News Round-Up

• “Britain’s broken borders are endangering children” – The wave of alleged sexual assaults involving asylum seekers cannot be ignored any longer, writes Georgina Mumford in Spiked.
• “Starmer’s tax pledge thrown into chaos” – PM refuses to rule out raid on working people to plug the £51 billion black hole, reports the Telegraph.
• “Migrants can use human rights ‘loophole’ to avoid return to France” – People who have crossed the Channel in small boats may be able to avoid deportation by lodging human rights cases or claiming to be under 18, throwing Labour’s ‘one-in, one-out’ plan into turmoil, says the Times.
• “Children send Valentine’s cards to asylum seekers under Schools of Sanctuary scheme” – “Show Your Heart for Refugees This Valentine’s Day,” reads City of Sanctuary UK’s website, writes Charlotte GIll on her Substack.
• “Our complicit elite is to blame for every sexual assault by an illegal migrant” – It is a fantasy to expect sex-starved men from misogynist cultures to respect our values and our women, writes Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
• “Police force admits it withheld rape suspects’ immigration status” – A Reform UK council leader has accused the police of a ‘cover-up’ after an alleged sexual assault in Warwickshire by two illegal immigrants, according to the Telegraph.
• “Fury at HMRC over staff discussion on ‘Guilt of Being British’” – Staff at HM Revenue and Customs were able to log-in remotely and attend the session on ‘Guilt at Being British’ during office hours, prompting a furious backlash, reports the Mail.
• “I was persecuted for being a Christian, says teacher sacked over Connolly comments” – Simon Pearson, who was sacked from his job as a schoolteacher, vows to clear his name after being “silenced” for challenging “two-tier policing”, says the Telegraph.
• “The foreign governments warning citizens about the dangers of visiting crime-ridden Britain” – Australia, France, Canada and even Mexico are advising their citizens to exercise caution when travelling to the UK, according to the Telegraph.
• “‘Chaotic’ early release schemes put public at risk, say prison staff” – Offenders have left prison without monitoring and rehabilitation programmes have fallen by the wayside, according to a survey of jail and probation workers reported in the Times.
• “‘Mind the Grab’: Currys tells Oxford Street shoppers ‘don’t use phones on pavement’” – Purple lines have been painted along Oxford Street warning pedestrians not to walk too close to the road in case their phone or bag is snatched by a thief on an electric bike, says the Telegraph.
• “Anti-Semitic incidents surged after Bob Vylan Glastonbury chant” – The day after duo’s performance saw the highest daily rate of anti-Jewish incidents in the first half of 2025, according to the Telegraph.
• “Meet the Zyklon B heiress who is sailing to Gaza” – The Zyklon B heiress is the latest rich white person to rage against the Jewish state. Has she no self-awareness, asks Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
• “Gary Lineker snapped up by ITV after BBC exit” – Gary Lineker, the disgraced former Match of the Day presenter, has been thrown a lifeline by ITV, reports the Telegraph.
• “Images of Gaza show the reality of urban warfare, not genocide” – By deliberate design, Hamas has transformed every inch of Gaza into an engine of war, writes Richard Kemp in the Telegraph.
• “Jewish air passengers served meals with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti” – Kosher food arrived with a ‘Free Palestine’ slogan on an Iberia flight from Spain to Argentina, says the Telegraph.
• “Home workers quit rather than return to the office” – Nearly half of businesses expect to scrap working remotely next year, according to the Telegraph.
• “Church of England’s treatment of Bernard Randall is evil” – The Church of England’s treatment of former school chaplain, Rev Dr Bernard Randall, deserves to be described as evil, writes Julian Mann in Christian Today.
• “Reform is dangerously close to appearing more Left-wing than the Tories” – A raft of new hires raises questions about where Reform UK actually stands on the most important issues of the day, writes Lara Brown in the Telegraph.
• “What price a vaccine against hypocrisy?” – If only we could vaccinate people against hypocrisy, writes Roger Watson in the Conservative Woman.
• “Rayner orders China to explain secret basement under London ‘mega-embassy’” – The Deputy PM has asked Beijing for answers on why submitted drawings were marked as ‘redacted for security reasons’ amid spy dungeon fears, reports the Telegraph.
• “Trump declares Russia ‘extraordinary threat to US’” – The US President has announced an extra 25% tariff on India in an effort to isolate Moscow, says the Telegraph.
• “JD Vance will stay with David Lammy on family holiday in Britain” – The US Vice-President will spend several nights at the Foreign Secretary’s Chevening estate before heading to the Cotswolds, according to the Times.
• “Brazilian woman granted refugee status in Europe after facing 25-year sentence for ‘misgendering’ trans politician” – In a precedent-setting move, a European country has officially granted full refugee protections to a Brazilian women’s rights activist who was facing 25 years in prison in her home country for misgendering a transgender politician, reports Reduxx.
• “M&S trans employee offered to help girl, 14, shopping for bra” – The M&S store where a 14 year-old girl was helped to fit a bra by a biological male who thinks he’s a woman has apologised, says the Times.
• “NHS won’t ban trans women from female changing rooms for months” – New guidance by M&S banning trans women from women’s changing rooms may not be published until as late as November, according to the Telegraph.
• “Transgender darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven banned from women’s tournaments” – The trans woman darts player has been banned from WDF’s female events but sis till eligible to play in tournaments organised by the World Darts Championship, reports the Telegraph.
• “Labour MP criticised as ‘lazy’ for AI chatbot” – Mark Sewards, MP for Leeds South West and Morley, says he wants to “embrace” the ’AI revolution’. But his AI-powered chatbot leaves much to be desired, says the Mail.
• “Net Zero may doom Heathrow’s £49 billion expansion plans” – Heathrow Airport’s long-awaited proposals risk being grounded by Labour’s environmental commitments, according to the Telegraph.
• “Reform threatens to pull solar subsidies over ‘desecration of countryside’” – Richard Tice has warned green investors that their money would be at risk under a Farage government, reports the Telegraph.
• “Britons pay £33 million to switch off wind farms during Storm Floris” – Electricity networks are too congested to accept the boost in wind power, despite gusts of 100mph, says the Telegraph.
• “Heat pump installations 90% below Miliband’s target” – At the current pace of heat pump installation, it would take 150 years to equip all homes with renewable heating technologies, according to the Telegraph.
• “Two heat pump adverts banned for ‘misleading’ customers over £7,500 grant” – The energy watchdog says adverts suggesting households were ‘automatically eligible’ for cash if they installed heat pumps were “misleading”, reports the Telegraph.
• “BBC Great Barrier Reef disinformation” – On Not A Lot of People Know That, Paul Homewood takes issue with the BBC’s doomongering about the Great Barrier Reef.
• “BP scraps ‘reset’ plan after just six months and cuts 1,500 jobs” – BP’s overhaul paves the way for more asset sales and cost-cutting, with the CEO making it clear he has no time for Net Zero, says the Telegraph.
• “Why Britain Arrests 30 People EVERY DAY For Speech” – Watch yours truly being interviewed on the Triggernometry podcast about the Online Safety Act. Absolute must watch, obviously.

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