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Charity commission investigating UK charities funding illegal Israeli settlements

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Charity commission investigating UK charities funding illegal Israeli settlements

The UK Charity Commission has launched a major inquiry into eight British charities that have sent donations to illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank. The commission will examine whether the charities are using the funds for “legitimate charitable purposes” after receiving “serious allegations” about multiple charities. The specific charities have not been named. However, this announcement comes after a Declassified UK investigation, which revealed how Israeli group Shivat Zion offered to help British citizens move to “awesome” illegal settlements. According to Declassified: Shivat Zion told supporters it could benefit from UK Gift Aid, by directing donations via a separate…

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Calls to permanently pedestrianise central Belfast following festival success

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Calls to permanently pedestrianise central Belfast following festival success

Campaigners have called on north of Ireland infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins to ensure Belfast stays a walkable city. The demand comes after pedestrianisation of the city centre has proved a huge success during a major festival. The north’s largest city is currently hosting the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann for the first time. The event is the world’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture. It is likely that over one million people will visit Belfast throughout the Fleadh, and they have been able to enjoy the festival’s cultural hub unimpeded thanks to the removal of traffic. As part of a petition…

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Scottish Labour exposed as Westminster-bankrolled front, following Sarwar resignation

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Scottish Labour exposed as Westminster-bankrolled front, following Sarwar resignation

It’s emerged that the Scottish Labour Party is fronted by Westminster paymasters. The Scottish wing of Labour relies entirely on its anti-sovereignty London HQ bosses to cover its staffers’ wages. Scottish Labour’s most recent financial accounts show that it paid for no staff last year, with the UK-wide operation meeting employees’ wages. The SNP claimed Scottish Labour “don’t exist” after the revelations. One note in the accounts filings, showed that the UK operation had pledged “financial assistance” to the Scottish branch. This was to ensure its viability, rendering it essentially a southern front organisation. The accounts were published alongside most other large…

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Activists increasingly repressed in Philippines over resistance to mining destruction

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Activists increasingly repressed in Philippines over resistance to mining destruction

Communities opposing mining destruction in the Philippines have been facing more and more repression. In a country whose elites have long submitted to US economic and political interests, state authorities and mining firms have both been increasingly intimidating activists because of their firm resistance. Intimidation from both lawyers and the police The North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC) has headquarters in the metropolitan area of Philippine capital, Manila. It claims its mining operations, over five hours to the north in Nueva Vizcaya, are “responsible” and follow “rigorous regulatory and environmental standards”. Local people, however, disagree. The problem, as the International Coalition…

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Norfolk Police deploy “significant” resources to counter three nights of racist violence in Thetford

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Norfolk Police deploy “significant” resources to counter three nights of racist violence in Thetford

On Thursday 6 August, police in Thetford, Norfolk imposed ‘public safety measures’ after a crowd tried to break into a property they believed housed asylum seekers. The measures allow police to order people they suspect of anti-social behaviour to leave an area, and/or to remove face coverings. A Norfolk Police spokesperson said: At about 9.30pm officers responded to reports that people in the group were trying to gain access to a residential property. As police intervened, members of the group became physically aggressive towards officers – two were taken to hospital after a male officer was struck with a rock and…

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Campaigners end carrier’s barbaric live cattle export from Ireland to France

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Campaigners end carrier’s barbaric live cattle export from Ireland to France

A year-long campaign by animal rights groups has resulted in Brittany Ferries ceasing their cruel live export of animals from Ireland to France. The vile practice involves subjecting animals to lengthy journeys in dire conditions. Animals endure a terrifying experience in noisy, cramped, overheated environments, often without food or water, only to be murdered when they reach their destination. Campaign group Four Paws pointed out that: Among those transported were calves just a few weeks old, separated from their mothers and subjected to exhausting journeys across land and sea. Many travelled for more than 18 hours without food, before continuing by…

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Welsh independence campaign group YesCymru sets 2032 referendum target

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Welsh independence campaign group YesCymru sets 2032 referendum target

The nation’s most prominent pro-Welsh independence campaign and pressure group, YesCymru, has set an ambitious target of 2032 for Welsh secession. This week, YesCymru set a clear and ambitious objective for the country’s growing movement. It wants the Welsh people to have a sovereign referendum on Welsh independence in 2032. The announcement came at the National Eisteddfod, Wales’s largest cultural festival, celebrating Welsh language, music, literature and arts. YesCymru chair Rob Hughes made the bold announcement at one public meeting in Pabell y Cymdeithasau on the Eisteddfod field on Sunday, August 2. The 2032 target sets an ambitious but not rushed…

