Masked far right thugs gathered in Portsmouth to intimidate a group of asylum seekers last night, organised by a close connection of Tommy Robinson. 

Plus: A shock win for the AfD in German elections has rattled the incumbents, we speak to a climate protestor who helped organise the action at the Reform conference & we stand in solidarity with a great British pint!

With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar & Isabella Weber.

The fallout from a Channel 4 undercover exposé on Reform has enveloped the nation, but has anyone at their conference noticed?

Plus: Could the failings of Open AI’s security broker a rapprochement with China? Finally, we do some soul searching on our coverage of China. 

With Michael Walker, Jonny Ball & Kyle Chan.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has announced his plan to stand in Keir Starmer’s vacated seat of Holborn and St Pancras.

Plus: The bond markets are already punishing Andy Burnham, Novara’s Harriet Williamson reports from a Palestine Action press conference, and CBS joins Fox News in mounting Islamophobic attacks on Abdul El-Sayed.

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Read Harriet Williamson’s reporting here:

https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/03/palestine-action-prisoners-to-appeal-terrorist-sentences/

https://novaramedia.com/2026/07/20/were-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-palestine-action-activists-sentenced-as-terrorists-speak-out/

With NoJusticeMTG, Dalia Gebrial & James Meadway.

A US missile strike has killed at least five people at a civilian wedding in Iran.

Plus: Andy Burnham faces Kemi Badenoch in his first PMQs, a new study has found that almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every year, and Gal Gadot has defended her role an upcoming movie about Bitcoin, that will feature entirely AI-generated sets.

With Steven Methven, Baneska Kayembe, Vira Ameli & Jayakumar Chelaton.

2026 has been the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, with 76 people having been killed either by settlers or the IDF.

Plus: Keir Starmer is stepping down as an MP, a global backlash to Meta smart glasses is growing, and the British Museum has treated Peter Thiel to a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry.

With Steven Methven, Michael Walker & Tom Guha

Michael Walker speaks to climatologist Zeke Hausfather about global warming, geoengineering & more.

As Meta cedes in court to the tune of billions & datacentre protests pick up momentum, is techno-futurism crashing?

Plus: Digging up a golf green could be charged as terrorism & we speak to Nate Soares about the latest AI catastrophes.

With Michael Walker, Richard Hames & Nate Soares.

The US government has issued sanctions against Palestine Action, branding them a “transnational terror group”.

Plus: Experts link deadly flash flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border to glacial collapse, we discuss whether it’s time to ditch the Office for Budget Responsibility, and why Fox News has made Hasan Piker its enemy no. 1.

With NoJusticeMTG, Dalia Gebrial & Steven Methven.

Dolly Parton, singer, film star & philanthropist, has died at the age of 80. 

Plus: A vaccine for melanoma fuels hope in a cure for cancer & we take a look at the crypto company linking the fortunes of Trump & Reform.

With Michael Walker, Joe Stone, Saloni Dattani & Sam Bright.

The Trump administration has unveiled widespread sanctions against “Iran’s financial connections around the globe”.

Plus: Two proposed datacentres could surpass the entirety of ExxonMobil’s UK emissions, and Rupert Lowe is earning eyewatering sums from posting on Elon Musk’s X.

With Steven Methven, Banseka Kayembe & Trita Parsi.

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