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Imagine our shock – Palantir AI system flags hundreds of ‘rogue’ cops in the Met Police
27 April 2026 @ 2:10 pm
The Metropolitan Police Force is reportedly investigating hundreds of its own officers following the week-long deployment of an AI tool developed by authoritarian US tech firm Palantir. The officers’ suspected offences range from working-from-home violations all the way up to fraud and sexual assault. Of course, this begs a very serious question. Namely, why on […]
By Alex/Rose CockerPoll projection shows Corbyn losing his seat to the Greens
27 April 2026 @ 1:59 pm
As reported by Stats for Lefties, a polling prediction has Jeremy Corbyn losing his seat to the Green Party: ‼️NEW | MRP projects Corbyn losing to Greens 🟢 Greens: 32% (+27)🟥 Your Party: 28% (-21) Via @ElectCalculus / @FindOutNowUK, 7 April—(+/- vs GE2024) pic.twitter.com/WHqnqdU2GN — Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️ (@LeftieStats) April 27, 2026 It’s important […]
By Willem MooreOperation Black Vote to host Sheffield election hustings
27 April 2026 @ 1:46 pm
Operation Black Vote (OBV) has announced it will host a major pre-election hustings meeting in Sheffield on 30 April. It’ll take place from 6-8pm at St James’ United Reformed Church, Scott Road. The event will bring together candidates from across political parties and independents alongside members of Sheffield’s Black and Asian communities for a critical […]
By The CanaryGianluca Prestianni handed six-match ban for discrimination
27 April 2026 @ 12:31 pm
Gianluca Prestianni, the Benfica winger, has been handed a six-match ban by UEFA for discriminatory conduct following an incident involving Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior. The incident took place during their Champions League knockout play-off in Lisbon on February 17. The decision follows an ethics and disciplinary investigation into comments made during the match that […]
By Faz AliScottish election candidate slams Gordon Ramsay over ‘deeply disturbing’ seabird hunt footage
27 April 2026 @ 12:05 pm
A Scottish parliament candidate has criticised celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay for participating in “one of the most shameful activities in Scotland.” Robert Pownall, standing in the Edinburgh Central seat, has called on Ramsay to “do the right thing”. This is after footage resurfaced from an episode of Ramsay’s show, The F Word. In it, he […]
By The CanaryFrom Wolverhampton to the London Marathon, Manny Singh’s Trek for Dementia UK
27 April 2026 @ 12:04 pm
Manny Singh Kang set off before dawn from the Billy Wright statue outside Molineux. He was wearing a faded Wolves scarf knotted at his throat and his trainers were engraved with the names of people affected by dementia. Kang was walking to London – a planned 135‑mile trek to Greenwich Park followed by the London […]
By Faz AliSabastian Sawe makes history with London marathon win
27 April 2026 @ 11:05 am
On a sunlit Sunday in April, the London Marathon rewrote the limits of human endurance. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya crossed the finish line in 1:59:30, becoming the first man to record an official sub-two-hour marathon. He shaved 35 seconds off the previous world record. The race that changed the record books From the gun, the […]
By Faz AliTrump makes clear shooter’s ‘manifesto’ paedo traitor comments aimed at him
27 April 2026 @ 10:45 am
Donald Trump has made clear that he believes ‘shooter’ Cole Allen’s ‘manifesto‘ comments about a “paedophile rapist and traitor” were about him. The slip came as a rattled Trump denied any wrongdoing during a 60 Minutes interview after the event. Trump: yes, the manifesto was about me… Trump’s interviewer Norah O’Donnell asked about Allen’s “stunning” […]
By Skwawkbox“Not one more”: thousands rally in Belfast against gender-based violence
27 April 2026 @ 10:38 am
Thousands of protestors marched in Belfast at the weekend to condemn the north of Ireland’s appalling rates of violence against women. Between 2020 and 2025, a shocking 30 women were murdered. This is the highest rate across Britain and Ireland, and over three times the figure in the south of Ireland for the same period. […]
By Robert FreemanThese critical policies make ‘developing’ countries advanced
27 April 2026 @ 10:04 am
There are policies in what we condescendingly call ‘developing countries’ that actually make them more advanced than the UK in crucial ways. Developing countries and home ownership Things like homes and utilities are the basics of life, yet countries we refer to as ‘developing’ often have better models than nations we call ‘advanced’. Many lower-income […]
By James Wright