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Canary director explains the Lloyds debanking situation to Double Down News

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Canary director explains the Lloyds debanking situation to Double Down News

Appearing on Double Down News, Canary CEO and director Steve Topple has explained the Canary’s debanking situation. "DESTROY Them Before They DESTROY Us": The SECRET Plot to Crush Independent Media @mrtopplehttps://t.co/AOgRijbzy2 — Double Down News (@DoubleDownNews) July 5, 2026 The Canary debanked If you’re unfamiliar with the debanking, you can catch up here. In short: The Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. Despite banking with them for almost a decade they are currently withholding a substantial amount of our money. We are left with barely any funds. Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank…

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Jenrick confirms accuracy of the Times’ Farage exposé

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Jenrick confirms accuracy of the Times’ Farage exposé

On Sunday 5 July, the Times published a brand new exposé on Nigel Farage. In it, they reported that Farage accepted various benefits from the criminal aristocrat George Cottrell. Now, the weasel Robert Jenrick has confirmed the key points of the story: BREAKING: Robert Jenrick confirms every core fact in our story to @bbclaurak. He acknowledges that Nigel Farage: – had staff paid for by George Cottrell – had security paid for by George Cottrell – stayed at the home of George Cottrell https://t.co/weZMc39mX0 — Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) July 5, 2026 Farage — Dropped in it The Times’ Gabriel Pogrund announced the Farage exposé…

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UK government plan will ‘ruin’ YouTube around the world

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UK government plan will ‘ruin’ YouTube around the world

Great Britain is developing a reputation for its opposition to civil liberties and online freedoms. The latest example of this is the government’s plan to turn YouTube into an instrument for disseminating establishment-friendly media: YouTube says the proposals could require it to put "some channels above others":https://t.co/Ad03iabJqF — Dexerto (@Dexerto) July 4, 2026 Will Andy Burnham run with this policy when he becomes PM? Or will he see sense, and realise that taking on a planet full of YouTube creators isn’t going to give his government the propaganda boost they’re anticipating? Goebbels Mr Bean As Dexerto reported: The UK government has revealed…

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Between World Cup stadiums and tents of the displaced in Gaza

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Between World Cup stadiums and tents of the displaced in Gaza

Despite the war, football remains alive in Gaza. Since the 2026 World Cup began, Palestinians in the Strip have eagerly awaited every match. Reports and videos show people gathering in shelters and tents. They watch the games on simple screens set up among the rubble. Arab teams received special attention, especially the Egyptian national team. Their matches dominated the local scene, with cheers erupting during every game. Families and children followed every detail until the final whistle. These victories provided rare moments of joy and a brief escape from the war. When “The Pharaohs” secured a historic win against Australia to…

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Trump’s “Board of Peace” and US administration: No place for UNRWA in the “New Gaza”

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Trump’s “Board of Peace” and US administration: No place for UNRWA in the “New Gaza”

The so-called “Board of Peace” and the US administration have announced that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) “has no place in the new Gaza.” Liquidating the refugee issue They say they are “turning the page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency & conflict.” But “Israel” is the reason why Palestinians in Gaza are reliant on aid in the first place. The occupation has enforced a blockade on the Strip for almost two decades. At the same time, it has inflicted repeated cycles of violence, and persistent destruction of the population. Even before the genocide, 80…

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Lebanon — fury at the government sell-out of the south

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Lebanon — fury at the government sell-out of the south

Lebanon — On Friday (June 26th,) as the Shia festival of Ashura concluded, protestors took to the streets of South Beirut to vent their anger as news spread of the ‘framework agreement’ between the Lebanese government and Israel. Youth on foot, and riding scooters, blocked the main road to the airport with burning barricades. It took the army several hours to regain control of the area. On paper the deal looks weak, to say the least. Just four out of sixteen parties represented in the Lebanese Parliament are in favour of the agreement. All of them are right-wing and Christian. On…

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Reform accepted a £50,000 lobbying trip to Israel whilst telling voters they’re the party of change

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Reform accepted a £50,000 lobbying trip to Israel whilst telling voters they’re the party of change

