News Round-Up

• “Working class zeroes 13 – Wes Streeting” – A new instalment in the Working Class Zeroes series by Gareth Roberts turns its sights on Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
• “Reform launches brutal attack on Andy Burnham over grooming gangs” – With the Makerfield by-election hotting up, Reform’s Zia Yusuf goes on the offensive over Andy Burnham’s track record on grooming gangs, reports the Mail.
• “Burnham allies plan cross-party council to stop a Reform UK Government” – Senior figures from the so-called progressive parties are forming a new group to discuss how they can prevent Reform UK from winning the next general election, says Sky News.
• “Andy Burnham snap general election” – According to the Sun, Andy Burnham would call a snap general election if he becomes Prime Minister.
• “This Z-list Parliament is everything that’s wrong with British politics” – As Labour MPs return from a fractious recess to go through the motions of a zombie Parliament, Kemi Badenoch in the Telegraph calls for genuinely talented people to put themselves forward for selection as Conservative parliamentary candidates.
• “Farage cast out ‘contemptible’ Rupert Lowe. Now, his party is raining on Reform’s parade” – By poaching white, working-class voters in Makerfield, Restore Britain’s leader threatens to split the Right-wing vote and hand Andy Burnham a vital victory, says the Telegraph.
• “Restore, the Greens and the rise of Gen Z Jew hate” – Despite appearing to have little in common, the youth wings of Restore Britain and the Green Party are united by a shared strain of antisemitism that is fuelling a new generation of Jew hatred, writes Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator.
• “Music platforms stream pro-Hamas songs” – Major streaming services are being used by Hamas sympathisers to host anti-Israel anthems that glorify the murders of Jews, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Nearly 7 in 10 oppose plans to weaken English tests for migrants” – The Home Office has advertised an £816 million contract to replace in-person, invigilated English language tests for migrants with online exams that critics warn would be vulnerable to cheating, writes the Mail.
• “‘Predator’ at asylum hotel sexually assaulted two women” – An asylum seeker who roamed the streets of a Scottish town looking for a “good time” faces jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two young women, says the Mail.
• “Henry was handcuffed as he lay dying” – The case of Henry Nowak, handcuffed by officers as he lay dying, reveals how the fear of being branded racist is distorting policing in Britain, writes Mercy Muroki in the Mail.
• “The murder of Henry Nowak exposes the deadly truth about anti-racism” – Henry Nowak’s killing reveals how years of DEI training have fatally distorted the police’s role, turning officers away from their duty to protect the public, says Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
• “Gates Foundation’s Gavin Yamey exposed as another academic fanatic spreading falsehoods” – A Gates Foundation-funded academic, Gavin Yamey, is exposed as spreading falsehoods, raising fresh questions about the standards of those bankrolled by Bill Gates, reports the Disinformation Chronicle.
• “Donald Trump, climate scientist” – A post by the President on Truth Social forced the media to confront its own faulty global-warming reporting, revealing deep fault lines in mainstream climate journalism, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• “Increasing risks of solar panel fires” – The rapid rise of solar power is introducing new and growing fire risks that demand urgent attention from safety professionals and policymakers alike, writes Fire Magazine.
• “NY Times dances around UN scientists scrapping trendy climate armageddon scenario” – The New York Times is scrambling to salvage its climate doom narrative after UN scientists quietly abandoned a leading catastrophe scenario, according to Newsbusters.
• “Wrong, BBC, no ‘climate-driven millisecond Earth rotation crisis’ exists” – The BBC’s claim that climate change is causing an “unprecedented” slowing of Earth’s rotation is contradicted by the data, which show millisecond-scale variations are entirely normal, reveals Climate Realism.
• “It’s hurricane season, and nothing is new” – Climate change will have no impact on the number or severity of this hurricane season’s storms, reports the Heartland Institute.
• “A grand solar minimum has arrived – global cooling of at least 1°C is expected by the 2030s and 2040s” – Scientists say a grand solar minimum has arrived and that global cooling of at least 1°C is expected by the 2030s and 2040s, according to NoTricksZone.
• “‘Countryside LTNs’ quietly rolled out across England” – Oxfordshire has become the latest county to adopt schemes that restrict traffic on rural roads, with campaigners warning that ‘countryside LTNs’ are being introduced with little public scrutiny, reports the Telegraph.
• “Cost of renewables to hit £40 billion in 2030” – Analysis based on official OBR and NESO projections shows the cost of renewables is set to reach £40 billion by 2030, explaining why energy bills will keep on rocketing, reveals Not a Lot of People Know That.
• “Fears of a solar farm free-for-all as Reeves blocks right to object” – Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to use new powers to fast-track colossal clean energy projects, like solar farms, while curbing communities’ ability to scrutinise or object to them, says the Mail.
• “AXA UK warns of solar panel fire risk” – Insurance giant AXA UK is warning homeowners of the fire risks posed by solar panels and urging customers to use only certified installers.
• “Miliband vows permanent shutdown of the North Sea” – Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is planning to make it harder for any future government to reopen North Sea oil fields by legislating for a permanent shutdown, says the Telegraph.
• “David Ross: the super-rich are leaving the UK – but I’m not” – Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross, worth an estimated £700 million, explains why he’s bucking the trend of wealthy Britons fleeing the country, writes Alice Thomson in the Times.
• “Labour’s ban on trail hunting is dangerous legislative overreach” – A Labour proposal to ban trail hunting would do almost nothing to protect wild animals while destroying rural jobs and communities, says Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
• “The biggest question about Nicola Sturgeon’s husband still hasn’t been answered” – The most fundamental question surrounding the arrest and investigation of Peter Murrell, husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, remains conspicuously unanswered, writes Michael Deacon the Telegraph. Why did a bald man buy two expensive hairdryers?
• “Top boarding schools ‘increasingly not British at all’” – A prominent philanthropist warns that young Britons are being priced out of the country’s best boarding schools, notes the Telegraph.
• “Civil servants to use AI in response to official questions from MPs” – The Cabinet Office will begin using artificial intelligence to draft answers to parliamentary questions tabled by MPs and Lords from next week, reveals Guido Fawkes.
• “Feds go after ‘anti-tech extremists’ as AI hatred grows” – Americans who protest AI data centres, criticise tech billionaires on social media, or attend council meetings to oppose new facilities risk being labelled “neo-Luddites” and placed on a government surveillance list, claims Technocracy News.
• “Mein Kampf: a review” – Eugyppius reviews Mein Kampf on his Substack.
• “Chaos erupts in Paris as riot police clash with PSG fans” – Riots broke out across Paris just minutes into the Champions League final as thousands of officers mobilised to contain jubilant PSG supporters celebrating in the streets, reports the Mail.
• “BBC row as Desert Island Discs ‘bans Farage’ to avoid upsetting staff” – A new biography claims Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will never be invited onto Desert Island Discs because his presence would make BBC staff feel “unsafe”, says the Mail.
• “MoD contracts say firms bidding on deals must fight climate change” – Companies seeking Ministry of Defence cyber defence contracts are being required to ‘tackle eco-inequality’ as a contractual condition, according to the Mail.
• “Cambridge students complain yellow exam papers hurt their eyes” – Students at Cambridge University have lodged complaints about being examined in what they describe as “crazy” conditions, citing the discomfort of yellow-tinted test papers and the hazard of paper cuts, notes the Telegraph.
• “Paris is burning tonight” – As is customary, PSG fans celebrated their team’s triumph over Arsenal in the Champions League final by setting cars alight and smashing shop windows in the centre of Paris.

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