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England World Cup training camp security revealed

28 May 2026 @ 1:59 am

A general view of the preparations around Met Life Stadium as the signage is transitioned to become New York New Jersey Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on May 26, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.England’s World Cup training camp will be subject to unprecedented security measures in the US amid growing fears of drone spying operations or sabotage attempts aimed at players and fans. The US authorities and the FA have decided to turn the squad’s camp in Kansas City into something resembling a fortified base, the Sun reported. […] By Alaa Shamali

US drops charges against Israeli whose illegal biolab left neighbours ‘deathly ill’

27 May 2026 @ 11:43 pm

Headshot of Ori Solomon, who the US has dropped criminal charges against for illegal biolabThe US government has dropped all federal charges against Ori Solomon, who is now free to leave the US and return to Israel. Solomon’s hidden, illegal biolab in a rental lock-up left neighbours and the police who entered it “deathly ill”. However, the only charges he now faces relate to illegal waste disposal. The official […] By Skwawkbox

New research highlights the challenges entrenched into the daily lives of UK girls

27 May 2026 @ 11:01 pm

Sand art by Plan International UK Girls Won't Be Forced Back In TimeOne in five girls say they first experienced unwanted physical or sexual harassment before age 12. That’s the finding of new research from girls’ rights charity Plan International UK. It sits alongside another recent report, which focussed on the pervasive impact of online misogyny. Opinium Research polled 1,000 nationally representative girls and women in the […] By The Canary

Sudan: UAE-linked Colombian mercenaries operating amid genocide

27 May 2026 @ 10:54 pm

Adults and children stand and sit in the remote desert landscape of SudanColombian mercenaries are being hired, trained and moved into Sudan by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report warns. The east African nation is locked into a civil war between the Sudanese government and the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces. Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported this week: Colombian private military contractors, apparently hired by a […] By Joe Glenton

Zöe Bread shows us that ‘Manchesterism’ is neoliberalism

27 May 2026 @ 8:14 pm

Zöe Bread wearing a sliced white bread mask and a comic style slogan tshirt saying, 'I'm the council now'.Andy Burnham‘s busy soundtracking campaign videos with Elbow and Oasis, and declaring himself “the end of neoliberalism.” But one intrepid investigator, Zöe Bread, suggests otherwise. Zoë Bread is Manchester’s favourite Zoë Bread is a TikTok superstar sleuth with 1.5 million-followers and an impressive citizen journalist. She’s renowned for her engaging video investigations and antics, filmed […] By Cameron Baillie

Mamdani fights for renters with transformative ‘Block by Block’ NY housing plan

27 May 2026 @ 7:41 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives for a press conference at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park on April 27, 2026 in New York City.New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, unveiled his groundbreaking ‘Block by Block’ housing plan yesterday, which will see 400,000 affordable homes with stabilised rents. This restoring news follows a successful collection of more than $9 million in unpaid fines from billionaire Bezos’ Amazon. Mamdani has long made clear that he grasps the scale of the financial […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Senedd candidate in Nazi salute photo row now Reform special adviser

27 May 2026 @ 6:42 pm

Corey Edwards acting the Nazi salute. Now, the Senedd candidate is special adviser to the Reform Wales leader, Dan ThomasReform Senedd candidate Corey Edwards, who stepped down from the election after a photo emerged of him doing a Nazi salute, is now, apparently, the special adviser for the far-right party’s Welsh leader. Mere hours after Reform announced him as a candidate for Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan, a photo of Edwards performing a Nazi salute […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

IDF issues ANOTHER displacement order in south Lebanon

27 May 2026 @ 6:03 pm

Israel strikes 38 villages in Lebanon earlier in May. Today, (27 May 2026) the IDF issued evacuation orders to residents in south Lebanon residentsThe settler-colonial state of Israel has issued a new displacement order in south Lebanon, following a day of heavy airstrikes and artillery. IDF Arabic spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee posted on X: In light of the terrorist Hezbollah party’s violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Defense Army is compelled to act against it forcefully, The Defense Army […] By Joe Glenton

Operation Raise the Colours founder, Billy Allison, charged with murder

27 May 2026 @ 5:19 pm

Billy Allison and other members of Operation Raise the ColoursBilly Allison, of Operation Raise the Colours, has been charged with murder and grievous bodily harm with intent. It follows an assault outside a Lichfield bar, in the West Midlands, on Sunday 24 May, in which two men were  punched. One of the victims sadly died on Tuesday. The second victim has since been discharged […] By Willem Moore

Birds of prey report exposes upper-class bloodlust

27 May 2026 @ 4:42 pm

Picture of a hen harrier in the background. On the left of it is the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds logo with the Canary UK logo under it.A disgusting new report has landed from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and it’s damning. Between 2015 and 2024, there were 921 illegal attacks on protected birdlife across the UK and the data shows that criminals are targeting raptors in disgustingly cruel ways. The charity’s Patterns of Persecution report also states that […] By Antifabot