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Irish influencer uses video of schoolchildren to spread racist hate

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Irish influencer uses video of schoolchildren to spread racist hate

In a grim insight into the uniquely dark mindset of racist influencers, Irish bigot Michael McCarthy has used a video of giggling schoolchildren to spread his message of hate. Anyone with a shred of humanity might see such a video and find it heartwarming, but McCarthy’s response is one of loathing because not everyone is white. The video takes place in a school with a large number of Black and Brown children. McCarthy said with dismay: I couldn’t believe this when I seen [sic] it. I just can’t believe it’s Ireland. He goes on to remark upon a lack of “Irish…

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Lebanon president and PM condemn Iran’s efforts to end Israeli invasion

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Lebanon president and PM condemn Iran’s efforts to end Israeli invasion

Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun — like his prime minister Nawwaf Salam — has objected to Iran’s terms for negotiations with the US, including an end to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. The pair’s regime is widely considered a ‘Vichy‘ regime collaborating with its occupiers and their US backers. Aoun has insisted that “no one negotiates on our behalf” — a position for which Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek rightly derided him over. Khalek pointed out that Aoun — and Salam — are attacking those who, unlike them, are trying to stop Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the slaughter of Lebanese civilians. Imagine your…

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Messi: Can he compete in a seventh World Cup?

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Messi: Can he compete in a seventh World Cup?

A few years ago, the idea of a player taking part in six World Cups seemed closer to fantasy than reality. Throughout its history, the tournament — held every four years — has been known to bring the careers of even the greatest stars to an end before they had considered playing in a sixth edition, let alone a seventh. Yet Lionel Messi remains at the heart of this debate. With Messi having shone so far during his participation in the 2026 World Cup, it begs the question: could the Argentina captain continue playing until the 2030 World Cup? At the…

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This week’s sweltering heat is financed by our banks 

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This week’s sweltering heat is financed by our banks 

As the UK braces itself for the impacts of yet more extreme heat, major banks continue to plough money – nearly $1 trillion in the past year alone – into fossil fuels. This makes a mockery of their pledges to act on the climate crisis, and makes big oil even more profitable whilst communities roast, crops die, infrastructure fails, wars rage and the cost-of-living crisis bites harder. Still banking on climate chaos The UK’s second ever extreme heat warning has been issued this week, with temperatures as high as 40℃ anticipated. Around the time of the first extreme heat warning in…

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The death of collective identity

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The death of collective identity

There was, within living memory, an infrastructure of collective thinking in this country —  an infrastructure, above all else, for thinking about politics. Collective spaces recede The union branch, the party, the working men’s club, the tenants’ association, the chapel and the co-operative were not simply organisations people joined. These were places where political thought was produced through dialogue and shared experience, translating grievances, whether at home or at work, into collective political action. That infrastructure has been demolished over the last four decades. Union membership has particularly declined from its 1979 peak of 13.2 million to around 6.4 million today.…

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Israel is targeting Palestinian education, even in its prisons

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Israel is targeting Palestinian education, even in its prisons

The Palestinian National Prisoner Movement has had a long and proud history. Decades of struggle inside the walls of Israel’s jails and detention centres have seen important advances in basic rights for those incarcerated, including in education. Israel’s tally of abuses against detainees But since the start of the genocide in Gaza, Israeli occupation authorities have reversed and cancelled these gains. Prisoners have been stripped of all their rights by the occupation. Instead, they are systematically humiliated, abused, and tortured. Students of all ages are being arrested and imprisoned by Israeli occupation forces (IOF). These detainees must not only cope with…

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Greens Manchester mayor campaign in full flow, other parties nowhere in sight

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Greens Manchester mayor campaign in full flow, other parties nowhere in sight

It’s just over five weeks until the people of Greater Manchester elect Andy Burnham’s replacement as mayor of the combined authority (GMCA) area. The Green Party is wasting no time in campaigning before 30 July. Less than a day after the Makerfield by-election result, the Green Party gathered for what, on paper, was their official candidate announcement. But behind the scenes and away from the screens, the party wheels were in full motion on 20 June at the Manchester Friends (Quaker) Meeting House. By the time speeches began at 2pm, the Green machine had already cleared out a hall-space full of…

