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People to protest against Britain’s nuclear expansion at RAF Marham
27 February 2026 @ 12:22 am
CND, along with trade unions, civil society, and faith groups, will gather at RAF Marham on Saturday, 28 February. They’re protesting against Britain’s purchase of nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets. And they’re demanding that Keir Starmer reverses the plan to give the RAF a nuclear role for the first time in nearly 30 years. The protest […]
By The CanaryLabour lie-truck toured Gorton and Denton smearing Greens on polling day
26 February 2026 @ 11:41 pm
Labour’s desperate, dirty tricks in the Gorton and Denton by-election took a disgraceful new turn on polling day 26 February 2026. The party had already been caught out delivering leaflets purportedly from a fake ‘tactical voting’ organisation — that it had made up — to try to scam voters into avoiding Green party candidate Hannah […]
By SkwawkboxStarmer loses control of Mandelson document release
26 February 2026 @ 11:28 pm
Keir Starmer has lost control of which documents are made public relating to his appointment of Peter Mandelson as his senior adviser and UK ambassador to the US. Starmer had indicated he would decide which information was released and keep some back for “national security and international relations”. This was barely-disguised shorthand for withholding information […]
By SkwawkboxAstraZeneca boss receives ridiculous pay after Starmer bends over for Trump
26 February 2026 @ 11:07 pm
The boss of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s pay rose to £17.7 million in 2025. That’s after Keir Starmer’s administration bent over for Donald Trump and Big Pharma in December last year, accepting a 25% increase in pricing for NHS drugs. AstraZeneca— Extracting wealth from people’s healthcare Unsurprisingly, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot welcomed the increased NHS costs […]
By James WrightArrogant Israel spouts debunked lies to demand Greens drop anti-Zionist motion
26 February 2026 @ 10:44 pm
The official Israeli embassy ‘X’ account, with the colony’s typical arrogance, has publicly demanded the UK Green party drop its anti-Zionist motion. The party’s conference will debate and vote on a motion that accurately describes Zionism as racism. It will also affirm support for the Palestinians’ legally-guaranteed right to resist Israel’s occupation by “any available […]
By SkwawkboxSanctions do not, and never have, worked – so why does the West still use them?
26 February 2026 @ 9:58 pm
Direct military force has, for centuries, been the principal means by which States have achieved ambitious foreign policy objectives, whether seizing or defending territory, altering a state’s military behaviour, or reshaping its internal political and economic structures. Since the First World War and the rampant development and consolidation of world financial markets, a shift in […]
By Rares CocilnauAlleged killer prayed for victim, 27, and denies punching her
26 February 2026 @ 9:46 pm
An alleged murderer told the court he “highly regret[s] his actions” on the night Zahwa Mukhtar died but had no intention to harm her and didn’t think she was injured. Duane Owusu delivered a fatal blow to Zahwa’s neck that led to her falling backwards and hitting her head on the ground in Chadwell Heath […]
By Vicky GayleWrongful arrest due to racist AI tech illustrates the disaster that is Labour’s AI ‘justice’ initiative
26 February 2026 @ 9:36 pm
Alvi Choudary, a young British-Asian man, was arrested earlier this week for a burglary in Milton Keynes. The only problem? He’s never even entered the city, which lies 100 miles from his home in Southampton. Nevertheless, racist AI facial recognition technology placed him at the scene of the crime. The news comes after calls from […]
By Alex/Rose CockerBreaking: Israeli murders three, wounds others, in Gaza bombings
26 February 2026 @ 9:04 pm
The Israeli occupation has murdered two Palestinians and wounded dozens today, 26 February 2026, in an airstrike on the Tuffah neighborhood to the east of Gaza City. In a separate strike, it killed at least one civilian and wounded more in Abu al-Ajeen near Deir al-Balah. The murdered victim was named as Hani Abdel Karim […]
By SkwawkboxArson attack on Muslim community centre days before fascist march
26 February 2026 @ 8:42 pm
Police have arrested a man after he allegedly tried to set fire to a Muslim community centre in Worcestershire. Footage posted on X by the 5Pillars news site seems to show a white male setting a shed alight. 5Pillars posted: A Muslim community centre in Worcester, which is owned by Worcester Mosque, was firebombed this […]
By Joe Glenton