The VICE UK Morning Bulletin

That Sovereign Feeling

A key component of the Brexit campaign was the argument that leaving the EU would bring sovereignty back to the British Parliament. But a new Brexit White Paper contradicts these claims, declaring that Parliament always had its sovereignty, despite people "not feeling like that". – Independent

Cyber Attack

MPs are questioning whether the UK is ready to defend itself against coming cyber attacks. Chancellor Philip Hammond warned that "foreign actors" were working to cripple the country's electrical grid and airports. – BBC

Labour Pains

Labour is facing a backlash over its handling of the Parliamentary Brexit vote. 47 backbenchers defied Jeremy Corbyn in order to vote against it, and three members of the shadow cabinet have stepped down. Labour MPs say there will be an even bigger backlash from constituents next week. – Guardian

Icebergs Not Ahead

Bad news for anyone hoping to buy four iceberg lettuces in a single supermarket visit: mild rationing of the vegetable is taking place in Tesco supermarkets across the country. Tesco is experiencing a shortage in the popular-ish vegetable following poor weather conditions across Spain. – BBC

Iran On Notice

White House press secretary Sean Spicer failed to clarify what he meant when he said that the US would place Iran "on notice". This declaration came after Spicer mistakenly announced that Iran took hostile actions against a US naval vessel, which it had not. – Intercept

Refugees Speak

The people at the centre of the USA-Australia refugee controversy have expressed a complete lack of surprise at the resettlement agreement falling through. "I knew this is a game to keep people quiet for a while," said one Iranian refugee currently held in detention. – ABC

Emplois pour fake

France's centre-right Presidential candidate François Fillon claims that an investigation into whether he paid large sums to his wife Penelope for "fake jobs" is designed to destroy him. Fillon has slipped in the polls, and is now behind both far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron. – BBC

Ukraine Fighting

NATO has called on Russia to end renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine. A spokesman has said that a lack of clarity from the new US administration is contributing to confusion in the region. – Al Jazeera

Nobody Cared Who I Was Until I Put On the Bot

In an effort to better understand how bat wings work, scientists have designed and built a robotic bat, christening it the "Bat Bot" instead of the far more tempting "Robats". The machine is a small aircraft designed to mimic the flight patterns of the nocturnal creatures. – PBS

I'll Explain the Alternative Facts To You

If anything can salvage US-Australian relations, it's The Boss. During a concert in Melbourne, Bruce Springsteen mocked the now-infamous Donald Trump/Malcolm Turnbull phone call by opening with a cover of the Orlons' "Don't Hang Up". – Noisey

The Legend of Curly's Coding

Big budget entertainment is now all about linked franchises, so it's no surprise to discover that HBO's Westworld exists in a shared universe with the 1991 comedy City Slickers. In this newly-released clip, Westworld's security head Ashley Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) attempts to reprogram malfunctioning cowhands Mitch (Billy Crystal) and Phil (Daniel Stern). – Funny Or Die

Do Look Back At Anger

It's the 90 th birthday of occultist director Kenneth Anger, the man who won a Supreme Court battle against accusations of "indecency" for his 1965 film Scorpio Rising. i-D marks the occasion by looking back at some of the most iconic works of this groundbreaking, unique filmmaker. – i-D

Punch a Nazi

In the wake of the video of "alt-right" founder Richard Spencer being punched in the face, the internet has been consumed with question of whether it's ethical to punch Nazis in the face. A new game helps you decide your own position on the subject by allowing you to punch your own Nazi in the face on your smartphone. – Birth. Movies. Death.

The Running Men

Donald Trump is devoting his Presidency to the most important issue of the day: telling everyone his Apprentice ratings were better than those of his successor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bizarre feud was stepped up when Arnie released a video suggesting that maybe Trump step aside and let him run the country. – Motherboard