A fox is running in Makerfield by-election to challenge Hunting Act loopholes

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A fox is running in Makerfield by-election to challenge Hunting Act loopholes

A brave animal advocate has announced he will throw his hat into the ring for the upcoming Makerfield by-election. But there’s a catch. He’s going to be running dressed as a giant fox. Robert Pownall aims to directly defy Labour and its failure to strengthen the Hunting Act. This stunt is a direct message to Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, as he attempts to re-enter Westminster. Chasing accountability with tail held high Pownall is the founder of wildlife protection organisation Protect the Wild and confirmed his bid for parliament on Friday 22 May 2026. His campaign will see him scurrying around…

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Muslims unite at funeral prayer for San Diego heroes

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Muslims unite at funeral prayer for San Diego heroes

A funeral prayer held on 21 May for three Muslim men killed in an Islamophobic hate-crime shooting in San Diego was attended by more than 2,000 people. The San Diego deadly anti-Muslim terror attack took place earlier this week. Two teenagers known for their white supremacist views were responsible for the attack. They fled the mosque in their vehicle and were later ⁠found dead from self-inflicted gunshots. More than 2,000 people gathered at Mission Valley River Park in San Diego for the funeral prayer for the three men killed while trying to stop the attack on the city’s largest mosque. The…

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Pro-Palestine Greens tell party: stop binning candidates to pander to Israel lobby

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Pro-Palestine Greens tell party: stop binning candidates to pander to Israel lobby

The Greens for Palestine group has issued a strong demand to its party functionaries: stop throwing our candidates under the bus to pander to the Israel lobby. The message comes after the Greens’ Makerfield by-election candidate stepped down – presumably pressured – for sharing a post about Golders Green. The group of party members wants to know – who is selecting Green candidates, party members or the Israel lobby, the Zionist Labour party and hostile press? Greens for Palestine call out cowardice dressed as pragmatism It reads: Yesterday, we witnessed yet another chilling example of the same press that has spent over…

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London mayor Sadiq Khan and Met police in row over £50m Palantir deal

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London mayor Sadiq Khan and Met police in row over £50m Palantir deal

London mayor Sadiq Khan has royally annoyed the Met Police after he blocked a £50m deal to hand the cops Palantir technology. Palantir is the genocide-linked AI war firm which has won major military and NHS contracts. Palantir’s founders have openly espoused a far-right ideology. The Guardian reported: After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the deal had been struck. The mayor’s office said there had been a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules and said police had only seriously…

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“They have no soul but we’re stronger” – flotilla activist on Israel’s rape and violence

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“They have no soul but we’re stronger” – flotilla activist on Israel’s rape and violence

Australian anti-genocide activist Juliet Lamont has spoken of the horrors she and other volunteer flotilla crew members suffered after their abduction by Israel in international waters. The Global Sumud Flotilla ships were trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians under Israel’s illegal starvation blockade. Deported crew members show signs of torture and report numerous rapes and the deliberate breaking of bones. Israeli fascist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir himself posted video of the volunteers being beaten and humiliated. But after her own deportation, Lamont gave more detail on what was perpetrated on her and others. It’s truly horrific – but she and her…

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Pro-Israel influence inquiry petition to be debated on June 22

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Pro-Israel influence inquiry petition to be debated on June 22

A petition demanding a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on UK politics and democracy will be debated in Parliament on 22 June 2026, according to an update published on the Petitions Committee’s page on 21 May 2026. The petition reads: We feel that the horrific devastation in Gaza, the ongoing suppression of Palestinians in the West Bank, and the UK’s political response underline the urgent need to scrutinise how pro-Israel organisations, networks, and lobbying efforts may shape government decisions, party policy, and public debate. Petition debates cannot change the law or force a vote, but they can raise awareness and put…

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Trump is trying to reinstate US sanctions on humanitarian Francesca Albanese

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Trump is trying to reinstate US sanctions on humanitarian Francesca Albanese

The Trump regime has filed an emergency appeal to try to overturn a court ruling blocking its punitive sanctions on UN rights and international law expert Francesca Albanese. The US had targeted Albanese, as well as International Criminal Court judges and lawyers, with heavy sanctions because of their pronouncements on Israel’s genocide and other crimes in Gaza. For now, the US Treasury has been forced to lift the sanctions in response to the court order. However, the Trump administration is trying to overturn the ruling. Justice Department assistant attorney general Brett Shumate said on X that her department is applying for “emergency…

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Watch: Reform’s would-be new Kirklees council leader doesn’t understand… anything much

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Watch: Reform’s would-be new Kirklees council leader doesn’t understand… anything much

Kirklees council remains leaderless after councillors were unable to choose at a meeting yesterday; Reform are the biggest party, but short of a majority. Labour was wiped out in this month’s local elections. But the meeting saw some comedy as Reform UK’s would-be leader had to admit that neither she nor her 28 councillors understood what they were voting for. Or anything else, really: @kirkleesgreenparty Councillor Sarah Wood – Reform’s choice to lead Kirklees Council apparently doesn’t understand how the Council runs #huddersfield #westyorkshire ♬ original sound – Kirklees Green Party Reform farce Wood and her party objected that the votes…

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Premier League clubs ‘complicit in Israeli apartheid’ says report

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Premier League clubs ‘complicit in Israeli apartheid’ says report

