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UK Column News — 1st July 2026

1 Jul 2026 · 1 h 02 min

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

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00:00 Introduction

00:36 Defence Spending: War policy investment

09:52 Black Cube: Israeli intelligence in full flow

20:43 State Threats: Rushed Bill could see journalists jailed

28:26 UK Column 20th Anniversary

30:22 Debanked: Independent media under threat

33:48 Data Centres: Devon countryside destroyed

39:50 DSTL: Secretive security service celebrates 25 years

49:08 Lebanon: Update

54:04 Whose Money: Customs duties confusion

57:23 Fertility: Collapsing conception rates

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