6 h. ago Kneecap apologise for 'kill your MP' comments amid calls for them to be pulled from Green Man line

The Irish rap trio is due to perform at the festival this August

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8 h. ago Jo Cox family says Kneecap offering ‘half an apology’ over alleged call to kill MPs

Husband of murdered Labour MP says Belfast rappers’ talk of being unfairly targeted undermines their statementBrendan Cox, the husband of the murdered MP Jo Cox, has said the Irish rap trio Kneecap have offered only “half an apology”, after criticism of comments in which they appear to call for politicians to be killed.Kneecap apologised to Jo Cox’s family and that of the MP David Amess, who was also murdered, in the face of mounting criticism, including from Downing Street and Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Kneecap apologises to families of murdered MPs after concert video clip furore

The Irish band said a video extract in which a band member appeared to voice support for killing MPs had been deliberately taken out of context.

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14 h. ago Kneecap apologise to families of murdered MPs over ‘dead Tory’ comments

Belfast rappers post apology to families of David Amess and Jo Cox after footage emerges of apparent call to kill MPsKneecap have apologised to the families of murdered MPs David Amess and Jo Cox after footage emerged in which the Irish-language rappers purportedly call for politicians to be killed.Criticism of the group has been mounting – including from Downing Street and the Conservative leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch – since a video emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from the group saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Irish rap trio Kneecap break their silence with apology to families of Jo Cox and Sir David Amess after furious backlash over 'kill your local MP' jibe

In a statement shared on social media, Kneecap said: 'To the Amess and Cox families, we send our heartfelt apologies, we never intended to cause you hurt.'

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29 h. ago Keir Starmer condemns rap trio Kneecap after alleged 'kill your local MP' comment

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned Irish language rap trio Kneecap after a member of the group allegedly called for the death of Conservative MPs at a concert

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29 h. ago Irish PM demands Kneecap ‘urgently clarify’ concert call to ‘kill Tory MPs’

Ireland's prime minister (Taoiseach) Micheál Martin on Monday (27 April) called for Kneecap “urgently clarify” alleged comments attributed to the band about the killing of Tory MPs.

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36 h. ago Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess urges Irish rap group Kneecap to apologise over 'kill your MP' call

Video has emerged of the band at a gig in November 2023 appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.'

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6 d. ago What did Pope Francis think of JD Vance? His view was more than clear | Jan

Francis was as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishopsWe might never quite know what Pope Francis said to the US vice-president during their very brief meeting on Sunday. In the widely shared video clip, it was hardly audible. The morning after, Francis died, and Vance jetted to visit India, finding time to tweet that his heart went out to the millions of Christians who loved Francis (implying, I suppose, that not all Catholics loved him) and patronizing the dead pontiff by calling one of his homilies “really quite beautiful”).Francis had been as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishops; but he was not just registering his rebuke of Trump and Vance’s cruel treatment of refugees and migrants; he was reacting to a broader trend of instrumentalizing religion for nationalist and authoritarian populism. Continue reading...

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1 week ago TikTokers are shocked to learn the revolting truth about that yellow stuff in the corner of your eye when you wake up

In a TikTok video clip that's been watched 1.5 million times, Dr Huberman explained that the gunk is a sign 'your eyes have won a war' in your sleep.

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3 w. ago Female prison officer who filmed cell sex with lag made wild plans for his release

Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, shot to global infamy when she was featured in a viral video clip of a female prison officer having a steamy affair with an inmate in his cell

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Kaitlyn Jenkins, 21, from Texas in the US, has shared a video clip of the terrifying moment she woke up from a procedure, during which medics restrained her hands and fitted a breathing tube.

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