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) and War on Want have issued letters to 15 Premier League clubs. They’re raising concerns about the clubs’ complicity in Israeli atrocities via their ties to companies linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and apartheid across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. These findings come from War on Want’s latest report: Red Card: English Premier League Sportswashing of Israel’s Atrocities against the Palestinians. ICJP has also supported the report. The report details the connections of at least 15 Premier League club sponsors to Israel’s devastating military assault and blockade on Gaza, construction of illegal settlements,…

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New EHRC guidance both clarifies and complicates the legal rights of trans people

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New EHRC guidance both clarifies and complicates the legal rights of trans people

There is a familiar refrain that follows my partner and I as we navigate the UK’s public bathrooms. As a gender-nonconforming couple, we’re painfully aware of the transphobic discourse that overshadows our daily lives. Approaching a set of bathrooms whilst out and about, and not wanting to draw more attention to ourselves, one or both of us will groan, before announcing with resignation: Time to do ‘gender’… It will be a situation familiar to many trans people. The so-called ‘bathroom ban’, fought for by anti-trans activists, has become notorious for making the lives of cis and trans people alike more complicated.…

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Reform’s Suella Braverman blames Tories for “exodus” of Brits

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Reform’s Suella Braverman blames Tories for “exodus” of Brits

Tory-Reform turncoat, MP Suella Braverman, is angry that Brits are leaving Britain. Falling immigration has not yet filled the void that exists in place of her soul. “The brightest and the best are leaving the UK,” Suella Braverman wrote in response to a Telegraph report featuring immigration stats from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). She noted that the position was untenable. The Telegraph reported that in 2025, 75,000 more Britons aged 16–34 left the UK — the highest number on record since the ONS changed its methodology in 2021. The brightest and the best are leaving the UK. This can’t…

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Most Democrats now oppose US aid to Israel and war on Iran

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Most Democrats now oppose US aid to Israel and war on Iran

Israel’s genocide in Gaza and US-led war on Iran is pushing Democratic voters to increasingly oppose the sacred economic and military aid pact between Washington and Israel. Democratic voters change tack Results from a New York Times 2026 Siena poll shows that on the question of economic and military support to Israel: 68% of Democratic voters stood in opposition 25% of Democratic voters support the supply of aid 7% were ambivalent The poll also addressed the thorny question of Democratic party support for Trump’s unilateral decision to invade Iran. Polling data suggests that: 93% believed it was the wrong decision 5%…

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How Palmer and Foden lost Tuchel’s battle for the England number 10s

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How Palmer and Foden lost Tuchel’s battle for the England number 10s

Two years can feel like a lifetime in football, and none more so than for Cole Palmer and Phil Foden who were firmly at the top of the England pecking order after Euro 2024.  They were winners of major individual awards, fixtures in Gareth Southgate’s big-game plans, and widely tipped to be central to England’s future. Fast forward to the present and both are conspicuously absent from Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad. The shift is stark, and it’s driven by one brutal truth: form matters more than pedigree under Tuchel. Palmer and Foden’s trajectories were once parallel. Both came through Manchester…

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Stephen Bunting beats Luke Humphries to win Premier League Darts

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Stephen Bunting beats Luke Humphries to win Premier League Darts

Stephen Bunting closed the Premier League darts stage in style in Sheffield, beating Luke Humphries 6-3. Meanwhile, Humphries’ run to the final means he will avoid a semi-final against Luke Littler at Finals Night in London.  Bunting’s night was more than a single result. He averaged north of 106 and landed seven 180s across his matches, producing a high-quality display that lifted him to fifth in the final table. A finish that secures his place among the season’s top performers and underlines his consistency. His Sheffield run included a 161 checkout and a string of 100-plus finishes that swung momentum in…

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Can Southampton rebuild after Spygate?

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Can Southampton rebuild after Spygate?

Southampton held its hands up, admitting to spying charges after it was caught red-handed covertly filing opponents. For this clear violation of the rules, they have received more than a light slap on the wrist despite protesting the severity of the sanctions against it. The saga, known as Spygate, exposes colossal leadership failures under Tonda Eckert’s management, which cost the team its Championship play-offs. Middlesbrough will take their place. Golf course loiterer Recovering from the reputational damage will take more than a points deduction. It remains to be seen if Eckert will remain at the helm or lose his job, having…

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Karma: commander in murder of 6yo Hind Rajab ‘seriously wounded’ in Lebanon

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Karma: commander in murder of 6yo Hind Rajab ‘seriously wounded’ in Lebanon

Israeli military commander Meir Biderman has been “seriously wounded” by Hezbollah during Israel’s war of aggression on Lebanon: he commanded a unit during the Gaza genocide that murdered 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family, and two paramedics sent to try to help them. Palestinian despatchers had agreed safe passage for the ambulance. The Hind Rajab Foundation have filed a case with the International Criminal Court over the brutal murder of Hind. Hind Rajab murderer now the one who is ‘severely weakened’ In April, Biderman announced on Israeli TV that he and his unit has “severely weakened” Lebanese resistance. Since then, Israel has…

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A Visit To My Local

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A Visit To My Local

My local, the Mount Radford is a terrific place to meet friends and socialise in a congenial atmosphere; if that is you are a student. The prices are really reasonable; if you are a student The prices are really expensive; if you are not a student, as somebody has to pay for the student discount The staff will be friendly and engaging; if you are a student The staff will be unresponsive, ignorant and downright rude; if you are not a student I'm gonna stop now before I say something more I'll regret......... Disagree? Write your own review here.

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