News Round-Up

• “People smugglers cut prices to cash in on migrant crisis” – Traffickers are slashing their fees and taking on new operatives to meet surging demand in the wake of the chaotic mass storming of the Spanish border at Ceuta, reports the Telegraph.
• “‘I want to go to Spain… then maybe England,’ says Moroccan teenager” – A Moroccan teenager who swam to Ceuta says he has already begun learning English ahead of a planned onward journey to England, according to Antonio Sempere in the Telegraph.
• “‘Selfish’ EU in row over migrant chaos” – Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez has criticised “selfish” EU leaders after 22 European prime ministers and presidents attacked him for the sudden migrant surge in Ceuta, reports the Telegraph.
• “Andy Burnham dealt huge blow as new poll exposes public’s real choice for PM” – Andy Burnham’s Downing Street honeymoon could already be in serious jeopardy after an explosive new poll reveals growing support for Kemi Badenoch, says the Express.
• “Andy Burnham is bouncing in the polls – but honeymoon’s nearly over already” – Burnham’s arrival in Downing Street has drawn Labour level with Reform UK, but looming tough decisions and clashes of personality across government threaten to cut his honeymoon short, writes Oliver Wright in the Times.
• “Chancellor John Healey confirms first Budget will be held October 28th” – New Chancellor John Healey has announced his first Budget will be on October 28th, pledging to move “power and money out of Westminster and into every postcode”, says the Mail.
• “Fury as Burnham blocks mayor from giving local households a tax rebate” – Andy Burnham is facing a furious backlash after he moved to block a Tory mayor’s plan to give local residents a tax rebate under new powers, reports the Mail.
• “Burnham’s message to the working class – know your place” – In the Mail, Michael Gove argues that Andy Burnham’s rise to No 10 reveals a Labour Party that has abandoned the working class it once claimed to champion.
• “New Manchester Mayor is Corbyn fan who wants to introduce a wealth tax” – Elected on a turnout of under 25% and without securing a majority of first-preference votes, Manchester’s new mayor Bev Craig is a Corbyn supporter who backs a wealth tax, reveals Elizabeth Ivens in the Mail.
• “Labour accused of killing jobs for students” – Labour is facing accusations of making it harder for students to find part-time work, with the number of affected roles leaping by 40% over the past two years, says the Telegraph.
• “Badenoch security officer was knife-wielding fantasist” – A Telegraph investigation into security arrangements for MPs and ministers has uncovered serious concerns about a protection officer assigned to Kemi Badenoch.
• “Man who raped women to ‘teach them a lesson’ could be freed from jail” – Sunny Islam, who told the jury he was a practising Muslim and was handed an indefinite prison sentence for attacking four women in a three-month reign of terror in 2010, may walk free, reports the Mail.
• “Non-Muslim police staff invited to fast during Ramadan” – Non-Muslim officers and staff working at West Midlands Police have been invited to fast during Ramadan in an “act of solidarity” with their Muslim co-workers, says the Telegraph.
• “Diane Abbott accused of spreading ‘pro-Putin propaganda’” – The Prime Minister is facing a fierce backlash over his decision to restore the Labour whip to hard-Left MP Diane Abbott, reports the Telegraph.
• “Khan ‘should face investigation’ for call to arrest Netanyahu” – A Labour antisemitism pressure group has reported the Mayor of London to standards authorities after he called for Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested, says the Telegraph.
• “Boy George splits from label manager over pro-Israel song” – Boy George has parted ways with his “gutless” music label manager after the executive allegedly blocked the release of his pro-Israel track, according to the NME.
• “Boy George’s unabashed support for Jews makes him man of the decade” – Boy George’s new song, inspired by the Nova Festival massacre of October 7th, is being hailed as a beacon of hope amid a cultural climate of relentless antisemitism, says Zoe Strimpel in the Telegraph.
• “Train operators spend £13 million on hiring taxis for staff” – Freedom of information requests have uncovered that train operators have made over 395,000 taxi bookings for their own staff since January 2025, at a total cost of £13 million to the taxpayer, reports the Mail.
• “Mother loses seven teeth after tripping over pothole” – A three-inch-deep pothole left business owner Alison Smith with life-changing injuries after she fell while walking to meet her daughter in an unlit area, with the council refusing to pay compensation, says the Mail.
• “Brit woman seen befriending homeless people before her body was found” – A British woman whose body was discovered in Athens had been seen by locals speaking with homeless people near the derelict site where her remains were found, reports the Mail.