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UK comedians chime in on ‘Frankenchickens’ scandal in quiz show

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UK comedians chime in on ‘Frankenchickens’ scandal in quiz show

The campaign against ‘Frankenchickens’ is gathering pace. The name refers to types of chicken selectively bred for the cheap meat industry. If a human baby grew at the same rate as one of these chickens, they’d be as heavy as two gorillas by eight weeks old. That’s one of the questions in a new comedy sketch featuring high-profile UK comedians. Project Slingshot released the sketch as part of its £3m ‘Don’t Buy It’ campaign, highlighting the horrors of factory farming. The latest instalment in Project Slingshot’s campaign turns its attention to ‘Frankenchickens’, the fast-growing chicken breeds supplied to major UK retailers…

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Activists target logistics firm in Glasgow supplying Israel

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Activists target logistics firm in Glasgow supplying Israel

Early on Tuesday 4 August, an autonomous group broke into the offices of DB Schenker in Hillington, Glasgow. Bypassing security in the early hours of the morning, the group covered the building’s foyer and offices with paint and messages saying “Drop Elbit” on the walls. The group claims it is ‘targeting the supply chain’ of Israeli arms and munitions. DB Schenker is owned entirely by DSV. This is a Danish company that allegedly provides ‘logistics transport services’ to Israeli drone and military technology manufacturer Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems produces 85% of the Israeli military’s drone fleet, in addition to 80% of…

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Good Law Project says EHRC anti-trans code misinterprets the law

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Good Law Project says EHRC anti-trans code misinterprets the law

On 5 August, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new transphobic code of practice came into force. However, on that same day, the Good Law Project (GLP) announced that it would support Leigh Day solicitors and two claimants — a “trans person and a trans-inclusive organisation” — in a legal challenge to the code. As the Canary previously reported, the code doesn’t carry legal weight in itself. Instead, it offers an interpretation of equalities law — specifically, the 2025 Supreme Court ruling that trans people should be treated as their assigned sex for the purposes of the Equality Act. The EHRC’s…

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Thinktank calls for greater controls on number of Welsh homes being turned into holiday accommodation

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Thinktank calls for greater controls on number of Welsh homes being turned into holiday accommodation

Welsh thinktank the Bevan Foundation, working in partnership with Shelter Cymru, has published a new report on 7 August at the National Eisteddfod. It analyses evidence on the prevalence of second homes and holiday lets using permanent homes across Wales. And it evaluates policy measures to tackle the issue which have been put in place over recent years. The report follows an announcement by the Welsh government that it will be reviewing the controversial 182-day rule for holiday let businesses in Wales, as well as a commitment in the Plaid Cymru manifesto to review the effectiveness of the range of current…

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Trump targets birthright citizenship again after losing Supreme Court case

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Trump targets birthright citizenship again after losing Supreme Court case

Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday. These orders were aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship. This came just a month after the Supreme Court struck down his previous attempt. According to Fox News, “the new directives rely on existing executive and immigration authorities and are intended to narrow eligibility for automatic citizenship in certain cases while cracking down on foreigners who travel to the United States to give birth.” Trump announced the orders in the Oval Office, with adviser Stephen Miller looking on. Miller called birth tourism “a fraud on the American system” and “a fraud against the American government.”…

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Campaigners demand urgent government action this Severe ME Day

Campaigners demand urgent government action this Severe ME Day

Another Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Week will pass in absolute silence from the government. The Canary has reported extensively on how ME patients are left to die in hospitals by the NHS. People like Sophia Mirza who died in 2005 after being sectioned under the mental health act without even basic nurse care. 8 August would be Sophia’s 53rd birthday; instead, she died aged 32. Severe ME Day is held on her birthday, 8 August, to honour her memory, and many others who have since lost their lives to this devastating disease and neglect caused by the NHS. Or  27-year-old…

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Trump denies weapons shortage but the tungsten ban suggests otherwise

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Trump denies weapons shortage but the tungsten ban suggests otherwise

Donald Trump insists the US has no shortage of weapons. But his latest move to restrict exports for key materials for munitions production — tells a different story. Trump recently threatened “long-term jail sentences” for anyone leaking information about alleged munition shortages facing the US, accusing them of making “treasonous statements”. He said: Long-term jail sentences will be sought! Yet while Trump dismisses reports of shortages, his administration has moved to restrict exports of tungsten scrap and black mass — two materials critical to weapons production. Depleted supplies of tungsten According to Gavin D. J. Harper from the University of Birmingham, modern…

