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Mike Robinson, Debi Evans and Ben Rubin with today's UK Column News. If you would like to support our independent journalism, please join the community: https://community.ukcolumn.org/ Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-26th-april-2024

Generative A.I. And Gene Editing, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - Middlebury (2022): Militant Accelerationism Coalitions: A Case Study in Neo-Fascist Accelerationist Coalition Building Online - The New York Times: Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR - Crispr Medicine News: Profluent Successfully Edits Human Genome with OpenCRISPR–1, the World’s First AI-Created and Open-Source Gene Editor - Profluent: Leadership “We create bespoke proteins for breakthrough medicines” - The Spectator (on X): 'Stay the hell out of it.' Andrew Neil's advice on what the government should do with the media

Terrorgram: Invented By Hope Not Hate Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - GOV.UK: Terrorgram added to list of proscribed terrorist organisations - GOV.UK: Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations - The Telegraph: Extreme Right-wing terrorist group Terrorgram to be banned in UK - Vox (2017): Terrorists' love for Telegram, explained - Politico: Kremlin delivers warning to Telegram boss after Moscow terror attack - UK Parliament: Find in Hansard—Keyword: Hamas (1,557 results) - UK Parliament: Find in Hansard—Keyword: Terrorgram (0 results) - Hope Not Hate: State of HATE 2024 - UK Ministry of Defence (Telegram): Official Telegram account for the UK Ministry of Defence

Israel Safer Than Hampstead? Jews Stand Up And Call Out The Propaganda Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - The Telegraph: Britain’s Jews fear for their lives because Sir Mark Rowley is a weak coward (archived link) - LBC: Sunak 'appalled' by officer's threat to arrest Jewish man at pro-Palestine rally as calls mount for Met boss to quit - NPR: Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover - Ynet: Number of Westerners seeking to make aliyah surges

Food Scarcity, Food Wastage And The Green Hypocrisy Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - GOV.UK (2023): SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 offer - GOV.UK: SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 offer—SFI 2023 handbook, version 6, April 2024 (PDF) - Harry's Farm (YouTube): Farm update plus why the National Food Strategy isn't working & higher food prices are on the way - UK Parliament: Food waste in the UK (PDF) - GOV.UK: UK National Action Plan for Open Government 2024–2025 - UK Parliament: Planning for solar farms (PDF) - Michelle Donelan MP for Chippenham (Conservatives): Stop Lime Down Solar! - FIA (Fire Industry Association): A planned battery storage site raises explosion concerns

Jacqui Deevoy Presents ‘Playing God’: Now Free To Watch Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column - Please Join Us: Access UKC News Extra—UK Column Community - Forthcoming UK Column interview: The Green King (Part 5)—Thursday 25th April at 1pm - Glastonbury Event: The Lawful Remedy Roadshow: Self-Preservation for a Sovereign Life—Sunday 26th May 2024 - Jersey & Guernsey Event: Vaccine damage discussion for the Channel Islands with Andrew Bridgen MP via Zoom on Friday 26 April—registration link - Event: The Alternative View Conference 14: Riding the Wave—The Leonardo Hotel,’Milton Keynes—Sunday 26th May 2024 (Promotion code UKC10 for 10% off the total) - UK Column interview: Discussing 'Climate: The Movie' with Tom Nelson - UK Column interview: Nicola Lund: From School Teacher to Activist Journalist - Event: Sounds Beautiful Festival 2024—27–30 June (Promo code: UKCOLUMN) - Event: Stand In The Light Music Festival—24–27 May (Promo code: UKC10) - Watch on UK Column: Playing God

Legacy Media Brands Syria A Narcostate: Introducing ‘Captagon II’ Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - Enab Baladi: “Captagon II” bill on its way to the Senate as part of urgent legislative package - Daily Star: ISIS terrorists taking 'superhuman drug' that makes them 'charge at tanks' - US Congressman French Hill: Press Release: Rep. Hill Provisions Included In Package Fighting Against Foreign Adversaries And Strengthening National Security - US Congressman French Hill: Release: Rep. Hill Statement On Visit To Syria - Asharq Al-Awsat: Protests Continue in Syria's Sweida as US Congressman Reportedly Contacts Druze Leader - Saudi Leaks (2021): Smuggling Captagon from Lebanon, a vast network run by princes of Al Saud

