1 hour ago Kneecap’s contested Glastonbury performance was forceful, urgent – and impossible to suppress

They’re good technical rappers – switching dextrously between English and Irish-language lyrics – but their performance excels most in its pure kinetic energy

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4 h. ago Glastonbury bosses closes stage amid crowd crush fears as Kneecap prepare to perform

Glastonbury bosses have closed the stage where controversial Irish language rap group Kneecap are set to perform today amid crowd crush fears.

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9 h. ago Irish rap group Kneecap set to play at Glastonbury despite criticism from politicians

Irish-language rap group Kneecap is performing Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival despite criticism from British politicians

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35 h. ago Small European island 3 hours from the UK 'overrun' with 10,000 tourists a day

The small island located a 20-minute ferry ride from the Maltese mainland is being swamped by tourists visiting the famous Blue Lagoon

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40 h. ago ‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

Exclusive: The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distractionIn April, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap performed two sets at Coachella, the California music festival attended by 250,000 people. As is commonplace at the group’s shows, Kneecap displayed a message stating: “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” and the words “Fuck Israel. Free Palestine”. Mo Chara, one of the group’s members, told the audience: “The Palestinians have nowhere to go. It’s their fucking home and they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide, what the fuck are you calling it?”Within a week, Kneecap’s US booking agent had dropped them, Fox News had likened the statements to “Nazi Germany”, a handful of summer shows had been cancelled, and two vi...

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47 h. ago Book United Polaris business class to Europe for just 80,000 miles: Fly to Italy, London and 8 other destinations

Book United Polaris business class to Europe for just 80,000 miles: Fly to Italy, London and 8 other destinations  The Points Guy

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3 d. ago Kneecap's Glastonbury performance won't be broadcast live on BBC after calls to pull act

Outspoken Irish language group Kneecap have hit the headlines for member Mo Chara's recent court case after he was investigated by counter terrorism police for supporting Palestine

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3 d. ago 12,000 UK passengers stranded as staff strike at major European airports

Travel experts have warned the major delays seen today will be repeated

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7 d. ago Why does this billionaire have 100 kids in 12 countries? | Arwa Mahdawi

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, plans to leave his money to all his offspring – conceived out of ‘civic duty’Pavel Durov is a Russian-born billionaire whose interests include doing half-naked photoshoots with baby goats and having lots and lots of (human) kids. The 40-year-old billionaire founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram revealed last year– in a post on his own app – that while he isn’t married and prefers to live alone, he has over 100 biological children in 12 countries via sperm donation.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Huge surge in blood donations as NHS faces Red Alert and dangerously low stocks

Mirror appeal sparks 100,000 blood donations to stop routine operations having to be cancelled due to NHS shortages

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8 d. ago What are the laws around donating sperm? Telegram founder Pavel Durov reveals he has 100 children

Telegram founder Pavel Durov reveals he has fathered over 100 children, stating they will inherit his vast fortune

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8 d. ago Airline staff being trained to bar people without visas from flights to UK

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says training for 9,000 workers at European carriers is step towards more secure bordersThousands of European airline staff are being trained to stop people boarding flights to Britain without valid visas, in a move billed by the foreign secretary as a digital upgrade to border controls.David Lammy said the measures marked a step towards “more secure, more digital and more effective” borders, but the move could raise questions about human rights safeguards. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kneecap rapper bailed over ‘Hezbollah flag’ terror charge after being mobbed by supporters

Mo Chara, member of Irish language rap group Kneecap, has appeared in court over a terrorism offence after being accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at gig last year

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1 week ago Fans of Irish band Kneecap surround a London court as a band member faces a terror

Fans of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap mobbed sidewalks outside a London court Wednesday as a member of the trio faced a terror-related charge in what he says is a politically motivated effort to silence the band’s support for Palestinians before its appearance at the Glastonbury Festival

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1 week ago Pay cap of 500,000 euro at AIB and PTSB removed, Finance Minister says

Paschal Donohoe said it would be inappropriate to impose salary caps at a bank the Government did not hold a share in.

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1 week ago Serbia’s Exit festival may go ‘into exile’ amid government pressure over student protests

This year’s edition to be last held in country after Belgrade withholds funding over support of anti-corruption activistsOne of Europe’s largest music festivals will no longer be held in Serbia and could go “into exile” in Germany or a neighbouring Balkan state after Belgrade withheld funding over its support of the country’s anti-corruption student protesters.Exit festival, which is held every July in a medieval bastion fortress in Serbia’s second city, Novi Sad, was founded in 2000 by student activists from the protest movement that helped topple Slobodan Milošević. Affordable ticket prices and starry lineups mean it has acquired a reputation as Europe’s premier music event with a social conscience, with 210,000 people from more than 80 countries attending in 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Revealed: More than 24,000 factory farms have opened across Europe

Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new dataAmerican-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent.In the UK alone, there are now 1,824 industrial-scale pig and poultry farms, according to the data obtained by AGtivist that relates to 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Most hated city in Europe' where Brits love to go on holiday

Benidorm is one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations, welcoming some 800,000 British tourists a year - but that doesn't mean it's not also one of the most controversial

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2 w. ago EV battery makers could create 18,000 jobs in the UK by 2030

New Battery Supply Chain Tracker predicts up to 250,000 new jobs across Europe, with UK playing a key role

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3 w. ago Gerry Adams to donate 100,000 euros to Irish language and Palestinian charities

Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme and an accompanying online story, which he said defamed him.

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