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6 September 2025 @ 5:00 am
Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Saturday 6 September 2025 Aries ♈ The Scorpio Moon intensifies your fire, turning impatience into raw urgency. But today’s challenge is to temper it with precision. Don’t just storm the […]
By Steve Topple
700 days of war in Gaza: resilience, pain, exhausted humanity, and life on the brink of survival
5 September 2025 @ 7:30 pm
700 hundred days of Israel’s war on Gaza have left deep scars on people and daily life. Amidst destruction, fear, and hunger, residents struggle to survive as their suffering grows and each day becomes more cruel. This report highlights the most prominent features of life under war, from stolen childhoods to human resilience amid the […]
By Alaa Shamali
BREAKING: protesters violently removed from Farage conference speech
5 September 2025 @ 5:24 pm
Three protestors just interrupted Nigel Farage’s speech at today’s Reform party conference to accuse him of working for his super-rich donors and to demand taxes on the super-rich. Farage speech interrupted by protesters “You work for billionaires!” one shouted at Farage, referencing recent donations from property tycoon Nick Candy. Another called him out for being […]
By The Canary
“Hello, refugee”: racist attack in York after weeks of far-right flagging
5 September 2025 @ 4:54 pm
A student was racially assaulted on University of York campus on Thursday, reports claim. York has been an epicentre of a far-right flag-hanging campaign in recent weeks. York Press reported that the man is a Hong Kong national in his 30s who came to the city to study. Police say they are investigating the potential […]
By The Canary
Double-whammy strike action set to deal £230m blow to London’s transport network
5 September 2025 @ 4:24 pm
Starting at 6pm today, Friday 5 September, tube union RMT will begin a new wave of rolling strike action. Currently, it’s set to last until Thursday 11 September. Alongside this, a separate dispute over pay and conditions also sees Docklands Light Railway workers taking action from Sunday 7 September. The double-strike will cause significant issues […]
By Alex/Rose Cocker
‘Department of War’: Trump says the quiet part out loud
5 September 2025 @ 4:16 pm
On Friday 5 September, Donald Trump will sign his 200th executive order since coming to office. This order will rebrand the US Department of Defense as the ‘Department of War’. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is posturing that the US stands ready to “blow up” foreign criminals. Both of these actions are typical of […]
By Alex/Rose Cocker
Trans activists demand transparency as EHRC submits ‘bathroom ban’ report
5 September 2025 @ 3:37 pm
The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has shared an updated “code of practice for public services, public functions and associations“. The group produced this document in response to a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010. Significantly, this document will advise on which bathrooms trans individuals may […]
By Willem Moore
The Daily Mail is head-over-heels for Farage. Let’s have a look how their former fave turned out…
5 September 2025 @ 3:30 pm
Anti-Brexit political activist group Led By Donkeys are popping off on X with a new video. It highlights just how quickly the Daily Mail had to withdraw it support for PM-for-a-day (alright, 49 days, sue me) Liz Truss. Daily Mail The tweet drew a comparison with new Mail golden bloke Nigel Farage: Daily Mail say today we need […]
By The Canary
Why doesn’t anyone care that Israel just killed Yemen’s prime minister?
5 September 2025 @ 2:23 pm
Just days ago, Israel killed Yemen’s prime minster, Ahmed al-Rahawi along with most of his cabinet. In a statement, a Houthi official confirmed: Yemeni Presidency: We announce the martyrdom of the mujahid Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, prime minister of the Government of Change and Construction, along with several of his fellow ministers, on Thursday. Al-Rahawi served […]
By Maryam Jameela
Climate Resistance target Nigel Farage and the Reform Conference
5 September 2025 @ 2:14 pm
The activist group Climate Resistance has targeted Nigel Farage at the Reform conference. 🚨BREAKING: on the eve of @reformparty_uk's conference, we beamed a message onto the venue. Nigel Farage is funded by billionaires to scapegoat migrants, but the only minority ruining this country is the super-rich. pic.twitter.com/IgvvRiah42 — Climate Resistance (@climate_resist) September 5, 2025 The […]
By Willem Moore