Mike Robinson, Brian Gerrish and Vanessa Beeley present today’s UK Column News.

UK Column News Show Notes

Newspaper headlines: 'David Walliams accused' and 'Named & shamed' - BBC News

Why David Walliams' unprecedented legal battle to stay anonymous failed - BBC News

Social Workers, Police and UK Family Law Courts: State Protectors Turned Child Abusers | UK Column

Children’s social care - Committees - UK Parliament

10:15 Israeli Spying: Global geolocation surveillance system

Privacy Concerns Over Ad Tech Giving Police Greater Power to Track Phones

Uncovering Webloc: An Analysis of Penlink’s Ad-based Geolocation Surveillance Tech - The Citizen Lab

16:50 Israel: Expansion into EU weapons market

Dutch Defense Expo Bars Israeli Firms From 2025 Event - i24NEWS

The Netherlands bought 163 million euros worth of weaponry from Israel in the first half of 2026 | Morocco News

UK awards deals worth millions to firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements | Middle East Eye

OHCHR List of Companies Linked to Illegal Settlement in the West Bank – OpenSanctions

Dutch PM urges Jews not to leave the Netherlands - Israel & Jewish News - JNS

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28:46 Evacuation: US planes out of UK for ‘safety’

RAF Mildenhall latest: Rubio 'saw headline' about US aircraft leaving UK base amid 'Iran threat' | World News | Sky News

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (RAF Mildenhall, Norfolk) (Emergency) Regulations 2026

Office of Public Affairs | Three Iranian-Backed Operatives Indicted for Their Roles in Nearly 20 Terrorist Attacks and Attempted Attacks Across Europe and the United States | United States Department of Justice

'Iranian Threat' Leads to Mass Dispersal of Aircraft Away from RAF Mildenhall - The Aviationist

35: 13 Gaza: Sock puppet virtue signalling

Ed Milliband https://x.com/Ed_Miliband/status/2119859960729547262

Palestine Chronicle https://x.com/PalestineChron/status/2119728861084516528

Israel bombs tents during floods https://x.com/Partisan_12/status/2120209887254999525

Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes involvement of US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres | Middle East Eye

Petition for probe into UK's role in Gaza gets 100k signatures

Nearly 80 percent of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace | Middle East Eye

UNICEF warns Gaza basin repairs blocked amid flood risk | The Straits Times

43:16 Palantir: Another UK senior appointment

Exclusive: Ex-Met Police chief is paid adviser for Palantir | TBIJ

BREAKING: Palantir awarded new £10 million Contract

NHS England tells Palantir to clear future benefit claims with health chiefs | LavX News

48:00 Plymouth: Council in crisis

Plymouth Council spends £2.1m to save £22m amid bankruptcy warning | The Herald

UK Column News — 3rd August 2026 | UK Column

58:29 And Finally: Starmer on the circuit

Keir Starmer - former Prime Minister - advice under the government's Business Appointment Rules - GOV.UK