Monthly Archives: June 2026

World Cup: Round of 32 set following thrilling group stage

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:28 June 2026
World Cup: Round of 32 set following thrilling group stage

The 2026 World Cup field is officially set for the knockout rounds. Following the conclusion of the group stage, 32 teams have advanced, continuing their pursuit of the title in this historic 48-team tournament. The final group matches delivered intense drama, particularly in the race for the best third-placed spots. Qualification remained uncertain for several teams until the very last minutes of play. Group winners advancing to the next round: Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Argentina, Colombia, and England. Qualifying as runners-up: South Africa, Canada, Morocco, Japan, Ivory Coast, Norway, Egypt, Australia, Portugal, Croatia,…

Continue ReadingWorld Cup: Round of 32 set following thrilling group stage

Leak links Boris Johnson to Farage’s £5m sugar daddy

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:28 June 2026
Leak links Boris Johnson to Farage’s £5m sugar daddy

Nigel Farage is facing serious scrutiny right now because of a £5m ‘gift’ he accepted from a dubious, foreign-based crypto billionaire. And as reported by Nerve News, Boris Johnson also accepted a gift from the same man: NEW: Boris Johnson failed to declare to parliament a gift of private jet flights from the same cryptobillionaire, Christopher Harborne who gave £5m to Nigel Farage, leaked documents reveal. New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve_news1/ pic.twitter.com/qKbzh987sw — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) June 28, 2026 Isn’t Reform UK supposed to be the alternative to the Conservative Party? Because the donors don’t seem to have got the memo. Farage…

Continue ReadingLeak links Boris Johnson to Farage’s £5m sugar daddy

Polling is consistently showing that Reform is losing its lead

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:28 June 2026
Polling is consistently showing that Reform is losing its lead

Keir Starmer has resigned, and Andy Burnham is set to replace him. As we’ve reported previously, this has not led to a sudden reversal of Labour’s fortunes. As time goes on, however, we are starting to see Reform losing its lead: BREAKING | Labour surge in latest poll Ref: 24% ( –3 ) Lab: 21% ( +6 ) Grn: 15% ( –2 ) Con: 18% ( +1 ) Lib: 12% ( –1 ) Poll: @FindoutnowUK, 24-25 June––(+/– vs 17 June) pic.twitter.com/p4llFWk1CX — Stats for Lefties (@LeftieStats) June 25, 2026 Is this all down to Burnham? Or is Reform doing just as…

Continue ReadingPolling is consistently showing that Reform is losing its lead

Mahmood’s plan to ‘win back the left’ taken to task

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:28 June 2026
Mahmood’s plan to ‘win back the left’ taken to task

Labour’s hardline home secretary Shabana Mahmood is scheming to ‘win over the Labour left’, according to the Guardian. Her plan is to introduce new safe routes for refugees. According to migration activist Zoe Gardner, however, Mahmood’s proposals are little more than a rebranding exercise: Mahmood’s safe routes amount to rebranded community sponsorship. A lovely but incredibly minor part of refugee protection. If your church can sponsor a refugee family, great. It simply does not come close to replacing the need for an expansive state-run resettlement program. — Zoe Gardner (@ZoeJardiniere) June 27, 2026 Safe routes The Guardian reported that Mahmood wants to…

Continue ReadingMahmood’s plan to ‘win back the left’ taken to task

Tommy Robinson blames constant sniffing on hay fever

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:28 June 2026
Tommy Robinson blames constant sniffing on hay fever

In late June, a Tommy Robinson interview has gone viral no less than three times. Initially, it attracted attention because of Robinson’s brazen lies. The puff piece went viral a second time because it led to the sacking of the news host who published it. Now, it’s blown up again because of Robinson’s suspicious sniffing: It’s Adolf Sniffler pic.twitter.com/sTJjh9jPZH — Stuzi (@stuzi_pants) June 25, 2026 Tommy Robinson — Running around his brain The man shining a light on Robinson’s lies was the investigative documentarian Gadget: Tommy Robinson was allowed to rewrite history completely unchallenged in a friendly interview. While discussing his…

Continue ReadingTommy Robinson blames constant sniffing on hay fever

ICC judges sue Trump, administration in NYC over punitive sanctions

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:28 June 2026
ICC judges sue Trump, administration in NYC over punitive sanctions

Three International Criminal Court (ICC) judges are suing Donald Trump and his administration in New York. The legal action concerns the Trump regime’s punitive sanctions against ICC figures for issuing arrest warrants for wanted Israeli war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yo’av Gallant. The judges say that the sanctions are an attempt to bypass the judicial process by punishing and coercing ICC judges: The Sanctions Regime … is designed to exert extra-judicial pressure on these judges and their colleagues on the ICC bench by targeting their financial and other personal interests, with the objective of punishing them for prior judicial decisions and…

Continue ReadingICC judges sue Trump, administration in NYC over punitive sanctions

Royal Family to get a 94% surge in taxpayer-funded income whilst ‘it’s subjects’ must expect less

