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Lola Young surprises fans at Reading Festival a year after on-stage collapse

The 25-year-old cancelled a string of shows after she collapsed on stage in September 2025

The Independent UK

Irish rappers Kneecap say ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ in Reading Festival set

With a Palestinian flag draped over the DJ deck, the trio got the crowd jumping.

Evening Standard

‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole

After the Guardian’s music critics chose their best of the half-year, we asked you for your picks – from Brian Jackson and Arlo Parks to Maya Hawke, Flea and more

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Eurovision semi-finals: What to expect, how to watch and who is among favourites to win

Discord over Israel's participation and its war in Gaza has dominated the build-up to this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Now, on the eve of the start of the semi-finals, here’s a breakdown of who's set to perform when and what to expect.

Euronews

Kneecap: Fenian review – their new album is terrific, triumphant yet tortured

With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expect

The Guardian - UK

Eurovision crisis: Protesters in Serbia urge boycott of contest over Israel's participation

"United by Music"? “A Eurovision without Israel would mean defending the ideals that this event proclaims,” a statement by the protest organizers said.

Euronews

Eurovision crisis: Slovenia to broadcast films about Palestine instead of this year's Eurovision

Slovenia joins Ireland and Spain in not broadcasting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after a decision to boycott the live event over Israel’s participation.

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Paloma Faith among 1,100 artists and cultural workers urging Eurovision boycott

Campaign group No Music For Genocide said Israel should be banned from participating in the contest because of the ongoing conflict with Palestine.

Evening Standard

Singing truth to power: The best protest songs of the past 10 years

Musicians have always harnessed the power of music to protest war, inequality and oppression, in the aim of promoting positive change. Euronews Culture delves into the best protest songs of the last decade.

Euronews

Kneecap rapper: ‘We are not antisemitic’

The group from Belfast were interviewed by the Big Issue.

Evening Standard

Kneecap’s Mo Chara avoids terror trial after High Court rejects CPS appeal

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, will not face a terror trial after the High Court rejected an appeal by the CPS.

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Kneecap rapper Mo Chara will not face new terror trial over 'displaying Hezbollah flag' as CPS appeal rejected

Top judges rule court decision to throw out ‘unlawful’ prosecution was correct

Evening Standard

Bright and beautiful? The man causing millennial rapture with his school hymn singalongs

Primary School Bangers caused a sensation on TikTok, then at Glastonbury, and now it’s gone nationwide. Is it harmless nostalgia – or a symptom of an increasingly conservative culture?

The Guardian - UK

“I’m constantly surprised by how many punks I see on my Facebook thing that are pro-Trump. It’s a bit weird”: So who could Glen Matlock be talking about, we wonder…?

Plus Jack White mocks Trump’s ‘accomplishments’ - "Trump smart. Good boy deserve Nobel Peace Prize! Dementia? What is? NO!"

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Evening Standard

Man who shot at window of former friend jailed for nine years

Nicky Robertson was sentenced on Wednesday following an incident in Edinburgh in March last year.

Evening Standard

Kneecap ‘will not be silent’ over appeal against decision to end terror case

The rap trio said their legal team believes the appeal is ‘without any sound legal basis’.

Evening Standard

Reading and Leeds Festival announces Charli xcx among headliners for 2026

Next year’s line up features all British and Irish artists, and tickets are already on sale

International Business Times UK

Boomtown Music Festival Reveals First Wave of Artists and Title of 2026 Edition

Next year's edition of Boomtown is set for August 2026 with an eclectic lineup and redesigned venue

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The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot?

Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally

Evening Standard

SSE Airtricity to increase prices from November 1

SSE is to increase standard variable electricity tariff by 4%.

Evening Standard

Trial date set for six people charged with alleged Palestine Action support

The defendants are accused of arranging, managing or addressing meetings, knowing that the purpose was to support a proscribed organisation.

Evening Standard

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's terrorism charge thrown out by London court over technical error

Charge dropped against the rapper - real name Liam Og O hAnnaidh - who was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah

The National (Scotland)

Dua Lipa fires agent who tried to get Kneecap banned from Glastonbury

POP star Dua Lipa has reportedly fired her agent after he signed a letter calling for Kneecap to be removed from the Glastonbury lineup ...

International Business Times UK

Who Is Kneecap? Here's Why Dua Lipa Fired Her Agent Over Them

Dua Lipa showed her support for the controversial rap group Kneecap, notorious for their political stance.

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Welcome to Kairat Almaty: the Champions League's easternmost fixture

As Central Asia prepares to be represented at the World Cup for the first time by Uzbekistan, FFT visited the region to witness a European match near the Chinese border

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