News Round-Up

• “Starmer ‘loses control’ as close to 1,200 migrants cross Channel in single day” – Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of losing control of Britain’s borders after close to 1,200 small boat migrants crossed the Channel in a single day, reports the Express.
• “French police watch as migrants with small children board boats to UK” – French police stood back and watched as entire families packed themselves into an overcrowded small boat heading across the Channel to the UK, says the Mail.
• “Illegal migrant cannot be deported because she stayed in Britain too long” – A Ghanaian fraudster has avoided deportation after living illegally in Britain for 25 years, with judges ruling that returning to Ghana would be too “harsh”, reports the Telegraph.
• “Arm prison guards to crack down on Islamist inmates, say Tories” – The Conservatives have called for some prison officers to have access to firearms to counter “out of control” Islamist gangs and violent prisoners, says the Herald.
• “Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is ‘allowed to buy treats in prison’” – Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is allowed to buy treats in prison such as Maltesers and crisps despite throwing boiling water over a prison guard three weeks ago, reports the Mail.
• “London’s crime epidemic ‘is scaring away tourists’” – PPHE Hotels chief Greg Hegarty tells Daniel Woolfson in the Telegraph that robbery and theft rates are hurting the capital.
• “Tommy Robinson’s first interview after leaving prison” – Tommy Robinson has sat down with Rebel News publisher Ezra Levant just hours after being released from HMP Woodhill.
• “Calls for Lord Hermer to quit over role in Lucy Connolly prosecution” – Lord Hermer is facing fresh calls to quit after personally signing off on the prosecution of Lucy Connolly, reports GB News.
• “Tesco to close stores early after Reeves tax raid” – Tesco is closing some of its stores earlier as it grapples with a £235 million surge in staff costs following Rachel Reeves’s recent tax changes, according to Conservative Post.
• “Starmer loss in Hamilton by-election could set the dominoes falling” – In the Telegraph, Tony Diver says a Reform win in Hamilton could rattle Starmer, rock Labour and give Farage his Scottish breakthrough.
• “How Nigel Farage plans to win the next election” – Reform may be leading in the polls, but forming a government would be an unprecedented challenge – in the Telegraph, James Frayne outlines what they’ll need to do.
• “Starmer’s Humpty Dumpty routine is intended to drive you insane” – In TCW, Sean Walsh paints Keir Starmer as a modern Humpty Dumpty who twists words and facts so shamelessly that it’s driving the country mad.
• “Dominic Cummings, revolutionary” – In UnHerd, Aris Roussinos argues that Dominic Cummings has abandoned reform in favour of revolution, portraying a Britain teetering on the brink of civil war.
• “With hounded police and pampered criminals, Britain is upside down” – People are being taken for a ride, and they know it, says Kemi Badenoch – only the Tories have a plan for real change.
• “The Conservatives are not yet finished, but they can no longer delay their next reinvention” – Reform’s replacement of the party may appear inevitable, but the final song of the Tories has still not yet been sung, writes Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
• “Why is it that Britain cannot get anything done?” – A sclerosis continues to grip infrastructure projects in the UK despite all promises, writes Jeremy Warner in the Telegraph.
• “BBC bans journalist who said ‘Israelis are not human beings’” – A Gaza reporter who was exposed after describing Jews as “devils” has been banned by the BBC, according to the Jerusalem Post.
• “Israel’s Irish foes have just come up with their most shameless plan yet” – If not enough European leaders agree that Israel is committing genocide, no problem: simply change what ‘genocide’ means, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Holocaust memorial and synagogues vandalised in Paris” – French police have launched an investigation after a Holocaust memorial and two synagogues were defaced with green paint in the latest antisemitic attack in Paris, reports France24.
• “How actress Gal Gadot became a lightning rod for anti-Israel hate” – Known for her leading roles in Wonder Woman and Snow White, Gal Gabot is now a public target for pro-Palestine activists, writes Marianka Swain in the Telegraph.