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
Royal Family to get a 94% surge in taxpayer-funded income whilst ‘it’s subjects’ must expect less

Long-time benefit scroungers, the Royal Family are set for a staggering 94% increase in taxpayer funding through the Sovereign Grant. So, while the rest of us are told there’s no money for public services and everyone needs to tighten their belts, the richest family in the country is about to see its public funding almost double. When doctors and other public sector workers are criticised for asking for pay rises of 5% or 6.6%, it’s hard not to notice a pretty sickening contrast. Apparently, modest wage increases are “unaffordable” — unless you’re already fabulously wealthy. And this comes at the same…

Continue ReadingRoyal Family to get a 94% surge in taxpayer-funded income whilst ‘it’s subjects’ must expect less

Iran — We endured ‘disastrous’ treatment in the World Cup

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
Iran — We endured ‘disastrous’ treatment in the World Cup

Iran’s national team striker, Mehdi Taremi, and head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, have leveled sharp criticism at the logistical conditions surrounding their country’s 2026 World Cup campaign. Both confirmed that organisational issues significantly impacted their performance after their third draw of the world Cup. According to Reuters, Taremi described the tournament as a “disastrous World Cup.” He labeled the requirement for the team to travel back and forth between Tijuana, Mexico, and the United States for every match “unfair.” “How is it possible that we play a 90-minute match and then have to return to Tijuana?” the striker asked. “If they wanted…

Continue ReadingIran — We endured ‘disastrous’ treatment in the World Cup

Zia Yusuf has tried and failed to make the cut to stand for Reform leaving many wondering why

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
Zia Yusuf has tried and failed to make the cut to stand for Reform leaving many wondering why

Zia Yusuf appeared on Question Time on Friday 26th doing his usual arrogant punditry attacking Andy Burnham and other political opponents and doing his best to suggest far-right Reform UK are the best hope for the UK. However, other panelists pointed out that Yusuf has yet to stand in an election for the party — and Yusuf’s response exposed the embarrassing fact that he has indeed tried to stand, he just can’t seem to be selected. Given Farage’s party has seen perverts and white supremacists elected, it leaves you wondering what skeletons are in Reform’s ‘home affairs’ spokesperson. Going further, it…

Continue ReadingZia Yusuf has tried and failed to make the cut to stand for Reform leaving many wondering why

White supremacists firebomb another Muslim family’s home with three young children inside

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
White supremacists firebomb another Muslim family’s home with three young children inside

A home in Blackburn has been targeted by white supremacists with a firebomb, Islamophobia written all over the attack. Three young children, including a 7-month-old baby, were inside the home, but thankfully all were able to escape before suffering any fatal injuries. However, this is the latest in a growing number of Islamophobic attacks committed by white supremacists in recent months, encouraged by far-right pundits and politicians profiting from the hate and division that has left many Muslim families fearing for their safety. In fact, recent calls to withdraw the definition of Islamophobia suggest this is just the start of a…

Continue ReadingWhite supremacists firebomb another Muslim family’s home with three young children inside

Dembele enters the history books

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
Dembele enters the history books

Dembele has cemented his place among the greats of French football, becoming only the fourth French player to score a World Cup hat-trick. He joins an elite list that includes Edmond Konen (1934), Just Fontaine — who accomplished the feat twice in 1958 — and Kylian Mbappé, who achieved it in the 2022 World Cup final. The milestone proved even more significant, as his third goal against Norway marked the 2,900th goal scored in World Cup history — a tournament record dating back to its 1930 inception. On a personal level, this performance brings Dembele’s World Cup tally to four goals,…

Continue ReadingDembele enters the history books

An African miracle at the 2026 World Cup

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
An African miracle at the 2026 World Cup

The Cape Verde national team wrote one of the most captivating chapters of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, reaching the Round of 32 in their debut appearance. Their run proved that football isn’t always about star power or renowned coaches; it’s about faith, grit, and tactical discipline—the very weapons this African side used to etch their name into tournament history. Entering the finals with low expectations, Cape Verde defied the odds to qualify for the second round. They finished as runners-up in Group H, earning three points from three draws—trailing group leaders Spain, who finished with seven. Finishing with only two…

Continue ReadingAn African miracle at the 2026 World Cup

Israeli media dismiss UN child-slaughter report by complaining U18s included

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:27 June 2026
Israeli media dismiss UN child-slaughter report by complaining U18s included

Newspapers in Israel have reacted to the United Nations report condemning Israel’s deliberate mass slaughter of Palestinian children by trying to dismiss it. Dismiss it by complaining that it: defin[es] a child as “under-18.” Israel rejects the findings and calls the report biased and defamatory. Israel — “What a f***ing child is” The disgusting weasel excuse, so typical of the zionist lobby, met with the derision it deserves. Like this post, which itself went viral: yes, they do, because that is what a fucking child is. do you people even hear yourselves https://t.co/BjNl0oUWLt pic.twitter.com/eZQM3rEniK — enter shakira𓅮 (@BARFJAMiN) June 25, 2026…

