47 m. ago Outrage after English punk band led chants of 'death to IDF' during Glastonbury set broadcast on BBC

The Government has ordered the Corporation’s director-general to explain why the performance by Bob Vylan was streamed on iPlayer

Events

70 m. ago Fresh blow for Musk’s DOGE as it loses power to award $500B in federal funds

US DOGE Service has lost control of government grants website in latest roadblock to trillions in cuts Elon Musk once hoped to achieve

Economics

76 m. ago Glastonbury 2025 viewers say Pulp moment 'too bizarre' as surprise set interrupted

The Britpop group were revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they took to the iconic festival's Pyramid Stage

Politics

89 m. ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in Essex park

Two of the five suffered ‘serious injuries’ as result of incident in Chalkwell park, Southend-on-SeaFive children have been taken to hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday. Essex police said they were called to Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 3pm, where they found “a number of casualties”. An East of England ambulance service spokesperson said: “Two children were transported by road to Southend University hospital. “A further three children were later transported by road to the same hospital with minor injuries.” Police advised the public to avoid the area. Adam Hutchins, 47, told the EssexLive website: “I heard there were kids playing on the tree. They heard a big crack.“It must have [been] pretty loud. They went running over and there were kids underneath the tree. “All the cricket guys ran over and tried to loft the tree up. I think it’s one of the oldest trees. It had metal stands propping it up.” ...

Politics

90 m. ago Nick Frost's crippling food 'addiction' which threatened to 'kill him' as he hit 35 stone

Nick Frost - who will play Hagrid in the new Harry Potter TV series - spoke about when he was at his heaviest after he gave up booze and drugs in 2018

Events

91 m. ago Woman banned from ASOS after claiming she's being ‘punished’ for her size

A plus-size, tall shopper says being banned by ASOS for too many returns has highlighted how unfair fashion can be for those whose bodies don't fit standard sizing. She's now calling for retailers to do better

Events

1 hour ago AI robots are scamming innocent Brits using sneaky voice mimicking trick

Research finds as many as three in ten have been targeted by criminals using the voice mimicking tech and two in five people have wired funds to the fraudsters

Politics

2 h. ago Veteran LA political adviser detained at US airport – and thinks having Obama

‘I know how the system works and have pretty good connections and I was still freaking out,’ Rick Taylor says

Politics

2 h. ago Glastonbury's Kneecap lead chants against Prime Minister Keir Starmer after BBC cut

The Irish band were axed from the BBC's live coverage following controversy

Politics

2 h. ago Glastonbury crowd goes wild as Pulp take to the stage as mystery act

The band, fronted by Jarvis Cocker, appeared on the Pyramid Stage and received huge cheers from the crowd

Politics

2 h. ago Kneecap fans boo Rod Stewart as band target him with "older than Israel" jibe

Fans of the Belfast group jeered Rod’s name as Kneecap were performing at Glastonbury.

Events

2 h. ago Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set

The Sheffield band appeared on the Pyramid Stage 30 years after their memorable headlining appearance at Worthy Farm.

Politics

3 h. ago Glastonbury fans say 'had to be' after Patchwork identity revealed

The iconic band Pulp were officially confirmed at Glastonbury after rumours

Politics

3 h. ago Glastonbury Festival mystery Patchwork act revealed as iconic band take the stage

There had been much anticipation over mysterious act Patchword.

Culture

3 h. ago Glastonbury Patchwork secret act finally confirmed as iconic band hit stage

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

Economics

3 h. ago Kneecap at Glastonbury: 6 astonishing moments as BBC refuse to air set live and stage shut down

Kneecap's Glastonbury stage was shut down early due to huge numbers before the band played to a raucous crowd and made a number of shocking statements

Society

3 h. ago Kneecap at Glastonbury: 7 astonishing moments as BBC refuse to air set live and stage shut down

Kneecap's Glastonbury stage was shut down early due to huge numbers before the band played to a raucous crowd and made a number of shocking statements

Society

4 h. ago Kneecap's Mo Chara says 'I'm a free man' as controversial band hit Glastonbury stage

Mo Chara was charged with allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig last November, but was granted unconditional bail by a court earlier this month

Events

4 h. ago Huge rock band pull out of Glastonbury at last minute as they're replaced by rapper

The Glastonbury Festival 2025 line-up has been rocked by a last minute change after a huge act pulled out of their set, forcing the music event to make a hasty replacement

Politics

4 h. ago Huge US band drops out of Glastonbury last minute as festival confirms replacement

Glastonbury festival organisers have confirmed a very different act will take to the Other Stage at 9pm on Saturday after US band Deftones pulled out

Culture