News Round-Up

• “Racial equity is dangerous madness – and the opposite of justice” – The response of officers at the scene of Henry Nowak’s murder was clearly shaped by a pernicious race ideology that puts equity above equal treatment, says the Telegraph.
• “Lammy tells Trump and Musk to shut up about Henry Nowak murder scandal” – Foreign Secretary David Lammy has accused the US State Department of presenting a “caricature” of the UK after it attacked British law and order in a late-night post about the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, reports the Mail.
• “Brother of Henry Nowak killer holds sword in ‘road rage incident’” – Gurpreet Digwa, 27, was filmed holding a bladed weapon beside a Mercedes during an argument with a fellow motorist in Southampton, as fury grows over claims of a two-tier police response to the murder, says the Mail.
• “The lessons from Henry Nowak’s murder” – The murder of Henry Nowak raises uncomfortable questions about race, crime, and media silence that echo the forgotten killing of 15-year-old Kriss Donald in 2004, claims the Spectator.
• “The anti-racism policies adopted by police amid ‘two-tier’ fury” – National Police Chiefs’ Council guidance on race has come under intense scrutiny following the killing of Southampton university student Henry Nowak, amid growing allegations of ‘two-tier’ policing, says the Mail.
• “Henry Nowak and the return of clan justice” – The political establishment’s muted and deflective response to the murder of Henry Nowak – contrasted with the furore directed at Nigel Farage for calling for “pure, cold rage” – exposes how the ‘politics bubble’ has consistently failed to grapple with the real facts of the case, says UnHerd.
• “The police response to the Nowak murder was decades in the making” – The failures exposed by the police response to Henry Nowak’s murder are the product of decades of institutional drift, notes the Telegraph.
• “JD Vance blames ‘mass invasion’ of migrants for Henry Nowak’s death” – The US Vice-President has intervened on social media, calling for the killing of the Southampton teenager to be met with “righteous anger”, says the Times.
• “Why JD Vance has such contempt for Keir Starmer’s Britain” – Having intervened on the murder of Henry Nowak, the US Vice-President was accused of trying to “stir up division” by a put-out Prime Minister, reports the Times.
• “Andy Burnham has 10-point poll lead in Makerfield” – The would-be Labour leader has pulled 10 points clear of Reform in the latest polling data ahead of the crucial Makerfield by-election, says the Telegraph.
• “We should not be unduly fearful” – A piece examining what is described as a judicial conspiracy against the body politic argues that undue fear is not the appropriate response, says David McGrogan in his Substack.
• “Zelensky warns Putin: end war now or face fight for your own survival” – In a rare open letter to his nemesis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Vladimir Putin that continuing the war will ultimately threaten his own survival, according to the Telegraph.
• “Ben Jones of the Free Speech Union: ‘Banning pro-Gaza marches won’t stop antisemitism’” – Free Speech Union chief Ben Jones argues that every side of the political spectrum – from Palestine Action supporters to gender-critical voices – deserves the same freedom of expression, notes the Telegraph.
• “Super El Niño inches closer as swell of warm water arrives in Pacific” – NASA satellite data has detected a swell of warm water off the coast of South America that scientists say is pushing the world closer to a super El Niño event, claims the Mail.
• “The climate scam is acknowledged. Americans were fed lies, and deserve to be compensated” – Gary Abernathy in Whats Up With That? welcomes the US Government’s “Anti-Weaponisation Fund”.
• “Quit lying WPLN, evidence proves black bears are thriving, not threatened by climate change” – A story broadcast and posted by WPLN, Louisville Public Media, claims Tennessee’s black bear population is being threatened by climate change. Not so, says H. Sterling Burnett in Climate Realism.
• “Elites know we’ll freeze to death” – The elites making our energy bills rise with Net Zero are counting on the public not understanding it, says Kathryn Porter in conversation with Andrew Gold on his Heritics podcast.
• “Maureen Lipman hires security over Labour’s inaction on antisemitism” – The Jewish actress, 80, says she has been forced to hire personal protection after “bigots” tried to have her new stage show cancelled in Aberdeen, reveals the Mail.
• “Starmer ally claims UK can’t deal with small boats if it quits ECHR” – Attorney General Richard Hermer has given a forceful defence of Labour’s commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights, insisting that leaving the ECHR would leave Britain powerless to tackle small boat crossings, says the Mail.
• “Jack Straw: police anti-racism guidelines have gone too far” – Former Home Secretary Jack Straw, who oversaw the inquiry into the Stephen Lawrence murder, warns that police anti-racism guidelines have since been stretched far beyond what he intended, writes the Telegraph.
• “The disturbing truth about the National Association of Muslim Police” – The latest controversy engulfing the National Association of Muslim Police may be the most damaging yet, writes Andrew Gilligand in the Spectator.
• “Sunderland Minster PCC was right to push back over trans toilet sign” – The row over a ‘trans-inclusive’ toilet sign at Sunderland Minster lays bare the arrogance of Left-wing activist clergy in the Church of England, according to Julian Mann in Christian Today.
• “Badenoch: Identity politics could lead to civil war in Britain” – Kemi Badenoch warns that politicians stoking divisions over ethnic identity risk driving Britain towards civil war, reports the Telegraph.
• “Celtic fan groups oppose Robbie Keane appointment over Israel role” – Celtic fan groups are pushing back against reported talks with former striker Robbie Keane because of his spell managing Maccabi Tel Aviv during the Gaza conflict, notes the Telegraph.
• “Why marry at all?” – New legal rights for cohabiting couples prompt fresh questions about whether marriage retains any meaningful purpose, asks the Free Mind.
• “John Bolton to pay $2.25 million fine in plea deal to avoid jail” – Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine after being charged with 18 counts relating to the alleged sharing of classified information via a messaging app with family members, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Lammy: Police can’t always treat races equally” – Justice Secretary David Lammy has suggested that police may not always need to treat people of different racial origins equally, according to the Telegraph.
• “Hampstead Heath to keep bathing ponds ‘trans-inclusive’” – Women’s rights groups are condemning as unlawful the decision to keep Hampstead Heath’s bathing ponds trans-inclusive and vow to challenge the policy, reports the Telegraph.
• “Remigration and the Save Europe Act” – Social media schemes aimed at improving Europe’s demographic condition are unlikely to succeed, says eugyppius in his Substack.
• “Andy Burnham pledges to cut business rates for pubs” – The Makerfield candidate has admitted Labour was “wrong” to tax the high street, pledging to cut business rates for pubs if elected, according to the Telegraph.
• “‘I was barred from police for questioning Islam’” – A Christian police support officer was suspended after raising questions about Islam during a diversity training session, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Bank dropped Churchill after being told he was ‘elitist’” – The Bank of England axed Winston Churchill and other historical figures from banknotes after being told they were “elitist and divisive”, says the Telegraph.
• “Macron’s government in turmoil over death of 11-year-old girl” – France has been appalled by the case of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old girl whose suspected killer – a family acquaintance and father of two – had previously been known to authorities, plunging Emmanuel Macron’s government into turmoil, reports the Telegraph.
• “Anti-Muslim hostility definition prompts ‘two-tier policing’ warning” – Critics warn that a new anti-Muslim hostility definition could create a ‘postcode lottery’ in how Muslims are treated by police across the UK, says the Times.
• “The Left doesn’t want to talk about Henry Nowak’s murder“– Nick Timothy lets fly about the Left’s unwillingness to confront its own hypocrisy over its failure to condemn Henry Nowak’s murder.

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