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Unexpected election losses rock the left in India
5 May 2026 @ 11:23 am
India’s Kerala, which gave the world its first democratically elected communist government, has voted the left out in the recent state elections, which saw left wing party losses across the country. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M) Kerala, posted on X that the loss of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), the bloc it is […]
By The CanaryAmazon Union founder Chris Smalls reportedly arrested at Met Gala
5 May 2026 @ 11:11 am
On Monday 4 May, activists protested the Met Gala over its links to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Reportedly among these activists was Amazon Union founder Chris Smalls, who appears to have been arrested by a small horde of police officers: Chris Smalls, the founder and president of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), was arrested during […]
By Willem MooreDirty Business: Extent of public anger at water companies and regulators revealed in Defra analysis
5 May 2026 @ 11:05 am
The public responded to the Channel 4 docudrama series Dirty Business – which exposed the damage done by the sewage scandal – with “widespread praise”, whereas their discussions about water companies, the regulator and public bodies was “overwhelmingly negative”, according to the government’s own analysis. The analysis was produced by the Department for Environment, Food […]
By Tom PashbyDWP celebrates McJobs for young people as it slashes benefits
5 May 2026 @ 10:49 am
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is celebrating forcing young people into low-paying jobs at McDonald’s. This is alongside it slashing unemployment benefits and wanting to make under-22s ineligible for benefits. The DWP bragged that McDonald’s is the latest company to join their Youth Guarantee scheme. The Youth Guarantee is the brainchild of the […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyEverton 3-3 Man City: Doku saves a point, but City hand Arsenal the initiative
5 May 2026 @ 10:35 am
Manchester City will talk about Jeremy Doku’s 97th‑minute equaliser, they will talk about resilience, about refusing to fold and about keeping the title race alive, but the truth is simpler and far more damaging for Man City as they handed Arsenal the advantage with a collapse that felt entirely avoidable. A 3-3 draw at Everton […]
By Faz AliKids have found a low tech way to bypass age verification
5 May 2026 @ 10:30 am
As a result of the Online Safety Act, many websites now require users to submit to age verification via ID. In the case of porn sites, the age verification methods are supposed to be “highly effective“. As we’re seeing, however, children are managing to get around these high-tech checks with low-tech solutions: JUST IN: UK […]
By Willem MooreSelective reporting on Golders Green exposed
5 May 2026 @ 9:57 am
On Wednesday 29 April, Essa Suleiman allegedly stabbed three men — two Jewish and one Muslim, in Golders Green. At the time of the attack, Suleiman was living in supported housing, having previously been detained in a secure hospital. Suleiman has a history of mental illness, and was referred to Prevent in the past. The initial […]
By Willem MooreLabour’s desperate and disgusting smear video has fallen flat
5 May 2026 @ 9:49 am
As the May 2026 local elections draw near, the Labour party’s fear of the Greens is written as clearly in its campaign as Keir Starmer’s brylcreemed vacuity. Just like its utter lack of substance, ideas, and integrity. And wow, did it show in the abject failure of its naked attempt to smear the Green party […]
By SkwawkboxThe independents targeting Wes Streeting’s Labour in Redbridge
5 May 2026 @ 9:28 am
Wes Streeting’s Labour Party knows an election shock is on the way, at the hands of Redbridge Independents. Local election candidates for the group told us more. Streeting and Labour face growing challenge in Redbridge In the 2024 election, independents became the main opposition to Labour in both Ilford South and Streeting’s constituency of Ilford […]
By Ed SykesWu Yize: The new World Snooker Champion announced with authority, not hype
5 May 2026 @ 9:17 am
In the end, it was not the noise, the narrative or the weight of the moment that decided the 2026 World Snooker Championship. It was an 85‑point break from a 22‑year‑old who had never won a match at the Crucible before this year. Wu Yize did not just win a world title; he arrived as […]
By Faz Ali