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- Falconer’s empty words for Dr Abu Safiya draw backlash 06/07/2026Middle East minister Hamish Falconer’s platitudes for Gazan pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya, a hospital director abducted in 2024, were rebuked for their hypocrisy. On 5 May, Falconer took to X to say: I am aware of the concerning reports about the treatment of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya who is still in Israeli detention. We have raised […]
- Defence secretary confident Burnham will resource the military 06/07/2026Dan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, has told the Guardian he doesn’t have “a shred of doubt” that incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, will ensure the military gets the resources it needs. Jarvis, whose donors include Labour Together millionaires and recruitment firms PSD and Odgers Berndtson (who are linked to private healthcare), says he is […]
- Israel’s approval of new illegal settlements will further isolate East Jerusalem and deepen its unlawful occupation 06/07/2026Israel’s approval of plans to establish 13 new illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is yet another example of the abhorrent and utter disregard of the international rules-based order by Israel. This forms another troubling development in the rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground in the Occupied Palestinian Territories which calls for urgent and […]
- Prince Andrew: ‘No evidence’ of Pizza Express visit 06/07/2026Investigations by the BBC and Pizza Express have found “no evidence” that Prince Andrew visited the chain’s Woking branch. In his notorious 2019 BBC interview, Andrew claimed he couldn’t have had sex with Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre, on 10 March 2001, as she alleged, as he had been at Pizza Express. By contrast, witness Shukri Walker […]
- Another Sharon Graham die-hard asks Unite members to vote for her challenger 06/07/2026I now need to put right my wrong. These are the words of long-time Unite executive member and union convenor, Steve Hibbert, in a video he has published for the union’s general secretary election. Hibbert campaigned in 2021 for Sharon Graham to become Unite’s general secretary. Now, like fellow former-diehard Dave Williams, he wants union […]
- Dog lockdown only way dogs can beat the heat, says RSPCA 06/07/2026The RSPCA is calling on dog owners to implement an urgent routine change, with more extreme hot weather forecast across England and Wales. The charity is urging dog owners to prepare for another spell of high temperatures. It says that even without the extreme 35°C highs seen in June, upcoming conditions could still be hazardous […]
- Deal or No Deal and the British love affair with the game show format 06/07/2026Britain has a long tradition of television game shows, with formats that have remained part of popular culture for decades. Programmes such as Play Your Cards Right, Blankety Blank, The Generation Game, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Deal or No Deal have become well-known references in the history of British television. Many of […]
- Communist Party USA says Democrat candidates aren’t members 06/07/2026The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has condemned president Trump’s red‑baiting tirades against the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) primary victories in New York, the District of Columbia and Colorado. It called them a dangerous escalation of anti‑communist hysteria. Co-chair Rossana Cambron said: MAGA is going to lose the midterms and Trump’s getting desperate. Trump told […]
- How Folarin Balogun’s red card led to FIFA U-turn and Trump tweet 06/07/2026The red card shown to US national team striker, Folarin Balogun, during the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 of the World Cup became one of the most controversial incidents of the tournament. It spilled over from the pitch to reach the White House, before culminating in an exceptional decision by […]
- Reform UK’s Braverman believes the UK should be compensated for its colonial pillages 06/07/2026Reform UK’s far-right MP Suella Braverman claims the UK should receive reparations for its “investment, effort and contribution” to the colonies. This appalling suggestion came after Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy posted on X about Jamaica making the (long overdue) case for reparations “directly to King Charles”. Apparently, countries that had their resources, wealth, and labour […]