UK Column News — 5th June 2026

Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen, 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/ukcolumnofficialFollow #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_news00:00 Introduction00:41 War: Ukraine update and analysis of UK’s position11:35 Lebanon: Ceasefire or no ceasefire? That is the question18:39 Polanski: Green leader backs campaign monitoring IDF Brits26:37 UK Column — 20th Anniversary Event27:32 Piker Ban: Controversial cancelling comes under fire38:52 Albania: Private island one big investment opportunity47:52 Vaccines: AI is designing jabs (and the BBC loves it)54:05 Ofcom AI: New guidelines claim neutrality but show direction of travel57:07 In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by our UKC sleuths