The Israeli government spent over £50,000 trying to launder its image through Reform UK officials during a private tour last November. A senior party member quietly toured occupied Syrian territory and visited extremists’ police headquarters with a sanctioned far-right minister — a newly leaked financial trails reveal. This disgusting state-funded delegation completely shatters the party’s anti-establishment myth before it’s even gotten off the ground. Spinning a lobbying web This pricey trip is not an isolated incident. The Israeli state is hedging its bets and aggressively courting Reform UK as it surges in public opinion polls. Leaked data bills the trip to…

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Disney’s “Hexed” and the sanitisation of the ostracised

Disney’s “Hexed” and the sanitisation of the ostracised

Disney’s teasing trailer for its upcoming original film “Hexed”, without further context, seems to showcase a repeated trope within Disney’s catalogue of presenting themes of ostracisation while remaining as palatable as possible to its audience. Despite the film having not come out yet, it is already being seen by some as evidence of the studio’s lack of inherent need to strip the politics and real-life experiences out of social outcasting. The palatable outcast On the 16th of June, Disney released its first teaser for their November animated film “Hexed”. Although initially I was intrigued by the teaser, the internet at large…

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The defiance of Nabatieh, Lebanon

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The defiance of Nabatieh, Lebanon

Since the latest war began in October 2024, the city of Nabatieh, and its surrounding district, has suffered Israeli aggression on an unprecedented scale. It has a long history of fierce resistance to occupiers — going back to the 1978 invasion and every major war since. A major economic hub and stronghold for Shia-Muslim parties like Hezbollah and Amal, it is also considered to be of great strategic importance, as the southern gateway to the Bekaa valley. The fighting here has been intense and the human cost to local people enormous. The Shia festival of Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of…

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Welsh Reform politicians are embarrassing themselves in the Senedd

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Welsh Reform politicians are embarrassing themselves in the Senedd

Reform’s Wales representatives in the Senedd are showing themselves up in multiple serious discussions. Supposedly the formal opposition in the nation’s devolved parliament, Reform look increasingly foolish. The Members of the Senedd (MSs) are on record making various bloopers, not taking subjects seriously, and generally cocking-up. Not worth the £80,000 salary they’re plumped with. Reform ‘having a mare’ Cardiff-based Welsh journalist Will Hayward caught one Reform MS sorely lacking when he was entirely unprepared to ask a follow-up question, or ‘supplementary,’ on the Senedd floor. MS Gareth Beer asked a question which couldn’t have taken more than 30 seconds to think of,…

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Senegal fall short as Youri Tielemans drags Belgium back from the brink

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Senegal fall short as Youri Tielemans drags Belgium back from the brink

Belgium were dead on their feet. Two goals down with four minutes left, outplayed for long stretches, and staring at a World Cup exit that felt both deserved and inevitable. Then Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans ripped up the script. And in extra time, Tielemans delivered the final twist: a penalty awarded after a marathon VAR check, slammed home in the 125th minute, sealing a 3-2 win and a last‑16 date with USA. This was chaos, drama, and a comeback built on pure nerve but without the overblown theatrics. Belgium survived because they finally woke up. Senegal took control Senegal’s start…

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Who are the media billionaires who dominate the UK’s democracy?

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Who are the media billionaires who dominate the UK’s democracy?

Almost everything we hear, read or watch in print, online or on our screens in the UK is being shaped by a tiny handful of global media billionaires. They use this domination to protect their own narrow financial interests rather than the public’s. At a time when the Canary is facing financial uncertainty, it’s galling to see this media oligarchy ruling the roost. Fourteen out of the fifteen media billionaires are not based in the UK. Audience figures are for the UK only. Murdoch Billionaire: Rupert Murdoch. Nationality: US resident, previously Australian. UK Holding Company: News UK. Newspapers: the Sun, the…

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The BBC’s tactic of ‘subtle genocide denial’ over Gaza

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The BBC’s tactic of ‘subtle genocide denial’ over Gaza

Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the BBC is still using a tactic one expert calls “subtle genocide denial”. The BBC and the dark art of genocide propaganda The Canary has long reported on the BBC‘s consistent pro-Israel propaganda. A key part of this is distracting people from the crimes of the settler-colonial apartheid state by turning focus onto Hamas. And the broadcaster  continues to do this. As Saul Staniforth highlighted on 2 July, BBC reporter Lucy Williamson: We’ve been speaking to some of the 15,000 people that Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says… The context was that 300 people have…

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Mothin Ali calls Lloyds debanking the Canary an ‘attack on democracy’

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Mothin Ali calls Lloyds debanking the Canary an ‘attack on democracy’

As we reported on Tuesday 30 June, Lloyds have debanked the Canary. Few politicians have acknowledged the issue, but the Greens’ Mothin Ali has now spoken out: Debanking a news outlet is a direct attack on democracy! https://t.co/OM0rfr65i2 — Mothin Ali (@MothinAli) July 2, 2026 Canary debanked We reported on 30 June that: Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money that Lloyds is holding will be returned. Moreover, we…

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Independent media rallies around the Canary as debanking scandal continues

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Independent media rallies around the Canary as debanking scandal continues

On Tuesday 30 June, we reported that the Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. This has left us with little money and considerable stress. And while we’re still in the thick of it, the dread has been eased by the outpouring of support from our friends and allies in the independent media. Solidarity from the independents with the Canary We reported on 30 June that: Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know…

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Activists come out to bat for the Canary following Lloyds debanking

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Activists come out to bat for the Canary following Lloyds debanking

On Tuesday 30 June, we reported that the Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. This has left us with little money and considerable stress. And while we’re still in the thick of it, the dread has been eased by the outpouring of support from our friends and allies in the activist sphere. Solidarity with the Canary We reported on 30 June that: Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money…

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When the Scale Refuses to Move Despite Every Effort

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When the Scale Refuses to Move Despite Every Effort

Everything else runs exactly to plan. The scale doesn’t. That gap feels deeply frustrating, almost personal. Underneath it though, the body just adapts, slowing its own metabolic rate in response to a sustained calorie deficit. A safeguard, not a failure. Precision shows up everywhere else, bespoke tailoring, curated travel itineraries, a calendar planned to the hour. Why should the scale be any different? It deserves the same considered attention. Knowing why progress stalls is the first move towards something more strategic, something built for a higher standard of care. Why the Body Resists Continued Weight Loss After Initial Success Metabolic adaptation…

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Stop the War slams media platforming generals and arms companies

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Stop the War slams media platforming generals and arms companies

Keir Starmer announced his defence investment plan (DIP) today and while the media is welcoming it with open arms (pun intended), the Stop the War (StW) Coalition has rightly called out the BS. The FT said the increase in defence spending of approximately £15 billion was recently raised by £1 billion in the wake of John Healey’s resignation as defence secretary this month. It has apparently been signed off by Starmer’s expected successor, Andy Burnham. Stop the War: ‘Never mind the cost of living crisis…’ Stop the War (StW) Coalition posted on X that generals and arms companies have been all…

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The psychology behind giving food as a gift

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The psychology behind giving food as a gift

There’s something quietly profound about handing someone a gift they can eat. Unlike a gadget that might gather dust or a candle that gets forgotten on a shelf, food gifts carry a kind of warmth that few other gestures can match. They say: I thought about what you’d enjoy. I wanted you to savour something. And nowhere is that sentiment more beautifully expressed than in a thoughtfully curated wine and cheese hamper, a gift that turns an ordinary moment into a little occasion worth lingering over. But why does giving food feel so personal? And why do we reach for edible…

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What the media are not telling you about Christopher Harborne

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What the media are not telling you about Christopher Harborne

The attempts to dismiss an undeclared £5 million “gift” are falling flat, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is under more pressure than ever. The party’s largest donor, Christopher Harborne, is showing no signs of backing away from political donations. Farage says that he would “gladly” accept further contributions from the billionaire. Although Farage has long said that his priority is putting Britain first, his main backer is a Thai citizen with shares in an arms firm that exports components to the Israeli military. Indeed, Harborne is the largest shareholder in weapons manufacturer QinetiQ. In 2022, QinetiQ were granted licenses to…

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