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BBC regrets not pulling Bob Vylan Glastonbury live stream
The BBC has expressed regret at not pulling the live stream of ... weekend that they are assessing videos of comments made by Bob Vylan and Belfast rap trio Kneecap at Glastonbury to decide whether ...
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BBC Says It ‘Should Have Pulled' Livestream of Bob Vylan's Glastonbury Set: ‘The Antisemitic Sentiments Were Utterly Unacceptable'
The punk-rap duo led the crowd in several chants during their show on Saturday afternoon - right before Irish rap group Kneecap's highly anticipated set on the West Holts stage - including "death, ...
Who are Bob Vylan? The punk duo behind Glastonbury’s controversial pro-Palestine chants
Glastonbury is no stranger to political statements, and this year a punk duo grabbed headlines after leading pro-Palestine ...
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BBC issues new statement over stream of anti-IDF chant at Glastonbury
The BBC has said it regrets not pulling the live stream of Bob ... Sir Keir Starmer said there was "no excuse for this kind of appalling hate speech". "I said that Kneecap should not be given a ...
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BBC under pressure amid criticism of Bobby Vylan’s ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury
“I said that Kneecap should not be given a platform and that goes for any other performers making threats or inciting violence. “The BBC needs to explain how these scenes came to be broadcast.” A ...
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From Kneecap to Jade Thirwall, Palestine has been Glastonbury's loudest refrain
Because we must pray, hope and wish for a day when the Palestinian people are liberated and free from the tyranny of the Israeli government.”KneecapIrish rap group Kneecap performed on the West Holts ...
Ofcom speaking to BBC over Bob Vylan controversy
Ofcom has said they are speaking to the BBC over Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance, after they led the festival crowds in chants including ‘death to the IDF’. On Saturday the English punk duo – ...
Glastonbury controversy explained: Police investigate Kneecap and Bob Vylan sets
Controversial Belfast rappers Kneecap and their weekend slot made headlines in the lead-up to the festival, after several MPs, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called on Glastonbury to pull the ...
Glastonbury Festival: Major clean-up begins as thousands head home
A major clean-up operation has begun at Glastonbury Festival to return the site from a pop-up city of 200,000 music fans to a ...
Glastonbury Festival clean-up begins as thousands of music fans head home
A major clean-up operation has begun at Glastonbury Festival to return the site from a pop-up city of 200,000 music fans to a ...
Have politics ruined Glastonbury? Here's what festivalgoers on site think
Have politics ruined Glastonbury? Here's what festivalgoers on site think - With Kneecap and Bob Vylan bringing negative ...
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British government condemns rapper's comments against Israel at Glastonbury festival
The rapper Bobby Vylan from the rap punk duo Bob Vylan led the crowd at the festival in chants of "Free, Free Palestine" and "Death, Death to the Israeli Defense Forces.". British police said they ...