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Law change against animal testing protest ‘draconian and almost certainly unlawful’
9 February 2026 @ 5:24 pm
The criminalisation of peaceful protest against the use of animals in scientific testing and research is “draconian, unnecessary and almost certainly unlawful”. That’s the verdict of animal protection NGO Cruelty Free International, after the House of Lords voted to pass legislation. Peers approved an amendment to the Public Order Act 2023. This now means that […]
By The CanaryScottish Labour and Plaid Cymru leaders demand Starmer must go
9 February 2026 @ 4:58 pm
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has stuck the knife into his former backer. Sarwar has called for Starmer to step down over his closeness to paedo-pal Peter Mandelson. And, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said: Of course Keir Starmer has to go. He’s lost all moral authority and self awareness to do the right […]
By SkwawkboxPariah state Israel kidnap Lebanese official then kill a child in airstrike
9 February 2026 @ 4:47 pm
Forces from Israel have kidnapped a Lebanese official close to the border and killed a father and child in an airstrike. Atwi Atwi of Islamic Group in Lebanon was captured in the village of al-Habbariyeh. The New Arab reported: Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya (the Islamic Group) said Israeli forces crossed into the village of al-Habbariyeh in the […]
By Joe GlentonWater firms robbed Universal Credit claimants of £22.4m in just one year
9 February 2026 @ 4:31 pm
After sending a number of freedom of information (FOI) requests to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Canary has uncovered a shocking range of figures. Across the course of a year, privatised water suppliers across England and Wales robbed welfare claimants of £22.4m in Universal Credit (UC) payment deductions. This comes as the […]
By Hannah SharlandYour Party leadership elections now open
9 February 2026 @ 4:14 pm
Your Party’s leadership elections have opened on the afternoon of 9 February. The vote closes at 5pm on 23 February. Your Party – a tale of two ‘slates’ In the ‘endorsements’ phase, during which Your Party members could endorse candidates they wished to see on the ballot, Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘The Many’ was leading in 12 […]
By The CanaryPolice raid anti-Zionist event, arrest 2 – to ‘try to understand’ the group
9 February 2026 @ 4:08 pm
Police have raided the launch event of an anti-Zionist group and arrested two people. The force said it was “working to understand the plans of organisers”. Police raids are to foster understanding now, apparently. A woman was stopped – in her car – on the way to the event, on suspicion of “inciting racial hatred.” […]
By SkwawkboxShredder van spotted at Downing Street – what is Starmer planning?
9 February 2026 @ 3:53 pm
An industrial ‘on-site shredding’ lorry has been photographed at Downing Street just three days after Keir Starmer warned that his officials needed to review “potentially hundreds of thousands” of pages of documents relating to Starmer’s decision to appoint the disgraced Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador and senior Downing Street adviser despite knowing Mandelson had stayed […]
By SkwawkboxFormer French minister resigns institute post over Epstein links
9 February 2026 @ 3:47 pm
Former French education minister Jack Lang has quit a “plum” job running France’s Arab World Institute over his links with serial child-rapist Jeffrey Epstein. His appearances in the latest tranche of Epstein files have triggered a money-laundering investigation by French police. Prosecutors said on Friday that the investigation is a “preliminary” probe into “aggravated tax fraud […]
By SkwawkboxCase law says telling jurors their rights is not ‘tampering’ – will Filton judges care?
9 February 2026 @ 3:37 pm
The Israel lobby, its political allies and its media actors have been pushing a farcical narrative that last week’s acquittal of six anti-genocide activists from the Filton 24 was unsafe. The supposed ‘reason’ for this unsafe verdict was ‘jury-tampering’. The supposed jury-tampering? Placards near the court that reminded jurors of their legal right to ignore […]
By SkwawkboxIran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in jail
9 February 2026 @ 3:22 pm
Iran has sentenced Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to another seven years in jail. Mohammadi is reportedly on hunger strike following the conviction. According to the Guardian, Mohammadi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili has been in touch with her. He said: She has been sentenced to six years in prison for ‘gathering and collusion’ and one and a […]
By Joe Glenton