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Manchester City Council accused of covering up 2024 security breach

25 February 2026 @ 1:42 pm

manchester city councilManchester City Council is accused of covering up a 2024 security breach, in which a former Labour Councillor was reportedly able to gain access to council offices using a security pass issued in Angeliki Stogia’s name. This is the same Angeliki Stogia, who is now the Labour Party’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election. […] By HG

The BBC are at fault for engineering the BAFTAs incident

25 February 2026 @ 12:53 pm

bbcIn respect to John Davidson’s request to Variety, we have referred to Tourette’s as a ‘condition’ rather than a ‘disability’ Speaking to Variety, John Davidson has been able to speak to the recent controversy at the BAFTAs which was televised on the BBC. He’s done so in the hope it will foster more understanding and […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Tice refuses to deny Reform will end no-fault divorce

25 February 2026 @ 12:19 pm

Richard Tice in front of an arguing couple ReformWould you want to be stuck in a loveless marriage with someone you hate? If the answer is ‘yes’, then good news, because Reform could be the party for you: 'We need more prosperous families which lead to a more prosperous country.' Reform's Richard Tice dodges @AndrewMarr9's question over whether reversing no-fault divorces is his […] By Willem Moore

US tells citizens and embassy staff to leave Lebanon as attack on Iran looms

25 February 2026 @ 11:53 am

lebanonThe US has told its citizens to leave, or stay away from Lebanon – and has ordered ‘non-essential’ embassy staff and their families to leave – as a Netanyahu-driven US attack on Iran continues to loom despite an erratic and deteriorating Trump. The order is an escalation from the existing ‘Level 4 – do not […] By Skwawkbox

Labour crops poll showing they’re level with the Greens

25 February 2026 @ 11:49 am

Keir Starmer, Zack Polanski, and a poll on the Gorton & Denton by-election, LabourOn 24 February 2026, a poll came out suggesting Labour, the Green Party, and Reform are neck and neck in the Gorton by-election. Throughout the race, Labour have claimed they’re the only ones who can beat Reform. As such, it’s not surprising to see them report on the poll like this: 🚨BREAKING: new poll suggests […] By Willem Moore

Meta ‘AI safety’ head loses control of AI as it ignores her commands

25 February 2026 @ 9:52 am

meta aiFacebook owner Meta’s head of ‘AI safety’ lost control of an AI that then deleted hundreds of her emails without her permission – despite explicitly telling it beforehand not to do anything without confirming with her first and trying to order it to stop. In the end, she was only able to bring the mass deletion […] By Skwawkbox

US navy’s $13bn biggest aircraft carrier drowning in (literal) shit

25 February 2026 @ 9:35 am

US navyThe US navy’s biggest aircraft carrier, the $13bn USS Gerald R Ford, is in literal deep shit – because it’s toilets are crap. After participating in Trump’s war crime abduction of Venezuela’s president Maduro, the ship was ordered to sail to threaten Iran on behalf of Israel’s ambitions of regional dominance. This means it has […] By Skwawkbox

Israeli TV star disavows Zionism and sends Zionist trolls spiralling

25 February 2026 @ 12:20 am

Israeli TV star hits back against Zionist trollsPoor celebrities. Hugh Laurie, who starred in Israeli spy thriller series Tehran for Israeli public channel Kan 11, has seemingly disavowed Zionism. As one can expect, the Zionists are throwing the dummy out of the pram over this. Tribute pompts backlash On 17 February, Laurie tweeted a tribute to Dana Eden, a co-creator and producer […] By The Canary

Vote Green in Gorton and Denton – or you’ll live to regret it

24 February 2026 @ 11:44 pm

Vote GreenOh FFS. Here we go again with the rotten core of the British establishment brazenly shielding its own from the real horrors they’ve inflicted. In capitalist Britain, power protects predators. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — the nonce formerly known as “Prince” — gets hauled in on his 66th birthday for “misconduct in public office,” a typically slimy, […] By Rachael Swindon

Russian veterans tell all: ‘Meat storms’, executions, and pipeline attacks in Ukraine

24 February 2026 @ 11:38 pm

Russian veterans share eye-witness accounts of war crimesRussian military veterans have described the grinding horrors of war against Ukraine. The former soldiers appear in a new BBC documentary named The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War. They claim to have witnessed summary executions by Russian commanders as well as massed human wave attacks referred to as ‘meat storms’. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began […] By Joe Glenton