58 h. ago Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set police investigation update as Kneecap case dropped

Avon and Somerset Police have issued an update after they confirmed the force was investigating Bob Vylan following chants they made on stage at Glastonbury Festival

Events

3 d. ago Brits demand end to BBC licence fee over Masterchef, Glastonbury and Gaza scandals

Anger over the BBC comes in the wake of a series of significant controversies, including Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set, Gregg Wallace's MasterChef candal and an investigation into the coverage of Gaza

Politics

4 d. ago French police 'launch probe into Kylian Mbappe over £156,000 payments to officers'... with Real Madrid star 'ready to answer questions'

The payments are believed to be linked to Mbappe's promise to donate his 2022 World Cup prize money to the personnel who guarded the team throughout the tournament.

Economics

4 d. ago Police launch hate crime probe after security guard left bloodied during protest outside Epping migrant hotel

Two members of staff at The Bell Hotel were left seriously injured as anti-immigration protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators

Events

5 d. ago Tim Davie insists he is still right person to lead BBC after series of scandals

Director general defends his performance after criticism from culture secretary over ‘catastrophic failures’Tim Davie has insisted he is still the right person to lead the BBC, after a succession of controversies that have led the culture secretary to accuse him of overseeing a “series of catastrophic failures”.Davie has been under the most intense pressure of his five-year tenure as director general after incidents including the livestreaming of Bob Vylan’s performance at the Glastonbury festival, as well as the broadcast of a Gaza documentary that breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines. Continue reading...

Science

6 d. ago BBC staff who had authority to cut livestream of Bob Vylan's set ‘were at Glastonbury’

Police have since launched an investigation into the group

Culture

6 d. ago BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.

Culture

9 d. ago Bob Vylan singer tells fans NOT to chant 'Death to the IDF' at first gig after Glastonbury because 'you'll get me in trouble'

The singer led chants calling for the death of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and 'Free, free Palestine ' at Glastonbury Festival last month.

Events

9 d. ago 'We need artists that speak up': Rap duo Bob Vylan climb the charts after Glastonbury controversy

Punk group Bob Vylan has surged to the top of the UK charts despite pushback from governments, as fans and other musicians express support for their anti-genocide message

Politics

1 week ago Bob Vylan frontman warns ‘you’ll get me in trouble’ after further IDF chants

Crowd at sold-out London gig told ‘every other chant is fine’ amid police investigation into Glastonbury performanceThe frontman of Bob Vylan warned his fans to stop chanting against the Israeli military during the duo’s first UK gig since the band’s Glastonbury festival performance.Pascal Robinson-Foster, who goes by the name Bobby Vylan, told fans at a sold-out surprise gig in London on Wednesday night they could get him in “trouble” after police launched an investigation into the group over comments he made at Glastonbury. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Bob Vylan frontman warns ‘you’ll get me in trouble’ after crowd’s IDF chants

Audience at sold-out London gig told ‘every other chant is fine’ amid police investigation into Glastonbury performanceThe frontman of Bob Vylan warned his fans to stop chanting against the Israeli military during the duo’s first UK gig since the band’s Glastonbury festival performance.Pascal Robinson-Foster, who goes by the name Bobby Vylan, told fans at a sold-out surprise gig in London on Wednesday night they could get him in “trouble” after police launched an investigation into the group over comments he made at Glastonbury. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Bob Vylan tell fans to stop 'death to IDF' chants at surprise London gig after Glastonbury backlash

The punk duo performed a surprise gig in Soho on Wednesday, their first in the UK since appearing at Glastonbury

Events

1 week ago First picture of man stabbed to death in Ayr as police launch murder probe

Mark Blackwood, 42, was found seriously injured on Saturday and later passed away.

Events

1 week ago Police launch probe after pensioner 'hurled abuse at nursery worker and smacked phone out of her hand' in vicious row over PARKING

Police have launched an investigation after a video of a man hurling abuse at a woman for parking outside of a residential home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, has gone viral online.

Events

1 week ago Music trade bodies accuse BBC of ‘arbitrary’ changes after Bob Vylan Glastonbury set

Industry insiders cite free speech concerns, saying broadcaster overreacted by limiting live streaming of ‘high risk’ artistsMusic industry figures have accused the BBC of making “arbitrary and disproportionate” changes to its coverage of live music after the fallout from Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury festival performance.There is serious concern among artists and music agencies over a BBC decision that means any musical performances deemed to be high risk will not be broadcast live or streamed live. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Mum, 39, dies after being found seriously injured in the street as police launch murder probe

Officers were called to a report that a woman had been seriously injured at around 4.25pm on Saturday. She was treated by paramedics but pronounced dead at the scene

Events

2 w. ago First picture of woman who died in Dundee incident as police launch murder probe

A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with her death.

Events

2 w. ago TRNSMT act Wet Leg says Kneecap and Bob Vylan Glastonbury reaction is 'messed up'

The singer, who will play in Glasgow on Friday, said "seeing how much of that pro-Palestine messaging was cut from the BBC footage" was "chilling".

Politics

2 w. ago Lisa Nandy questions lack of BBC sackings over Gaza war documentary

Culture secretary says BBC must ‘get a grip’ after Bob Vylan Glastonbury row and film featuring son of Hamas officialThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has demanded to know why no one at the BBC has lost their job over the airing of a documentary on Gaza that featured the son of a Hamas official.A review looking into the broadcast of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone is reportedly due to be published next week. The programme first aired in February, but was pulled by the broadcaster after the link between its 13-year-old narrator and Hamas emerged. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Radar festival acts boycott event after Bob Vylan sacked from line

Bob Vylan were dropped from the festival due to their controversial Glastonbury set which criticised the BBC

Politics