News Round-Up

• “Body of ‘murdered’ Israeli hostage Ron Benjamin is recovered in Gaza” – The body of an Israeli hostage captured by Hamas terrorists while he was on a cycling ride has been recovered in Gaza, reports the Mail.
• “Pro-Palestine activists dump effigies of dead babies on MP’s doorstep” – Pro-Palestine activists, led by a former BBC News producer, have dumped the bloody effigies of dead babies on the office doorstep of a Tory MP with two young children, says the Mail.
• “Craven universities are giving in to a dangerous new student intolerance” – The refusal of student protestors to debate rationally reflects a worrying trend in Left-wing militancy, writes Suella Braverman in the Telegraph.
• “How antisemitism breeds on university campuses” – Jew hatred in academia is nothing new, says Julie Burchill in the Spectator.
• “Moaning Oxford students complain security guard is being violent when he nudges past them as they lie on floor to block door” – The Mail has video of Oxford students complaining that a security guard was being violent when he nudged past them as they blocked a door during graduation ceremonies in a Gaza ‘die-in’.
• “Palestinians boycott Israel at Cannes amid ‘another Eurovision’ fears” – Palestinian activists have called for a boycott of the Cannes Film Festival after Israel sent a delegation to the annual movie bash, reports the Mail.
• “A free Palestine would be a Taliban-like state, says Salman Rushdie” – Celebrated author Salman Rushdie warns of a “Taliban-like state” if Palestine gains independence, according to the Telegraph.
• “Schoolgirl, 14, planned terrorist knife and axe attack in Austria” –A schoolgirl planned a terrorist knife and axe attack on passers-by in Austria, where police found ISIS propaganda and execution videos during a search of her home, reports the Mail.
• “Rishi Sunak approves £10 billion compensation for blood scandal victims” – Rishi Sunak is set to sign off on a £10 billion compensation scheme for the victims of what has been described as the biggest treatment disaster in the NHS’s history, says the Mail.
• “Infected blood victims have waited too long, says Grant Shapps” – Ahead of a long-awaited inquiry report, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says families affected by the NHS infected blood scandal were let down “over decades”, according to the BBC.
• “Huge surge in demand for Hepatitis C test in wake of blood transfusion scandal” – A massive surge in demand for Hepatitis C tests has emerged after it was revealed that 1,700 people who caught the disease in the blood transfusion scandal had not yet been diagnosed, reports the Mail.
• “North Carolina Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons” – The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, reports WRAL.
• “Former CDC director admits significant side effects from Covid vaccines” – On Substack, the Naked Emperor discusses former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield’s recent candid interview with Chris Cuomo on NewsNation.
• “Several One Nation Tories ‘in talks with Labour about defections’” – Wes Streeting says Labour is serious about building a ‘big tent’ in which erstwhile opponents can feel at home, says the Telegraph.
• “Up to 23,000 criminals will escape jail under Government plans to scrap short sentences” – According to official data, up to 23,000 criminals will escape jail under plans by the Government to scrap prison sentences of less than a year for most offenders, according to the Telegraph.
• “‘Socialistic’ London has lost its mojo, says Wizz Air boss” – In an interview with the Telegraph, the CEO of Wizz Air says that London’s “socialistic” corporate governance rules have set back capitalism in Britain.
• “David Lammy, the least subtle of shapeshifters” – The Shadow Foreign Secretary’s recent reinventions stretch credulity, says Dominic Lawson in the Sunday Times.
• “‘There’s just too many laws!’ Claire Fox and Toby Young on trivial legislation” – On SpectatorTV, Toby and Baroness Fox share their frustrations with pointless legislation and Parliament’s habit of passing laws that are either wildly ambitious or incredibly trivial.
• “Businesses and universities are getting rich by loading costs onto the rest of us” – From universities to travel and delivery apps, many ‘success stories’ celebrated by elites fleece the public, says Nick Timothy in the Telegraph.
• “Number of working-age men who ‘don’t want job’ up 600,000 since Covid” – Details in the latest official statistics reveal that 3.165 million males aged between 16 and 64 are out of the workforce by choice, according to the Mail.
• “Record immigration behind a third of rent rises” – New analysis shows that record levels of immigration have driven a third of the rent growth in the U.K. since Covid, reports the Telegraph.
