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Activists disrupt arms factories across the UK
28 January 2026 @ 7:05 pm
Activists across the UK have disrupted arms factories. This comes a day after the storming of an arms industry dinner in response to hunger strike demands. Actions at multiple arms factories Today, 28 January, activists across the UK have disrupted multiple factories in a response to the ending of the hunger strike and a call […]
By The CanaryLee Anderson makes a fool of himself again, this time about disability
28 January 2026 @ 6:54 pm
Reform Party joke Lee Anderson is showing once again how little he actually knows. Fresh from campaigning in the wrong place, 30p decided to try attacking disabled people. 30p Lee Anderson talking out of his arse again Except he, of course, hasn’t got a fucking clue what he’s talking about. During the weekly Department of […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyHealth indicators threaten mothers and newborns in Gaza, with warnings of an imminent epidemic
28 January 2026 @ 6:20 pm
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has warned of serious and unprecedented indicators affecting the health of mothers and newborns, amid the ongoing fallout from the war and the collapse of the health system. The ministry confirmed that the impact of the aggression continues, even after the cessation of military operations. Babies born […]
By Alaa ShamaliPortuguese journalists ask the world not to close its eyes to the survival of the free press
28 January 2026 @ 5:13 pm
The Canary has heard from a group of journalists in Portugal. Their magazine, VISÃO, went bankrupt but they’ve revived it as an independent production. Now they’re taking the campaign for independent media global, with the slogan #NãoFechemOsOlhos which means Don’t Close Your Eyes: The 12 journalists of VISÃO speak out The magazine went bankrupt, salaries disappeared, […]
By The CanaryGaza therapists use virtual reality to heal traumatised children – while surviving trauma themselves
28 January 2026 @ 4:58 pm
Gaza’s children were suffering from trauma symptoms such as depression, grief, and fear long before October 2023. They’d had 15 years of life under Israeli blockade, siege, and repeated military attacks. But now, after Israel destroyed 90% of schools, 94% of healthcare and 92% of residential buildings, the mental health crisis is far worse. UNICEF […]
By Yanar AlkayatThe Met Police spent £12m in just three months to police Palestine Action protests
28 January 2026 @ 4:50 pm
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to the Metropolitan Police has revealed the staggering costs of the recent mass-arrests of activists voicing their support of Palestine Action. Palestine Action was the first non-violent direct action organisation ever to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK government. As such, showing support for the […]
By The CanaryGovernment to force vets to publish treatment prices
28 January 2026 @ 4:36 pm
The government is set to force veterinary practices to publish their treatment prices, allowing pet owners to shop around for the best prices. This comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the veterinary market was costing households up to £1bn over five years. An estimated 60% of UK households have pets, totalling […]
By HGBritish military rocked AGAIN by multiple sexual abuse scandals
28 January 2026 @ 4:20 pm
The British military is no stranger to sexual abuse scandals. It is an institution which seems incapable of protecting its own people from internal predators and abusers. In the last week, two more scandals have emerged. One case saw two instructors from a British Army training camp in Yorkshire jailed. The second case is about […]
By Joe GlentonHunger strikes of detained asylum seekers are also crucial
28 January 2026 @ 3:55 pm
During the Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike, many Western media outlets maintained that this was the first significant prison hunger strike since the IRA hunger strike in 1980-1981. Parallels between the two hunger strikes certainly exist. Two liberation struggles against British colonialism, in Ireland and Israel, confronted settler colonial violence and genocide. And, these hunger […]
By Sanaz RajiZack Polanski has bigot Katie Hopkins rattled
28 January 2026 @ 3:15 pm
UK fascists are trying to paint the upcoming Manchester by-election as a battle between Reform and Muslims, via Zack Polanski’s Green Party. But far-right hate-monger and bigot Katie Hopkins has gone even further, sending out a dog whistle to anyone who hates Jewish and gay people too. Zack Polanski rises above it Green Party leader […]
By Ed Sykes