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UK govt finally admits Cameron’s call to threaten ICC’s Khan over warrants
23 January 2026 @ 11:21 pm
A Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request has forced the Foreign Office (FCDO) to admit — finally — that then-foreign secretary David Cameron called International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan to threaten him and the ICC, and demand the withdrawal of an arrest warrant for Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. The FOI was […]
By SkwawkboxUnite union files legal action against employer for undermining strike — while doing the same
23 January 2026 @ 10:58 pm
The Unite union has filed legal action against the Village Hotel group, claiming that it used agency staff to undermine strike action by workers at its Glasgow hotel. Unite says it has evidence that the group used a recruitment firm to provide temporary workers to do jobs usually done by staff participating in the unanimously […]
By SkwawkboxBlack hospital cleaners achieve ‘landmark victory’ against Great Ormond Street Hospital
23 January 2026 @ 10:24 pm
Victory has been achieved today for 80 Black, Brown and migrant cleaners in a landmark Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). The courageous workers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) were represented by law firm Leigh Day and their trade union United Voices of the World (UVW). This case highlights the NHS practice of employing through subcontractors, […]
By Maddison WheeldonUK repression continues as Israeli Elbit Systems ‘expands its presence’
23 January 2026 @ 10:09 pm
The UK’s repressive treatment of political prisoners who allegedly disrupted Israeli arms firm Elbit continues. And with the state on its side, the company is now ‘expanding its presence’. This comes amid police mistreatment of protesters targeting Elbit in Kent. Prisoners have just undertaken the biggest hunger strike campaign in decades, because the UK has […]
By Ed SykesOpenAI announces plan to leech profit from its customers’ work
23 January 2026 @ 9:38 pm
OpenAI has been exposed as the grift its billionaire creators built it to be, with its business model brought into the spotlight on X. An account revealed that the AI’s creators steal real user data, use it to train new models, and have announced new plans to profit from the very discoveries their own customers […]
By Maddison WheeldonAbu Zubaydah: tortured, innocent, and the forever prisoner in the endless “war on terror”
23 January 2026 @ 9:15 pm
Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, better known as Abu Zubaydah, is a Palestinian who was born in Saudi Arabia. He is also a victim of the US led “global war on terror”, launched after the 11 September attacks, in 2001. Abu Zubaydah falsely labelled as ‘third in command’ in al-Qaeda In 2006, Abu Zubaydah was transferred […]
By Charlie JaayHundreds of illegal waste dumps are operating across England — including 11 ‘super-sites’
23 January 2026 @ 7:13 pm
A BBC investigation has uncovered hundreds of waste dumps operating illegally across England. Worse still, there are also 11 tips that have been branded ‘super-sites’ — each of which contains rubbish measured in tens of thousands of tonnes. Environment Agency data indicated that there were over 500 clandestine dumps in the country by the end of 2025. […]
By Alex/Rose CockerThe government won’t tell us the criteria used to allow US military bases
23 January 2026 @ 6:59 pm
The British government has refused to disclose the criteria that permits the US to militarily colonise Britain. Defence minister Al Carns told Your Party MP Jeremy Corbyn it was a secret due to ‘security reasons’. Highly original, Al. Corbyn had posed a simple written question on 19 January: To ask the Secretary of State for […]
By Joe GlentonWindrush Line strike action over pay and conditions coming soon
23 January 2026 @ 6:51 pm
RMT members working on the Windrush Line will take strike action after their employer refused to make a decent pay offer. The action will involve monthly 24 hour strikes, starting in February. The Windrush Line is part of the London Overground network. It runs between Highbury & Islington in the north to West Croydon in […]
By The CanaryNorthern Disabled People’s Organisations share their fury at DWP’s Disability Advisory Panel
23 January 2026 @ 6:28 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally announced who will be on the long-awaited Independent Disability Advisory Panel (IDAP). And spoilers: huge chunks of the disability community will not be represented. DWP Disability Advisory Panel begins The DWP announced that the inaugural meeting of the IDAP was held on 22 January, 2026. The […]
By Rachel Charlton-Dailey