News Round-Up

• “BBC forced to correct two Gaza stories a week” – The BBC has been forced to correct two stories a week about the Gaza conflict since the October 7th attacks on Israel, reveals the Telegraph.
• “The BBC dossier that could prove cover-up of Bashir’s Diana deception” – In the Mail, Andy Webb reveals how Martin Bashir duped Diana with forgeries and lies – while the BBC buried the truth to protect its star.
• “BBC gender correspondent ‘tried to block coverage of women’s group’” – The BBC’s gender and identity correspondent allegedly tried to block coverage of a women’s rights campaign group amid a brewing trans row at the Corporation, reports the Mail.
• “What’s the point of the BBC if it can’t be impartial?” – Only by ruthlessly examining what failures made it so vulnerable to groupthink in handling Maxine Croxall’s case and others can the BBC save itself, says Sonia Sodha in the Times.
• “I’ve always loved the BBC. But it’s now abandoned British Jews like me” – In the Telegraph, Miranda Levy says she’s refusing to pay her licence fee over what she calls the corporation’s anti-Israel bias and abandonment of British Jews.
• “Channel migrant crisis hits new milestone as Shabana Mahmood considers changes” – The number of migrants to have crossed the Channel surged past 39,000 on Remembrance Sunday, reports the Express.
• “Small boat migrants could be sent to six UK military bases” – Plans have been drawn up to send small-boat migrants to six military bases around the country so that ministers can close asylum hotels, says the Mail.
• “Migrant helpline advising on fixing kettles part of £120 million call centre” – A migrant helpline being used to advise on trivial issues, such as fixing kettles and complaints about food, is part of a £120 million taxpayer-funded call centre, reports the Mail.
• “Manhunt for Palestine Action activist ‘on the run after skipping bail’” – Police are searching for a Palestine Action activist accused of going on the run after skipping bail, says the Mail.
• “Expect more prisoner release scandals, former governor warns” – The public should expect further prison release scandals, an ex-prison governor has warned – as figures show that five inmates were mistakenly freed every week last year, according to the Mail.
• “Kemi Badenoch slams ‘utterly shameful’ Scotland grooming gang failures” – Kemi Badenoch has described Police Scotland’s failure to investigate a grooming gang in Scotland as “utterly shameful”, reports GB News.
• “Shopkeeper’s store robbed 100 times in a year – but no one ever caught” – Glasgow store owner Mohammad Sheikh says his shop has been targeted by shoplifters “every day” since it opened last November, according to the Mail.
• “D-Day hero says UK has gone to rack and ruin” – Alec Penstone, a 100 year-old D-Day veteran, tells Harry Howard in the Mail that the sacrifice his generation made wasn’t worth it, given that Britain has “gone to rack and ruin”.
• “Sickening Cenotaph hypocrisy” – In TCW, Kathy Gyngell slams the political and media hypocrisy around Remembrance Sunday.
• “Britain, remembered” – Remembrance risks becomes a state ritual for an untrusted and despised establishment, warns Sebastian Milbank in the Critic.
• “We remember the fallen – while foreign criminals mop up taxpayer cash” – In TCW, Janice Davis says it’s a national disgrace that homeless veterans struggle while foreign asylum seekers are housed in luxury.
• “We should not need a court’s permission to criticise Islam” – Much of the odious legislation of recent years has sprung from the assumption that our rulers have the authority to set the parameters of public discourse, says Patrick West in the Spectator.
• “Public sector splurges nearly £1.3 million on WFH equipment” – A Mail on Sunday investigation lays bare the outlay on desks, office chairs and IT equipment for public sector workers still reaping the benefits of hybrid working brought in during the pandemic.
• “British public paying £20 million to train tax collectors in Ethiopia” – With Rachel Reeves thought to be preparing a tax-raising Budget at home, the Government is investing millions of pounds in creating a more “business-friendly” environment in Ethiopia, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Residents told potholes won’t be repaired for 103 years” – A couple who complained that their road has not been repaired in at least 42 years were shocked to find out the average wait is 103 years, reports the Sun.
• “Britain’s 5% is the difference between wealth and poverty” – When you look at labour productivity across the nation, you’ll see that regional inequality requires more than ‘levelling up’, says Sam Ashworth-Hayes in the Telegraph.
• “Billionaire Labour backer urges Starmer to abandon workers’ rights plan” – Billionaire Labour backer John Caudwell has called on Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the Employment Rights Bill over fears it will make Britain “less investable”, reports the Telegraph.
• “Bravo Reform: the only party being honest about Britain’s dire finances” – As forming the next government becomes a real prospect, Farage is shaming his cowardly rivals, says Michael Mosbacher in the Telegraph.
