# UK Column News — 1st July 2026

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Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425)
Published: 2026-07-01T13:35:54+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/UK-Column-News--1st-July-2026-e3lh31c
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Duration seconds: 3737

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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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