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ICE, Trump’s fascist militia is mutating into a paramilitary juggernaut

15 January 2026 @ 11:53 pm

ICEDonald Trump’s private fascist militia is rapidly expanding into a special forces-trained paramilitary monster. And we all need to understand that before it’s too late. Two new reports expose how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is becoming more dangerous. One shows how lucrative private contracts for military training, weaponry and ammunition have been amassed. A […] By Joe Glenton

Zack Polanski slams Board of Deputies for weaponising antisemitism smears

15 January 2026 @ 11:39 pm

Zack PolanskiA school stopped a pro-Israel MP from spreading his propaganda there because parents and teachers peacefully protested his attendance. But lobbyists for the genocidal apartheid state have thrown a tantrum in response. Fortunately, Jewish leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski is having none of it. Damien Egan is an anti-Palestinian MP who, having only […] By Ed Sykes

Mahmood awards herself new powers to sack police chief constable over botched Maccabi fan report

15 January 2026 @ 11:23 pm

Shabana MahmoodHome secretary Shabana Mahmood told the House of Commons yesterday — 14 January — that she has lost confidence in West Midlands Police (WMP) chief constable Craig Guildford. The news comes after a report from the police watchdog on intelligence supplied by the WMP leading to a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at a […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

UK contributes single soldier to European military deployment to Greenland

15 January 2026 @ 10:59 pm

GreenlandKeir Starmer has sent one single military officer to Greenland with the new European deployment there. The Danes have increased their footprint amid US president Trump’s threats to annex the Arctic island. Greenland is effectively governed by Denmark, but Trump wants to make it an American outpost for ‘security’ reasons. The news comes after Danish […] By Joe Glenton

Union defends worker who called out ‘paedo protector’ Trump

15 January 2026 @ 10:38 pm

TrumpEarlier this week, a Ford employee yelled that Donald J. Trump is a “paedophile protector“. In response, an angry Trump mouthed apparent obscenities before giving the worker the finger: ⚡️🇺🇸BREAKING: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted at Trump, has been suspended. This started when Trump showed his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" […] By Willem Moore

CEC candidate urges Your Party to ‘focus on what we have in common’

15 January 2026 @ 10:26 pm

Your PartyCouncillor Michael Lavalette is standing as a candidate for Your Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). And he told the Canary the party urgently needs to ‘focus on what we have in common’, both with each other and with ordinary people around the country. Lavalette has participated in left-wing alliances in Preston for over 20 years. With […] By Ed Sykes

Breaking: Israel back to using F-35s to bomb Lebanon – 3 areas so far

15 January 2026 @ 9:57 pm

LebanonIsrael continues to violate its supposed ceasefire with Lebanon — and has returned to using F-35 strike aircraft to bomb its neighbour, according to local reports. A map released by the occupation showed where the residents of the town of Sohmor, south of the Beqaa region of Lebanon, must evacuate in hopes of being safe […] By Skwawkbox

A peace that Israel doesn’t want and Lebanon can’t survive

15 January 2026 @ 9:37 pm

LebanonAs Lebanon’s government tentatively pursues peace talks with Israel. Following US orders, calls to disarm Hezbollah have grown louder, even though the Lebanese Armed Forces remain underfunded and outgunned. For many residents of south Lebanon, the prospect of a disarmed resistance group revives a darker memory: the Sabra and Shatila refugee camp massacre of 1982. […] By Mohamad Kleit

The Trump administration has placed immigration bans on nearly half the world

15 January 2026 @ 8:17 pm

TrumpThe Trump administration have announced that it will freeze visa processing for individuals from 75 different countries. The indefinite pause will begin on January 21 of this year. On 14 January, the US Department of State announced on social media: The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Tory defector decries austerity he caused at Reform welcome party

15 January 2026 @ 7:55 pm

ReformEarlier today, we reported that Kemi Badenoch had dramatically sacked Robert Jenrick: I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect. I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging […] By Willem Moore