# UK Column News — 1st July 2026

An episode of [UK Column News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/545305768), 1 Jul 2026, 1 h 02 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1044e334c/podcast/play/122243564/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-1%2F427164139-44100-2-f689faa20f66d.mp3

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News. ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here ► \[UK Column Website\] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website ► \[Support UK Column\] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism ► \[UK Column YouTube\] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news Follow #UKColumn on: ► X ► Telegram ► Facebook ► Instagram 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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