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Watch: Gardiner brilliantly nails “Fraud” Starmer in Commons
13 May 2026 @ 9:54 pm
Labour MP Barry Gardiner used to be known for elegantly eviscerating anti-Corbyn TV interviewers. But today, 13 May 2026, he instead made a silent, brilliant point to the appalling fraud Keir Starmer today in the House of Commons. Starmer’s mini-me Wes Streeting will make a move to topple him tomorrow. But as Starmer still tried […]
By SkwawkboxDutch security probe claims UK spy firms surveilled International Criminal Court staff
13 May 2026 @ 9:38 pm
A Dutch government security agency claims UK spy firms gathered information on International Criminal Court (ICC) staff and their families. The main target was a lawyer who had filed a sexual abuse complaint against ICC prosecutor Karim Khan. Khan denies any wrongdoing. NL Times, a Dutch outlet, wrote on 12 May: The Dutch National Coordinator […]
By Joe GlentonTrump’s counter-terror czar thinks arch-conservative Tucker Carlson is an extremist Sharia law fanboy
13 May 2026 @ 9:06 pm
Donald Trump was always a thin-skinned bully-boy. His hypersensitivity informs his worldview. And now his bizarre worldview informs a globe-spanning US counter-terror policy. His administration is now so addled it has decided hyper-conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson is some sort of terrorist-sympathizer. Why, you might ask? Well, it is a result of Carlson’s criticism of Trumpian […]
By Joe GlentonFirebomb attack on Muslim prayer room in Blackburn café met with crickets from news media
13 May 2026 @ 8:47 pm
On the morning of May 11, at 2:30am, CCTV cameras caught two masked individuals fleeing after firebombing a Muslim prayer room at the front of Café Raha in Blackburn. However, you’d be forgiven for being unaware of the attack. Thus far, only the Metro and the Lancashire Telegraph have covered the story. Café owner Mohammed Awais […]
By Alex/Rose CockerMost NHS workers think Wes Streeting is badly failing the NHS
13 May 2026 @ 8:32 pm
A new poll has shown that most NHS workers think health secretary Wes Streeting is failing the NHS, badly. The NHS is suffering, and Streeting is making things worse YouGov has reported that: 87% of NHS staff describe the NHS as currently being in a weak state They also think: Wes Streeting specifically has been […]
By Ed SykesFarage to get his comeuppance as he faces not one, but possibly two investigations
13 May 2026 @ 8:25 pm
Nigel Farage could finally face his comeuppance as the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner launches one investigation, while a further probe may follow after a complaint from the Conservatives. Following reports and widespread coverage of Farage taking a ‘gift’ of £5m from foreign-based crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne, which he failed to declare, the commissioner is now finally investigating […]
By Maddison WheeldonPCOS renamed to PMOS to better reflect condition
13 May 2026 @ 7:42 pm
A chronic condition which affects 1 in 8 people with ovaries worldwide is to be renamed to better reflect symptoms and hopefully lead to a higher diagnosis rate. Following a fourteen-year patient-led campaign, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will be renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). The name change was announced in a paper published in […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyHeavy fighting reported in Sudan as UN blames drones for civilian deaths
13 May 2026 @ 6:22 pm
Sudan — Heavy fighting is being reported between Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and Sudanese government forces. The outbreak comes days after the UN reported drones were the leading cause of civilian deaths in the genocidal conflict to which the British are a party. Drop Site News picked up on a story by local journalist […]
By Joe GlentonTrade unions support workplace actions for Palestine this Thursday 14 May
13 May 2026 @ 6:17 pm
In response to the call from Palestinian trade unions to escalate pressure to end complicity in Israel’s genocide and apartheid, three major trade union federations representing over 80 trade union affiliates across the islands of Ireland and Britain have announced support for workplace actions this Thursday 14 May, coinciding with the 78th anniversary of Nakba. […]
By The CanaryFreedom Flotilla launches more Gaza boats in response to Israeli piracy
13 May 2026 @ 6:06 pm
The ‘Freedom Flotilla Coalition‘ (FFC) of humanitarian boats has launched further vessels bound for Gaza, in response to Israel’s terrorist pirating of ships and boats attempting to deliver aid to starving Palestinians. The vessels — the Adalah, Kyriakos X, Lina Al Nabulsi, PERSEVERANCE and Tenaz Love Aqsa Bangladesh — have set sail from a Greek […]
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