News Round-Up

• “The councils accommodating more asylum seekers than homeless people” – Nineteen council areas are accommodating more than 10 times as many asylum seekers as they are homeless people, a damning Mail analysis reveals.
• “Farage pledges to shut down asylum system” – Nigel Farage has pledged to impose a five-year ban on migrants being granted asylum and to deport 90,000 applicants immediately, says the Telegraph.
• “Asylum seeker who claimed micropenis meant he couldn’t have sex jailed for attempted rape” – An asylum seeker who told the court his “micropenis” made sexual intercourse impossible has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted rape, reports the Telegraph.
• “Pro-Palestine protesters trample poppies at Battle of Britain memorial” – Police have arrested at least 20 Palestinian supporters after a demonstration at a Battle of Britain memorial descended into a confrontation with a pro-Israel group, says the Mail.
• “Jewish comedian expelled from writing group for saying he’s a Zionist” – A Jewish comedian has been expelled from a North London writers’ group after he admitted being a Zionist, according to the Telegraph.
• “Roger Harmer refused calls for an inquiry into Muslim rape gangs in Birmingham; now he’s trying to control what the inquiry investigates” – In the Exposé, Rhoda Wilson reveals how Birmingham City Council kept a lid on crucial information about Muslim rape gangs operating in the area since the 1990s. Now Lib Dem councillor Roger Harmer, who opposed an inquiry, is trying to dictate what it can investigate.
• “Benefits streets: the neighbourhoods where majority of adults are on welfare” – A major new report has found that more than half of adults in thousands of neighbourhoods across England and Wales are on out-of-work benefits, according to the Telegraph.
• “Nearly two million on sickness benefits left unchecked” – Ministers are paying out sickness benefits to almost two million people without knowing whether they still qualify, a Times investigation reveals.
• “Burnham says Russia ‘clearly’ interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum” – Andy Burnham claims Russia “clearly” interfered in the Brexit referendum – in another indication he is pushing to rejoin the EU, says the Mail.
• “Miliband urged to explain handshake with Iranian minister” – Ed Miliband is under pressure to explain why he shook hands with the Iranian Foreign Minister after Britain reportedly received intelligence of an active threat to RAF Fairford, reports the Telegraph.
• “Britain can’t escape the fallout of world’s forgotten war” – The carnage in their homeland means Sudanese people are now the second biggest national group crossing the Channel, notes Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
• “Andy Burnham condemns ‘abhorrent’ US plan to livestream firing squad” – Andy Burnham has risked the wrath of Trump by condemning an “abhorrent” US plan to livestream a firing squad for a terrorist, reports the Mail.
• “Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed ‘energy ceasefire’” – Donald Trump has announced that an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine is “effective immediately”, says the Mail.
• “When Edinburgh spoke Welsh” – On his Substack, C.J. Strachan traces the forgotten Christian kingdoms of Gododdin, Rheged and Alt Clut – the Brittonic-speaking world that flourished in what is now southern Scotland long before the nation of Scotland existed.
• “40+% of social housing allocation in Fingal to those born abroad” – More than 40% of social housing allocations in Fingal so far in 2026 have gone to people born outside Ireland, according to Gript.
• “Nolan says Muslim Brotherhood free to fundraise here” – Independent Irish parliamentarian Carol Nolan has warned that the Muslim Brotherhood remains free to recruit and raise funds in Ireland, accusing the Government of failing to act against the Islamist group, reports Gript.
• “The death of France – the secret report Macron is hiding” – The Behind the Narrative Substack claims Macron buried a secret French government report on Muslim Brotherhood infiltration, which reveals how Islamists have been building their influence across France, step by step.
• “France is flirting dangerously with the end of capitalism” – With Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s brand of radical Left politics gaining ground, France’s economic future looks increasingly precarious, warns Simon Heffer in the Telegraph.
• “Man arrested after ‘threats and plans to attack’ Polish PM Donald Tusk” – A man accused of masterminding an assassination plot against Poland’s Prime Minister and his Defence Minister has been arrested, reports the Mail.
• “Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society” – Russia’s escalating hybrid warfare threat is forcing Scandinavian pioneers to reverse course on the cashless experiment they once led the world in, says the Telegraph.
• “New clarity on the creation of the virus/vaccine” – On his Substack, Jim Haslam exposes the biodefense project that escaped in Wuhan but was buried in Washington.
• “AI is a major security threat, spy chiefs warn cabinet” – The head of MI5 has told ministers that a rogue state using AI to attack the UK is “the biggest thing you should be thinking about”, reports the Sunday Times.
• “Dogger Bank delays keep UK waiting on promise of cheap power” – The world’s biggest wind farm was meant to bring down energy bills, but no one knows when it’ll be finished, writes Emily Gosden in the Times.
• “Stop dithering over Jackdaw gas field decision, Burnham told” – Andy Burnham has been told to stop “dithering” and approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank gas and oil fields as fears over winter blackouts grow, reports the Telegraph.
• “You pay each month for closing coal power” – Coal keeps electricity prices low, enhances reliability and supports national security – yet consumers foot the bill for its closure, says Frank Clemente in Watts Up With That?
• “Scrap ‘delusional’ electric car sales targets, Renault boss says” – Renault’s UK chief has warned that EV demand has “not kept pace” with government mandates and is calling for the targets to be scrapped, reports the Telegraph.
• “Police car won’t charge: the reality of Ireland’s EV failure” – On YouTube, Derek Domino highlights the real-world consequences of Ireland’s EV rollout, after a Garda officer responding to a serious incident in County Galway ran out of charge and had to hitchhike for the final three miles.
• “Claim: the French drought crisis should be addressed by cutting pesticide and switching to organic farming” – European climate activists appear determined to turn a bad season into a famine crisis by pushing organic farming as the answer to France’s drought, writes Eric Worrall in Watts Up With That?
• “Germany’s green energy debacle: high energy costs force Kahla Porzellan to close after 182 years” – High energy costs driven by Germany’s green energy transition have forced historic porcelain maker Kahla Porzellan to shut down after 182 years in business, reports P. Gosselin in No Tricks Zone.
• “Is there enough uranium for the nuclear renaissance?” – On his Substack, David Turver examines whether global uranium reserves can realistically meet the surging demand for a massive expansion of nuclear capacity.
• “In-state solar mandates are bananas” – On Substack, Isaac Orr argues that in-state solar mandates rank among the most misguided energy policies in America.
• “Dale Vince’s bold new idea: no manager at Forest Green Rovers” – Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince has revealed he has no plans to replace Robbie Savage, reports the Telegraph.
• “The war on pastiche is fuelling Nimbyism” – By rejecting the traditional architectural designs that the public actually wants, councils are actively stoking Nimby opposition to new developments, writes Edward Teather in CapX.
• “English Heritage rejects bid to honour Graham Chapman with plaque” – English Heritage has turned down a blue plaque for former Monty Python star Graham Chapman, reports the Mail, prompting fears among supporters that he’s been overlooked in favour of efforts to celebrate more black and Asian figures.
• “Sacked Disney boss Bob Chapek: woke Snow White wasn’t my idea” – In the Telegraph, fired Disney boss Bob Chapek tells Liam Kelly how he believes his predecessor and successor Bob Iger waged a “relentless campaign” to undermine him.
• “The Government is planning the most onerous and dangerous censorship regime since the reign of Charles I” – In the latest episode of the Free Speech Union Podcast, Toby and David Rose examine Andy Burnham’s National Centre for Information Defence, arguing it risks the most severe censorship since Charles I by relying on debunked claims of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum.

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