The Canary, Author at Canary

15 May 2026

Just about ten days ago, the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that China was buying 90% of...

Trade unions call for climate action and rejection of Rosebank

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Trade union leaders, representatives and activists from across the UK are calling on the Labour government to reject the proposed...

Jane Touil and Phoebe Plummer outside Isleworth Crown Court re Just Stop Oil Heathrow T5 paint protest

Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for Heathrow paint spraying following retrial

Two Just Stop Oil supporters who sprayed Heathrow departure boards with orange paint during the Oil Kills international uprising to...

Composite image showing UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association in front of an image of a police cordon at a pro-Palestine protest

UN expert alarmed by systemic erosion of the right to protest in UK

As the Met police tool up ahead of a big day of protest in London on Saturday 16 May, the...

Composite image of Palestine and Wales flags against a blue sky Wales Pension Partnership divestment BDS Senedd

Palestinian call for BDS backed by majority of Welsh cabinet and nearly 40% of new Senedd members

New analysis from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) shows that nearly 40% of the newly elected Senedd supports the Palestinian-led...

Freightliner / Heavy Haul Rail freight train

RMT to ballot Heavy Haul Rail members over job cuts and restructuring

Rail union RMT will ballot members at Heavy Haul Rail Ltd for industrial action. This is after the company refused...

A Palestine flag with the words Trade Union Friends Of Palestine Trade unions to mark Nakba Day

Trade unions support workplace actions for Palestine this Thursday 14 May

In response to the call from Palestinian trade unions to escalate pressure to end complicity in Israel’s genocide and apartheid,...

Image of multiple UK newspapers illustrating Media Sovereignty Act Corporate media

Government must respond to Media Sovereignty Act parliamentary petition

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The Media Sovereignty Act Campaign has been in touch with news of its work to end the corporate media stranglehold...

Image of UK banknotes, illustrating pay ratio between CEOs and workers

Pay ratio between bosses and workers continues to grow

The cost of living crisis is continuing to bite with price rises and shrinkflation eating into workers' pay. But hope...

NY’s Mamdani may have plugged $12bn deficit, but it’s not a long-term fix

When the New York Democrat mayor Zohran Mamdani released his budget for the 2027 financial year, it was heralded as...

Cobalt mine Energy transition minerals Attacks on whistleblowers

People raising concerns against businesses face highest rate of attacks in five years

New global analysis reveals 790 recorded attacks in 2025 against people raising concerns about business-related risks and harms. This is...

Pakistan turns to China for economic lifeline

Pakistan to enter Chinese capital market as war inflation bites

Pakistan has reiterated plans to issue a yuan-denominated “Panda bond” as it seeks to shore up its economy. This move...

Bomb damage in Yemen. Arms trade complicity

ICC rejects request to examine complicity of arms traders in Yemen

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As top arms companies BAE Systems and Rheinmetall announce record sales, civilians in Yemen have faced a setback in their...

Rob Pownall, in gannet costume, holds a giant cheque representing a petition to NatureScot

NatureScot accused of “fobbing off” public after refusing record petition against guga hunt

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Campaigners opposing the annual guga hunt say they were “fobbed off” after attempting to deliver what is believed to be...

Peace & Justice Project: We stand with the Allianz6

The following is a statement from the Peace & Justice Project. It concerns the actions of insurer Allianz relating to...

London Liverpool Street station RMT Action Against Assaults

RMT raises concerns about London Liverpool Street assaults