Nearly half of parents are struggling to afford food for their children more now than five years ago

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Nearly half of parents are struggling to afford food for their children more now than five years ago

New research warns that family hardship has deepened despite years of post-pandemic support measures, worsening child food hunger. The survey of 2,500 UK parents, which Opinium carried out for the Social Market Foundation, found that nearly half (44%) were struggling more today to afford food than five years ago. In addition, 1 in 5 (21%) parents reported their children regularly experiencing some form of food insecurity. This included being unable to access balanced meals, or relying heavily on cheap foods. The Social Market Foundation report comes at a time when the cost of living remains among the top issues for the…

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Protests across Africa, Europe and North America target TotalEnergies during AGM

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Protests across Africa, Europe and North America target TotalEnergies during AGM

Communities, activists and civil society organisations from Africa, Europe and North America staged coordinated protests, community dialogues, cultural events and public forums this week to coincide with TotalEnergies’ Annual General Meeting. Meanwhile, police arrested activists in New York during an action targeting JP Morgan Chase over its support for fossil fuel projects. This includes the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Spotlight on TotalEnergies The protests coincided with the TotalEnergies AGM, where shareholders gathered. Organisers used the occasion to spotlight projects such as EACOP, Mozambique LNG and other fossil fuel developments associated with TotalEnergies. Organisers in New York temporarily shut…

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Columbia activists protest Israel president’s commencement speech

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Columbia activists protest Israel president’s commencement speech

Approximately 40 Columbia University activists protested outside the Jewish Theological Seminary on May 19th as Israel President Isaac Herzog delivered a virtual commencement address. Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered a virtual address at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s 2026 commencement May 19, calling for stronger ties between the Jewish diaspora and Israel as dozens of protesters gathered outside to denounce his involvement.https://t.co/6OZVRwoOcF — Columbia Daily Spectator (@ColumbiaSpec) May 29, 2026 According to Columbia Daily Spectator: Herzog had originally planned to speak in person, but JTS announced May 14 that he would instead deliver a prerecorded address due to unspecified circumstances that prevented his travel…

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Openly genocidal Israeli minister joined by Democrat leader at Israel parade in New York

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Openly genocidal Israeli minister joined by Democrat leader at Israel parade in New York

US Democratic Party Leader Chuck Schumer joined far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other far-right Israeli lawmakers and American politicians in the annual Israel Day Parade in New York City over the weekend. Smotrich, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court,  is openly genocidal and has repeatedly called for Israel to completely ethnically cleanse all 1.8 million people from Gaza, so it can ‘be settled’. Smotrich also called to annex the entirety of the West Bank during a speech at a Jerusalem Day rally last month. Chuck Schumer is marching in NYC alongside a genocidal maniac wanted for war crimes…

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Ex-Your Party activists form new Socialist Federation

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Ex-Your Party activists form new Socialist Federation

250 delegates representing Your Party branches and former branches across England, Scotland and Wales met in an online conference on 31 May and launched the Socialist Federation. Delegates included representatives of groups in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Essex, North Devon, Dundee, Newcastle and Cumbria. Attendees said they’d comprehensively lost patience with Jeremy Corbyn and his close-knit entourage, who failed to build on the promise of the mass signups to a new party initiative in summer 2025. And the assembled members and ex members of Your Party agreed to create an initial federal organisation with the aim of…

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All to London for the International Anti-War conference

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All to London for the International Anti-War conference

We’re hurtling towards more wars and greater global instability, with the governments of Europe responding with massive rearmament programmes and increasing moves towards conscription. So we urgently need a mass movement for peace to break with the worldview of the likes of Donald Trump and Tony Blair. The International Conference Against War on 20 June in central London will be a unique and historic step to building it. Over 1,700 people from the UK and across Europe have bought tickets so far and, with international speakers, this will be a truly world-wide solidarity conference. Speakers are coming from France, Palestine, Belgium,…

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A correction and apology regarding Reform councillor David Barker

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A correction and apology regarding Reform councillor David Barker

On 8 May, the Canary published an article entitled “Sunderland Reform councillor David Barker allegedly beat up his girlfriend and abused child”. The piece incorrectly stated that Barker was the same individual who was given a suspended sentence in 2019 at South Tyneside magistrates’ court for assault and causing actual bodily harm to his girlfriend. The Canary published this based on information it had at that time. Since then, Barker has reached out to us and provided information categorically showing that he is not the same man who was sentenced in 2019. The Canary would like to unreservedly apologise to Barker,…

