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Lewis Capaldi has made an emotional comeback with a "secret" performance at Glastonbury - two years after announcing a break from the spotlight, where he struggled on stage at the festival.After revealing his new song, Survive, earlier in the day, Capaldi took to the Pyramid Stage and surveyed the huge crowd in front of him as he launched into his 2019 hit, Before You Go. "Glastonbury, how you doing?" was […]

The chief rabbi has described the BBC's response to anti-IDF chanting at Glastonbury as "belated and mishandled" - after the culture secretary claimed there is a "problem of leadership" at the national broadcaster.Sir Ephraim Mirvis said "vile Jew-hatred" had been aired at the Somerset music festival and it was a "time of national shame". Confidence in the BBC's "ability to treat antisemitism seriously" has been brought to a "new low", […]

The culture secretary has claimed there is "a problem of leadership" at the BBC, as the controversy over Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance deepens. Lisa Nandy criticised the corporation over its decision not to pull the livestream after the band's frontman shouted "death, death to the IDF" - referring to the Israel Defence Forces - on Saturday. A criminal investigation has been launched into the Glastonbury performances of both Bob Vylan […]

👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈At their Glastonbury set on Saturday, punk-rap duo Bob Vylan's singer led chants of "death, death to the IDF". The chants have been labelled antisemitic by the BBC and the organisation has since apologised for airing the performance.But shadow home secretary Chris Philp has called for the broadcaster to be prosecuted, saying it "should not be transmitting hateful material designed […]

An inquest has found drag queen The Vivienne did not intend to take their life when they died after taking ketamine.Coroner Jacqueline Devonish concluded The Vivienne, whose real name is James Lee Williams, died by "misadventure" after suffering cardio respiratory arrest.Williams, who won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2019, was found dead at the age of 32 in the bath at their home in Cheshire on […]

The BBC has said it regrets not pulling the live stream of Bob Vylan's "unacceptable" Glastonbury set - as Ofcom said the broadcaster has "questions to answer".The corporation has faced mounting criticism over airing the performance on Glastonbury's West Holts Stage, during which the rap-punk duo's frontman Bobby Vylan led chants of: "Free, free Palestine" and: "Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)". Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the […]

Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh told Glastonbury he is a "free man" as the Irish rap band played to a huge crowd.O hAnnaidh, also known as Liam O'Hanna - or by his stage name Mo Chara - was charged with a terror offence in May and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier this month. The 27-year-old is accused of displaying a flag in support of the proscribed group Hezbollah […]

Hundreds of people filled the streets and waterways of Venice to protest against the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez on the final day of their multimillion-dollar celebrations.The Amazon founder, 61, and his bride, 55, got married in a private ceremony on the secluded Venetian island of San Giorgio on Friday. Throughout the weekend, activists came out against the wedding, which they say is adding to chronic problems of […]

Musicians, especially punk acts, making headlines for their politics is nothing new.The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Rage Against The Machine - in 2025, it's Kneecap and now Bob Vylan riling politicians. But in the case of chants made by Bob Vylan on stage at Glastonbury, it is not just MPs. Festival organiser Emily Eavis has also condemned the comments despite the festival's advocacy for free speech, saying they "very much […]