Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today's UK Column News.
Iran's Attack on Israel: International Condemnation, US Response and "Iron-Clad" Involvement
00:20 Keir Starmer (on X): I completely condemn Iran's attack on Israel this evening (Video)
John Healey (on X): I completely condemn Iran's attack against Israel
Al Jazeera: US says helped Israel thwart Iranian attack, reasserts ‘ironclad’ support
Politico: Israel vows ‘consequences’ for Iran after missile barrage
USNI News: U.S. Warships Fire a Dozen Interceptors Against Iranian Missile Attack
Barak Ravid (on X): A U.S. official told me—
The Iranian attack was defeated by the U.S. and Israel and was ineffective. It's a great success
MenchOsint (on X): The Iranian attack reportedly destroyed a number of F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets in Nevatim air base & F–15s in another base, could be Hatzerim
Stoltenberg Gets a Gold Star, UK Saves Its Chips, and Russian Jets Near Miss in Alaska
16:06 John Healey (on X): John Healey’s post
Thank you Jens Stoltenberg, for your decade of outstanding leadership NATO. You've strengthened our alliance and our collective defence.
Evertiq: UK chip plant could close following Apple order loss
DefenceHQ (on X): Ministry of Defence’s post
Jobs and a crucial supply chain to UK defence have been secured, after the acquisition of a semiconductor factory by the MoD. The facility produces semiconductors which are critical to UK defence programmes & exports, including fighter jet capabilities.
CBS News: Dramatic video shows Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to aircraft off Alaska, NORAD says
National Farmers' Union Approves Unauthorised Bluetongue Vaccine; Legal Histories from Nuremberg
22:22 National Farmers' Union (NFU): Bluetongue vaccines permitted for use in the UK
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of 3 unauthorised bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV–3) vaccines within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
GOV.UK: The Work of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) (PDF)
Boehringer Ingelheim: Principles of Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement
Journal Storage (jstor): After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals
Oxford Academic: After Nuremberg
Boehringer Ingelheim: Boehringer Ingelheim did not produce Agent Orange. The company did also not contribute to its production by supplying precursors or raw materials.
Justia Law: In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, 565 F. Supp. 1263 (E.D.N.Y. 1983)
Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung: AITHYRA Institute
From the UK Column archive (2012): National Farmers' Union: Making Government Policy Since 1947
UK Column Event: Bristol—Last Tickets Available
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Access UKC News Extra—UK Column Community
UK Column article: Attacks on Academic Freedom, The Times of London, and MI6
UK Column interview: Insight: Avoiding Social Care by Extending Our ‘Healthspan’—David Siegel
UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards
UK Column event: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)
Together (YouTube): Northern Ireland Public Health Bill: What Is Going On?—with Paul Frew MLA
Brian Gerrish (YouTube): Walking The Dog: Episode 6—Poppy's Paw Prints And A Summer Stroll With Charles Malet—premieres YouTube 11.00 am, 6 October 2024
Forthcoming UK Column interview: Wanjiru Njoya, Thursday 3rd October at 1 pm
Event: Capitalism vs Climate Change Debate—Friday 4th October 6.30 pm, The Bateman Lecture Theatre, The Business School, Exeter
Genetic Technology Act 2023: Unknown Risks of Genetic Modification
30:20 UK Parliament: Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
GOV.UK: New powers granted to research gene editing in plants
UK Agritech Centre: The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2024
World Agritech Innovation: Agenda: Fostering Resilient Agriculture Through Supply Chain Partnerships
National Farmers' Union: Government commits to precision breeding technology roll out
GOV.UK: New legislation to support precision breeding and boost Britain’s food security
Lights Out! UK to Ditch Coal Completely—Will the Power Stay On?
35:00 GOV.UK: End to coal power brought forward to October 2024
National Energy System Operator: The UK Government has set a clear deadline for coal fired power stations to cease production by October 2024—so what are we doing to make that happen?
National Grid Group: How will our electricity supply change in the future?
Electricity System Operator: Becoming the National Energy System Operator (NESO)
National Energy System Operator (YouTube): NESO launch film
NESO: Energy outages: What to do if there’s a power cut in your area
Carbon Intensity: Carbon Intensity API
Environmental Defense Fund: Bezos Earth Fund supports EDF science and solutions
GOV.UK: Authored article: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's article in the Telegraph: 12 March 2024
When the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing, this is how we will keep your lights on and your bills down. It is the insurance policy Britain needs to protect our energy security, while we deliver our net zero transition.
Trading Economics: Electricity Price
Netanyahu Maps Out Middle East ‘Blessing’ and ‘Curse’ with his Pseudo-Deuteronomic Map
42:34 Politico: US officials quietly backed Israel’s military push against Hezbollah
The Times of Israel: Netanyahu holds up maps illustrating the ‘blessing’ and ‘curse’ facing Mideast (Blessing map)
How Stuff Works: How Bunker Busters Work
UK’s Digital Vision: Darktrace Shake-Up and the Future of AI-Driven Cybersecurity
51:15 GOV.UK: Tech experts to shape government digital vision to drive innovation and boost public services
Darktrace: Poppy Gustafsson to step down as CEO of Darktrace; Jill Popelka appointed successor
Darktrace Investor Relations: Recommended Cash Acquisition of Darktrace plc
Darktrace (on X): Darktrace’s post
At Founders Forum our CEO, Poppy Gustafsson, sat down with GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler to discuss the role of AI in cybersecurity. Check out some of the highlights
Darktrace: Introducing ‘Defend Beyond’: Our promise to customers in the face of evolving threats
Wiltshire Weirdness, Dawn Sturgess Inquiry: Novichok Poisoning—We're Still Asking, Where Are the Skripals?
55:26 The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry: This is an independent Inquiry into the circumstances of Dawn Sturgess’ death in Salisbury on 8 July 2018
BBC (2018): Amesbury poisoning: Experts confirm substance was Novichok
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: Technical Secretariat: S/1671/2018 (PDF)
Security Council Report: S/PV.8237
[…] would like to say a word about the use of the term Novichok. It is a term that we use to describe such chemicals. We use the Russian term for such nerve agents. The OPCW report itself does not use the term Novichok
UK Column article: Five Years On: The OPCW-Douma Deception Continues (April 2023)
GOV.UK: OPCW 105th Executive Council: UK national statement (March 2024)
Only the Russian state had the technical means, operational experience and the motive to carry out the attack.
UK Column article: Skripal: A Russian web or a RUSI web? (2018)
UK Column article: The Day of the Skripal (2022)