UK Column News — 8th April 2026

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News. 

00:38 Iran: Analysis of ceasefire

Prime Minister travels to Middle East to meet allies and support ceasefire: 8 April 2026 - GOV.UK

02:26 Iran: US Ceasefire in-depth

Shehbaz Sharif on X (Pakistan). https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2041665043423752651

China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping | Reuters

How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran - BBC News

Yair Lapid on X.  https://x.com/yairlapid/status/2041743545137057858

Iran war updates: Trump suspends US attacks, Tehran agrees to ceasefire | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Steve Sweeney https://x.com/SweeneySteve/status/2041556023354302851

Tyre leaflets.  https://x.com/will_christou/status/2041082996480950289

16:12 Special Relationship: Could be over

BBC World Service: Newsday (8 April 2026)

Donald Trump on Truth Social: “Regime Change” (22 June 2025)

MOD Update on Operations in the Middle East (on X)

MOD: Planning Conference at PJHQ

First Armed Forces Commissioner Appointed

Daily Mail on X: HMS Dragon forced to dock 

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26:00 Food Security: Impact of War on supply chain

The Grocer: Farmers facing bill of at least 340m a year if oil prices remain high

AHDB: Weekly and Monthly Fertiliser Prices

Trading Economics: Wheat Futures

Trading Economics: Live Crude Oil Price

Fuel Finder UK

30:00 Ireland Fuel

X Posts: https://x.com/search?q=%23fuelprotest&src=trend_click&vertical=trends

Fuels for Ireland ‘disappointed’ by garda response as protesters block access to fuel terminals

32:00 Food Security

A Global Food Crisis is Coming (video)

DEFRA: Food statistics in your pocket (25 February 2026)

DEFRA: UK opens door to Japan’s £1.4bn organic market

43:27 Online Safety: Paradigm shift in surveillance

Save Encryption | Open Rights Group

47:20 BBC: Fake News

Original Article: 'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears

Article with edit: 'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears - BBC News

Senior BBC Iran reporter exposed as opposition activist - The Grayzone

52:35 Israel: Expansion acceleration

Ben Gvir raids Al-Aqsa as Israel plans to reopen mosque to settler incursions | Middle East Eye

Jewish settlers publish document summarizing attacks in West Bank | The Jerusalem Post

55:26 War Crimes: Alleged ADF killing in Australia

ABC News: Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes, taken into custody

The Age: Ben Roberts-Smith charged with multiple war crimes

IIA: Report of Alan Pughsley