3 h. ago Fontaines D.C. stray into the political in epic Wythenshawe Park gig that shows band is a force to be reckoned with

Fontaines are the future festival headliners we've all been searching for as they perform to 26,000 adoring fans in Manchester

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4 h. ago Boos ring around Wythenshawe Park as Kneecap rapper delivers six

The controversial band played in front of a sell-out crowd waiting for Fontaines D.C.

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15 h. ago Controversial rap trio Kneecap lead huge 25,000 crowd in chants of 'free Palestine' in Wythenshawe Park and slam Israel's 'genocide'

Rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, repeated claims Israel was guilty of 'genocide'

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19 h. ago Car and tram crash as services delayed with Fontaines D.C. fans heading to Wythenshawe Park gig

The smash happened on Metrolink's Manchester Airport line

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3 d. ago Pressure mounts on council over Wythenshawe Park Kneecap show as bosses issue new statement

A Jewish group has contacted Manchester City Council to express its 'deep reservations' and call for the band's appearance to be cut

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4 d. ago Music icon stops concert to shame parent for 'irresponsible' act in front of crowd of 26,000 fans

The music icon, 31, took to the stage at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City last week for his + Pretty + Dirty World Tour.

Culture

8 d. ago Israel’s delusional, inhuman Gaza takeover plan could be recipe for perpetual war

Decision will place huge financial burden on Israel and could lead to massive increase in Palestinian civilian deathsMiddle East crisis – live updatesOne of Israel’s most celebrated images is David Rubinger’s photograph of a trio of paratroopers at the newly captured Western Wall in 1967, an event that would mark the beginning of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.You see it when arriving at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. It has been used to illustrate the Israel Defense Forces’ “values” page, and appears endlessly in the Hebrew media and on pro-Israel sites. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Israel’s Gaza City plan sparks global condemnation with warnings of more destruction and suffering – latest updates

Widespread calls for takeover plan to be stopped with UK’s Starmer saying escalation will ‘only bring more bloodshed’ and Germany halting arms exportsNetanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza CityThe UK’s ambassador to Israel has said extending the war in Gaza would only lead to more deaths and that occupying Gaza would be a “huge mistake”.Simon Walters was quoted by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper as saying on Thursday:The IDF has achieved all that it can achieve in Gaza, and extending the war any further will simply lead to more deaths. Deaths of soldiers, deaths of Palestinians, deaths of hostages.If you want to defeat Hamas, you cannot achieve that through military force. You need to use politics and diplomacy and you need to give the people of Gaza an alternative to Hamas.We are working with friends, allies in Europe and in the Middle East to generate a real plan for what happens after the fighting stops, after the war.It needs to be a description of what the governments will be fo...

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9 d. ago Adrian Dunbar says ‘everybody jumped to conclusions’ about rap trio Kneecap

The group, who have been criticised by politicians, say there is a smear campaign against them because of their support for Palestine.

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1 week ago ‘Very perplexing’ race under review after fans accuse beaten jockey of 'fixing'

Kirk Johnson will be quizzed by stewards after appearing to ease up on his mount and surrender a huge lead before being caught near the finish

Sport

1 week ago 'Complex' Apple TV+ thriller from Slow Horses creator with huge names gets first look

Apple TV+ has announced a new drama series based on Mick Herron's best-selling novel with huge names in the lead roles

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3 w. ago Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois: undisputed heavyweight championship – live updates

Live updates from the rematch at Wembley in LondonDonald McRae’s fight preview | And you can mail BryanThe stars are out tonight at Wembley. An expected crowd of 90,000 are here to watch Dubois attempt to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis.Lawrence Okolie and Kevin Lerena are just under way in the final preliminary of the evening, a scheduled 12-round heavyweight bout. Before that, Daniel Lapin extended his unbeaten run to 12-0 with a mostly forgettable points win over Lewis Edmondson in a 10-round light heavyweight scrap. The Ukrainian southpaw edged it on two of the three scorecards, 96–94, while the third judge had it even at 95–95, a reflection of a fight short on clean action and high on clinches. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police clampdown on Palestine Action sees more than 100 people arrested nationwide

Rallies (pictured) were also held in Edinburgh and Truro today to protest the proscription of the campaign group as a terrorist organisation earlier this month.

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4 w. ago The Oasis homecoming has been amazing, but please stop doing this one disgusting thing

You can’t feasibly have a crowd of almost 80,000 people without a slight hitch

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4 w. ago Met warns against supporting proscribed groups ahead of London protests

Officers to monitor chants and conduct at Palestine Coalition and counter-protests in Westminster

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4 w. ago Kneecap's Glasgow Hydro gig sells out as rap trio headline their biggest Scottish show yet

In a jibe to First Minister John Swinney, the band said "A very special thank you to our Head of PR in Scotland Mr John Swinney... best in the business".

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