News Round-Up

• “Who is the new IOC President?” – In Forbes, Blythe Lawrence profiles the next President of the International Olympic Committee, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry.
• “Olympic medallist urges new IOC President to protect women’s sport” – New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry is facing immediate calls to protect the women’s category after securing a landslide election win, reports the Mail. 
• “There’s only one way to save the welfare state: end mass immigration” – Labour MPs against the Government’s welfare cuts want extra money for the benefits system, yet they ignore the obvious fix, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Why the Tories failed to tackle Britain’s ballooning benefits bill” – The Conservatives promised to “make work pay” while in power, so why has it taken a Left-wing government to actually deliver? asks George Chesterton in the Telegraph.
• “The British dream is now full benefits, a council flat and a state-funded car” – In the Telegraph, Sam Ashworth-Hayes beholds Britain’s welfare mess.
• “David Lammy told Cabinet his family member should not be on benefits” – The Foreign Secretary has reportedly told ministers that he has a family member who is on benefits when they probably shouldn’t be, according to GB News.
• “Growth forecast halved in blow to Starmer” – The official economic growth forecast for 2025 will be halved next week, delivering a major blow to Keir Starmer, reports the Express.
• “Angela Rayner’s cuts ‘threaten efforts to tackle Islamophobia’” – Police chiefs warn that slashing funds for Tell Mama, a charity tracking anti-Muslim hate, will hinder efforts to tackle surging anti-Muslim incidents, according to the Times.
• “Ideology is at the heart of terrorism, says extremism tsar” – A landmark study has challenged the Home Office’s push to redefine terrorism, concluding that ideology is the key driver of terrorist violence, says the Times.
• “Tommy Robinson kept in isolation ‘over murder threats after conflict with Muslim prisoners’” – Tommy Robinson has been moved to a “closed wing” in prison after reports that he had a “mark on his head” and would be killed by “a lifer”, according to STV News.
• “The ‘Boriswave’ of mass migration has destroyed British patriotism” – How can we feel as if we’re all in it together when we plainly aren’t? asks Neil O’Brien in the Telegraph.
• “This young band openly loathe Britain. So why is Labour giving them our money?” – In the Telegraph, Michael Deacon takes aim at the Lambrini Girls – the band who think Britain is full of “racist uncles” and whom the Government has just awarded a big fat chunk of taxpayer money.
• “‘Kemi, I’m proud to have been a reality TV star’” – Trump and Zelensky did all right with a showbiz past, says Nigel Farage in the Telegraph. Perhaps the Tory leader should try the jungle…
• “Home Office worker sacked for sharing post by Richard Tice” – A man who worked for the Home Office has been sacked for sharing a social media post made by Reform MP Richard Tice, according to the Telegraph.
• “Labour-run council plots to seize 11,000 empty homes” – A Central London council is plotting to seize control of thousands of empty homes and use them to shelter homeless families, reports the Telegraph.
• “Two MPs reported to police by watchdog over election spending” – A Lib Dem MP and Labour MP have been referred to police by the election watchdog after new data suggested they had breached spending limits in last year’s campaign, says the Express.
• “Labour’s Net Zero push ‘could cause 1970s-style energy crisis’” – Leaked documents warn that Labour’s Net Zero drive risks returning Britain to the 1970s, according to the Telegraph.
• “Too warm for bonfires, Khan tells Londoners” – Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners that it is too warm for bonfires as a “Spanish plume” brings a high pollution alert from mainland Europe to London, reports the Telegraph.
• “Hugely controversial LTN in one of London’s most affluent neighbourhoods is shelved” – Plans to introduce a low traffic neighbourhood in one of North London’s most affluent areas have been ditched after a backlash from residents, says the Standard.
• “Ed Miliband hires Daisy Lowe for heat pump ‘desperate propaganda’ drive” – Ed Miliband is being panned online for using Daisy Lowe to sell his heat pumps in a bizarre Pride and Prejudice-themed PR stunt, reports the Mail.
• “Greenpeace hit with $660 million damages bill over oil pipeline protest” – Greenpeace must pay a Texas-based pipeline company nearly $667 million in damages for its role in the 2016-2017 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, according to Euronews.
• “The downfall of climate change poster boy Michael Mann” – Michael Mann’s hockey stick is still wielded to club critics, but he is revealed as a liar and his dismal legacy – from the wind turbines despoiling your horizon to the Net Zero rules killing your business – lives on, writes James Delingpole in the Spectator.
• “We’ll never have an energy transition” – History shows the Green New Deal vision is not inevitable – it’s impossible, says Mark P. Mills in City Journal.
