Dear Editor, As was to be expected, there has been much written in recent weeks concerning the recently imposed ban on smoking in public places, and I would like to…
At the COP16 UN biodiversity summit in Colombia, the role of genetic heritage in shaping Brazil’s bioeconomy was a central theme. Brazil’s genetic resources and traditional knowledge are vital for…
When the new Labour Party government immediately went after older people, the Canary and many others warned that their needless assault would cause harm for many. Tragically, Labour didn’t listen,…
31 UK police forces made 185,345 arrests on charges of stalking or harassment between April 2019 and March 2024, with arrests rising by 75% in that time, according to new…
In a fresh embarrassment for Keir Starmer, support for Scottish independence has hit a four-year polling high. This means it’s more popular under Starmer than it was under Rishi Sunak,…
Bashar al-Assad has finally fled Syria. Since 2011, he had dug in as a proxy war developed against him. But 2024 was the year when his luck ran out. And…
I went to see Wicked yesterday. Sure, it’s frothy entertainment, with great songs and performances. It may also be read as a pitch-black satire about life under an increasingly authoritarian…
Friends of the Earth and two co-claimants are appealing against the High Court’s decision in October to reject their legal challenge to the government’s inadequate climate adaptation plans. The decision…
A couple with two children working full time on the minimum wage are still £138 short per week of a basic standard of living, research has revealed. The Child Poverty…
On Thursday 5 December, a masked shooter killed Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, in New York. Unsurprisingly, but to social media’s amusement, many people across the US have been…
After two trials this week in Manchester, two Palestine Action activists remain steadfast in their resistance to complicity in genocide, despite having been handed ‘Guilty’ verdicts on criminal damage charges…
If you cast your mind back to when Keir Starmer was leader of the opposition, as painful as it might be, you will be absolutely familiar with these relaunch things…
Peace campaigners from across the country are taking part in actions this Saturday 7 December calling on the British government to step back from the nuclear brink and withdraw its…