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Israeli TV star disavows Zionism and sends Zionist trolls spiralling

25 February 2026 @ 12:20 am

Israeli TV star hits back against Zionist trollsPoor celebrities. Hugh Laurie, who starred in Israeli spy thriller series Tehran for Israeli public channel Kan 11, has seemingly disavowed Zionism. As one can expect, the Zionists are throwing the dummy out of the pram over this. Tribute pompts backlash On 17 February, Laurie tweeted a tribute to Dana Eden, a co-creator and producer […] By The Canary

Vote Green in Gorton and Denton – or you’ll live to regret it

24 February 2026 @ 11:44 pm

Vote GreenOh FFS. Here we go again with the rotten core of the British establishment brazenly shielding its own from the real horrors they’ve inflicted. In capitalist Britain, power protects predators. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — the nonce formerly known as “Prince” — gets hauled in on his 66th birthday for “misconduct in public office,” a typically slimy, […] By Rachael Swindon

Russian veterans tell all: ‘Meat storms’, executions, and pipeline attacks in Ukraine

24 February 2026 @ 11:38 pm

Russian veterans share eye-witness accounts of war crimesRussian military veterans have described the grinding horrors of war against Ukraine. The former soldiers appear in a new BBC documentary named The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War. They claim to have witnessed summary executions by Russian commanders as well as massed human wave attacks referred to as ‘meat storms’. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began […] By Joe Glenton

World Bank secures seat on “Board of Occupation” – it also had a seat in the Epstein files

24 February 2026 @ 11:14 pm

World Bank ties to EpsteinLarry Summers, the former chief economist at the World Bank is named in the Epstein files. And the organisation he represented for decades also secured a seat on Trump’s “Board of Peace” (Board of Genocide would be more fitting). These connections are not accidental. Summers embodies the ideology of the Western ruling elite – exploiting […] By The Canary

The DWP gave civil servants £12.7 MILLION in bonuses last year

24 February 2026 @ 9:50 pm

DWP bonuses up from last yearIt’s been revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) gave civil servants over £12.7 million in bonuses in the tax year 2024-2025. The Telegraph revealed that the Department gave 86,757 junior members of staff an extra £141.10, totalling £12.7 million. This surpasses last year’s bonuses – totalling £11.2m paid for 82,526 members of […] By Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Hearing aid found at murder scene of deaf woman fatally struck by man nicknamed “Nasty”

24 February 2026 @ 9:33 pm

Zahwa MukhtarA murder victim’s disability received fleeting mentions in court when it emerged Zahwa Mukhtar’s hearing aid was found by police, where she died outside a Romford care home. Giving evidence from behind a screen, witness Abigail Winter said the 27-year-old was “acting crazy”, “screaming”, and “shouting” along the road when she encountered her in Hackney. […] By Vicky Gayle

Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns caught courting US oil baron to bring fracking to Lincolnshire

24 February 2026 @ 9:05 pm

Reform mayor backs frackingAndrea Jenkyns, the Reform mayor for Lincolnshire, has corresponded with the head of an American oil and gas giant in the hopes of opening up the UK to fracking. The environmentally ruinous practice was effectively banned in Britain back in 2019 due to questions over its safety. On 24 February, the Guardian reported that Jenkyns emailed US […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Labour MP Dawn Butler demands BBC explain decision to air racist slur

24 February 2026 @ 8:19 pm

BBC censured for airing racist blurLabour MP Dawn Butler has written to the BBC following its recent decision to air an involuntary racist slur. Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson shouted the N-word at the BAFTAs, and both Black actors visibly shuddered when they heard it before composing themselves and continuing. Butler has now asked for an “urgent explanation” from the broadcaster. […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers to strike in March

24 February 2026 @ 7:59 pm

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus RFA seafarers to strikeRoyal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) seafarers will take strike action on 5-6 March. The dispute is over pay, transparency and compliance with minimum wage legislation. The RFA provides operational and logistical support to the Royal Navy. However, the crews are civilian seafarers and they can be members of the RMT union. Strike action will take place […] By The Canary

Lockheed Martin CEO confirms Israeli F-35 data is worth billions to the company

24 February 2026 @ 7:18 pm

Israeli F-35I stealth fighters take off from RAF MildenhallIsrael has used the F-35 jet throughout the Gaza genocide, as well as in airstrikes against Iran, Lebanon and Yemen. And now Israel’s ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, has confirmed the number of flight hours Israeli pilots have on the Lockheed Martin stealth fighter: is greater than that of all the pilots of the […] By The Canary