56 h. ago Public faith in BBC 'called into question by recent catastrophic failure' says Lisa Nandy — as annual report set to be released

Annual report to come out amid storm over Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury Festival coverage and the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary

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4 d. ago BBC ‘needs to get a grip quicker’ after controversies such as Bob Vylan set

Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes said there could be a risk that the public will lose confidence in the broadcaster.

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5 d. ago Twin Atlantic condemn politicians’ calls for Glastonbury to cancel Kneecap

Bass guitarist Ross McNae wore a Palestine FC football shirt for Trnsmt festival on Glasgow Green on Friday.

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1 week ago Kneecap chant 'f*** Keir Starmer' and 'you're just a s*** Jeremy Corbyn' at largest ever gig

The 45,000-strong crowd in Finsbury Park, London, watched the group walk on in front of a screen that said "Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people"

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2 w. ago Nandy demands ‘accountability at highest levels’ after Bob Vylan broadcast

The Culture Secretary said she was ‘not satisfied with the response’ from the BBC so far.

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2 w. ago Readers' Letters: If Glastonbury chants aren't a race crime, what is?

Glastonbury band’s political protest has readers divided

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2 w. ago BBC boss Tim Davie under mounting pressure in Glastonbury 'hate chant' row after it emerges he didn't pull livestream

BBC Director General was at Glastonbury when Bob Vylan chanted ‘death, death to the IDF’ and was consulted on what to do about broadcaster’s coverage

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2 w. ago Glastonbury Festival: Criminal investigation into Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances launched

A criminal investigation has been launched into Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury Festival, as the BBC expressed regret at not pulling the livestream of a performance in which “death” chants were issued.

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2 w. ago Police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets amid furore over chants

Police probe comes as BBC admits it 'should have pulled' broadcast in which Bob Vylan rapper called for ‘death to the IDF’

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2 w. ago Voices: Glastonbury wouldn’t be Glastonbury without a political protest

The row over Bob Vylan’s ‘death chant’ ignores the truth about the festival’s deep political roots, says Mark Beaumont. Countercultural protests have always been a central part of its appeal

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2 w. ago Glastonbury mixed pop and politics long before the Bob Vylan controversy

The Glastonbury Festival is making headlines for controversy rather than music

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2 w. ago BBC admits it should have pulled coverage of Bob Vylan ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant

Ofcom said the BBC has ‘questions to answer’ over its broadcast of Bob Vylan’s ‘death to the IDF’ chant

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2 w. ago BBC admits it 'should have pulled' Bob Vylan Glastonbury broadcast amid furore over 'death to IDF chants'

Police launch probe into Bob Vylan rapper’s anti-Israel tirade as shadow home secretary Chris Philp calls for BBC bosses to be prosecuted

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2 w. ago Ofcom launches BBC probe over Bob Vylan ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant

The BBC said it ‘should have pulled’ Bob Vylan’s performance over the ‘antisemitic sentiments’

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2 w. ago BBC bosses 'should be charged over Glastonbury death to IDF chants' amid furore over Bob Vylan ‘incitement to violence'

Police launch probe into Bob Vylan rapper’s anti-Israel tirade as shadow home secretary Chris Philp calls for BBC bosses to be prosecuted

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2 w. ago Have politics ruined Glastonbury? Here's what festivalgoers on site think

With Kneecap and Bob Vylan bringing negative headlines, it can be tempting to view the festival as a breeding ground for extremism, but what do fans on the site think?

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2 w. ago BBC bosses 'should be charged for screening Glastonbury death to IDF chants' amid furore over Bob Vylan 'hate speech'

Police launch probe into Bob Vylan’s anti-Israel tirade as shadow home secretary Chris Philp calls for BBC bosses to be prosecuted

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2 w. ago Glastonbury 2025 is one of the festival’s most politicised events in recent memory

Controversial performances from Bob Vylan and Kneecap sparked complaints from prime minister Keir Starmer, while murals protesting Elon Musk and Donald Trump popped up during the weekend

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2 w. ago Noel Gallagher brands Glastonbury Festival 'woke' as Oasis star blasts 'virtue

Oasis' Noel Gallagher branded Glastonbury Festival as 'woke' amid political statements chanted on stage by some acts.

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting tells Israel to get its own house in order amid Glastonbury ‘death chant’ row

Labour cabinet minister’s message to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli government the strongest since the war in Gaza began

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