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No. 10 cat is the UK’s most stable, sensible figure — charlatans come and go

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No. 10 cat is the UK’s most stable, sensible figure — charlatans come and go

In 16 years of sick political farce, Number 10 has seen a string of toxic clowns and charlatans arrive, then leave in disgrace and dishonour. Starmer’s the latest. Outlasting every PM, including Starmer Six sorry excuses for PM in since 2015. In order, we have, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and now Keir Starmer — all now (wrong-side) history. And if Number 10 has seen them slink off, so has its cat, Larry. Seeing off foxes But sometimes the cat is more proactive. It even had enough sense to give Liz Truss, Donald Trump and Volodymyr…

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Leaked email reveals Canary knew about Carns leadership desires in February

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Leaked email reveals Canary knew about Carns leadership desires in February

All this talk of Al Carns reminded us of an email leaked to the Canary news desk in February, which is published for the first time today. It’s a copy of an email from a (possibly fictional and satirical, although we can’t be sure) Number 10 staffer to the head of the Metropolitan police. Now that Starmer is gone, the contents are starting to look a bit eerily prophetic… From: tonygordstein@number10.gov.uk                                                                 Wed 25/02/2026 17:01 To: sirmarkrowley@met.police.uk Hey Mark, I don’t have any requests this time. I’m just bored here and thought I’d give you an update on the gossip going round…

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Starmer has never put the country first – not even in his final, insipid act

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Starmer has never put the country first – not even in his final, insipid act

It has finally happened. Keir Starmer, the man who promised to deliver “change” with all the revolutionary fervour of a Lib Dem focus group, has slithered out of Downing Street like a deflated balloon animal after a kids’ party gone wrong. Two years. That’s all it took for the great anti-Tory Labour landslide of 2024 to collapse into a humiliating pile of U-turns, scandals, and moral cowardice. Today, as he stood outside No. 10 delivering his resignation speech – all misty-eyed about his fantastic wife and being the best dad to his kids – I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.…

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The Lemkin Institute’s demolition of the EHRC’s anti-trans code was systematic

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The Lemkin Institute’s demolition of the EHRC’s anti-trans code was systematic

As the Canary previously reported, on 20 June the Lemkin Institute — a major international genocide watchdog organisation — issued a condemnation of the EHRC’s anti-trans Code of Practice.  In our previous article, we covered why the institute was naming the anti-trans movement in the UK as genocidal. Here, we’ll take a look at the lengthy statement’s systematic demolition of key points from both the code itself and the assumptions behind it. If you can’t make it through the whole thing, don’t worry. It boils down to one simple point:  The EHRC was not required to make its guidance as trans exclusionary as possible,…

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Genocide prevention watchdog slams EHRC’s transphobic code with searing response

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Genocide prevention watchdog slams EHRC’s transphobic code with searing response

On 20 June, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security issued a statement condemning the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) anti-trans Code of Practice, which is currently up for parliamentary scrutiny. For those unfamiliar, the Lemkin Institute is a multinational, non-governmental organisation which monitors for signs of genocide around the world. It was named for Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term ‘genocide’, and campaigned to instate the UN’s convention on the crime. In the past year, the institute has issued red flag warnings for Israel’s genocidal actions in Palestine and Lebanon, Trump’s threats against…

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Keir Starmer’s bloody legacy

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Keir Starmer’s bloody legacy

Keir Starmer has announced his resignation and the end to his six years as Labour leader and two years as prime minister. Starmer said he would ask Labour to set out a timetable for a leadership change, and nominations for candidates will open on July 9. His legacy, however, is one tainted with the blood of thousands of Palestinians he helped Israel to kill. Keir Starmer remembered for lives lost Former UK ambassador and journalist, Craig Murray, took to X to highlight the main legacy of Starmer’s. Keir Starmer should be remembered for his unflinching and pro-active support for Genocide in…

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Starmer and Burnham are two sides of the same coin

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Starmer and Burnham are two sides of the same coin

Keir Starmer has finally accepted defeat as he gave a speech stepping down as Labour leader. During his teary speech at the podium outside No.10, Starmer praised how he got rid of the antisemitism which had apparently plagued the party before he took the reins. He said his administration defied the odds, claiming: That we were consigned to history, that a majority at the general election, let alone a landslide majority, was impossible. But we proved those people wrong because we changed our party. Ripping out the poison of antisemitism, restoring trust on the economy, defence, and national security. However, the…

