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Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more
15 June 2025 @ 5:00 am
Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Sunday 15 June 2025 Aries ♈ Mars conjunct Mercury means your mouth is moving as fast as your fists want to. The urge to fix it all right now is […]
By Steve Topple
AMBI launches its own Drag Race as part of a mission to transform queer nightlife in South London
14 June 2025 @ 3:50 pm
Bromley’s groundbreaking queer venue AMBI has announced the launch of an exciting new Drag Race competition, further cementing its role as a bold and inclusive project at the heart of South London’s LGBTQ+ scene. The Drag Race is on Since opening its doors at Cocktail Akademia in Bromley in May 2025, AMBI Club Nights have […]
By The Canary
DWP will still cut 1.9 million disabled people’s Universal Credit – despite Kendall’s ‘protections’
14 June 2025 @ 10:21 am
New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal a startling trend: over one-third of Universal Credit claimants are chronically ill and/or disabled. Yet despite this, Liz Kendall’s new ‘protections‘ in her upcoming planned cuts will do nothing for these 1.9 million people DWP Universal Credit With mental health conditions such as anxiety, […]
By Steve Topple
Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more
14 June 2025 @ 5:00 am
Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Saturday 14 June 2025 Aries ♈ Mars squares Pluto today, Aries, and you’re vibrating at “kick down the office door” frequency. That corporate re-org? You’re ready to call it what […]
By Steve Topple
Jeremy Corbyn dismantles Rachel Reeves – saying she’s protecting the “corporate elite”
13 June 2025 @ 5:01 pm
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has delivered a reality check to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Jeremy Corbyn: Reeves “holding our country to ransom” In the MP for Islington’s response to the spending review, he began: Until this government stands up to the corporate elite holding our country to ransom, it will never bring about the change […]
By James Wright
Rachel Reeves still silent on how many of the new homes will be social housing
13 June 2025 @ 4:47 pm
During Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ spending review, she remained silent on how many of Labour’s 1.5 million new homes will be social. She did announce £39 billion over ten years for ‘affordable’ housing. This is a lot more than the £2bn she pledged in the Spring Statement. But she also hasn’t detailed what she defines as […]
By James Wright
Trump’s National Guard goons could be about to get their asses whipped in LA
13 June 2025 @ 4:30 pm
Over the past few days, Donald Trump has turned towards national guard troops and marines as protests rage in Los Angeles. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been met with robust community resistance as they attempt to detain and deport so-called ‘illegal immigrants’. Amnesty International have called Trump’s immigration policies “racist” and “harmful.” The American […]
By Maryam Jameela
Israel aid distribution in Gaza turns from relief to extermination
13 June 2025 @ 4:05 pm
In the Gaza Strip, which has been suffering from Israel’s suffocating and tight blockade for years, the lives of civilians are at stake on a daily basis, with the deterioration of economic and social conditions and the shortage of basic materials such as food, medicine and fuel. Thousands of residents, including women, children and the […]
By Alaa Shamali
An even larger monopoly is brewing in UK broadband. It’s obvious it should go to public ownership.
13 June 2025 @ 3:43 pm
A larger monopoly, or more specifically, a larger oligopoly (where not one but a few companies control the market) is potentially brewing in UK broadband. BT is considering buying Talk Talk, which would increase its market share from 28% to 36%. This would increase the broadband big three’s market share, including Sky and Virgin, to […]
By James Wright
Lambeth family facing homelessness after six years of leaks, mould and asbestos
13 June 2025 @ 3:33 pm
A Lambeth family are facing homelessness after six years of appalling disrepair and inhumane living conditions. Marie Cafun and her children are tenants of the Lambeth Council. For the last six years, they have faced ongoing leaks, serious mould and infestations. Now, her ceiling has collapsed, exposing asbestos. Lambeth Council are not the only council […]
By The Canary