Europe Needs To Fill The Empty Boots In Ukraine Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - UK Prime Minister (on X): “We’re strengthening our defence partnership with Germany. Yesterday we announced we’re taking defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.” - Foreign Affairs: Europe—but Not NATO—Should Send Troops to Ukraine - GOV.UK: Conflict-related sexual violence is not an inevitable consequence of war: UK statement at the UN Security Council

British Tank Figures Are Tanking Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - GOV.UK: UK's most lethal tank rolls off the production lines - The British Army: Challenger 3 - Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land: RBSL to build next-generation Challenger 3 tanks in major boost for UK prosperity - Key Military: Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank “Entering service in August 1984, a total of 420 production examples were built across a seven-year period from 1983, but it never completely replaced its predecessor in service.” - Popular Mechanics: Challenger 3: Meet the U.K.'s New Main Battle Tank - The British Army (2022): From crates to craters: The evolution of a battlefield revolution - UK Parliament: MoD Equipment Plan 2023–2033—Nineteenth Report of Session 2023–24 (PDF) - GOV.UK: PM to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on visit to Poland “The £500 million additional funding announced today—which takes us to £3 billion in UK military aid for Ukraine this financial year”

Global Defence Spending—The Sky Is The Limit Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024 - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity - The White House: Statement from President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the National Security Package (April 23, 2024) - GOV.UK: PM announces ‘turning point’ in European security as UK set to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today's UK Column News. If you would like to support our independent journalism, please join the community: https://community.ukcolumn.org/ Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-april-2024

Fornethy House Survivors Achieving A Hearing—The Buck Stops With Humza Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - Crowdfunder: Fornethy Survivors Group—Campaign for Justice - Scottish Parliament: PE1933/T: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland's redress scheme (PDF) - UK Column search: Keyword: Swinney - Deadline News: Abuse survivors group set for parliament protest following victim compensation exclusion - Glasgow Times: Fornethy House survivors’ petition heard at Holyrood - Scottish Parliament: Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee: Meeting Minutes—6th Meeting 2024 - Sunday Post: Yousaf could be questioned over Fornethy compensation eligibility—rebel MSP [Fergus Ewing] - The Courier (Dundee): Fornethy abuse probe takes next steps in bid to help survivors get justice

Humza’s Horrible Hectoring: Mr Yousaf’s No Good Very Bad Week Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - Humza Yousaf (on X): “As the largest pro-independence party, at this General Election The SNP is best placed to: Advance the cause of independence. Get rid of every Tory MP in Scotland. Ensure Scotland's voice is heard.” - Politico: Scottish government abandons flagship climate goal - STV News: Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell charged over embezzlement of funds from SNP - Daily Record: Independence march horror as brave Glasgow cop hailed for stopping car before it ‘ploughed into crowd’ - Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess (on X): “Very concerning incident. I’m glad the suspect has been arrested. We’re seeing a rise in far-right extremism across the west and Scotland is not immune. It’s unclear if this was an isolated incident or an organised attack but I’m very glad the brave officer here acted quickly.” - LBC News Scotland (on X): “Hundreds of people have marched through Glasgow in support of Scottish Independence.”

World Bank Indebting The Poorest: How Does IDA Work? Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - World Bank: Spring Meetings: The core days of the 2024 World Bank Spring Meetings will be from April 17–19 - World Bank (YouTube): Recap: World Bank 2024 Spring Meetings - World Bank Group Development Committee: Implementing the World Bank Group Evolution (PDF) - International Development Association: Road to IDA21—International Development Association - World Bank (YouTube): The World Bank’s International Development Association Is a Game Changer: Testimonies from Europe - International Development Association: How Does IDA Work? - Federal Register: Stakeholder Listening Session in Preparation for the 77th World Health Assembly “The listening session will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 10am to 12pm. Eastern Daylight Time. This session is open to the public but requires RSVP to oga.rsvp1@hhs.gov by Friday, April 26, 2024.” - Republic Broadcasting: GET INVOLVED NOW! Key contacts, background info. on imminent pandemic treaty, ‘health’ regs

Dutch Parliament Votes To WHO Delay Pandemic Treaty Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - Door To Freedom: Today Dutch Parliament Votes to Instruct the Government to Demand a Delay in both WHO votes—and if no delay, to vote against the proposals - De Telegraaf (Dutch): Chamber: The Netherlands must ask for postponement to vote on the WHO pandemic treaty