Continue ReadingIsraeli media dismiss UN child-slaughter report by complaining U18s included

The Jewish National Fund is trying to displace another Palestinian family from Silwan

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
The Jewish National Fund is trying to displace another Palestinian family from Silwan

The Shaludi family are the target of one of the latest disputes in a campaign of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement, carried out by the Israeli occupation in Silwan, East Jerusalem. They have lived in their home in the Wadi Hilweh neighbourhood since 1964, but attempts are now being made to forcibly displace them. And the Jewish National Fund (JNF) are at the centre of these actions. JNF trying to remove Shaludi family from their Silwan home for 62 years The eviction order follows a legal battle of more than three decades over ownership of the property, which is now held…

Continue ReadingThe Jewish National Fund is trying to displace another Palestinian family from Silwan

Israel was behind 25% of the world’s violations against children in 2025

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
Israel was behind 25% of the world’s violations against children in 2025

Save the Children has responded to a new UN report by highlighting that Israel was responsible for at least one in four of the world’s violations against children in 2025. And it stressed that, because only a minority of violations receive verification: these figures are just the tip of the iceberg With this in mind, the charity called on the UK government to: end its complicity and suspend all arms sales to Israel, suspend the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement, and hold all perpetrators of grave violations to account. The UN's latest Children and Armed Conflict report has found Israeli forces…

Continue ReadingIsrael was behind 25% of the world’s violations against children in 2025

The human cost of IOF aggression in Sidon

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
The human cost of IOF aggression in Sidon

Lebanon — After seventy-two hours of continuous ceasefire, the southern port city of Sidon was looking completely transformed on Tuesday (23 June). Shops were open and the trademark traffic jams were being exacerbated by the continuous flow of vehicles — returning refugees further south. While no one here trusts the Israelis to abide by agreements, there was a cautious optimism as the dynamic had dramatically changed since previous accords signed in 2024. That truce had been violated by the IDF on over fifteen thousand separate occasions — ranging from minor acts, like incursions into Lebanese airspace by drones and jets, to…

Continue ReadingThe human cost of IOF aggression in Sidon

Heatwave: Greens call for emergency meeting of EU leaders

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
Heatwave: Greens call for emergency meeting of EU leaders

Amid a record-breaking heatwave across the continent, European environment ministers met in Luxembourg on 25 June. The European Green Party is calling on the ministers to prepare an emergency meeting of EU government leaders to urgently strengthen Europe’s climate protections and the Green Deal. Ciarán Cuffe, co-chair of the European Green Party, said: This heatwave is rapidly turning into a major European public health crisis. The World Health Organization stated already earlier this month that over the last four years, more than 200,000 people in Europe have died due to extreme heat. Europe faces a clear choice: to weaken or strengthen…

Continue ReadingHeatwave: Greens call for emergency meeting of EU leaders

Exclusive: Unite tells Community members ‘cancel fuel poverty protest with Greenpeace’

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
Exclusive: Unite tells Community members ‘cancel fuel poverty protest with Greenpeace’

Unite Community (UC), set up by then-general secretary Len McCluskey, is the Unite union’s section for unwaged people — and Unite’s most politically active. But members and officials feel marginalised by new general secretary Sharon Graham. They resent the union’s interference in their political activities, and have now been told they can’t participate in a climate protest. Probably because of who created it, and its campaigning focus, ‘workplace-only’ Graham was planning to wind down Unite Community and merge it with the retired members’ section. Graham U-turned on the plan after Skwawkbox exposed it — but the interference continues. Graham is currently…

Continue ReadingExclusive: Unite tells Community members ‘cancel fuel poverty protest with Greenpeace’

Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

On Saturday 27 June 2026, Zara Aleena’s family, friends and supporters will gather at Valentines Park, Ilford, to Walk Zara Home. It’s an annual silent vigil in Zara’s memory, and a protest against male violence. Zara Aleena was murdered as she walked home in Ilford on 26 June 2022. She was 35 years old. She was a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and aspiring solicitor. The walk starts at 1.30pm from the Bethell Avenue entrance of Valentines Park, Ilford, IG1 4UX. Please wear white as a sign of remembrance, solidarity and peace. The annual Walk Zara Home vigil is a moment…

Continue ReadingWalk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

Campaigners react to damning report on Nottingham maternity care failures

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:26 June 2026
Campaigners react to damning report on Nottingham maternity care failures

Charities and campaigning organisations have reacted with sadness and a damning lack of surprise to the findings of the Ockenden Report, which detailed extensive failings in maternity and neonatal care under Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The review’s leader, independent senior midwife Donna Ockenden, included a detailed 18-point framework of ‘Immediate and Essential Actions’ for improvement, both nationally and in Nottingham. A single overarching principle — ‘Martha’s Rule’ — underpinned every recommendation. NHS England explained that: Martha’s Rule is a patient safety initiative to support the early detection of deterioration by ensuring the concerns of patients, families, carers and staff…

Continue ReadingCampaigners react to damning report on Nottingham maternity care failures
Newer Posts
Older Posts