News Round-Up

• “Europe threatens to strike back against Trump over Greenland tariffs” – European leaders are readying retaliatory trade measures against the US over threatened Greenland tariffs, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Starmer faces demands to cancel King’s state visit to the US over Trump’s ‘gangster’ threat to impose tariffs on the EU and Europe unless he gets Greenland” – Sir Keir Starmer faces calls to cancel the King’s US state visit in retaliation for Trump threatening punitive tariffs unless he gets Greenland, argues the Mail.
• “How Trump’s trade war over Greenland will hit Britain” – Britain’s economy will face renewed uncertainty and recession risks if Trump’s Greenland tariff threat escalates into a trade war, notes the Telegraph.
• “Trump has humiliated Starmer and put the Prime Minister in an impossible position” – Sir Keir Starmer is trapped between diplomatic pragmatism and confronting the White House as Trump turns up the pressure over Greenland, claims the Telegraph.
• “Ofcom calls in security to protect staff from online trolls” – Ofcom has called in security after staff have been targeted online following the regulator’s investigation into Elon Musk’s X, according to the Telegraph.
• “Bank of England alarm as hedge fund gilts bets hit £100 billion” – Bank of England officials have warned that hedge fund positions in UK government bonds have swelled to £100 billion, reports the Telegraph.
• “Soaring food prices have brought down governments for centuries. Labour could be next” – Rising food prices are a political risk for Labour as the cost-of-living squeeze has persisted, warns Michael Mossbacher in the Telegraph.
• “US Speaker raises fears over China’s London mega-embassy” – US Speaker Mike Johnson has raised spying concerns over China’s planned London mega-embassy as Sir Keir Starmer faces cabinet unease, says the Times.
• “Veterans face hundreds of lawsuits because of Labour’s Troubles bill” – Veterans have been warned they could face hundreds of civil claims under Labour’s Troubles legislation, reports the Telegraph.
• “Bridget Phillipson ‘failing to protect free speech’” – Bridget Phillipson has been chastised by over 300 academics in a letter to the Times for dragging her feet over reforms intended to protect free speech at universities, notes the Times.
• “Reform is not a rescue charity for every panicky Tory MP” – Reform has been urged to set strict terms for Tory defectors ahead of a May deadline as the right is realigning, says the Telegraph.
• “Tory shadow minister Andrew Rosindell defects to Reform just days after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage” – Andrew Rosindell, a shadow Foreign Minster, has defected to Reform in the wake of Robert Jenrick’s move as Conservative nerves become frayed, says the Mail.
• “Robert Jenrick: Britain is broken and only a revolution can fix it” – In the Times, Robert Jenrick argues that Britain’s post-1997 political economy has failed and only Reform offers a radical reset, reports the Times.
• “Welcome to the front line on the battle for the right: Mansfield” – Mansfield is a key battleground where loyalties have shifted and Jenrick’s Reform defection looks more intelligible, reveals the Times.
• “Labour’s non-dom gamble backfired – now it wants them back” – Labour is exploring ways to lure back wealthy non-doms after policy changes triggered antheir exodus, reports the Telegraph.
• “Ilhan Omar is under investigation for her skyrocketing wealth… as she berates reporters for questioning her about ‘fraud’” – House Republicans have launched an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar after an explosion in her personal wealth, notes the Mail.
• “US considering asylum for British Jews” – The Trump administration is considered offering asylum to British Jews amid claims that rising antisemitism has made the UK unsafe, claims the Telegraph.
• “US kills Al-Qaeda leader linked to deadly Islamic State ambush” – The US has killed an Al-Qaeda leader in Syria linked to an Islamic State ambush that killed American troops, according to the Telegraph.
• “Pro-Putin spy nuns infiltrating Sweden” – A Belarusian convent linked to Kremlin intelligence has been accused of spreading propaganda in Sweden under the cover of religion, reports the Telegraph.
• “Right-wing influencer ‘stabbed at anti-immigration protest’ in Minneapolis” – A Right-wing influencer was stabbed during an anti-immigration protest in Minneapolis after provoking a crowd, reveals the Telegraph.
• “NHS midwives told there is ‘benefit’ in marriage between cousins” – NHS guidance issued to midwives says there are economic advantages to cousins marrying and downplays the child-health risks, reports the Times.
• “Universities may boost Chinese student numbers to meet visa rules” – Universities are expected to recruit more Chinese students as visa compliance targets tighten and other demographics are judged higher risk, says the Times.
• “Number of schools marking Holocaust has halved since Oct 7th” – The number of schools marking Holocaust Memorial Day has halved since October 7th amid fears of a backlash from Muslim students and parents, notes the Times.
• “Big oil always said we’d need its help. Our tin-eared Government has not listened” – Britain has been warned it cannot do without hydrocarbons as ministers are urged to heed energy realities, claims the Telegraph.
• “Our Devon surfing beach could be ruined by new wind farm cable” – Campaigners claim a planned wind-farm cable could damage Saunton Sands, a local surfing beach, according to the Times.
• “Global warming? Deep freeze engulfs parts of Europe and Russia” – A severe cold snap has gripped parts of Europe and Russia after a snow-starved early winter, reports Eric Worrall in the Watts Up With That?
• “New Scientist misses the science on ‘sinking Pacific islands’” – The New Scientist recently published ‘The Pacific Islanders fighting to save their homes from catastrophe’ by Katie McQue and Sean Gallagher. It’s nonsense, says Anthony Watts in Climate Change Dispatch.
• “Scandalous student debts are crushing Britain’s economy” – Student loan interest has ballooned into a £500 billion liability that could hit graduates and public finances, reports the Telegraph.
• “‘Minority Report policing’ to catch criminals before they strike” – Police are planning to use AI to identify and target Britain’s 1,000 most dangerous predatory men before they offend, reveals the Telegraph. Wouldn’t it just be easier to stop them entering the country on small boats?
• “Matt Damon: Celebrities would rather go to jail than be cancelled” – Matt Damon says public figures now fear cancellation more than legal trouble, according to the Telegraph.
• “The tabloid tactics ‘used by Prince Harry’s lawyers’ in Mail legal battle” – Prince Harry’s legal team has been accused of using aggressive tabloid-style tactics to buttress his claim against Associated Newspapers, argues the Telegraph.
• “We do not want a country that spies on our MPs, having their super-embassy right here” – Kemi Badenoch addresses protestors outside the proposed site of the new Chinese mega-embassy.

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