• “Kamala Harris drops her clearest hint yet at a 2028 run” – Speaking at a conference in Nashville, Kamala Harris gave another hint that she may be eyeing a 2028 White House run, as she continues to lead most Democrat primary polls, says the Mail.
• “Inside America’s whites-only town made to ‘preserve European identity’” – In the Mail, Eliana Silver takes us inside a whites-only Arkansas settlement where would-be residents are screened on race, ideology and values.
• “Explosion at restaurant in Moscow kills at least three people” – Three people have been killed and 21 more injured after a woman attempted to bring a homemade bomb disguised as a gift into an upmarket restaurant in Moscow, reports the Mail.
• “The great corporate AI con has been unleashed on customers” – AI is being sold as the future of better service, but it’s really just a cover for cutting costs and jobs, claims Ben Marlow in the Telegraph.
• “Kemi Badenoch urges Burnham to end Labour’s drilling ban as BP sells” – Kemi Badenoch says the PM must “stop faffing” after BP revealed it was pulling out of its UK oil and gas fields after six decades, according to the Mail.
• “BP selling up in the North Sea is a bleak verdict on Britain” – In the Mail, Alex Brummer writes that the UK’s mad dash for ‘green’ energy and the Treasury’s constant changes to taxes are behind both Shell and BP quitting the North Sea in the past two years.
• “Norway hit the North Sea oil jackpot – but they used the money wisely” – Norway hit the same oil jackpot as Britain in the 1970s but their politicians created the world’s biggest wealth fund – while ours frittered the money away, says Robert Hardman in the Mail.
• “Blame Canada’s terrible regulations for wildfires ruining America’s summer” – Decades of mismanagement of Canadian forests drove the catastrophic wildfire spikes of 2023 and 2025, argues Joseph Fournier in the Daily Wire.
• “NPR’s claim that climate change is destroying children’s summer fun is ridiculous” – NPR’s claim that climate change is making outdoor play increasingly dangerous for children is utter nonsense, says Anthony Watts at ClimateRealism.
• “The climate food crisis which keeps refusing to show up in the statistics” – The Guardian is sounding the climate alarm over a few withered grape vines and a struggling organic farm, while the wider statistics stubbornly refuse to show any sign of a crisis, according to Eric Worrall in Watts Up With That?
• “What if Project Spire’s £100 million went on parish ministry?” – Should the Church of England spend £100 million on slavery reparations or struggling parishes? In Anglican Mainstream, Julian Mann argues the cash could fund 100 vicars for a decade and revive frontline ministry.
• “Christianity can fill the void of failed multiculturalism” – The Church of England holds the key to both integrating immigrant communities and renewing national identity in an era of failing multiculturalism, says Bijan Omrani in the Telegraph.
• “Other achievements of Cambridge’s diversity poster boy now in question” – In the Mail, Guy Adams digs into the controversy surrounding Cambridge professor Jason Arday, once hailed as one of academia’s biggest diversity success stories.
• “Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor” – Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but questions about his work have prompted sweeping scrutiny of his backstory and claims he’s made about being the victim of racist attacks, writes Lanre Bakare in the Guardian.
• “Trans suspects can request female strip-search, High Court rules” – A High Court ruling confirms that trans suspects may request to be strip-searched by a female officer under existing police guidance, according to the Telegraph.
• “Basketball’s new MAGA poster girl opposing trans ideology” – Basketball star Sophie Cunningham’s “firecracker” stance against men in women’s sports has caught Donald Trump’s eye, notes Ben Stockton in the Telegraph.
• “Amnesty sorry for calling JK Rowling rape support centre ‘anti-rights’” – Amnesty International has apologised to bosses of J.K. Rowling’s rape support centre after branding it ‘anti-rights’, reports the Mail.
• “Arts Council is criticised for funding woke projects” – The Arts Council has been accused of “an appalling waste of taxpayers’ money” for funding “woke” projects such as tackling the “divisive” use of the St George’s flag – at a time when traditional museums are being forced to close due to lack of funds, says the Mail.
• “Red Cross ‘shoots self in the foot’ with woke ban at Tower charity do” – In the Mail, Richard Eden reports on how a charity event the Tower of London has hosted for years – raising thousands of pounds for the Red Cross in the process – has fallen victim to political correctness.
• “The perfect solution to this is if everyone stays six-feet separated” – On X, a damning six-minute video takes a hard look at Anthony Fauci’s Covid-era statements on masks, social distancing and clinical trials – and calls out the contradictions running through his public health advice.

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