News Round-Up

• “Fury as children skip school for pro-Palestinian protest” – Parents warned they face fines and prosecutions if pupils miss classes as Gillian Keegan says absence for activism is ‘unacceptable’, says the Telegraph.
• “Britain braces for ‘more than 100’ pro-Palestine demonstrations” – Rather than a huge march in London, dozens of protests are due to take place in different parts of the U.K. today, reports the Mail.
• “The BBC’s Israelophobia is out of control” – The BBC’s distrust of the Jewish State is bordering on pathological, argues Jake Wallis Simons in Spiked.
• “‘Labour still has an antisemitism problem!’ – Starmer’s leadership brutally torn apart” – Dozens of Labour MPs rebelled against the leadership on a vote over the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday evening, according to GB News.
• “Sacha Baron Cohen accuses TikTok of ‘creating biggest anti-Semitic movement since Nazis’” – Borat actor blames video app of whipping up antisemitism, reports to the Telegraph.
• “Britain is the new capital of anti-Israel hate” – As Israel unites in the face of terrorist evil, ours is exposing a nasty and divided underbelly, writes Douglas Murray in the Telegraph.
• “MeToo unless you’re a Jew” – Feminist groups are whitewashing Hamas’s crimes, writes Nicole Lampert in UnHerd.
• “What happens if Israel fails to destroy Hamas?” – Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas, but achieving such an aim in the war on Gaza is harder than he thinks, writes Nadim Koteich in the Spectator.
• “Iran’s betrayal leaves Hamas with nowhere to go” – We have reached a pivotal moment in this conflict, argues Hamish De-Bretton Gordon in the Telegraph. The terrorist group is increasingly isolated and its defeat assured.
• “Apple suspends ads on Twitter/X after Elon Musk endorses antisemitic post” – Apple has paused advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, after its owner Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post, according to the Times.
• “Trans endometriosis charity boss ‘bullied’ by Women’s Hour interview” – Steph Richards, 71, who sparked controversy this week after being appointed to the top job at Endometriosis South Coast, fuelled a pile-on of Women’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett after appearing on the show, says the Mail.
• “Giorgia Meloni’s plan to send migrants to Albania does not break EU law” – Albanian government puts forward draft legislation on five-year deal with Italy that could mean 3,000 migrants a month are processed, reports the Telegraph.
• “GB News launches paywall as ad boycott continues” – Outspoken broadcaster rolls out three membership tiers in effort to boost finances, says the Telegraph.
• “Surely scepticism should apply to all sources?” – A below-the-line commentator on the Daily Sceptic takes issue with Chris Morrison’s recent piece about Ben Pile’s book on his blog.
• “Why is Suella Braverman doing so well on social media? ” – Suella Braverman’s tweets are going viral, reports the Spectator.
• “Christian Drosten’s virus truth panels and the tiresome midwits who think it’s all OK” – On Substack, Eugyppius takes aim at Christian Drosten, one of his favourite targets.
• “Free speech advocates at odds with faith groups over NSW hate speech law overhaul” – Religious groups push for tougher hate speech legislation as NSW Council for Civil Liberties and Greens voice concerns, reports the Guardian.
• “The unbreakable Tory alliance between Court and Country is finally shattering” – Ever since Disraeli, the Conservative Party has been a coalition of clashing factions. But they may no longer be able to live together, says Robert Tombs in the Telegraph.
• “Landmark study finds sudden cardiac deaths in sport fell over time” – A ‘landmark’ Swiss and U.S. study should reassure people about the safety of the mRNA Covid vaccines and the risk of myocarditis, reports the Mail.
• “The real reason why Nigel Farage is going on ‘I’m a Celebrity…’” – Farage’s use of the word ‘demonised’ suggests that he may be taking inspiration from Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally in France, and is planning on relaunching his political career, argues Gavin Mortimer in the Spectator.
• “Global warming might not happen quite as fast as we thought – here’s why” – Plants will absorb more carbon dioxide than predicted, meaning models could be overestimating the speed which the planet will heat up, writes Sarah Knapton in the Telegraph.
• “Man up and grow a pair? Not on our watch, says police force” – Staffordshire Police orders officers not to use gender-based stereotypes or any other ‘discriminatory’ language that may cause offence, such as the phrase “high poverty rates”. Instead, they should call deprived areas “communities with access to fewer opportunities”, reports the Telegraph.
• “Pedants’ revolt brings back their apostrophe” – Residents of St Mary’s Terrace in Devon are celebrating after the possessive apostrophe was returned to their street sign, according to the Times.
• “Telegraph plan troubles Tories” – Conservative politicians are calling on ministers to scrutinise a last-ditch attempt by the Barclay family to regain control of the Telegraph newspapers and the Spectator with backers from Abu Dhabi, reports the Times.
• “UEFA refused to organise a minute of silence before the start of the match between Israel and Poland” – After UEFA refused to honour the victims of the October 7th massacre in Israel last night, the players in the Israel v Poland game refused to play the first minute of the match, reports Michael Weingardt on X.

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