Miles
National Wealth Fund: Chancellor sets out strategic priorities for National Wealth Fund
We have £27.8bn to help crowd in private investment and drive growth across the UK
Labour Heartlands: The Emperor’s New Energy Policy: GB Energy’s Windswept Illusions
GOV.UK: Air Passenger Duty: rates from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
We expect the measure to have a negligible impact on the environment.
Trump Claims Victory on Panama Canal Deal, but BlackRock and CK Hutchison Set to Reap the Rewards
06:54 South China Morning Post: ‘A betrayal’: top Beijing office runs scathing attack on Panama deal by Hong Kong’s Hutchison
Conglomerate under fire over bombshell announcement it is selling Panama Canal port operations in deal led by US firm BlackRock
South China Morning Post: China sends delegation to Panama after ports deal, belt and road exit
Yemen: Trump’s Middle East Shuffle – Bombers, Fighters and a Cargo of Questions
16:52 MenchOsint (on X): MenchOsint’s post
Lot of C-17s Cargo planes flowing into Diego Garcia in the last days. (Transponders switched off after leaving Al Udeid). Something is cooking.
The War Zone: Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia
Politico: Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in ramp up against Houthis
Alex Kennedy (on X): AlexkennedyIran’s post
The GOLD Refuelers group has confirmed that they are towing a pair of F-35 fighters (at least 4 from Hill Air Base) over Sicily and heading towards Israel. After confirming with air traffic control, they disappeared from radar. Further deployments to the Middle East continue.
BBC: What I found on the secretive tropical island they don't want you to see - Diego Garcia
Anti War: US Uses B-2 Bombers To Bomb Yemen
The Defense Post: Iran Unveils Missile Systems on Strategic Gulf Islands
Defence: An Extra £2.2bn Cash Cow for Everyone Except the Taxpayer
24:17 HM Treasury (on X): hmtreasury’s post
The world is changing. Britain must be ready. That's why we are confirming a further £2.2bn defence spending uplift for 2025/2026. Investing in advanced weaponry for our troops as well as providing better homes for military families.
Investment Week: Reeves to unveil £2.2bn funding boost to defence in Spring Forecast
Mirage News: UK PM Addresses Military Planners at Northwood HQ
Construction News (2018): Skanska lands £196m Carillion MoD contract
The Wall Street Journal: Trump Prompts European Calls for a Homegrown Nuclear Umbrella (Archived)
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UK Column article: What They Didn’t Want to Hear: the Continued Sexualisation of Our Children - Part 2
Data Use and Access Bill: Granting Palantir the One Ring to Rule Them All?
34:11 GOV.UK: Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] (Last updated: 24 March 2025 at 23:55)
UK Covid-19 Inquiry: NQ000536417 – Witness Statement of Louis Mosley (Executive Vice President) on behalf of Palantir Technologies UK, dated 15/01/2025
HMG must beable to respond to the black swan events. COVID-19 was an airborne disease pandemic, but the next national emergency could take a different form […] a contact disease, a widespread energy outage, a global supply chain disruption, a nuclear disaster or a war for example.
Palantir Blog: Palantir’s Response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Developing an AI Action Plan
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Paving Over the Land for Profit, Not Progress
38:33 UK Parliament: Hansard: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
GB News (YouTube): Angela Rayner takes questions in Parliament (Timestamp 1:58:24)
Make no mistake: the Bill will transform the lives of working people and Britain’s prospects for years to come.
Parallel Parliament: Debate: Planning and Infrastructure Bill - 24th Mar 2025
GOV.UK: Tony Juniper CBE reappointed to continue protecting nature and boosting growth as Natural England Chair
Bird Flu in Sheep? I’ll Believe It When Sheep Can Fly!
42:41 GOV.UK: Viral diseases: Disease emergency response in action
GOV.UK: Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: World's first case of H5N1 bird flu found in UK sheep, sparking Australian biosecurity warning
BBC Sounds: Farming Today: 25/03/25 Bird flu in sheep, free-range eggs, restoring lost ponds
GOV.UK: Government publishes first Pesticides National Action Plan in a decade
GOV.UK: UK Pesticides National Action Plan: Volume 764: debated on Monday 24 March 2025
UK Governments will support farmers … to increase their use of sustainable farming practices to reduce the potential harm from pesticides by 10% by 2030 […]
Turkey’s Power Play: Grabbing Control in Syria or Just Testing the Waters?
47:31 The Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu to convene security meeting over Turkish involvement in Syria
Medya News: Israel and Turkey on collision course in Syria after Palmyra airstrikes
Alma Research & Education Centre: Syria – Turkish Presence in Military Airports and Aerial Friction with Israel
The Jerusalem Post: IDF engages in firefight with terrorists in southern Syria
AFP News Agency (YouTube): Russian military convoy heads towards base in Syria's Hmeimim
Sussex University Fined
56:55 Office for Students (2021): Investigation into University of Sussex
Politics Home: The Kafkaesque investigation into our university looks like political scapegoating
University of Sussex Students' Union: Gender Inclusive Language Policy