Searchlight has been blamed for many things over the years, but being the puppet‑master behind the downward career trajectory of a rockabilly pianist is a fresh accolade. Last week, Talk TV’s Alex Phillips devoted a surprisingly lengthy and operatic segment of her show to lamenting the supposed persecution of Dylan Kirk, who was dropped from […]
Nazi teenager jailed for terror offences
A 17‑year‑old boy has been found guilty of multiple terror offences after joining a banned neo‑nazi terrorist group, collecting extremist propaganda, and researching a local synagogue as a potential target. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted at Leeds Crown Court of membership of National Action, the proscribed neo‑nazi group banned […]
‘The courage before our eyes’ – Greece reclaims photos of nazi executions
The Greek state has launched an urgent effort to recover a set of long‑lost photographs depicting one of the most searing atrocities of the Nazi occupation: the execution of 200 communist political prisoners at the Kaisariani shooting range in Athens on 1 May 1944. The images, unseen for more than eight decades, surfaced this month […]
‘Nasty and violent’ Reform councillor jailed
A member of Kent County Council who was elected last year as a Reform UK candidate was jailed on Friday (20 February 2026) after he pleaded guilty to subjecting his wife to nearly a decade of controlling and coercive behaviour. Daniel Taylor was elected to represent Cliftonville division (in Thanet) in May 2025 but within weeks […]
Councillor quits ‘sinister’ Restore Britain after just two days
A North Northamptonshire local councillor has quit Restore Britain just two days day after defecting to it from Reform, describing Rupert Lowe’s new party “far more sinister than I first thought”. Cllr Darren Rance, who represents Brickhill and Queensway, announced on Wednesday that he and fellow councillor Jack Goncalvez were leaving Reform to join Restore […]
How Britain’s undercover police targeted the anti‑fascist movement
As the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) moves through its later phases, a picture is emerging of the scale and intent of police infiltration of anti‑fascist organisations from the late 1980s through the 2000s. The recent testimony of three veteran activists – Dan Gillman, Frank Smith and Joe Batty – has added shocking detail to what […]