• “Israel’s war against Hamas is succeeding. No wonder the West wants it to end” – The discourse around the delivery of aid into Gaza is woefully uninformed, says Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
• “Sisters arrested by terror police for running ‘virtual jihadi academy’” – Two sisters have been arrested in Spain for running an online ‘Jihadi academy’ aimed at recruiting and training young female extremists, reports the Mail.
• “Jamie Dimon issues chilling warning about America’s ‘enemy within’” – JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon claims that the US is suffering from a worrying government “mismanagement” issue which has the potential to “kill us”, says the Mail.
• “Pete Hegseth warns of China threat, urging leaders to bulk up defense” – US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a chilling warning on the China threat during a defence summit in Singapore, reports the Mail.
• “The appalling lie Australians tell themselves” – Australians like to tell themselves they live in the land of the larrikin, a country defined by the tolerant, ‘she’ll be right, mate’ attitude. But this couldn’t be farther from the truth, says Max Aitchison in the Mail.
• “FDA goes rogue – approves Moderna’s next-gen COVID-19 mRNA injection without placebo-controlled trial” – On the Focal Points Substack, Nicolas Hulscher accuses the FDA of abandoning its own safety standards by approving Moderna’s next-gen Covid jab without placebo-controlled trials.
• “MAHA and modern warfare” – Don’t be naive, says Dr Robert W Malone on Substack – RFK Jr’s MAHA challenges many of the world’s most powerful interests.
• “Most Americans now suspect heart damage from Covid shots: Rasmussen survey” – On the Focal Points Substack, Nicolas Hulscher says the tide has turned: most Americans now suspect Covid jabs cause heart damage – and the data, he claims, backs them up.
• “Vapers stockpile disposables ahead of tomorrow’s ban” – Single-use vapes will be banned from supermarket shelves around the UK as of June 1st, but this hasn’t stopped fans from rushing to stock up, reports the Mail.
• “While close to the bottom, the Church of England keeps on digging – ‘Gaia’ vicar appointed area bishop” – In Anglican Ink, Julian Mann despairs as the CofE appoints a bishop who once held Communion beneath a revolving ‘Gaia’.
• “Evangelical organisation sues internet host” – Evangelical organisation Anglican Mainstream is suing an internet host, claiming its website was taken down in an “unsubstantiated attack”, according to Evangelicals Now.
• “Vikings were not all white, pupils to be told” – According to a guide to teaching schoolchildren, Vikings were “very diverse” and not all white, reports the Telegraph.
• “Violent protests erupt as trans athlete thrashes female rivals” – Violent protests have descended on a California schoolgirl competition after a teenage trans athlete thrashed his female rivals, says the Mail. 
• “J.K. Rowling vs Jolyon Maugham: a stunning social-media mismatch” – In Spiked, Julie Burchill has a warning for activist lawyer Jolyon Maugham: If you take on the queen, you’d best not miss.
• “Periods aren’t only for women, says Britain’s biggest toiletries supplier” – According to Britain’s biggest toiletry supplier Bunzl, periods are “not inherently feminine”, reports the Telegraph.
• “The End of Woke” – Andrew Doyle delivers an excerpt from his new book The End of Woke for the Spiked YouTube channel.
• “Ricky Gervais makes Hollywood sex abuse joke in Walk of Fame speech” – Ricky Gervais had Hollywood clutching their pearls after he made a joke about sex abuse in showbusiness upon accepting a Walk of Fame award, according to Entertainment Weekly.
• “Billie Piper makes sensational return to Dr Who as the Doctor” – Billie Piper has replaced Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor Who, with the character regenerating during the BBC show’s season finale, reports the Mail.
• ‘If we don’t shape the digital future – who will?’ – From digital ID to cash, Alan Miller unveils a draft Digital Bill of Rights – shaped by Together members, made for everyone. Have your say before the official launch. Watch now and help shape what comes next.

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