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Britain sends 4 new fighter jets to Qatar, but insists UK still only ‘defensive’
5 March 2026 @ 11:21 pm
The UK government has sent four more Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar in the middle of Iran’s retaliatory bombardment of US interests there. But it continues to insist that it is not playing a direct role in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. A Ministry of Defence statement reads: Today, we can confirm we […]
By SkwawkboxIsrael forces thousands to flee on foot as it announces Gazafication of Beirut
5 March 2026 @ 11:11 pm
Israel’s racist colonial regime has demanded the immediate evacuation of the southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Fascist Israeli government minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that the southern suburbs will be “like Khan Younis”: The threat has forced thousands of Lebanese civilians to flee on foot amid heavy bombing that has flattened or badly damaged large […]
By SkwawkboxOver 66,000 disabled people are still waiting for Access to Work
5 March 2026 @ 10:46 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to admit that over 66,000 disabled people are still awaiting a decision on their Access to Work claim. DWP forced to admit how many are still waiting for Access to Work Access to Work is, in theory, there to help disabled people get and stay in […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyJVL: parliamentary condemnation of Maccabi ban riddled with undeclared Israel cash
5 March 2026 @ 10:27 pm
Jewish Voice for Liberation has slammed the report by the parliamentary Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) on the West Midlands Police (WMP) October 2025 ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘fans’ as unacceptably partisan and dismissive of the fears of local people, particularly Birmingham’s large Muslim community. JVL exposed undeclared Israel influence and funding among MPs […]
By SkwawkboxUS military calls BS on Trump’s ‘plenty of defence missiles’ claim
5 March 2026 @ 10:10 pm
US generals have told a ‘closed door’ Congressional meeting that their air defences in West Asia won’t be able to keep up for long with the rate at which Iran is firing its drones and missiles. The stark warning contradicts US president Donald Trump’s wild and self-contradicting claims on his ‘Truth Social’ platform that the […]
By SkwawkboxNATO chief Rutte confirms alliance is a platform for US to project power
5 March 2026 @ 8:51 pm
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte appears to suggest in an interview that the alliance is a “platform for the United States to project power on the World stage”. His revealing comments come as increasing divisions are seen across NATO member states. This divide comes in their leaders’ position on the US-Israel war of aggression on […]
By Maddison WheeldonZack Polanski says NHS figure lobbying for Palantir ‘absolutely stinks’
5 March 2026 @ 8:31 pm
A new report has revealed how a “senior NHS official” who was also advising evil tech giant Palantir lobbied in private for “a Palantir-built platform” to get even more patient data. And Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who has been pushing to “get Palantir out of the NHS”, rightly insisted that: This absolutely stinks. A […]
By Ed SykesBreaking: Trump demands control of choice of ‘next’ Iranian leader
5 March 2026 @ 7:33 pm
Deranged and arrogant US president Donald Trump has demanded personal control over the choice of Iran’s ‘next’ leader. Trump, who joined Israel in launching an illegal war on Iran on 28 February with the assassination of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, has said publicly that he “refuses to accept” a successor for Khamenei who would “continue […]
By SkwawkboxGuilty verdict for Zahwa Mukhtar’s murderer, Duane Owusu
5 March 2026 @ 7:12 pm
A man nicknamed “Nasty” has been convicted of murder for delivering the blow that killed “bright” and “bubbly” Zahwa Mukhtar, 27, on a night out. Duane Owusu, 36, pleaded not guilty to both murder and manslaughter, claiming he shoved Zahwa with an open hand rather than a clenched fist and didn’t mean to hurt her. […]
By Vicky Gayle‘Schrodinger’s militia’ — confusion about Kurdish entry into Iran war swirls
5 March 2026 @ 6:55 pm
Some Kurdish factions are going to start a popular uprising in Iran – least, that’s what Trump hopes – reimagining them as guerrilla shock troops for his aerial war against Iran. The CIA may have been organising them for months to storm Iran’s ramparts. The internet is abuzz with these rumours, so let’s unpack some […]
By Joe Glenton