# UK Column News — 8th May 2026

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Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425)
Published: 2026-05-08T13:30:25+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/UK-Column-News--8th-May-2026-e3j36lq
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Duration seconds: 3922

## Resource

Patrick Henningsen, Mike Robinson, and Basil Valentine 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: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ ► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/ ► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Follow #UKColumn on: ► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn ► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news 00:00 Introduction 00:28 May 2026 UK Local Elections — Reform Wins, Labour Loses, and the 17:12 Live Updates from the Gaza Aid Flotilla off the Coast of Greece 24:48 Hantavirus ‘Outbreak’: Another ‘New Normal’ 31:07 Support the UK Column — 20th Anniversary Tickets Are Selling Fast 33:33 Iran Updates 50:26 World Press ‘Freedom’ Day 56:06 Online Safety 59:00 In Case You Missed It

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