UK Column News — 18th March 2026

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Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today's UK Column News.

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Chapters

00:00 Welcome

00:34 Defensive Posture: War narrative update

13:30 Trump Iran: Press conference comments analysed

21:00 Technology: UK to be fastest G7 nation to adopt AI kill chain

26:50 Weapons: AI used to dictate targets

28:44 Check out UKC’s website and support our work

29:55 Assisted Dying: The bill fails in Scotland

34:08 Lebanon: Bombing intensifies

41:02 Food: Unappealing new diets on the way

48:15 Media: Local news will be funded by the state

50:30 Rwanda: Was never going to work

52:35 Security Council: UN second resolution ‘bows to US empire’

58:55 And finally: Robots’ Rebellion. Tech goes mad in public