Coalmine contractor Banks Mining had until 3 June to begin work on an opencast mine in County Durham. But in the days leading up to the deadline, campaigners against the project stepped up their activity. And on 4 June, they claimed a “massive achievement”.
Access road
Planning permission for Bradley mine - near the village of...
Social and news media hit fever pitch yesterday following the launch of a campaign by Lush. But the public response – including by police officers themselves – shows exactly why the campaign is so badly needed.
In-store displays, created in partnership with campaigners Police Spies Out Of Lives, highlight the abuses by undercover...
Protesters have taken to National Trust land across England to object to the charity’s position on trail hunting.
On 27 May, people gathered across five locations - some of which hosted hunts during the recent 2017/18 season. National Dis-Trust helped organise the events. In a press release sent to The Canary, it said it was...
A mysterious Wikipedia editor named Philip Cross has made more than 130,000 edits to pages across the online encyclopaedia. But questions are being asked about who the editor is and what his motivations are.
The Wikipedian
Cross is a frequent and prolific Wikipedia editor – or ‘Wikipedian’ - who's made approximately 134,000 edits...
On 8 May, Google revealed that one of its apps will soon be able to book appointments for you over the phone. Some saw this as an important step forward in artificial intelligence (AI). But others were not as impressed.
Praise and criticism
At its conference, Google demonstrated new technology called Google Duplex. It booked an...
When a motion to ban trail hunting was brought before the National Trust's AGM in October 2017, the charity recommended its members vote against the ban. This position won. Although members favoured a ban, discretionary votes cast mostly by board members swayed the result.
The National Trust’s position was based on a claim it would...
The National Trust conservation charity held a vote at its AGM to ban trail hunting in October 2017. The motion failed but anti-hunting campaigners are still holding the charity to account. And they're doing so for good reason.
Trail hunting
Trail hunting sees hounds following an artificially laid scent. It was created after the...
An anti-hunting activist was in court on 18 April for public order offences against members of the Atherstone Hunt. But the magistrate described the prosecution as not credible and dropped all charges. And it's the latest in a long line of slip-ups by this notorious hunt.
Not guilty
Cathy Scott was on trial for three counts of causing...
French police are evicting people from a massive area of land previously earmarked for an airport development. But the people living there are now fighting back.
Zone to defend
On 8 April, French interior minister Gérard Collomb announced a move to “expel illegal occupants” from a 4,000-acre area known as La ZAD near...
