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Riyad al-Amour dies after 23 years of torture and abuse in Israeli occupation prisons

5 April 2026 @ 7:02 pm

Riyad al-AmourAfter years of systematic torture and medical neglect in Israeli occupation prisons, former Palestinian political prisoner, Riyad al-Amour, has died. Riyad al-Amour — 23 years of torture and abuse in Israeli occupation prisons 56-year-old Riyad al-Amour, from the village of Tuqu’ in Bethlehem, was arrested in 2002 and spent 23 years behind bars, before being released […] By Charlie Jaay

Buffy’s Nicholas Brendon’s death is the sixth of The WB stars since 2024

5 April 2026 @ 5:08 pm

Nicholas BrendonNicholas Brendon has died. Nicholas Brendon, dead Brendon, who played Xander Harris in Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1997 to 2003, passed away at age 54. His family’s statement said he “passed in his sleep of natural causes.” His death is the second of a major Buffy cast member in 13 months. Michelle Trachtenberg, who joined Buffy as Dawn Summers, was […] By Christopher McDonald

Another arms conference is set to be disrupted

5 April 2026 @ 4:56 pm

London Defence ConferenceOn Friday 10 April at 12:00 pm, students and activists will mobilise outside Bush House at King’s College London (KCL) to protest against the London Defence Conference and to condemn the genocidal companies and speakers invited to the on-campus event. London Defence Conference First launched in 2023, the London Defence Conference is held annually and […] By The Canary

Disgraced minister blames scandal on being ’30 years old’

5 April 2026 @ 4:36 pm

LabourJosh Simons is Labour’s ex-minister who was forced to resign from government. The scandal which led to his downfall revolved around Simons having private investigators look into journalists for the crime of doing journalism. And while that sounds bad, have you considered that Simons may have been a tender, wee boy of just 30 when […] By Willem Moore

Scottish Reform nosedive following candidate chaos

5 April 2026 @ 4:32 pm

Reform UKAs we’ve reported, Reform UK is having a nightmarish local election campaign. Now, these problems are starting to bear out in polling: 🗳️Reform UK supports plummets in Scotland following chaotic start to Holyrood campaign, @NorstatUKPolls finds. Constituency: 🟡 SNP 34 (-1 vs Feb)🔴 Lab 19 (+2)➡️ Ref 15 (-4)🔵 Con 11 (+1)🟠 LibDem 10 (+2)🟢 […] By Willem Moore

Trump praises Allah in bizarre Easter message

5 April 2026 @ 4:28 pm

Donald TrumpIn a bizarre and violent Easter Sunday message, Donald Trump has praised Allah. While there’s nothing wrong with a man praising a god in any language, it does read a little perversely when he’s simultaneously threatening war crimes against the Muslim nation of Iran: 🚨🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump says “praise be to Allah” as he […] By Willem Moore

Journalist demands damages from lord who called him a Jew hater

5 April 2026 @ 1:35 pm

Mike Katz and Jody McIntyreIndependent journalist and Canary contributor Jody McIntyre has claimed victory over Labour lord Mike Katz. At the same time, he’s saying the situation isn’t over until Katz pays damages: MAJOR UPDATE: Pleased to announce that in response to our legal demands and the generous contributions of my supporters, Labour peer Mike Katz has now deleted his defamatory […] By Willem Moore

Farage uses Christ’s resurrection as an excuse to moan

5 April 2026 @ 1:31 pm

Nigel Farage with Jesus looking down on himIn the UK, Christmas has become an excuse for right-wingers to complain about supermarkets’ labelling policies. Now, Farage is looking to branch out into a bit of Easter-themed moaning: 🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage’s Easter Message pic.twitter.com/CNn584Es1l — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) April 5, 2026 The problem is Farage barely seems to know what he’s upset about. […] By Willem Moore

April Fools’ Day has come and gone, but Labour seems determined to keep the joke running.

5 April 2026 @ 12:32 pm

LabourApril Fools’ Day has passed. Yet here we are in 2026, with a Labour government that campaigned on hope and renewal, reduced to celebrating a measly £117 energy bill cut like it’s the second coming — while warning us things might get worse again in just three months because of the Epstein war on the […] By Rachael Swindon

Sky slammed for saying downed pilot adds ‘human element’ to Iran war

5 April 2026 @ 11:50 am

IranIf you’ve followed the US and Israel’s war on Iran, you know that many human beings have died as a result of this latest act of imperial barbarism. If you’re an employee at Sky News, however, you may not have realised there was a ‘human element’ until a US pilot was shot out of the […] By Willem Moore