UKC News Show Notes
Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen, Basil Valentine, and guest Dr. Frank Romano present today’s UK Column News.
00:28 May 2026 UK Local Elections — Reform Wins, Labour Loses, and the Two-party System Effectively Ends
17:12 Live Updates from the Gaza Aid Flotilla off the Coast of Greece
24:48 Hantavirus ‘Outbreak’: Another ‘New Normal’
UKHSA statement — update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak
Foreign Secretary's statement — Hantavirus outbreak, 6 May 2026
HantaWatch — Global Hantavirus Surveillance
Hantavirus is giving me Covid flashbacks — so how worried should I be? | Independent
31:07 Support the UK Column — 20th Anniversary Tickets Are Selling Fast
20th Anniversary UK Column On Location: 18-20 September 2026 – UK Column Shop
The Column – Issue 1 – UK Column Shop
33:33 Iran Updates
US Project Freedom fell apart after 'backlash' from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait: Report | The Cradle
The Kobeissi Letter: Crude oil analysis | X
This year's US federal deficit: $2 trillion | Fortune
US inflation tripled last month on record spike in gas prices | CNN
US says airline jet fuel costs jumped $1.8 billion or 56% in March | Reuters
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s propaganda video | X
Hope Rising on “ridiculous” grocery prices | X
50:26 World Press ‘Freedom’ Day
World Press Freedom Day 2026: Joint statement to the OSCE | GOV.UK
56:06 Online Safety
Instagram’s help on end-to-end (E2E) encryption
Meta’s statements on E2E encryption:
Our Approach to Safer Private Messaging
Independent Assessment: Expanding End-to-End Encryption Protects Fundamental Human Rights
59:00 In Case You Missed It
Starmer set to signal path to an even softer Brexit | The i Paper
Israeli AI foreign influence op blames Palestinians for killing Hind Rajab | The Grayzone
Man arrested on suspicion of handling Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone | The Guardian
Ban early morning pre-flight pints at airports, Ryanair boss says | The Standard