• “Majority of Brits want Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to resign” – An Opinium survey has found that 56% of the public think the PM should quit, compared to 26% who want him to stay, reports the Mail.
• “I’m not willing to work with Keir Starmer, says Green leader” – Green Party leader Zack Polanski has ruled out making a deal with Labour to defeat Reform UK, says the Mail.
• “Mandelson gives up Oxford honour over Jeffrey Epstein links” – Lord Mandelson has lost an honour from Oxford University after being axed over his links with Jeffrey Epstein, reports the Mail.
• “Motorists to be taxed for driving in France under Reeves’s pay-per-mile plan” – Motorists could be taxed to drive in France under Rachel Reeves’ plan to extend her pay-per-mile levy, reports the Express.
• “EV charger tax ‘will slam brakes on Net Zero push’” – Rachel Reeves has been warned that plans to raise taxes for charging companies will slam the brakes on Labour’s electric car ambitions, says the Telegraph.
• “Prince William tells big business to ‘step up’ in climate battle” – Prince William believes major corporations are failing to do enough to address environmental challenges, reports GB News. How dare they?
• “COP30 will prove Net Zero doubters wrong” – Ed Miliband reckons the Brazil climate talks will shut down doubters and prove most countries are moving towards clean energy, says the Times.
• “Power from the people” – In Climate Scepticism, Mark Hodgson questions wind turbines’ true electricity use and warns flawed government models risk harming the UK’s economy and countryside.
• “Mitigating the risks of ending Net Zero” – The Tories’ and Reform’s commitments to end Net Zero contain risks that need to be mitigated, warns David Turver on his Substack.
• “Germany submits to Islam: Christmas market in Overath cancelled” – Several German towns have scrapped their traditional Christmas markets, blaming the rising costs of new security measures brought in after a string of terror attacks, according to the European Conservative.
• “ITV’s Adil Ray in crisis talks after appearing to endorse Sharia in New York” – Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray has been hauled in by bosses for appearing to back Sharia law for New York, reports the Sun.
• “Escape from New York: bankers flee Mamdani for Texas” – Top earners are swapping Wall Street for ‘Y’All Street’ as the Lone Star State takes on the Big Apple, writes Melissa Lawford in the Telegraph.
• “Billionaire threatens to leave NY amid fears of Mamdani’s new Mumbai” – A billionaire real estate investor has warned that businesses, including his own, may leave New York City after Zohran Mamdani’s victory, reports the Mail. 
• “Trump promises $2,000 check for every American thanks to tariffs” – Donald Trump has vowed to give a $2,000 check to every American, thanks to the tariff revenue his administration has collected, according to the Mail.
• “Important Queensland legal case against vaccine mandates” – On Substack, Dr Phillip Altman highlights Jayden Beale’s three-year fight against Queensland’s Covid vaccine mandates, which could soon set a landmark human rights precedent.
• “‘Dr’ Steven Hatfill produced a screed of lies following my challenge to the false narrative he created about being fired at HHS” – On Substack, Meryl Nass pulls apart disgraced scientist Steven Hatfill’s tangled mess of lies and fake credentials.
• “Cambridge bans trans rowers from women’s boat race” – Cambridge University has banned transwomen from competing in women’s boat races and made it possible for trans athletes to compete in a new ‘open’ category, reports the Mail.
• “Empire with David Olusoga is stuck in 2020” – Empire with David Olusoga revisits Britain’s colonial past through a narrow 2020 lens, fixated on slavery and grievance, argues Ralph Leonard in UnHerd.
• “University calls Charles Dickens a racist for damning essay” – The University of Manchester is warning students that an 1851 essay co-authored by Charles Dickens “expresses racist views, particularly against Chinese people”, according to the Mail.
• “Activist witchfinders still rule the book world” – Kate Clanchy has had an apology from a publisher. Others are still waiting, says Hadley Freeman in the Sunday Times.
• “Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s knitting show of ‘cultural appropriation’” – A group protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting techniques”, reports Shetland News.
• “Please just leave middle-aged men like me alone” – From the new John Lewis ad to Leftie columnists, the world seems convinced that men of my age are broken and need fixing. What nonsense, says George Chesterton in the Telegraph.
• “BBC Exclusive: Farage made speech saying Reform will prioritise illegal immigrants over native Britons” – With the BBC caught up in scandal, there’s a real need for them to deliver serious, properly verified content. Luckily, BBC Verify – aka the comedian Intel Lady – has managed to find some footage of a speech Farage gave praising illegal immigrants.

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