UK Column News — 12th November 2025

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00.35 Prison ‘Releases’: A new excuse for Digital ID and infrastructure

Deputy Prime Minister announces new measures to bear down on releases in error and keep public safe - GOV.UK

05.20 BBC: Beleaguered Bedlam Chaos over Trump bias

BBC leaders resign amid scandal over misleading edit of Trump speech | CNN

BBC editor sues Owen Jones over Israel bias claim

Raffi Berg: BBC Middle East Editor Exposed as CIA, Mossad Collaborator

Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing

18.44 Jolani: Al Qaeda at The Whitehouse

US partially suspends Caesar Act sanctions on Syria for 180 days

Fox News https://x.com/omar_alharir/status/1988029007980621838

Syria’s President to Meet Trump at White House for First Time - The New York Times

ISPI - Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Asaad Shaibani on X. https://x.com/AsaadHShaibani/status/1988018696800096368

Sprinter on X https://x.com/SprinterPress/status/1988172351377125779

Jolani at IMF  https://x.com/VanessaBeeley/status/198786967586302813

28.55 Organ Donation: The state owns your body after you die. But you can opt out.

Telegraph headline re organ donor shortage https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/10/heart-donor-shortage-more-people-dying-home-pandemic/ 
NHS Organ Donation public awareness video https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws/organ-donation-law-in-england

UK Opt Out laws explained https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws

England Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2071
England Max and Keira's Law https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws/organ-donation-law-in-england/timeline-for-max-and-keiras-law
Northern Ireland Daithi's Law https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved/news/dáithí-s-law-comes-into-effect-in-northern-ireland 
NHS Organ Donation Role Play Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QswDUp75M7I
Register your decision on NHS Organ Donor Register https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision
Christian Barnard injecting potassium chloride into donor's heart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Darvall#:~:text=transplant%20team%2C%20had%20injected%20potassium%20into%20Denise%27s,her%20technically%20dead%20by%20the%20whole-body%20standard.
Harvard Committee (1968) redefine death to include "Brain Death" https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oG8JSsQhb602k-vRAPOE5xcST3ZVPYrZ/view?pli=1
British Transplantation Society guidelines for organ donation https://bts.org.uk/transplantation-from-deceased-donors-after-circulatory-death
Kate Shemirani Substack https://substack.com/@kateshemirani1/p-168194492
Kate Shemirani Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085134423009
"Brain Death is Not Death" paper -https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20157989
NHS National Standards for Organ Retrieval from Deceased Donors p44 for Spinal Reflexes warning - https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp/34612/mpd1043.pdf
Anaesthetists role in organ donation paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451959622000245

Article on RFK Jr HHS investigation into harvesting of organs from donors who were not dead https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/rfk-jr-organ-donation-transplants-b2793223.html
Article on Man who Woke up as organs about to be removed https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/kentucky-organ-donations.html
Paper on Organ Donation after MAiD in Quebec https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38286494
Paper on Liver Donation after MAiD https://www.gastroenterologyadvisor.com/news/donation-after-medical-assistance-in-dying-acceptable-for-liver-transplant
BMJ editorial on Organ Donation after Assisted Dying https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r318
X video Clip from Assisted Dying Hearings https://x.com/RightToLifeUK/status/1986132093039005853
Texas Bill HB4076 to prevent coerced vaccinations for organ recipients https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/bills/89th-legislature-hb-4076

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45.55 Berlin: State clampdown of pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Keir Starmer ignores calls to block Bob Vylan performance in his constituency

Al Mayadeen report on Bob Vylan show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9RMxAqTL08  

52.44 Middle East Money: IMF targetting Syria for debt enslavement

IMF ready to support Syria’s economic recovery: Kristalina Georgieva - Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Syria not seeking IMF, World Bank loans: Interim finance minister | Al Mayadeen English

Is Goznak a Suitable Choice for Printing the Syrian Currency? - The Syrian Observer

Former US Ambassador to Syria Speaks to Al Arabiya English on Historic White House Meeting

59.13 Conscription:

Germany Could Implement Mandatory Conscription To Meet NATO Targets ━ The European Conservative

Croatia reintroduces mandatory military conscription after 17 years | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Sweden announces record defence budget increase with focus on military growth and innovation

Inside the Finnish army base where young conscripts prepare for war | News World | Metro News

Who faces Poland’s military draft?

Canadian military will rely on public servants to boost its ranks | Ottawa Citizen