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Board of Peace is just the Trump administration — expert

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Board of Peace is just the Trump administration — expert

The “Board of Peace” is a fiction, according to the Quincy Institute’s Khaled Elgindi. His comments come following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Israel intends to control 70% of the Gaza Strip. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Elgindi said that the multilateral body of nations created to oversee Trump’s peace plan has no real authority. The Board of Peace is a fiction. It is a sort of multilateral; it has the appearance of multilateralism, but is really just the Trump administration that is running the show behind the scenes According to Elgindi, even the highly one-sided agreement that…

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Jeffrey Sachs: ‘Britain is the number one warmonger of all’ and driving escalation with Russia

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Jeffrey Sachs: ‘Britain is the number one warmonger of all’ and driving escalation with Russia

Commentator Jeffrey Sachs said in an interview on Wednesday that he would advise Britain to focus on keeping the National Health Service (NHS) from collapsing rather than going to war with Russia. Sachs added that Britain is the ‘number one warmonger’ driving dangerous escalation between Ukraine and Russia. He was pointing to Britain’s role in arming Ukraine and providing it with intelligence. He said: Britain, of course, is the number one warmonger of all. Britain still lives in the dreamland of the British Empire. And it wants to escalate at all times. Sachs was condemning the escalation by Ukraine, which struck…

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TotalEnergies reported to financial regulators over risks of greenwashing

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TotalEnergies reported to financial regulators over risks of greenwashing

Environmental groups have urged the French financial regulator to investigate TotalEnergies over concerns that it may have misled investors. They are also calling on the European financial regulator to focus on high-emitting company greenwashing issues. This comes as the French oil and gas giant’s net profit soared 51% in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, amid disruption in oil markets linked to the war in Iran. On the eve of the company’s annual general meeting, ClientEarth, Les Amis de la Terre (Friends of the Earth France), and Notre Affaire à Tous have sent letters to…

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Amazon UK must urgently ban sale of donkey skin products says charity

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Amazon UK must urgently ban sale of donkey skin products says charity

Over six million donkeys are slaughtered each year to produce ejiao. It’s a gelatine used in supplements, food and cosmetics. And it’s sold globally, including via major online retailers. Working donkey and horse charity Brooke carried out an investigation. It found that while Amazon UK doesn’t sell these products directly, they remain available through third-party sellers on its marketplace. Donkeys are vital to millions of people, supporting livelihoods, education and access to essentials in some of the world’s poorest communities. The donkey skin trade is causing extreme suffering worldwide, including violent capture, long transportation without food or water, and brutal slaughter…

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A £10 pint could be closer than you think – here’s why

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A £10 pint could be closer than you think – here’s why

Despite rising pint prices, pubs may be making just pennies in profit from every pound spent. And so, like everywhere else, prices at the pub are rising. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers. Pint profits plunge New research suggests that for every £1 spent on a pint in 2026, the typical drinks-focussed pub could make just 3p in profit. This is down almost half from last year. To understand where money spent at the pub actually goes, experts from money.co.uk analysed cost data from the British Beer and Pub Association. They modelled how operating expenses have shifted year-on-year, using growth trends,…

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DWP urged to guarantee lifetime disability benefits for people with terminal illness

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DWP urged to guarantee lifetime disability benefits for people with terminal illness

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shouldn’t force people living with terminal illness and progressive, life-limiting conditions to undergo stressful, costly and unnecessary disability benefit reassessments. So says a coalition of more than 30 organisations, led by end-of-life charity Marie Curie, in an open letter to DWP minister Stephen Timms. Sent on 28 May to coincide with the Call for Evidence deadline for the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments, the open letter describes the reform as a “clear and compassionate” way to protect people living with terminal illness and those with progressive life-limiting conditions. DWP has a chance to…

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Defence Universities Alliance condemned as a threat to academic freedom

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Defence Universities Alliance condemned as a threat to academic freedom

A growing group of academics, students, trade unionists, education advocates, and civil society organisations across the UK has condemned the Ministry of Defence’s newly launched Defence Universities Alliance. They’re warning that the initiative represents a dangerous escalation in the militarisation of higher education. Demilitarise Education has released an official public statement opposing the Defence Universities Alliance. Ten organisations and groups across the UK have endorsed the statement, including: World Beyond War. Action on Armed Violence. Loughborough Action for Palestine. Stop the War. Boycott, Divest, Sanction Group – UCL. CND. People & Planet. University & College Workers for Palestine. Quakers in Britain.…

