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Online misogyny is normalising abuse for children as young as 13

26 May 2026 @ 11:01 pm

A girl looks at a mobile phone Online misogyny Barnardo'sOnline abuse and harassment are “constant, corrosive and deeply embedded” for young people across the country. That’s according to a Barnardo’s-commissioned poll of 4,000 young people in the UK about their experiences of online misogyny. The results from thousands of 13 to 20-year-olds show how they experience misogyny online. Over a quarter (28%) of girls […] By The Canary

Pro-Israel pressure group UKLFI demands UCU bins pro-Israel pressure motion

26 May 2026 @ 10:40 pm

UKLFI UCUZionist bully-group UKLFI is at it again, despite the referral of its senior lawyers to their regulator for its bullying. The pro-Israel pressure group is upset that the University and College Union (UCU) conference will debate a motion on… pro-Israel pressure. You couldn’t make it up, and you don’t need to. Motion 52 will call […] By Skwawkbox

Help the Hunt Sabs stop secret summer mink murder on our rivers

26 May 2026 @ 10:30 pm

In the background is an illegal hunt. It's a man wading through a river and he is wearing posh clothing and holding a long wooden otter pole. Behind him, he is being followed by a pack of hounds. In the foreground we have two British otters hugging. To their right is the Canary logo. Hunt SabsIllegal mink and otter hunts are quietly decimating our river ecosystems all over the UK. And I cannot believe I just had to write that. Secretive, twisted bloodsport groups are currently exploiting the summer months to dodge public scrutiny. The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) is issuing an urgent appeal to all of us to help […] By Antifabot

Scottish MSPs demand another chance to free Scotland from Westminster

26 May 2026 @ 10:23 pm

Scottish referendumMembers of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have voted to demand powers to hold another Scottish independence referendum. First Minister John Swinney described independence as a “golden opportunity” that would “put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands”. Grasping Westminster running against Scottish interests MSPs agreed: the motion passed by 72-55, with the support of the Greens enough […] By Skwawkbox

Greens grassroots push back: Burnham is ‘not what we stand for’

26 May 2026 @ 10:16 pm

Green Party BurnhamA Green Party membership coalition has hit back at senior party figures, urging the Greens to stand aside in the Makerfield by-election. Their letter‘s message is unambiguous: the grassroots will not be managed into irrelevance. Green grassroots hitting back at Burnham The Canary can reveal a letter signed by Green Party members, circulating in response […] By Cameron Baillie

Eid assault: Israel batters southern Lebanon with airstrikes and artillery

26 May 2026 @ 10:08 pm

Lebanon strike IsraelIsrael launched an intense bombardment across southern Lebanon on the eve of Eid. Over 100 airstrikes were accompanied by ferocious artillery bombardments across the south and in Bekaa. Targets included a Palestinian refugee camp. Multiple people were killed. Middle East Eye reported: Israel’s Channel 12 is reporting that the Israeli army has begun a ground […] By Joe Glenton

“Vote in hope” – Greens announce Sarah Wakefield as new Makerfield candidate

26 May 2026 @ 10:00 pm

Makerfield GreensThe Green Party has announced Manchester councillor Sarah Wakefield as its new candidate for the Makerfield by-election. The announcement comes after the withdrawal of Chris Kennedy from the contest. Wakefield launched her campaign by calling on voters: Don’t vote in anger, vote in hope. There’s plenty to be angry about outside of Makerfield. From the […] By Skwawkbox

British spooks helped shut down investigations of Troubles-era atrocities

26 May 2026 @ 9:54 pm

Troubles Bloody SundayThe director of national security for Britain, alongside others with links to MI5 and GCHQ, were part of a “secret policymaking group” that helped create the notorious Legacy Act. The 2023 Act was a concoction by the Tory government designed to shut down investigations into Troubles-era crimes, including those carried out by the British state. […] By Robert Freeman

ICE agents attack protesters and Democrat senator supporting hunger striker at detention facility

26 May 2026 @ 9:47 pm

ICE NEw JerseyUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have attacked protesters outside of the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. Meanwhile, detainees inside the facility have staged a hunger strike against the inhumane conditions they’re subjected to. Attorneys have reported that around 300 detainees have joined the hunger-and-labor strike at Delaney Hall. The peaceful […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

The deluded Tories are foolishly attacking nationalisation

26 May 2026 @ 9:40 pm

Kemi Badenoch of the Tories in front of a sewage pipeIn a new video, leader of the Tories Kemi Badenoch has unveiled her latest desperate push to remain relevant. The problem is her new plan is to oppose something which enjoys almost universal support from the public: Starmer, Burnham, Farage, Polanski…These men have one thing in common. They all want nationalisation. That will mean companies […] By Willem Moore