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Israeli military and settlers carrying out regular raids in West Bank
26 March 2026 @ 11:46 pm
Raids carried out by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, happen very regularly, according to Yaser Alkam. West Bank — ‘Turmus Ayya is a peaceful town…. The only violence we see is from the army or from the settlers’ He tells the Canary: Last night they raided Turmus […]
By Charlie JaayStreeting’s new excuse for bashing striking doctors? The war in Iran, of course!
26 March 2026 @ 11:31 pm
Yesterday, 25 March, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced six new days of strike action. The news followed the union members’ vote to reject the government’s latest offer on pay and jobs. Following the announcement, supposedly-socialist health secretary Wes Streeting took to the Commons to continue his streak of bashing the doctors’ union. His excuse for […]
By Alex/Rose CockerLabour MPs are gunning for ‘lying bastard’ Morgan McSweeney
26 March 2026 @ 11:11 pm
Two Labour MPs have separately issued strong responses to the government’s handling of the Morgan McSweeney phone scandal. Richard Burgon provided his in the form of a Parliamentary Written Question; Karl Turner, meanwhile, called McSweeney a “lying bastard”: BREAKING: Labour MP says “lying bastard” Morgan McSweeney is “still running the job”. Following my investigation yesterday […]
By Willem MoorePoor little Israeli settlers don’t feel safe in the houses they just stole
26 March 2026 @ 10:59 pm
Israel — In peak irony, an illegal Israeli settler cried during a live TV broadcast because he didn’t feel safe in the house he stole from Arabs. “You’ve destroyed Kiryat Shimona! You’ve destroyed the border towns everything!” Israeli settlement leader Erez Saranga of Margaliot breaks down in tears on live TV.pic.twitter.com/vCa5FRmFtr — Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) March […]
By HGUK, Ukraine among 52 nations, mostly European, to abstain on landmark slavery resolution
26 March 2026 @ 10:31 pm
A resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly declared the transatlantic slave trade and the associated system of racialised chattel enslavement to be the gravest crime against humanity, a text that saw the UK and Ukraine abstain alongside 51 other nations, mostly European countries, as the measure passed with 123 votes in favour and only three […]
By The CanaryGovernment isn’t asking Mandelson for his personal WhatsApp messages
26 March 2026 @ 10:16 pm
As we reported, Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney claimed his phone was stolen in October last year. This caused controversy, with many accusing McSweeney of faking the theft to destroy WhatsApp messages between himself and Peter Mandelson. Lending further credence to these suspicions, the Times has now revealed that the government hasn’t asked […]
By Willem MooreLabour Minister decrying foreign interference failed to declare Israel ties
26 March 2026 @ 10:01 pm
Surprising no one, a Minister attached to a review on foreign interference has failed to declare his affiliation with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI): The group has been linked to the Israeli government and been at the centre of a high-profile instance of "improper interference in our democratic politics" in recent years. Weird not to […]
By The CanaryCaps on foreign funding and crypto donations banned in huge setback for Reform
26 March 2026 @ 9:08 pm
PM Keir Starmer has introduced landmark legislation that will significantly change how politics operates in the UK. While MPs must still approve it, Cabinet Minister Steve Reed has confirmed that the government will apply it retrospectively. Bad news for Farage and Reform. Justifying this move to backdate this policy, Reed cited the urgent need to […]
By Maddison WheeldonUK’s Gulf ally accused of widespread violations, abuses of migrant workers’ rights
26 March 2026 @ 8:36 pm
The UK’s arms partner, Saudi Arabia, has been accused by African trade unions of persistent and widespread violations and abuses of migrant workers’ rights, and is now seeking to dismiss a formal complaint at the International Labour Organisation on the matter despite ongoing evidence of forced labour and abuse, according to Amnesty International. The Western-backed […]
By The CanarySomething is not adding up with the Golders Green attack
26 March 2026 @ 8:19 pm
Widespread press coverage has been given to the attack in Golders Green, London, where arsonists set fire to four ambulances owned by Jewish charity Hatzola. Golders Green attack At around 1:45am on Monday 23 March, the London Fire Brigade contacted the Met Police with news of the arson. The Met issued a statement three hours later, confirming […]
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