Badenoch calls for Kneecap to be banned ‘full stop’ amid ‘kill your MP’ row Tory leader Kemi Badenoch suggested the group should be pulled from the Glastonbury Festival line-up. Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
Labour minister rejects calls to recognise state of Palestine with France The UK Government has rejected calls to join France in preparing to recognise the state of Palestine within months. The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2025
Minister rejects MPs’ calls for UK to push ahead with Palestinian recognition French president Emmanuel Macron has suggested France could move towards formal recognition of a Palestinian state in the coming months. Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
DUP leader: Kneecap’s ‘balaclava has slipped’ DUP MP Sammy Wilson also described the rap trio as the ‘musical wing of Sinn Fein’. Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
Who are the Italian cardinals in the race to succeed Pope Francis? In an increasingly global Catholic Church, an Italian pope is still possible — but not probable. Euronews · Apr 29, 2025
Jarvis urges Glastonbury to think carefully about line-up after Kneecap comments Conservative former minister Mark Francois said it would be ‘unconscionable’ for the Irish rap trio to perform at the festival. Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
Kneecap issue defiant statement amid news that counter-terrorism police are analysing footage from two past shows, as calls for the Irish band to be removed from UK festival bills escalate Kneecap react to condemnation of recent and historical live shows: "The real crimes are not in our performances; the real crimes are the silence and complicity of those in power." Louder · Apr 29, 2025
Middle East latest: Israeli families appeal for return of loved ones' remains from Gaza The families of deceased Israeli hostages whose bodies are being held by Hamas in Gaza made a plea for the return of the remains of their loves ones The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
Who Are Kneecap? Irish rap group member has terror charge dropped Meet the Belfast band at the centre of a political firestorm Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
No 10 rejects Kneecap’s ‘half-hearted’ apology over alleged ‘kill MPs’ comments Belfast rap group Kneecap rejected claims they would ‘seek to incite violence against any MP or individual’. The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
Amnesty Accuses Israel Of 'Live-streamed Genocide' Against Gazans Rights group Amnesty International Tuesday accused Israel of committing a "live-streamed genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe. International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025
Israel's spy chief announces resignation following row with Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to sack Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar last month over the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack. Euronews · Apr 29, 2025
Rap group Kneecap apologise to families for 'kill your MP' remarks A clip of the band allegedly calling for the death of Conservative MPs is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terror unit. The daughter of a murdered MP has spoken out and the band has apologised. However, Kneecap said that they are facing a "co-ordinated smear campaign." Euronews · Apr 29, 2025
Trump 100 days: from cornerstone of the west to unreliable ally Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025 Jo Cox family says Kneecap offering ‘half an apology’ over alleged call to kill MPs Husband of murdered Labour MP says Belfast rappers’ talk of being unfairly targeted undermines their statement
The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2025 Kneecap break silence amid calls to prosecute and cut from TRNSMT line-up Rap trio Kneecap said condemnation from Downing Street and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is an “effort to derail the real conversation”…
International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025 Amnesty Accuses Israel Of 'Live-streamed Genocide' Against Gaza Palestinians Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of committing a "live-streamed genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe.
Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2025 Israel carrying out ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, Amnesty says Amnesty accuses US President Donald Trump of committing a ‘multiplicity of assaults’ on human rights.
Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025 Kneecap apologises to families of murdered MPs after concert video clip furore The Irish band said a video extract in which a band member appeared to voice support for killing MPs had been deliberately taken out of context.
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025 Kneecap apologises to murdered MPs’ families after ‘dead Tory’ clip ‘Kneecap’s message has always been — and remains — one of love, inclusion, and hope’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025 Israel’s Shin Bet security chief says he will resign after Netanyahu row Ronen Bar to leave role in June, having been sacked by the PM only for the supreme court to block that decision
Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025 Kneecap is a ‘hate fest’ promoting division, says DUP leader Gavin Robinson accused the band of performing in ‘a grotesque way’ and called them ‘totally inappropriate’.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025 ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret Exclusive: Prosecutor barred from public announcements as he prepares round of applications for Israeli suspects
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025 Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025 David Amess’s daughter urges Kneecap to say sorry for alleged ‘kill your MP’ call Katie Amess, whose MP father was murdered, condemns Irish rap group’s alleged ‘dangerous, violent rhetoric’