• “NHS refuses to force-feed anorexic woman at ‘imminent’ risk of death” – The NHS is refusing to force-feed a 25 year-old anorexic woman who is so malnourished that she has not walked for two years, according to the Telegraph.
• “Hospices at risk: the unintended consequences of the Assisted Dying Bill” – On Substack, Laura Dodsworth warns that the Assisted Dying Bill could force UK hospices receiving public funds to offer assisted suicide.
• “Record number of pupils missing more than half of lessons” – Over 170,000 pupils are missing more than half of lessons five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Wes Streeting bans NHS changing children’s gender on medical records” – Health Secretary Wes Streeting has banned the NHS from changing children’s gender on their medical records amid fears it could leave them at risk of harm, reports the Mail.
• “How the NHS gave up on recording biological sex” – We all have a sex, and that sex matters far beyond the mechanics of our reproductive systems, says Debbie Hayton in the Spectator.
• “COVID-19 jabs are not safe for human use” – On X, Dr Nicolas Hulscher highlights the largest COVID-19 ‘vaccine’ safety study ever conducted, involving 99 million people, which confirms the injections are not safe for human use.
• “Matthew Guthrie hits a home run for the injured with his sensational new documentary” – On Substack, Jessica Rose hails Matthew Guthrie’s award-winning new documentary, Follow The Silenced, which dives deep into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) data.
• “Conor McGregor ‘will run for president’ after meeting with Trump” – Conor McGregor has announced his bid to become Ireland’s President just days after meeting Trump at the White House, reports the Mail.
• “France issues ‘survival manual’ to prepare citizens for invasion” – France is set to issue a survival manual to households across the country, warning citizens how to respond to an invasion or any other “imminent threat”, says the Mail.
• “Debtpocalypse” – On Substack, Eugyppius slams Germany’s ‘cartel’ parties under Friedrich Merz for ignoring voters, scrapping the debt brake and pushing green boondoggles.
• “Mark Carney to call snap election in Canada” – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election in April, according to CBC News.
• “King Charles set for bold move to ‘bring USA into Commonwealth’ during Trump’s state visit” – King Charles is preparing to offer the US associate membership in the Commonwealth during Trump’s upcoming state visit to Britain, says the Mail.
• “Donald Trump signs order to dismantle US Department of Education” – President Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the country’s Department of Education, deriding it as wasteful and polluted by woke ideology, reports Sky News.
• “How Biden enabled Trump’s censorship” – In Compact, Jenin Younes argues that the Trump administration’s suppression of pro-Palestinian speech vindicates her warning that progressives who supported censorship would soon face its consequences.
• “Trick question: when is trying to get around unfavourable court decisions a Constitutional crisis?” – It’s a crisis when Trump challenges judges, but it seems just politics when Biden dodges the Supreme Court on student loans, notes Alex Berenson on his Unreported Truths Substack.
• “The JFK files will infuriate conspiracy theorists” – The released JFK files lead to more questions than answers, says Nigel Jones in the Spectator.
• “Police refused to say that wanted ‘female’ is actually male” – Women’s rights campaigners have blasted police after they referred to a wanted individual as a woman – despite his photo clearly showing a man, reports the Mail. 
• “Netflix’s Adolescence is far from perfect” – Netflix’s smash-hit new series Adolescence isn’t just a television drama; it verges on being a morality play, says Ross Clark in the Spectator.
• “If we don’t value boys and masculinity, it is no wonder that so many turn toxic” – Sherelle Jacobs argues in the Telegraph that traditional male ideals have failed to evolve with the times, resulting in catastrophic consequences.
• “Oxford set to make 800-year-old Latin ceremony non-binary” – Oxford is set to make an 800-year-old Latin ceremony gender-neutral for the benefit of non-binary students, according to the Telegraph.
• “Something is rotten in Stratford-upon-Avon” – In the Spectator, Douglas Murray slams the “decolonisation” of Shakespeare as a ridiculous bid to paint his genius as white supremacy.
• “How new Harry Potter show is J.K. Rowling’s revenge” – The new Harry Potter TV series will be a chance for J.K. Rowling to “totally eradicate” the movie memories of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint with a new cast of child stars, an insider has told the MailOnline.
• “Snow White review – Disney has trashed its crown jewel and its reputation” – Disney’s sanctimonious Snow White reboot marks a new low, says Kevin Maher in the Times. Bring a sick bag.
• “Televisual poison” – Netflix’s Adolescence proves it’s easier to blame Andrew Tate than to make an honest drama about who is really committing violent crime in the UK, says comedian Andrew Lawrence on his X channel.

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