News Round-Up

• “Flydubai pilot found with plans to target Israeli planes years ago” – The Omani national who attacked a FlyDubai captain with an onboard crash axe in an attempt to hijack an Israel-bound flight had previously been found in possession of al-Qaeda-linked plans to target Israeli aircraft, reports the Mail.
• “Co-pilot who tried to hijack Israel-bound plane studied at British uni” – Hamam Al Hammami, the 29 year-old Omani national identified as the suspected attacker who attempted to hijack an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight, is said to have studied at a British university, says the Mail.
• “The truth about Gazan ‘journalists’” – In the Spectator, Jonathan Sacerdoti challenges the widely repeated claim that Gaza has become the deadliest place on earth to be a reporter, scrutinising who exactly counts as a journalist in the territory.
• “Iranian small boat migrants charged over Yom Kippur terror plot” – Two men who arrived in Britain as small boat migrants have been charged with preparing acts of terrorism against Manchester’s Jewish community, planned to coincide with Yom Kippur and the anniversary of a synagogue attack, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Sixth man bailed over suspected RAF Fairford terror plot” – A 25 year-old Iranian man arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford has been released on bail, making him the sixth person to be bailed in relation to the investigation, notes the Telegraph.
• “Polanski: Israel has definitely run ‘false flag’ operations” – The Green Party leader’s remarks, made on a podcast, come amid a deepening row over antisemitism within his party, reports the Telegraph.
• “Homophobic laws in Middle East are British Empire’s fault, say Muslim Greens” – A Green Party Muslim group claims that anti-LGBT legislation across Muslim-majority countries is a legacy of British colonial rule, says the Telegraph.
• “Green Deputy Leader hits back at Suella Braverman” – Green Deputy Leader Mothin Ali has pushed back against Suella Braverman’s claim that British Asians cannot be truly English, declaring himself “English as a Yorkshire cup of tea”, reports the Mail.
• “Is it still possible to be a Jewish Green Party supporter?” – In the Spectator, Jake Wallis Simons asks whether Jewish voters can in good conscience continue to support the Green Party amid mounting controversy over antisemitism in its ranks.
• “The Green Party: coming for our tongues” – On his Substack, Frank Haviland argues that the Green Party’s assault on free expression has moved far beyond ‘silly season’ posturing and now represents a genuine threat to open debate.
• “Farage ‘not listened to’ over safety, says Tice after terror plot charge” – With Joshua Kerry facing terror and murder charges, Reform MP Richard Tice says his party’s warnings about public safety have been ignored “for many years”, reports the Telegraph.
• “Home Office staff volunteer with Calais charity that backed adult migrants posing as children” – Civil servants working at the heart of Britain’s immigration system are revealed to have volunteered with a charity that helped adult migrants fraudulently pose as children, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Kemi: I will save £13 billion by slashing handouts for mild anxiety” – Kemi Badenoch vows to end “cash handouts that leave people trapped in a cycle of worklessness”, arguing that “mild anxiety, ADHD or routine back pain do not mean you cannot work”, says the Mail.
• “Cabinet Ministers warn Healey against bank tax” – Senior Cabinet Ministers have raised concerns with Chancellor Healey that higher taxes on banks would damage business and dampen growth ahead of the Budget, notes the Telegraph.
• “Streeting: Trump is right to demand Britain spend more on defence” – Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says Donald Trump is “absolutely right” to demand greater defence spending from the UK, reports the Telegraph.
• “Nigel Farage: ‘£72 million donations? I think people were quite impressed’” – Farage appears relaxed as police investigate Reform’s party finances, joking that he “thought he’d have to go into hiding” after the latest furore, reports the Times.
• “D-day ‘imminent’ as watchdog ends probe on Farage’s £5 million gift” – An inquiry into an undeclared £5 million gift to Farage from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne has now been completed, with a decision said to be imminent, says the Mail.
• “Green-led council to introduce four-day week in London” – A Green-led central London council is set to become the first in the capital to trial a four-day working week, reports the Telegraph.
• “Proportional voting will usher in a sectarian Britain” – In the Spectator, Stephen Pollard warns that a move to proportional representation would hand advocates of Sharia law and other sectarian politics a permanent foothold in Government.
• “We shouldn’t have to pay tax for this rubbish any more” – On his Substack, Neil O’Brien argues that taxpayers should not be forced to fund divisive, Left-wing propaganda dispensed by the Arts Council.
• “Schools call police on parents challenging teens wanting to change sex” – Families report being flagged to authorities for ‘offences’ including refusing to buy puberty blocker drugs, restricting internet access and declining to use new names chosen by their children, reports the Mail.
• “Security sources: China could disable our ambulances and police cars” – China’s potential ability to control British emergency vehicles at the flick of a switch has emerged amid growing concerns in the intelligence agencies over the Government’s softly-softly approach to Beijing, says the Mail.
• “Media spread false claims about causes of French riots and dismiss Left-Islamist alliance behind them” – In Public, Michael Shellenberger argues that mainstream media outlets are peddling false narratives about the French riots while Right-wing populists who condemn the violence – not its instigators – remain the targets of government censorship.
• “Number of Cambridge students claiming extra exam time for ADHD almost triples” – The number of Cambridge University students awarded extra time and other exam provisions for ADHD has almost tripled in four years, writes the Telegraph.
• “Trump is exposing Britain’s energy folly” – In the Spectator, Ross Clark writes that Ed Miliband’s claim that exploiting more North Sea oil and gas would make no difference to energy security is precisely the kind of folly that Trump is exposing.
• “University of Reading professor explains how Britons will have to do without when renewable energy is unavailable” – A University of Reading professor has outlined a future in which ordinary Britons must go without power during renewable energy shortfalls – while the wealthy face no such hardship, reports Eric Worrall in Watts Up With That?
• “State censorship” – John Ridgway in Climate Scepticism raises the prospect of algorithmically enforced state censorship arriving in Britain.
• “The UK city with a £100 million plan to turn grey into green” – Wolverhampton has unveiled a £100 million plan to replace concrete with green space in a bid to transform the much-derided city’s urban landscape, reports the Times.
• “University students told to call ethnic minorities ‘the global majority’” – Students are being instructed to abandon the term “ethnic minority” in favour of “racialised minority” or “global majority”, notes the Telegraph.
• “If Burnham were Frodo Baggins, Sauron would have won” – Andy Burnham’s people-pleasing Labour conference appearance is savaged by Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
• “UAE ‘threat to pull billions from UK unless Burnham clears Man City’” – Andy Burnham is under pressure to cool relations with the UAE after reportedly suggesting he would be “really concerned” if Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners decided to sell up, reports the Mail.
• “A-Z of woke: misogynoir, white tears… your guide to liberal lingo” – From ‘misogynoir’ to ‘white tears’, the vocabulary of woke culture is alive and expanding – as demonstrated by former Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain’s recent repost of a video accusing Ed Sheeran of shedding the latter, says the Mail.
• “The plot to cancel Ali G: Guy Adams exposes shadowy campaign using AI” – A coordinated campaign reportedly using AI tools has been targeting the return of Sacha Baron Cohen’s iconic comic alter ego Ali G, writes Guy Adams in the Mail.
• “Patriotic French students are fighting back and overpowering the far-Left rioters who are trying to block the entry to their universities” – The silent majority have had enough, says Inevitable West on X.

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