Sedition? Lord Speaker’s Corner Podcast Double Fear Whammy: Climate Change and AI Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - Lord Speaker (on X): What are the difficulties of regulating AI? - House of Lords (YouTube): The Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees of Ludlow: Lord Speaker’s Corner Episode 16 - Legislation: Coroners and Justice Act 2009 “Changes over time for: Section 73—Abolition of common law libel offences etc. The following offences under the common law of England and Wales and the common law of Northern Ireland are abolished— (a) the offences of sedition and seditious libel; (b) the offence of defamatory libel; (c) the offence of obscene libel.” - UK Column search: Keyword: Swinney

Net Zero And The WEF: Are We All Meant To End Up Like Bhutan And Niue? Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - The World Economic Forum (WEF 2022): These 8 countries have already achieved net-zero emissions - TRT World (YouTube): Guyana president blasts journalist when discussing country’s oil reserves

Anti-Zionism Equated With Zionism—MPs Won’t Reply Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - UK Parliament: Hansard: Antisemitism in the UK

The Truth Of Ukraine Crumbling Hidden By Legacy Media, Until They Can’t Hide It Any More Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024 - The Telegraph: Ukraine's frontline is collapsing—and Britain may soon be at war (archived) - Conservative Friends of Ukraine: About us “The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson is the President of CFU” - Conservative Friends of Ukraine: CFU President Boris Johnson and renowned French philosopher and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy co-author an article in the Telegraph on the importance of supporting both Israel and Ukraine - Labour Friends of Israel (on X): “At yesterday’s statement on antisemitism in the UK, LFI vice-chair @Christian4BuryS talked about the “sinister” use of “Zionism” and “Zionists” as code for Jews in public discourse.” - Military Summary (YouTube): French Forces Arrive in Odessa

Brian Gerrish, Alex Thomson, Mark Anderson and Diane Rasmussen McAdie with today's UK Column News. Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-22nd-april-2024

More On My Life My Say Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-april-2024 - My Life My Say: About MLMS 2.0 - DRD Partnership (2019): My Life My Say: Common Futures Forum - Lampton School (on X): “We welcomed BBC News and Sharon Gaffka to our school today to talk with Year 13 students about why it's important to Give An X about young people voting in the upcoming London mayoral elections. Thanks Ms Vowles for arranging! My Life My Say” - Campaign for the Arts (on X): “Signatories of the #GiveAnX / Campaign for the Arts open letter include […]” - Give An X (on X): “An incredible 153,171 people registered to vote on #NVRD. More than 113,000 were aged 18–34—up by 90% in 2021” - Dan Lawes (on X): “Good morning! LOOK at this graph. Something massive happened on Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day. Imagine what we have planned for the General Election…” - Zest: First EV charger of country-leading rollout live in Hackney - GOV.UK: Apply for Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding

Portugal, Pandemics and Parliament Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-april-2024 - World Health Organization (WHO): Revised draft of the negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement (PDF) - UK Column interview: Portugal, Pandemics and Parliament—One woman’s remarkable story: Marta da Silva Gameiro

Check Point: Israeli Unit 8200 Is Everywhere Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-april-2024 - TechCrunch: Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over controversial Project Nimbus contract with Israel - Council on Foreign Relations: Is China's Huawei a Threat to U.S. National Security? - GOV.UK: Space Capability Management Plan “We will ensure that we embed dual use at the heart of our capability management processes, considering how we can share Defence space capabilities and outputs […]” - Globes—Israel Business News: Gil Shwed: One company, one job - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI): CySource Joins Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium led by IAI - Check Point Software: Check Point Announces a New Collaboration with Microsoft to Supercharge Infinity AI Copilot with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service - Globes—Israel Business News: Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk moves back to Israel - ContenTree: NHS England Provides 7,000 Agile Workers With Check Point Secured Mobile Devices

What Is Disruptive Innovation? Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-april-2024 - Harvard Business Review (2015): What Is Disruptive Innovation? - Drift (2020): Netflix vs. Blockbuster - Middle East Monitor: Countering Iran’s overnight attack costs Israel $1.35bn - Sky News: Iran attack a ‘major humiliation for Israeli regime’ says Iranian professor