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The 2026 World Cup breaks the all-time World Cup goalscoring record

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The 2026 World Cup breaks the all-time World Cup goalscoring record

The 2026 World Cup has become the highest-scoring edition in the tournament’s history, with 173 goals scored in just 59 matches. It has surpassed the previous record of 172 goals. That record was set at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after 64 matches. 173 goals at @FIFAWorldCup 2026! More than any other edition of the tournament, a new record pic.twitter.com/gVhcO3GUeU — FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 26, 2026 The historic 173rd goal was scored by American defender Auston Trusty during the match between the United States and Turkey. As a result, this set a new record for the current World Cup. The…

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Blunted? Even the Wall Street Journal admits the US’s favourite weapon is rusting

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Blunted? Even the Wall Street Journal admits the US’s favourite weapon is rusting

The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) latest feature on how American sanctions on Iran failed because China built a yuan-powered workaround will be a difficult read for Atlanticists. China has built up international trade in the yuan, giving Iran and Russia a way to evade sanctions https://t.co/EviGCVtlXW — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 24, 2026 The piece falls shy of praising China’s financial system, which it says is aimed at weakening Washington’s power to dictate world affairs. The failure of the US’s Economic Fury is explained by WSJ as: “…… in late April when the U.S. escalated its “Economic Fury” campaign against…

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Burnham hands cruel ex-DWP Minister the keys to No. 10

Burnham hands cruel ex-DWP Minister the keys to No. 10

Andy Burnham is already making moves on Downing Street, starting with appointing a chief of staff. The newly elected Makerfield MP has essentially handed the keys of no 10 to James Purnell. Friend of Israel and right-wing lobbyist As the Canary has already reported, Purnell was the chairperson of the lobby group, Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). He was also, until recently, the chief executive of lobby group Flint Global, which counts BP, Amazon, Jaguar Land Rover and Uber among its clients. Flint has also previously advised Thames Water.  As Ranjan Balakumaran said: This appointment exposes the absolute hypocrisy behind Burnham’s…

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The system wants you to feel despair

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The system wants you to feel despair

It’s a critical time for the left to stand firm with moral clarity, understanding how mechanisms of power impact the psyche and what we can do about it. But the psychological toll on Palestine solidarity activists is nonetheless immense right now. Not since the worst days of Israel’s bloody, ferocious bombing against civilians in Gaza two years ago – watching children shredded on my phone screen daily – have I felt the crippling wound of injustice so viscerally. The Filton 4’s staggering sentencing under a “terrorism connection” for criminal damage – like being sentenced for murder for stealing bread, as one friend…

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Children of the 2026 World Cup — generational ties on full display

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Children of the 2026 World Cup — generational ties on full display

At the World Cup, it’s not just the matches that repeat themselves—names also recur across generations. Between fathers who played in the World Cup decades ago and their sons who now stand on the same stage, one of soccer’s most compelling human stories unfolds. In particular, the family legacy is passed down the generations. The 2026 edition features a series of stories bridging past and the present, where Mazinho crosses paths with his son Thiago Alcântara, and Zinedine Zidane with his son Luca. There’s also Mustafa Shubair, following directly in the footsteps of his father, Ahmed Shubair. World Cup football families…

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Union bosses’ fossil activism makes an enemy of the global working class

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Union bosses’ fossil activism makes an enemy of the global working class

Sharon Graham is the general secretary of Unite, the trade union. However, with rogue comments this week in defence of British fossil fuel interests, she appears to be making an enemy of the global working class. She’s joined by GMB chief Gary Smith, who’s been briefing the Times about net-zero ‘madness’. As the UK awaits the coronation of Makerfield MP Andy Burnham — and, perhaps more importantly, his cabinet-in-waiting — Ed Miliband’s name crops up repeatedly. This is hardly surprising, since Miliband has served different roles on Labour’s front benches, including as leader, for much of two decades. Miliband’s core commitment is…

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Radical Listening sessions in Newcastle aim to tear down the walls dividing us

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Radical Listening sessions in Newcastle aim to tear down the walls dividing us

Majority has been hosting “Radical Listening, Radical Persuasion” sessions in Newcastle in recent months. And ahead of the latest session, on 24 June, we spoke to co-presenters Steph Langford and Hugo Fearnley to find out more about their efforts to unite people across different communities by finding common ground between them. What does ‘radical listening’ actually mean? Radical listening, Fearnley explained, is about connecting with other people: in a different way so that you understand where they’re coming from a little bit more before you even open your mouth and try and have a conversation, debate, argument Few people, he said,…

