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Breaking: US rocked as Trump’s top navy official quits
22 April 2026 @ 11:20 pm
US ‘secretary of the navy’ John C Phelan has rocked the Trump administration by suddenly resigning his position. The move is unexplained. However, it comes as the US navy attempts farcically and unlawfully to blockade the Hormuz Strait and prevent ships entering it from the Indian Ocean. It has also been preceded by alleged mutinies […]
By SkwawkboxTrump envoy proposes replacing Iran with Italy in the 2026 World Cup
22 April 2026 @ 10:54 pm
The Financial Times, citing international media reports, has revealed that Paolo Zamboli, an envoy linked to US President Donald Trump’s administration, has put forward a proposal to FIFA to replace the Iranian national team with the Italian national team in the 2026 World Cup finals. According to the newspaper, the proposal was made during informal […]
By Alaa ShamaliAmnesty International warns Starmer is complicit in generational human rights crisis
22 April 2026 @ 9:32 pm
Human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned that the UK is complicit in a generational human rights crisis. The NGO’s new report, published on 21 April, said the UK had “failed to register” spiralling global trends. And singled out Keir Starmer for, among other things, his pathetic decision to help the US attack Iran. Surveillance, […]
By Joe GlentonMet police violently arrest peaceful protesters leaving Euston demo
22 April 2026 @ 9:31 pm
Metropolitan police officers have arrested ten peaceful protesters at an anti-genocide demonstration in Euston, London – in at least one case violently. Police violence in Euston On Wednesday 22 April the Israel Institute of Technology was holding a fundraising event for Israel at the Shaw Theatre. As London for Palestine wrote on its Instagram, the […]
By SkwawkboxThe local elections will be a brutal referendum on Keir Starmer
22 April 2026 @ 9:16 pm
It is now just over two short weeks until local elections polling day on May 7th and the real verdict on nearly two murky years of Starmerism. Voters in 136 English councils, all 32 London boroughs, six mayoral contests and more will deliver their damning judgment. Labour is defending over half the seats up for […]
By Rachael SwindonLabour set for huge defeat in Lambeth as Greens and Indies rise
22 April 2026 @ 9:06 pm
Lambeth Council in London has long been a Labour stronghold, however, that all looks likely to change come the local elections on 7 May. The Greens look set to take several seats, with independents and Lib Dems also set to make significant gains. As a result, it appears a hung council lies ahead which is […]
By Maddison WheeldonYouGov’s latest poll puts Reform and Plaid Cymru neck-and-neck in the Senedd
22 April 2026 @ 8:45 pm
The latest projections from YouGov, published on 22 April, put Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru and far-right populists Reform UK neck-and-neck for control of the Senedd. What’s more, the pollster also predicts massive losses for both Labour and the Conservatives. The new data represent only the second YouGov multi-level regression and post-stratification (MRP) model for […]
By Alex/Rose CockerGreen Doctors tackling rising energy bills ahead of price cap increase
22 April 2026 @ 8:35 pm
Ahead of the July 2026 energy price cap increase, advice organisation Green Doctors is explaining how its service can help. Bills are set to rise again, and the risk of a substantial increase in the price cap grows due to uncertainty surrounding Trump and Netanyahu’s warmongering in West Asia. This change would impact UK households’ […]
By The CanaryDisabled people challenge government SEND proposals over segregation concerns
22 April 2026 @ 6:38 pm
Disabled People’s Organisations will gather in Manchester and online to challenge government SEND reform proposals and hear from groups they say are underrepresented in the consultation process. The government’s SEND Reform Consultation is due to close on 18 May. In its consultation and Schools White Paper, the government has set out proposals for changes to […]
By The CanaryMaking troops accountable for war crimes threatens US alliance, ex-SAS colonel warns
22 April 2026 @ 6:38 pm
A former Special Air Service (SAS) colonel says holding troops accountable over war crimes could wreck the UK/US alliance. SAS troops are currently under investigation for extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan. The same report re-heated fake claims about a ‘witch-hunt’ against British troops. These kinds of claims about UK troops being ‘harassed’ for ‘doing their jobs’ […]
By Joe Glenton