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From Qalandiya to Jenin, Israel’s war on West Bank refugee camps

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From Qalandiya to Jenin, Israel’s war on West Bank refugee camps

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have ended their raid on Qalandiya Refugee Camp and neighbouring Kafr Aqab, north of occupied East Jerusalem. This followed a dawn assault on 5 August that saw roads blocked and residents placed under strict curfew. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported that more than 60 Palestinians had been arrested and interrogated by 12pm local time on 6 August. Those detained included women and children. Israeli occupation forces continued their raid on Qalandiya refugee camp for the second day, demolishing shops, raiding homes, and blocking roads. The Palestine Red Crescent said 10 Palestinians were injured, while its crews…

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The Brick Lane data centre is Labour’s ‘market Stalinism’ in action

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The Brick Lane data centre is Labour’s ‘market Stalinism’ in action

Plans to build data centres have been controversial across the UK, but the latest example comes from Brick Lane. Housing Secretary Angela Rayner approved a £500 million redevelopment of the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, which will include a data centre. This is despite unanimous opposition to the development from Tower Hamlets council, the local mayor and campaigners. In a borough with over 30,000 households on the social housing waiting list, the council wanted 800 homes on the same site instead. The government’s decision letter gives that plan “no more than limited weight.” Meanwhile, it gives the data centre “significant weight”…

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Holocaust descendants doubt Ed Miliband will stop UK’s genocide complicity

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Holocaust descendants doubt Ed Miliband will stop UK’s genocide complicity

Many Holocaust survivors and descendants have been vocally opposing the UK’s complicity with Israel’s genocide in Gaza since 2023. And they hope new foreign secretary Ed Miliband — himself the son of Holocaust survivors — will stop this. But as some explained to the Canary, they doubt he will. Ed Miliband’s ‘self-serving’ careerism Miliband doesn’t mark a meaningful change from Keir Starmer’s genocide-complicit regime. He has received money from similar sources and has a generally anti-Palestinian track record. As an uncritical supporter of Israel, he has opposed boycotts and had a “strong relationship” with Labour Friends of Israel. As Holocaust child…

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Racists winning as opposition to migrants surges in north of Ireland

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Racists winning as opposition to migrants surges in north of Ireland

Far-right fictions on immigration appear to still be having a corrosive effect on attitudes towards those fleeing persecution, as a new north of Ireland survey shows a collapse in support for migrants. Stormont’s Executive Office looked at results for the year 2025, and found that now only 49% of people think the region should obey international law and let asylum seekers stay in the Six Counties. Stormont is still subject to British law on immigration matters, which is in turn bound by Britain’s signing of the 1951 Refugee Convention. The agreement requires all signatories to ensure those fleeing persecution have the…

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Polanski ‘reality checks’ Burnham over ‘biggest crisis since WWII’ amid extreme heat

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Polanski ‘reality checks’ Burnham over ‘biggest crisis since WWII’ amid extreme heat

Zack Polanski, “I called this press conference.. Because of the shocking scenes of wildfires” “3,000 people have died because of the extreme heat” “I want to draw attention to do everything we can to push the prime minister Andy Burnham to take action on what is such a crucial… pic.twitter.com/pv5QtGfS9X — Farrukh (@implausibleblog) August 6, 2026 Green Party leader Zack Polanski has delivered a ‘reality check’ to the Prime Minister over Britain’s climate emergencies. He ‘sounded the alarm’ about the horrific impacts of extreme heat and wildfires in the UK. Speaking at the end of yet another heat health alert, Polanski…

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Exclusive: Humanitarians speak out on US-led terror campaign in Ecuador

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Exclusive: Humanitarians speak out on US-led terror campaign in Ecuador

Ecuador’s coast has become a crime scene, and Washington’s fingerprints are all over it. The Canary interviewed two local humanitarians, published under pseudonyms for their protection. They generously offered us first-hand knowledge of the repeat attacks inflicted upon Manabita communities. On June 14, prosecutor Alexandra Bravo was gunned down outside a café in Manta by a hitman on a motorcycle. Her sister, who threw herself in front of her, died too. Five shell casings. No sign of the police detail supposedly guarding her. Bravo was, shockingly, the twenty-sixth member of Ecuador’s justice system murdered since 2020. She was the second person…

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