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Polanski claims Burnham’s on the run as Labour literally retreats from Greens

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Polanski claims Burnham’s on the run as Labour literally retreats from Greens

On Wednesday 24 June, the Labour Party and Green Party simultaneously convened in Lambeth’s Agnes Riley Gardens, and Zack Polanski had something to say about it. These duelling rallies should have been a good opportunity for each side to demonstrate how much support they have. Things didn’t pan out that way, however, because the Labour side retreated from the field: Great rally this morning in Lambeth! Bizarre that Labour cancelled their rally an hour after I announced I was coming. Have they thrown in the towel already? Vote Green! https://t.co/1KnAdbnX0c — Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) June 24, 2026 Polanski and ‘the Battle…

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Norway steals the limelight at the World Cup with Viking rituals

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Norway steals the limelight at the World Cup with Viking rituals

The Norwegian national team’s appearance at the 2026 World Cup was not merely a return after a long absence. Rather, it has felt like the reclaiming of a whole identity, bringing the fans back to the forefront – this time with a different face and a louder voice from the stands. Whenever the team achieved a positive result, a now-familiar scene would unfold: hundreds of supporters sitting in tight rows, swaying in unison, as if rowing together in a single ship navigating the tournament’s waves. A simple scene in appearance, yet it quickly became a defining feature of this summer’s World…

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The Hidden Cost of a Slow House Sale in the UK

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The Hidden Cost of a Slow House Sale in the UK

Selling a home is often treated as a simple question of price. Get a valuation, list the property, wait for offers and hope the sale goes through. But for many homeowners, the real cost is not just the final sale price. It is the money, time and stress lost while the process drags on. That is why some sellers now compare estate agents, auctions and companies that buy houses for cash when weighing up what a delayed sale could actually cost them. A slow house sale can look harmless at first. The property is on the market, viewings are happening and…

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Reform has the gall to call out another party’s voting record

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Reform has the gall to call out another party’s voting record

As we’ve covered, Reform UK politicians have a terrible record for showing up to work. Despite this, Reform’s chairperson, Lee Anderson, had the brass neck to say the following: A Tale of Two Priorities. The first picture is from last night's debate on the British Coal Superannuation Pension Scheme, which shows a lack of interest from the majority of Labour MPs. The second picture was taken a few hours earlier. Makes you wonder doesn't it? Vote… pic.twitter.com/EtPEjKTbfU — Lee Anderson MP (@LeeAndersonMP_) June 23, 2026 Reform has some gall First, let’s look at the record of the Reform MPs who entered…

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Children behind bars for life — the human cost of ‘British justice’

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Children behind bars for life — the human cost of ‘British justice’

The UK state traps vulnerable children in a brutal cycle of lifetime incarceration, and exposes a system that rejects the idea of rehabilitation entirely. This disgusting model our nation follows separates us from the rest of Western Europe, where sticking kids in cages for life is banned. At a London panel hosted by the campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) on Friday 19 June 2026 saw mothers, lawyers and former child lifers tell their stories. And it ripped my heart out. JENGbA campaigns tirelessly to end child life sentences and their testimonies exposed a racist, ableist nightmare under…

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Starmer was even more dangerous for disabled people than the Tories

Starmer was even more dangerous for disabled people than the Tories

Well, that’s it, Starmer has finally shuffled off. From behind his sad beige podium, the sad beige prime minister announced he would be resigning. Speaking outside Downing Street, Starmer boasted about ending austerity and working to improve Britain for all. However, for disabled people, Starmer’s short reign was even more dangerous than the Tories. When Labour got in, it was a small glimmer of hope; surely they couldn’t be as cruel as the Tories? But Starmer heard that and went ‘hold my beer’. Starmer’s Labour far crueller than the Tories From the outset, Starmer’s government has been focused on change for…

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Farage’s Brexit ‘legacy’ gave us the instability he now condemns

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Farage’s Brexit ‘legacy’ gave us the instability he now condemns

Millionaire Reform leader Nigel Farage has been on the airwaves criticising the “revolving door” in Number 10 since Brexit, which has seen five PMs come and go. But GMB presenter and former Labour politician Ed Balls pointed out that, a decade on from the referendum, the UK has seen sluggish growth, struggling small businesses, and weak investment – with polling suggesting only around a third now think Brexit was the right call. Farage, however, argued that the real “earthquake” in British politics came from parties telling voters they were better off remaining in the EU – even though the facts show…

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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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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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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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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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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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