UK COLUMN NEWS - Friday 13th February 2026.

Presented Today By Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson, Basil Valentine, plus Patrick Henningsen Reporting from Iran.
Show Notes....
00:42 Palestine Action: Ban ruled unlawful but proscription remains. Breaking news report from Basil Valentine05:45 Liron Velleman: Mainstream stories on sex offender don’t give full picture

Councillor sent sexual messages to person he thought was a girl - BBC News

Jewish Labour Movement

Online Safety Bill (Third sitting) - Hansard - UK Parliament

Who we are – Full Fact

State of HATE 2025 | HOPE not hate

Ex-Labour councillor who sent explicit messages to police officer he believed was 13-year-old girl released on bail - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle

12:04 Epstein: Another official bites the dust

Sir Chris Wormald forced out as head of Civil Service - BBC News 

13:58 Iran: Patrick Henningsen live from Tehran30:53 Courts: Vital information lost in admin overhaul41:27 Check out UKC’s website and support our work:

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42:40 UKC Member News: Stories highlighted by our viewers

Fury as plans to axe Wiltshire fire stations and axe staff move closer | The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Labour risks covering up future scandals with court plans

We won’t pay for any more Windsor state visits, council says - BBC News

Camilla visits police force to learn about work to tackle sexual violence

45:00 Munich Security Conference: Outline of opening day

Munich Security Conference - Munich Security Conference

European Allies to take on new leadership roles in NATO’s Command Structure | NATO News

Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data - GOV.UK 

52:15 Common Purpose: Latest on what ‘pernicious political charity’ has been up to

Common Purpose Exposed

59:40 Palantir: Deeply embedded in corrupt UK system.
Duration 65½ minutes.

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