News Round-Up

• “Synagogue terrorist made me watch ISIS videos, ex-partner claims” – Manchester synagogue killer Jihad Al-Shamie reportedly groomed a young woman into a controlling relationship and forced her to watch Isis terror videos, according to the Mail. 
• “Synagogue terrorist secretly ‘married’ NHS nurse who converted to Islam” – Killer Jihad Al-Shamie secretly “married” an NHS nurse who converted to Islam and only told her family about him after the synagogue attack, reports the Sun.
• “Pro-Palestine protesters ‘gloating about Manchester synagogue attack’” – The Board of Deputies of British Jews has decried the “despicable” protests after the Yom Kippur Manchester killings, according to the Independent.
• “From Cable Street to caliphate chants: how the Left betrayed Britain’s Jews” – Lefties once stood with Jews against fascists, writes Brendan O’Neill in the Telegraph; now they stand with fascists against Jews.
• “Palestine protests have brought shame on Britain” – After the Manchester synagogue attack, pro-Palestine protests should have paused out of basic decency, but instead they doubled down on hate, says the Telegraph in a leading article.
• “Home Secretary vows to close ‘gap in law’ on protests” – Shabana Mahmood has unveiled new laws handing police more powers to clamp down on repeat protests after 492 pro-Palestine marchers were arrested this weekend, reports the Mail.
• “Moment mosque erupts into flames after arson attack as cops probe ‘hate crime’” – Two men have been caught on CCTV setting fire to Peacehaven Community Mosque in East Sussex, says the Mail.  
• “Home Office’s Yom Kippur social media post ‘full of errors’” – A Home Office Yom Kippur social media post was found to be full of errors by Elon Musk’s Grok, according to the Telegraph.
• “I am not afraid to speak up for Israel” – Tommy Robinson tells the Jerusalem Post he’s visiting Israel to show support and fight propaganda, insisting it’s about principle, not profit.
• “Rapist ‘married’ victim, 15, in sharia wedding attended by social worker” – A rapist who married a 15 year-old girl in a sharia law ceremony attended by her social worker has been jailed alongside seven other grooming gang members, reports the Mail.
• “Areas with high cousin marriage rates ‘more likely to claim benefits’” – Communities with high rates of cousin marriages are significantly more likely to claim disability benefits, according to new data seen by the Mail on Sunday.
• “Despite epic failures, both the Church of England and Tories are worth saving” – The country needs institutions that promote civility, preserve our traditions and warn against random change, says Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.
• “Starmer under pressure over aide’s role in collapsed China spy trial” – In the Sunday Times, Gabriel Pogrund delves into how Chris Cash and Christopher Berry’s China spy trial collapsed, with official silence sparking anger and whispers of a sop to Beijing.
• “Property tax hike ‘would wipe £136 billion off the economy’, experts warn” – Treasury officials have been examining plans to impose capital gains tax on main residences and reverse changes the Tories made when they were in power, reports the Mail.
• “Girls’ schools hit hardest by VAT on fees” – Almost 17,000 pupils have left independent schools since September last year, reveals the Sunday Times.
• “Children taught to be ‘ashamed of British culture and history’ as ‘corrosive’ rot infects UK schools” – Schools have been told to place Britain’s rich culture and history at the heart of the UK’s national curriculum in an effort to restore national pride, reports GB News.
• “Rayner plots comeback… at the £800,000 flat that led to her quitting” – Angela Rayner has gone low-profile at her £800,000 Hove flat since quitting, but whispers of a political comeback are growing, writes Paul Bracchi in the Mail.
• “Boris Johnson says he went ‘far too fast’ on Net Zero” – Boris Johnson says he got “carried away” by the idea that renewable energy sources could replace fossil fuels and, as a result, electricity is “too expensive for ordinary people”, according to the Herald.
• “The US has exposed the central folly of Europe’s Net Zero evangelism” – Britain can learn from American energy policy, but it also needs a system of governance that allows for trial and error, says Douglas Carswell in the Telegraph.
• “Trump admin puts $625 million toward keeping coal plants open, lower energy costs” – The Trump administration has announced a $625 million investment to boost America’s coal industry, a plan that aims to keep coal plants open, lower energy costs and enable the US to win the global race for dominance in AI, according to Fox Business.
• “When will companies notice the cost of climate change?” – Time author Justin Worland is distressed that companies don’t understand alarmist predictions of future climate harms, says Eric Worrall in WUWT?
• “Green energy’s high price: wind farms are ravaging nature, biodiversity” – Wind farms may look green, but they’re wreaking havoc on soil, plants, insects and wildlife with almost no impact on global temperatures, writes P. Gosselin on NoTricksZone.
• “Toyota sold a mere 18 EVs in its home market last month” – Toyota sold just 18 electric vehicles in its home market of Japan last month, reports Peter Johnson in electrek. And that includes its luxury Lexus brand.
• “Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it fails to give up Gaza” – Trump has warned Hamas it faces “complete obliteration” if it refuses to relinquish Gaza, according to the NY Post.
• “ASD is linked to folate metabolism” – On X, Dr Claire Craig explains the link between autism spectrum disorder and folate metabolism, and why folic acid has been massively oversold.
• “Empty vessels” – Charlie Kirk’s death sparked everything from sober respect to gleeful celebration online. On Substack, Spaceman Spiff reckons the loudest voices care more about attention than genuine feeling.
• “Worst practices for academic freedom” – Academics are still facing pressure to censor themselves, warns Freddie Attenborough in the Critic.
• “Amazon takes Bond’s guns away from him” – Thumbnails featuring an unarmed 007 will do little to allay claims that the classic film franchise will go woke now that it’s been bought by Amazon, says Ciaran Foreman in the Mail.
• “This doesn’t make sense to me!” – On GB News, Dr Clarissa Hard of the Pharos Foundation reacts to news the Imperial War Museum is closing a gallery devoted to the Victoria Cross, celebrating bravery in conflict, in favour of a shift in focus to LGBTQ+ stories.

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