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Dodgy tech and US meddling taint presumed far-right win in Colombia

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Dodgy tech and US meddling taint presumed far-right win in Colombia

Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has claimed victory in Colombia’s excruciatingly close presidential election, despite electoral authorities not yet announcing an official winner. If they confirm his win, however, it may turn out to have been US interference and a controversial private tech firm that tipped the scales in his favour. Colombia: toxic elites love de la Espriella, but he hasn’t officially won yet Left-winger Iván Cepeda, who is just 1% behind de la Espriella, has reminded voters that the initial count (which sparked de la Espriella’s declaration of victory) is neither official nor binding. Cepeda has also announced that…

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Ahmed Wishah is twelfth Al Jazeera journalist to be assassinated by Israel

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Ahmed Wishah is twelfth Al Jazeera journalist to be assassinated by Israel

Al-Jazeera cameraman, Ahmed Wishah, 25, is the latest journalist to be assassinated by the occupation. On 20 June an ‘Israeli’ airstrike targeted a residential building in Al-Bureij Refugee Camp in central Gaza. Wishah and two other Palestinians were killed. Al-Jazeera journalist targeted Wishah, who was born in the refugee camp, often worked with his brother, correspondent Mohammed Wishah. But two months before Ahmed was martyred, ‘Israel’ also killed Mohammed, by a deliberate targeted double tap strike on his car. Both men worked for the same media outlet Ahmed Wishah has been remembered by his colleagues as “kind and principled”. He cared for…

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The war against Iran may have ended, but Trump’s war against anti-war Iranians continues

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The war against Iran may have ended, but Trump’s war against anti-war Iranians continues

It was upsetting for fans to learn that Team Melli – the affectionate nickname for Iran’s national football team – was forced by US immigration authorities to leave immediately after their World Cup match in Los Angeles against New Zealand. Previously, the Iranian national football team was supposed to stay in Los Angeles after the match to recover. This incident follows several Iranian football personnel being denied visas to enter the US. When the US and Israel were still at war with Iran, Team Melli was forced to abandon its Arizona training base. At the invitation of Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum,…

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Mohamed Salah leads pharaohs to landmark World Cup win

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Mohamed Salah leads pharaohs to landmark World Cup win

Egypt finally has a World Cup win to its name. It took 92 years, four tournaments and a second‑half surge in Vancouver, but Mohamed Salah dragged his country over the line with a goal, an assist and a performance that shifted the entire tone of its campaign. New Zealand struck first. Egypt finished stronger. By the end, the Pharaohs were deserved 3-1 winners, their first-ever victory on this stage. Egypt suffered an early setback Finn Surman’s opener came from the type of moment that drives coaches wild. A corner, a lapse in concentration, and the New Zealand defender rose unmarked to…

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Cape Verde lands another huge point as Group H thriller ends level

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Cape Verde lands another huge point as Group H thriller ends level

Cape Verde’s 2026 World Cup debut keeps gathering momentum. After shutting out Spain, Cape Verde backed it up with a fearless 2-2 draw against two‑time champions Uruguay in Miami, claiming a second Group H point. The team proved its opening night resilience was no fluke.   Cape Verde played with clarity, confidence and refused to be intimidated. They led, fell behind, then found a way back again. Uruguay had the pedigree, but the Blue Sharks had the conviction. Cape Verde player Pina strikes first Kevin Pina set the tone early. His long‑range free‑kick, hit with clean precision, went straight through Uruguay’s…

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Starmer’s resignation speech is a list of his own failures

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Starmer’s resignation speech is a list of his own failures

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party this morning. As such, he’s also started the clock on stepping down as prime minister, once a new leader is decided. Of course, an impending leadership contest has been the worst kept secret in  Westminster for months now. In particular, leadership rival Andy Burnham’s victory in last week’s Makerfield by-election formed a very public blow to Starmer’s position. Likewise, though far less significantly, useless ex-health secretary, Wes Streeting, quit ahead of a leadership challenge back in May, with ex-armed forces minister, Al Carns, following in June. Nominations for the leadership…

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