Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today’s UK Column News.
00:40 Hate Crime: Government review of UK free speech laws
Review of public order and hate crime legislation – GOV.UK
Ken Macdonald: The Panel — APPG UK-Israel
Owen Weatherrill: Owen Weatherill | Expert Security Leadership – Connect Now — Investigo Government Solutions
08:22 UK Crime and Policing Bill: Update on proposed police powers
BBC: Electronic car theft devices to be banned
BBC: Keyless theft devices sell for £20k
Crime and Policing Bill at 19 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill: Police powers factsheet
Crime and Policing Bill: Serious crime factsheet
Article 6 of The Human Rights Act 1998
Covert Human Intelligence Sources Act 2021
HMGCC: Prosthetic facial masks ‘challenge’
International Journal for Critical Infrastructure Protection: “Internet of Smartcards” by Luigi Sportiello, 2019
Kaspersky Daily: NFC Carders hide behind Apple Pay and Google Wallet
Home Affairs Committee: Harnessing the power of new digital forms of identification – oral evidence, 18 November 2025
Tech UK: Digital ID 2030
20:01 Gaza: UN adopts Trump peace scam
UN adopts resolution UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump’s Gaza plan | Reuters
Vasily Nebenzia at UN https://x.com/Raminho/status/1990562457174131011
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to ‘major non-NATO ally’ status – POLITICO
Russia/China abstain 2011 on Libya No Fly Zone Libya no-fly resolution reveals global split in UN | Libya | The Guardian
China back on track in Syria China looks to get relations with Syria ‘back on track’ after Assad’s downfall | South China Morning Post
Sale of F35s on condition of normalisation with Israe Israel urges Trump to tie F-35 sale to Saudi normalization: Scoop
House and Senate vote to release Epstein files Live: US House and Senate approve release of Epstein files – BBC News
There is a reason Trump met with MBS https://x.com/KillAuDeepState/status/1990939526446125139
Syria Takfiri Foreign Minister in China Al-Shibani in China, talks on economic cooperation and counterterrorism – Enab Baladi
Putin Netanyahu phone call Putin, Netanyahu hold phone call to discuss Middle East issues | The Times of Israel
Russian military tour of southern Syria Telegram: View @VanessaBeeley
Zionist strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Israeli strikes kill thirteen in Lebanon’s Saida – Shafaq News
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32:06 Trump: MBS visit causes commotion – but no questions please!
35:07 Lebanon: Washington trampling over regional sovereignty
US cancels Lebanon army chief’s trip as frustration grows over Hezbollah disarmament | The National
Tom Harb on X https://x.com/HarbTom/status/1990596431623667798
Lindsey Graham on X https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1990519588745064760
Zionist attacks in Lebanon Telegram: View @Marwa_OsmanLB
38:43 Chinese Spies: Back in the UK, nothing new here
China’s investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology, BBC told – BBC News
Action to disrupt and deter threats to UK as MI5 issues spy alert – GOV.UK
MP’s aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach – BBC News
46:16 UK Farmers: Fighting against attempts to destroy them
Farmers Guardian on X: Farmers Aren’t Giving Up
City AM: Treasury ‘buries’ farming report
DEFRA: Farm Profitability Review 2025, terms of reference
Country Life (20 November 2024): Minnette Batters asks ‘serious questions’ about ministerial advice
Savills: UK Grocery Report 2025
The Lancet: Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health
54:59 Jolani: Skating on thin ice in Syria
58:37 And finally…
DEFRA: New Law bans plastic wet wipes
Public Health England (2018): Public health advice for cleaning nerve agent