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Fairer pricing petitions pass 10,000 signatures as bills rise

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Fairer pricing petitions pass 10,000 signatures as bills rise

A campaign by fuel poverty and climate campaign groups to “Make Green Fair” is gaining traction. The campaign is aiming for fairer pricing by making sure the cheaper production cost of renewable energy gets passed on to consumers. Petitions by Fuel Poverty Action and 350.org in support of the campaign have now reached a combined total of over 10,000 signatures. Ofgem’s new price cap will see bill rises of 13% from 1 July. To mark the day, Fuel Poverty Action and a coalition of allies will be protesting outside the Department of Energy. Fuel Poverty Action campaigner Stu Bretherton said: Today’s…

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Ian McKellen to lead protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Commonwealth

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Ian McKellen to lead protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Commonwealth

Actor and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Ian McKellen will launch a march in central London on Saturday 30 May. It will protest against the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in 29 Commonwealth member states under colonial-era laws originally imposed by the UK. The march starts at 12 noon, outside the Nigerian High Commission, 9 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BX. LGBTQ+ people still at risk in Commonwealth Six Commonwealth countries have a maximum sentence of life in prison. In Uganda, Brunei and northern Nigerian states, same-sex relations can carry the death penalty. Many of those attending the protest are LGBTQ+ refugees who have fled persecution…

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Javier Bardem and Yasmin Finney tackle corporate intimidation in ‘SLAPP Suit’

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Javier Bardem and Yasmin Finney tackle corporate intimidation in ‘SLAPP Suit’

Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Children’s and Family Emmy Award-nominated actress Yasmin Finney star in SLAPP Suit. It’s a new short film released globally by Greenpeace International on 28 May. SLAPP Suit dramatises the threat of, and resistance to, abusive SLAPP lawsuits. You can watch the film here. Billionaire bullies and corporate polluters use Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) to bury activists, journalists, whistleblowers, and non-profit organisations in legal fees, drain their time and resources, and ultimately make the cost of dissent too high. Greenpeace targeted by SLAPPs US-based fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer has been waging back-to-back…

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Carns calls drones “most effective killing weapon” the same day he deploys mine hunting drones to Hormuz

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Carns calls drones “most effective killing weapon” the same day he deploys mine hunting drones to Hormuz

Former special forces soldier-turned-defence minister Alistair Carns boasted on Wednesday that drones were the “most effective killing weapons” at a summit in Riga, Latvia. Thousands of miles away, the Ministry of Defence posted a video of Carns on Wednesday that showed him “droning about drones” on the RFA Lyme Bay, which they said had left Gibraltar for a mine-hunting mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The post said: RFA Lyme Bay has left Gibraltar, carrying underwater drones and cutting-edge minehunting kit, ahead of a potential deployment to safeguard navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Alistair Carns explains why this autonomous tech…

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MAP aid worker and baby son injured during Israeli strikes on Gaza City

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MAP aid worker and baby son injured during Israeli strikes on Gaza City

A staff member at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and her baby son have been injured in an Israeli military airstrike on a residential area of Gaza City. On the evening of Tuesday 26 May, a MAP programme officer sustained minor injuries when Israeli forces struck a residential building adjacent to her home. The attack also injured her baby son. Both are now in a stable condition. On the same evening, simultaneous Israeli military attacks targeted residential apartments and other civilian sites in Gaza City. They reportedly killed six people and injured several others. Mai Elawawda, MAP’s communications officer in Gaza,…

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New research highlights the challenges entrenched into the daily lives of UK girls

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New research highlights the challenges entrenched into the daily lives of UK girls

One in five girls say they first experienced unwanted physical or sexual harassment before age 12. That’s the finding of new research from girls’ rights charity Plan International UK. It sits alongside another recent report, which focussed on the pervasive impact of online misogyny. Opinium Research polled 1,000 nationally representative girls and women in the UK aged 16-24. The findings highlight the vast majority (87%) have received unwanted comments about their appearance, such as catcalling and intrusive remarks. As a result, many young women say they are adapting their behaviour, with nearly three in five (58%) saying they change how they…

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