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Scottish Parliament backs luxury wealth tax on mansions and private jets
8 June 2026 @ 10:30 pm
The Scottish parliament has voted to approve a new wealth tax on high-end luxury goods, especially mansions and houses over £1m and private jet travel. Scottish parliament leading the way MSPs went to the Scottish parliament chamber to debate a new “fair, progressive and sustainable” approach to tax. This included the plans for a levy […]
By Cameron BailliePérez retains Real Madrid presidency after first election in 20 years
8 June 2026 @ 10:24 pm
Florentino Pérez has retained his position as president of Real Madrid after winning the club’s first competitive election in two decades, securing a new five-year term at the helm of the club. According to the Guardian, Pérez secured around 65 per cent of the club members’ votes, beating his rival, businessman Enrique Riquelme, who received […]
By Alaa ShamaliSenior Welsh Reform politician ‘infantilises’ entire Welsh nation
8 June 2026 @ 10:09 pm
Award-winning Welsh journalist and author Will Hayward has criticised a senior Welsh Reform politician over his comments that “infantilise” the proud people he claims to represent. The Reformer’s statement came at the Hay literary festival in Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Hayward indicated the Member of the Senedd (MS) in his post as James Evans. He’s the […]
By Cameron BaillieTuchel tells Bellingham to fight for his place
8 June 2026 @ 9:53 pm
England manager Thomas Tuchel has sent a direct message to Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, emphasising that competition for starting places in the squad heading to the 2026 World Cup will be wide open, with no guarantees for any player. Bellingham’s place not confirmed – yet According to Sky Sports, Tuchel emphasised that Bellingham is […]
By Alaa ShamaliSenegal primed for World Cup after AFCON debacle
8 June 2026 @ 9:43 pm
Senegal enters the 2026 World Cup finals with a rare blend of ambition, experience and renewal, in an attempt to rewrite one of the most beautiful stories in African football on the world stage. Although the ‘Lions of Teranga’ were unable to go beyond the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, the signs leading up […]
By Alaa ShamaliHezbollah and Iran remain unbowed despite US-Israeli assault
8 June 2026 @ 9:33 pm
The US-Israeli imperial war machine has been hitting Iran and Hezbollah for months. That machine is a vastly superior killing implement – on paper, at least. Yet the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ is still alive and kicking as a potential Pakistan-brokered peace deal edges closer. This all speaks to US decline, but it also outlines […]
By Joe GlentonUS humiliation nears completion after Iran and Yemen hit Israel hard
8 June 2026 @ 9:17 pm
Iran, Yemen, and Hezbollah have retaliated against Israel’s aggression, bombarding targets inside the settler-colonial state’s borders. Iran and Israel pledged to stop firing on 8 June. But Trump’s humiliation in this, his war of choice, draws closer by the hour. Iran and Yemen push back Journalist Jeremy Scahill captured the sheer cynicism of the Israeli […]
By Joe GlentonUAE wants a loyalty pledge amid deportation spree of Shia Muslims
8 June 2026 @ 9:08 pm
The US and Israel-allied state, the UAE, has launched an initiative calling citizens and residents to digitally “reaffirm their dedication to the nation’s core values of unity, coexistence, and tolerance,” as it has also deported 5,000 to 18,000 Shia Pakistanis recently since the US-Israel war on Iran began in February. The two actions by the Gulf state […]
By The CanaryThe Telegraph’s desperate, antisemitic attack on Zack Polanski stinks
8 June 2026 @ 9:00 pm
Notorious pro–Israel bigot Stephen Pollard has written a desperate, antisemitic article trying to smear Zack Polanski. He did this in response to the Green leader backing calls to hold potential war criminals to account. And he did so in the Telegraph, which has joined other right-wing rags in publishing antisemitic Polanski caricatures. Lobby backlash as […]
By Ed SykesHunters prepare to slaughter 10,000 innocent fox cubs
8 June 2026 @ 8:53 pm
Right now, across our ‘green and pleasant’ land, thousands of tiny fox cubs are exploring a new world. Born in March and April, these tiny, vulnerable little bundles of fur are clumsy, curious and full of life. They’re finally beginning to explore the world. Chasing bugs through long glare, these iconic little cubs are totally […]
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