Any media or attorney could find that a crew flew at .79 Mach instead of an assigned or standard .76 (above FL290) and determine that the crew "disregarded ATC instructions" (or failed [forgot] to notify), whether the flying pilot noticed the airspeed indicator increase or was slow to double check an extra time or two.
Often, when we tell US ATC that we are cruising fast due to delays, they don't care anyway.
Is the British press really so desperate for a caption to grab your attention? Are events in Afghanistan and mass murder in Israel just cliche by now?