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All or nothing: Liverpool have to break PSG’s grip on the Champions League

14 April 2026 @ 4:58 pm

liverpoolLiverpool don’t need reminding what a European night at Anfield can do but they’ll need every watt of that electricity to overturn a 2–0 deficit against Paris Saint‑Germain. Arne Slot has spent the week insisting his team’s history is their fuel, not their burden. In his pre-match press conference, Liverpool manager Slot said: The answer […] By Faz Ali

Our Fight and Stop The Hate UK exposed: who is behind these pro-Israel groups?

14 April 2026 @ 4:35 pm

Our Fight and Stop the Hate UKWe investigated the networks that claim to be grassroots organisations fighting antisemitism. But underneath the surface, all is not as it seems. Our Fight and Stop The Hate UK have been active since October 2023. Both present as independent groups fighting Jewish discrimination, putting themselves amongst grassroots communities fighting antisemitism in the UK. Seems good, […] By Sip the System

Faiza Shaheen tells Palantir boss his company helps kill kids in Palestine and Lebanon

14 April 2026 @ 4:31 pm

palantirPalantir’s UK head Louis Mosley – grandson of infamous British fascist Oswald Mosley – was forced to sit and take it on BBC television today, 13 April 2026, as former parliamentary candidate Faiza Shaheen told viewers some hard truths about his company. The pair were on the programme to discuss Green party leader Zack Polanski’s […] By Skwawkbox

Proposed new police powers ‘a draconian threat to the right to protest’

14 April 2026 @ 4:05 pm

Police carry a protester at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square calling for the lifting of the proscription of Palestine Action Right to protestThe government’s Crime and Policing Bill returns to the commons for its final stages on Tuesday 14 April. MPs will consider lords amendments, including a proposal that will grant the police sweeping new powers to restrict or effectively ban protests (Lords Amendment 312). The government introduced Amendment 312 in the lords without a vote. This […] By The Canary

Washington Post called for assassination of Iranian negotiators

14 April 2026 @ 4:03 pm

washington postThe Washington Post has published an article calling for the murder of Iranian negotiators to force Iran to capitulate to US and Israel demands that the aggressors have been unable to achieve militarily. Pakistani intelligence and its air force thwarted alleged Israeli plans to do just that. In “Iran thinks it has leverage. Here’s how […] By Skwawkbox

Zahwa Mukhtar: Deaf theatre worker’s killer jailed for nearly 17 years

14 April 2026 @ 3:54 pm

Zahwa Mukhtar (pictured right) and Duane Owusu's mugshot on the leftThe father-of-two whose strike killed “beautiful, determined and loving soul” Zahwa Mukhtar has been sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison for her murder. Duane Owusu, 36, will serve nearly 16 years before being considered for parole after his murder conviction in March at the Old Bailey. Judge Richard Marks KC told Owusu he delivered “a […] By Vicky Gayle

Francesca Albanese: ‘my freedom is stronger than my fear’

14 April 2026 @ 3:47 pm

francesca albaneseUN Special Rapporteur for Palestine Francesca Albanese has spoken about the “rollercoaster” her life has become since standing up against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Albanese and opposition to genocide Francesca Albanese has been personally sanctioned by the US and targeted by the Israel lobby for her refusal to back down in her condemnation and her calls […] By Skwawkbox

‘Scrounger’ Farage heckled in the Shetlands

14 April 2026 @ 3:02 pm

Farage being heckled in the ShetlandsFor the second time in the past few weeks, a heckler has given Nigel Farage the business. The latest incident took place on the Shetland Islands, and saw Farage labelled a “scrounger” for voicing the idea that the UK needs more rich people in politics: Reform leader Nigel Farage has been met with protests in […] By Willem Moore

RMT pledges action against assaults in national campaign day

14 April 2026 @ 3:00 pm

Flyer image saying We're Ready National Day Of Action Against Assaults RMTTransport union the RMT will hold a national day of action to tackle the growing threat of assaults across the rail, bus, metro and ferry sectors on 28 April. The union is stepping up its Action Against Assaults campaign in a bid to: Improve the day to day working lives of members. Create a safer […] By The Canary

Trump’s racist blundering in Iran is symptomatic of Western dysfunction

14 April 2026 @ 2:46 pm

trumpIt’s clear at this point, as Donald Trump flounders in his illegal war against Iran, that the US president drastically underestimated his Iranian opponents. How could that happen, given the advice he would have been receiving about Tehran’s capacity to target Gulf oil infrastructure, and close the Strait of Hormuz? There was also the satellite […] By Robert Freeman