• “‘I have never in my lifetime seen as much anger’: how Ireland’s migration system was overwhelmed” – Ireland’s asylum system is at crisis point as it grapples with unprecedented numbers, writes Eir Nolsøe in the Telegraph.
• ““Ireland is an outlier regarding non-national voting” – Why does Ireland give a vote in local and EU elections to non-citizens, and is there a cynical reason for supporting such a move? asks Dr. Eoin Lenihan in Gript.
• “Nearly half our universities are going to the wall. Two thirds would be better” – In the Sunday Times, Rod Liddle is breaking out the prosecco at news that almost half our universities are heading for bankruptcy.
• “Woman held on suspicion of assault after abusing Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg” – A protestor was arrested on suspicion of assault after launching into a 20-minute tirade of abuse at Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, according to the Mail.
• “BBC’s £6 million orchestra played concert for crooks in Scots jail” – The BBC is at the centre of a fresh licence fee storm after it allowed its £6 million-a-year orchestra to perform for dangerous criminals in a Scottish prison, reports the Mail.
• “European Parliament crisis for Renew faction as Dutch Liberals join government with Geert Wilders” – European Liberals are in turmoil following the decision by the Dutch Liberal VVD party to join a coalition government with Geert Wilders, according to Brussels Signal.
• “Just Stop Oil will be forced to pay compensation over mayhem” – Just Stop Oil will be forced to pay compensation under new plans being drawn up by Downing Street to combat protest-driven mayhem, reports the Mail.
• “The Tories should go to war on Net Zero excess” – The Dutch Government’s new environmental programme shows there’s a political market for protecting consumers and prosperity, says the Telegraph in a leading article.
• “Cannes Film Festival meat ban starts beef over A-listers jetting in to France” – Stars hoping for steak on the Riviera have been left disappointed after Cannes Film Festival bosses ban beef to reduce its carbon footprint, reports the Telegraph.
• “Labour plans to simplify ‘dehumanising’ gender change process” – Labour will make it easier to change gender and is considering allowing a single family doctor to sign off on the decision under plans to “simplify” the process, says the Times.
• “U.K. owes Caribbean nations £205 billion in reparations, says Cambridge academic” – The Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge says the U.K. was once “the leading slaving nation in the world”, and that the modern-day descendants of slaves deserve £205 billion in compensation, reports the Telegraph.
• “Police pressure Tory party over member wrongly accused of hate crime” – A police force has been accused of “trampling” over democracy after detectives allegedly put pressure on a local Tory party to expel a colleague wrongly accused of a hate crime, according to the Mail.
• “Backlash at ‘woke’ business as half of Brits say they are too PC” – A study has found that 50% of people agree that firms are “too concerned with taking political positions on contested issues” – compared to just 14% who disagree, reports the Mail.
• “Comedians can’t experiment because of ‘sensitivities’ of younger people, says Stephen Merchant” – The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant says that comedians are no longer able to experiment in their work because of the “sensitivities” of younger people, according to the Telegraph.
• “In the name of the flock’s welfare” – In Quadrant, Theodore Dalrymple weighs in on Scotland’s quasi-totalitarian ‘hate-speech’ law.
• “The dodgy data behind the DEI crusade” – The Biden administration’s diversity efforts are based on easily debunked research, says John Mac Ghlionn in Spiked.
• “Where did the Black Lives Matter millions go?” – Vast sums were donated to racial justice groups after the murder of George Floyd. So, where has it all gone? asks Nellie Bowles in the Sunday Times.
• “Ex-Google VP warns AI will be ‘very bad for society’” – Google’s former Vice President says that AI and robots will be “very bad for society” because the millions of workers left jobless by the tech will not enjoy the wealth resulting from the productivity boom, according to the Mail. 
• “California’s looming crime catastrophe” – Recent legislation makes it easier for felons in California to claim they’re the victims of a racist criminal justice system – potentially putting them back on the streets in large numbers, writes Heather Mac Donald in City Journal.
• “Of course, the Met arrest the good guy” – The Metropolitan Police fall hook, line and sinker when a pro-Iranian regime protestor pretends an Iranian dissident has assaulted him at a recent pro-Palestine rally in Central London.

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