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US and Israel’s illegal war on Iran could cost 100,000 UK jobs
17 March 2026 @ 10:04 pm
Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war on Iran has sent energy prices skyrocketing. The effect on energy-intensive industries in the UK has been immediate and severe. And, as a knock-on effect, as many as 100,000 jobs could be lost across the UK. Of course, we won’t shed a tear for the impact on highly polluting industries […]
By Alex/Rose CockerTaliban official says Pakistan airstrike on Kabul addiction centre killed 400
17 March 2026 @ 9:11 pm
A senior Taliban official has said that Pakistan killed 408 people in an airstrike which targeted a drug rehab clinic in Kabul. The strike landed at 9pm on 16 March, allegedly wounded over 200, in addition to those killed. A Pakistani official said they had only targeted ‘military’ and ‘terrorist’ infrastructure. Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat […]
By Joe GlentonThe government want to use AI to criminalise your child
17 March 2026 @ 8:04 pm
The UK government is rolling out an AI-empowered predictive policing system to predict the “likelihood” of criminal offences among adolescents. Open Rights Group is warning of the risks and limitations of using AI to determine the “most likely offenders.” In conversation with the Canary, Mariano delli Santi of Open Rights Group explained that these systems […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyWild Justice wins High Court ruling on Dartmoor overgrazing
17 March 2026 @ 7:36 pm
The High Court has ruled that the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council (DCC) has mismanaged Dartmoor commons. DCC did nothing to assess or prevent overgrazing, resulting in the deterioration of important wildlife areas. Environmental campaign group Wild Justice brought the claim. It argued that DCC had failed to meet its legal responsibilities towards the conservation of the […]
By The CanaryAnti-choice Lords are coming for the ‘pills by post’ abortion scheme
17 March 2026 @ 6:54 pm
A small set of women in the House of Lords are trying to end access to abortion telemedicine. More commonly known as the ‘pills by post’ scheme introduced during Covid-19 to ensure continued safe access to pregnancy terminations via remote consultations. It was made permanent in March 2022. MPs tabled a similar proposal to end […]
By Alex/Rose CockerIsrael minister’s daughter who accused family of sexual abuse found dead
17 March 2026 @ 6:07 pm
Shoshana Strook has been found dead at her home in Israel on Sunday 15 March 2026. The Daily Sabah reported that Strook was found: under circumstances that remain unclear, the Jerusalem Post reported. Police have launched an investigation into the death, though officials have not publicly disclosed details about the cause. Israel minister accused of […]
By SkwawkboxMI5 still ‘protecting’ neo-Nazi machete attack agent with child-eating fantasy, says victim
17 March 2026 @ 5:58 pm
Britain’s MI5 must pay compensation to a woman coercively controlled, abused, and attacked with a machete by a neo-Nazi agent it employed. The agent also had fantasies about eating children. And the victim has warned that MI5 – which was found to have lied repeatedly – was still protecting the abuser. In a story that […]
By Joe GlentonThe toxic fallout of US-Israeli attacks will be felt for generations
17 March 2026 @ 5:50 pm
The toxic fallout of the unprovoked, illegal US-Israeli war against Iran will haunt the region for generations. The Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEO) says the pollution produced by military strikes could have terrible long-term effects. We've just updated our overview of environmentally damaging incidents in the Israeli-US war against #Iran. We've identified more than 300 […]
By Joe GlentonTrump whines it’s a ‘little unfair’ of Iran to fight back
17 March 2026 @ 5:33 pm
Donald Trump has claimed it’s a “little unfair” that a predominantly brown, Muslim country has decided to actually fight back against US colonialism. The US and Israel started the war in Iran with illegal and unprovoked attacks. Yet now, it seems that shit got a little too real for him. I AM LOST FOR WORDS… […]
By HGLeading US Israel lobbyist smears Holocaust victims as cowards
17 March 2026 @ 4:53 pm
The so-called ‘Anti-Defamation League’ is one of the US’s most prominent Israel lobby groups, alongside the notorious AIPAC. It says its purpose is to combat antisemitism and bigotry, but its focus is really Israel. And it apparently doesn’t think much of Jews who don’t commit to the racist and murderous ideology of Zionism. The six […]
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