- “Drone pilots had the means to swerve the bombs away, but chose not to” – It was not a single rogue missile that killed seven aid workers in Gaza but three precisely targeted missiles, says Paul Nuki, Verity Bowman and Lilia Sebouai in the Telegraph.
- “The world turns on Israel after World Central Kitchen slaughter” – World leaders have vented their fury at Israel following a deadly drone strike on a convoy of aid workers, reports the Mail.
- “Al-Shifa Hospital and the crisis of the West” – Why are so many in the West buying into Hamas’s lies about al-Shifa? asks Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
- “The Scottish Hate Crime Act has descended into farce” – Scottish Police are already overwhelmed with bogus complaints of ‘hate’, says Thomas Osborne in Spiked.
- “Police urged to reveal if non-crime hate incidents recorded against Yousaf and Rowling” – Police Scotland have been accused of political bias after refusing to record a non-crime hate incident (NCHI) against Humza Yousaf despite logging one against a Tory MSP, reports the Telegraph.
- “Tories on course for worse election wipeout than 1997” – A YouGov survey of 18,761 people predicts that Rishi Sunak will suffer the Conservatives’ worst result on record, according to Sky News.
- “If the Conservatives won’t stand up for our Armed Forces, who will?” – Labour have not committed to spending 2% of GDP on defence and are vulnerable. But we cannot counterattack them without ammunition, says Mark Francois in Conservative Home.
- “Does Reform believe in democracy?” – For the third time in recent years, a party created by Nigel Farage is threatening the Tories fading hopes of re-election, writes Nigel Jones in the Spectator.
- “‘I should decide if my vulnerable adult son has a Covid vaccine – not a judge’” – A mother’s instinct to protect her son – a 24 year-old with complex medical conditions – from the COVID-19 vaccine could be overridden by one of Britain’s most powerful courts, says Steve Bird in the Telegraph.
- “U.K. Government use of behavioural science strategies in Covid-event messaging” – In a paper published by the Association for Humanistic Psychology in Britain, Dr. Gary Sidley critically analyses the Government’s controversial ‘Look them in the eyes’ Covid messaging campaign.
- “NHS waiting list could be two million people longer than previously thought” – An official report reveals that the NHS waiting list could be two to three million people longer than previously thought – with many waiting more than a year, reports the Mail.
- “Ukraine is at great risk of its front lines collapsing” – According to high-ranking Ukrainian officers, the military picture is grim and Russian generals could find success wherever they decide to focus their upcoming offensive, reports Politico.
- “British Gas customers face £175 bills for smart meter checks” – British Gas customers who mistakenly report their smart meter is faulty could be at risk of a penalty charge, says the Standard.
- “Solar farms are taking us back to the dark ages” – Even green campaigners fear solar farms are damaging the planet, consuming land that could be left to nature, writes Matt Ridley in the Telegraph.
- “Climate movement and its socialist and religious vibes” – In an interview with Freedom Research, Kaarel Ots, head of Nasdaq Baltic Exchanges, says the climate movement has become a socialist religion.
- “Not even Elon can save EVs from disaster” – Western policy on decarbonisation seems to be driven more by emotion and boosterism than by what is technologically feasible, says Ross Clark in the Telegraph.
- “Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany over proposed trophy hunting ban” – The Southern African country of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany over a row about conservation, reports the Express.
- “The assisted-dying lobby has already won” – Emotive arguments rule our secular age, laments Kathleen Stock in UnHerd.
- “The inhumanity of ‘assisted dying’” – Matthew Parris has said the quiet part out loud: assisted suicide is about ridding society of ‘unproductive’ people, writes Kevin Yuill in Spiked.
- “Deutsche Bank to roll out ‘reset and recovery pods’ for menopausal women” – Deutsche Bank is preparing to roll out “reset and recovery pods” with reclinable chairs and temperature controls for menopausal women at its new London office, according to the Telegraph.
- “Female head teacher sexually harassed male worker by saying he looked ‘fit’ in Speedos” – A judge has ruled that inappropriate comments made by senior women to younger men have “no place in the modern workplace”, reports the Telegraph.
- “SNP conversion therapy ban risks criminalising prayer and parental guidance, solicitors warn” – Scottish solicitors warn that SNP plans to ban conversion therapy risk criminalising prayer and parental guidance to their children, according to the Telegraph.
- “Non-binary patient who wants a vagina and a penis sues health chiefs” – A non-binary patient in Canada is seeking taxpayer-funded surgery to create a vagina while also keeping a functional penis, reports the Telegraph.
- “‘Transgenderism is a social mania’” – The Telegraph’s Chris Harvey talks to author Lionel Shriver about the “disadvantage” of being male, “evil” hate speech laws and why universities are “destroying” themselves.
- “BBC’s Wolf Hall returns with diverse cast of Tudor courtiers” – The BBC’s new Wolf Hall series will use a diverse cast to portray Tudor courtiers, according to the Telegraph.
- “Elon Musk would ‘definitely buy’ Disney shares if billionaire activist wins board seats” – Elon Musk has vowed to take a stake in Disney if billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz wins his battle to secure a seat on the entertainment giant’s board, reports Fortune.
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