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Ian McKellen to lead protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Commonwealth
28 May 2026 @ 5:53 pm
Actor and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Ian McKellen will launch a march in central London on Saturday 30 May. It will protest against the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in 29 Commonwealth member states under colonial-era laws originally imposed by the UK. The march starts at 12 noon, outside the Nigerian High Commission, 9 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N […]
By The CanaryJavier Bardem and Yasmin Finney tackle corporate intimidation in ‘SLAPP Suit’
28 May 2026 @ 5:21 pm
Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Children’s and Family Emmy Award-nominated actress Yasmin Finney star in SLAPP Suit. It’s a new short film released globally by Greenpeace International on 28 May. SLAPP Suit dramatises the threat of, and resistance to, abusive SLAPP lawsuits. You can watch the film here. Billionaire bullies and corporate polluters use […]
By The CanaryCarns calls drones “most effective killing weapon” the same day he deploys mine hunting drones to Hormuz
28 May 2026 @ 5:13 pm
Former special forces soldier-turned-defence minister Alistair Carns boasted on Wednesday that drones were the “most effective killing weapons” at a summit in Riga, Latvia. Thousands of miles away, the Ministry of Defence posted a video of Carns on Wednesday that showed him “droning about drones” on the RFA Lyme Bay, which they said had left […]
By The CanaryIsrael has killed 910 people in Gaza during ‘ceasefire’
28 May 2026 @ 4:45 pm
Content warning: this article features video footage of graphic injuries to children, and depicts video footage of dead children. Please exercise caution before reading ahead. The so-called ceasefire in Gaza has been in place for 227 days, as of 27 May 2026, but the humanitarian catastrophe is worsening every day. Attacks and killings continue to […]
By Charlie JaayGraphic footage warning: Israel slaughters families in Eid journalist assassination strike
28 May 2026 @ 4:45 pm
The occupation slaughtered families as it bombed at least one residential building in Gaza City trying to murder a journalist last night, 27 May 2026. Israel perpetrated the attack as Muslim families marked Eid al-Adha, one of Islam’s two main annual festivals. The colonisers also murdered civilians in Lebanon. Warning — disturbing footage. One video […]
By SkwawkboxPSC Cymru calls on Hay Festival to drop deal with Airbnb
28 May 2026 @ 4:35 pm
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Cymru (PSC Cymru) is today calling on the Hay Festival, one of the world’s most celebrated literary gatherings, to immediately end its sponsorship partnership with Airbnb. This comes amid growing international condemnation of the company’s role in profiting from illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land. The call arrives as the Hay […]
By The CanaryDWP engineers youth unemployment press panic ahead of Milburn Review
28 May 2026 @ 3:42 pm
The long-awaited interim report into the Milburn Review on youth unemployment is expected today. In typical style, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are already steering the corporate media in its benefits-hating direction. DWP Milburn review out today In November 2025, the department announced an independent review into why so many young people were […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyCommunities face forced displacement as Israel opens West Bank settlement tenders
28 May 2026 @ 3:38 pm
On 1 June, Israeli authorities will invite bids from private companies to construct 3,400 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank. This would effectively cut off occupied East Jerusalem from the rest of the occupied West Bank. It would further fragment Palestinian territory, forcibly displace communities including Khan al-Ahmar and restrict access to essential […]
By The CanaryReform’s Kenyon doubles down on disgusting Carol Vorderman comment
28 May 2026 @ 3:33 pm
Robert Kenyon is Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election. Kenyon recently experienced criticism for comments he made about Carol Vorderman. Now, after several days of hiding from media scrutiny, Kenyon has decided to double down: 🚨 NEW: Reform UK Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon has refused to apologise for his comment about Carol Vorderman “It […]
By Willem MooreIsrael detains assaults journalists and worshippers during Al-Aqsa Eid prayers
28 May 2026 @ 3:31 pm
On 27 May, 140,000 Muslims performed Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site. However, celebrations were cut short after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) began arresting and attacking worshippers and journalists. Eid prayer attacks In one instance captured on film, members of the IOF violently assaulted a Palestinian woman, as she made her way […]
By Charlie Jaay