More than 60 women have been on hunger strike since last Thursday in the occupied West Bank village of Umm Al-Kheir, Masafer Yatta, to demand the body of community leader Awdah Muhammad Khalil Al-Hathaleen is returned: “You said you’d be back soon. But you never came back” Just 6 hours ago...
Defend Our Juries has confirmed that 500+ people have committed to holding ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ signs on Saturday 9 August in central London, as part of the Lift the Ban campaign to end the proscription of Palestine Action. The news comes as Yvette Cooper went in...
As the rivers fill with sewage, corporate shareholders fill their pockets—and the government looks the other way. A letter in the Guardian and a powerful post by campaigner Feargal Sharkey throw into sharp relief a growing public consensus: the privatised water industry is a grotesque fail...
Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Tuesday 5 August 2025 Aries ♈ The Gemini Moon has your brain on fast-forward, but not everything that moves quickly is useful (see: late-sta...
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released several videos of their Israeli prisoners in Gaza. It blames the dire situation they face on Israel, saying: The occupation government has decided to starve them… They eat what we eat. They drink what we drink. Israeli prisoner E...
Solo travel carries a certain reputation. People often picture someone escaping their routine to seek freedom or recover from heartache. While that might be true in the movies, in reality, travelling alone is just as often about stepping away from the daily grind and recharging. Increasing...
There’s something magical about watching your child’s eyes light up as they see the Eiffel Tower or taste real Italian gelato for the first time. Now imagine doing that without the stress of unpacking at every stop or trying to decode foreign train timetables. A European cruise makes all ...
According to the Office for National Statistics, the job market situation in the UK remains largely unchanged. As of late 2023-early 2024, unemployment remained at 4.2%, while the estimated number of vacancies fell by 49,000. At the same time, the number of vacancies is still above the pre...
Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Monday 4 August 2025 Aries ♈ The Taurus Moon asks you to slow down, which is both rude and correct. Today, examine whether your hustle is he...
Mariah Carey made a very political statement at her Brighton Pride headliner on Saturday 2 August – one aimed directly at Keir Starmer’s government, but also Donald Trump’s. The singer, songwriter, producer, and cultural icon didn’t mess around in showing what she thought of both those adm...
