In Wakefield, Dinah Bentley says Britain must be saved as protests over migrant hotels grow and a Court of Appeal ruling on the Epping Bell Hotel lands. She fears undocumented migrants and possible unrest. About a dozen councils plan legal action against the Government over migrant hotels. She warns of civil unrest and questions the long-term plan for undocumented migrants.

President Herzog weighs a further commutation of Ami Popper’s sentence if a Hamas hostage deal materializes. Popper, a right-wing extremist, killed seven Palestinians at a Rishon Lezion bus stop in 1990. Ynet says no immediate release is on the table; any decision hinges on a deal with Hamas. The parole board denied early release last year, citing Shin Bet warnings.

British Airways flight attendant Haden Pentecost, 41, pleaded guilty to performing an aviation function while impaired by drugs after being found naked in an onboard toilet on a California-to-London flight. He tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamines; preflight checks were skipped, a colleague dressed him, and he was hospitalized on arrival. Pentecost was fired and will be sentenced later.

The Digest, 8/31/2025 @900AM, CDT

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