News Round-Up

• “Netanyahu vows no ceasefire without hostage return in six month address” – The Israeli Prime Minister vows, “there will be no ceasefire without the return of hostages”, in an address marking six months since the conflict in Gaza began, reports the Mail.
• “Palestinian journalist given asylum in the U.K. accused of ‘mocking’ hostages” – Campaign group Camera accuses a Palestinian journalist who was granted asylum in the U.K. after being given a prison sentence in Gaza of mocking Israeli hostages in a series of now-deleted social media posts, says the Express.
• “Maureen Lipman claims protests against Israel ‘close to fascism’” – Actress Dame Maureen Lipman says the protests against Israel by Left-wing actors are “close to fascism”, according to the Mail.
• “Prospective candidate and activists for George Galloway’s party accused of antisemitism” – Activists and prospective candidates for George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain have endorsed conspiracy theories involving antisemitic tropes, reveals the Telegraph.
• “‘Pray to stay’ row deepens” – The row over asylum seekers who claim they have converted to Christianity has deepened after it emerged one migrant only knew one of the 10 Commandments, reports the Mail.
• “Seven British al-Qaeda terrorists are freed after half sentence served” – All seven dangerous terrorists convicted alongside al-Qaeda ‘dirty bomber’ mastermind Dhiren Barot, who wanted to kill hundreds of people in New York and London, have been released from jail, says the Mail.
• “Less than 1% of ‘hate crimes‘ in Scotland are ‘actual investigations’” – The Scottish Police Federation claims that less than 1% of all ‘hate crimes’ reported in Scotland are turning into “actual investigations”, according to the Mail.
• “Scottish football fans face hate crime complaints from TV viewers, senior lawyer warns” – A senior lawyer warned that Scottish football fans at yesterday’s Old Firm derby face hate crime complaints from members of the public who heard ‘hateful’ chants on TV at home, reports the Telegraph.
• “Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is stifling academic freedom” – If actors and comedians are fair game under Scotland’s Hate Crime Act, why wouldn’t university lecturers be as well? asks Romina Frohar in the Spectator.
• “How Scotland made a mess of its hate crime law – in a week of chaos” – Scottish Police, who were already overstretched, are well into hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of overtime dealing with Yousaf’s hate crime laws, write Alex Massie and Sian Bradley in the Sunday Times.
• “Why aren’t Daszak and Baric arrested?” – There is a mountain of evidence that Peter Daszak and Ralph Baric created SARS-CoV-2, says John Leake on the Courageous Discourse Substack.
• “Angela Rayner should face independent probe as tax scandal row deepens” – Keir Starmer has been challenged to open an investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs, according to the Express.
• “Sadiq Khan ‘losing control’ of crime in London as thefts soar” – Figures reveal that thefts and robberies involving a knife in London have nearly doubled on Sadiq Khan’s watch, reports the Telegraph.
• “Half of Tory councillors think Sunak’s Government is ‘too Left-wing’” – A Savanta survey reveals that 47% of Tory Councillors believe the Government is too Left-wing, compared to 24% who say it is too Right-wing, according to the Mail.
• “The tax-raising Tories deserve to be wiped out” – A heavy defeat would allow the Tories to return to their conservative roots, says Rocco Forte in the Telegraph.
• “Sick-note culture to blame for worklessness crisis, says Pimlico Plumbers founder” – The millionaire founder of Pimlico Plumbers calls for state-backed apprenticeship schemes to combat rising economic inactivity, reports the Telegraph.
• “How Wales’s clampdown on second homes could do more harm than good” – Policies designed to boost local ownership of Welsh properties may have the opposite effect and hollow out towns, says Abigail Buchanan.
• “Why the death of North Sea oil is a disaster for Britain” – Having squandered its most valuable asset, the U.K. has left itself dangerously exposed, write Jonathan Leake and Szu Ping Chan in the Telegraph.
• “Enraged local spray paints ‘embarrassing’ potholes in Chichester” – A pothole vigilante in Chichester has shown road rage of a different kind by spray painting the worst craters plaguing their local roads in a bid to shame the council into fixing them, reports the Argus.
• “Our museums have fallen into the hands of a careless generation” – We must rescue our museums from liberal elites who appear intent on trashing priceless artefacts, says Robert Jenrick in the Telegraph.
• “If young men want ‘traditional’ gender roles, we need to know why” – Gen Z women and men are growing further apart in their political outlook and aspirations. It is vital the root causes are understood so we can all find common ground, writes Kathleen Stock in the Sunday Times.
• “LinkedIn career expert shares do’s and don’ts for working with Gen Zs” – With many employers uncertain about how to engage with the ‘woke’ younger generation, a LinkedIn career expert offers five tips on working with Gen Z professionals in the Mail.
• “Junior doctors accused of smear campaign to seize control of BMA” – Hard-Left junior doctors face allegations of running a covert social media campaign aimed at taking over the British Medical Association, reports the Telegraph.
• “NHS loophole allows puberty blockers for children” – An NHS loophole allows puberty blockers to be prescribed to children who want to change gender despite the drugs being banned, says the Telegraph. 
• “Academic who claims trans womens’ milk is as good as breast milk has taxpayer funding” – An academic who told the BBC that trans womens’ milk is as good as breast milk has had a PhD project funded by the taxpayer, reports the Telegraph.
• “Why do schools let children choose pronouns at four, ask parents” – Parents are calling for an independent inquiry into how schools have allowed children as young as four to choose their own names, pronouns and uniforms, says the Sunday Times.
• “Law firms urged to introduce overworking ‘trigger warnings’ to protect mental health” – According to a senior industry figure, law firms should introduce “trigger warnings” to protect lawyers’ mental health when working extreme hours, reports the Telegraph.
• “Theatregoers given trigger warning over ‘sound of people eating oranges’” – Theatregoers for an upcoming London show have been given a trigger warning over the sound of people eating on stage, says the Telegraph.
• “South African Rhodes scholar behind Oriel College’s removal of contentious Duke of Beaufort painting” – The student who urged his Oxford college to remove a portrait of an 18th-century duke because he felt it was “racist and dehumanising” is a Rhodes Scholar, reveals the Telegraph.
• “New AI app encourages women to upload pics of partners’ genitals” – Calmara describes itself as your “tech savvy BFF for STI checks” and urges users to “snap a pic” so their AI can scan for “visual signs of STIs”, reports the Mail.
• “We should be begging Google to charge us” – We got used to digital things being free. Artificial intelligence will change all that, says Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
• “Justices’ grave error in Murthy v. Missouri” – The Supreme Court is at risk of overturning the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ finding that the federal government’s attempt to influence social media companies was a breach of the First Amendment, argues Aaron Kheriaty for the Brownstone Institute.
• “‘There’s a different expectation for the Prime Minister’” – On Sky News, David Lammy tries to explain to Trevor Phillips why there should be one rule for the Prime Minister and another for Angela Rayner.

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