Future Bubblers drop out of hosting stage at The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine

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‘No travel’ warnings have been issued by the UK Foreign Office for 24 countries, which effectively means they are off-limits to UK travellers. On the list are some expected destinations as well as countries which may come as a surprise.

A South African man working on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship traveling up the coast of the Pacific Northwest has been arrested after allegedly stabbing three passengers.

Jack Dunn Daniel Cockburn will write and direct an adaptation of Mark Vonnegut’s memoir “The Eden Express” from executive producer Stephen Fry. Daniel Bekerman (“The Apprentice”) will produce. Per an official logline, “The Eden Express” follows “Mark’s 1970 quest alongside his girlfriend Virge, leaving his famous father’s [Kurt Vonnegut] house in Nixon’s America to go west in search of a better way of life on a British Columbia commune — ‘Eden’ on earth.

Eurovision entry Bambie Thug has shared an eerie cover of The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’ and spoken out in support of Palestine ahead of this weekend’s finale.The non-binary singer will be representing Ireland at the final of the song contest in Malmö, Sweden, and has become Ireland’s first finalist since 2018. They won their place in Saturday’s final (May 11) with a performance of ‘Doomsday Blue’ at Tuesday’s (May 7) semi-finals.They have been listed as in the top 10 favourites to win the competition this year, and told NME that they are hoping to “give the best performance I can and try to connect in those three minutes to those millions of viewers”.That being said, there has been pressure on contestants, including Thug and UK representative Olly Alexander, to boycott the event in solidarity with Palestine.

Nick Cave has shared his advice with an artist who reached out, saying that they are considering boycotting The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine.Dozens of artists who were lined up to play at the 2024 edition of the festival have now pulled out as part of a political stance. This comes as The Great Escape is sponsored by Barclays, which has been a source of controversy amid the events in Gaza because of the bank’s financial investment in companies that supply arms to Israel.Now, an artist who is booked for this year’s bill has reached out to singer, songwriter and Bad Seeds frontman Nick Cave, asking whether he would recommend showing solidarity with other artists by withdrawing from the event.“I am a musician who has been booked to play The Great Escape festival, which, as you may have heard, a number of artists are boycotting due to the sponsorship of Barclays.

More than 8,600 people have signed a new online petition calling for Scottish tax rates to be scrapped and restored to the same levels as those administered by the UK Government. There are now six tax bands for people in Scotland, compared to just three in other parts of the UK.

her annual Met Gala should be a short story about wealthy people staving off mobs of plebians. The lavish Upper East Side bash was practically “The Hunger Games,” but with Kim Kardashian.On Monday night, the usual parade of celebrities, billionaires, semi-recognizable faces and trashy social media randos ascended the stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tried not to trip on their outfits.Mentally, however, everybody stumbled when it came to this year’s dress code: “The Garden of Time” by J.G.

Many reality TV stars have been partying in Ibiza as part of clothing brand SHEIN's latest campaign, including several Love Islanders.The TV personalities have been living it up at a string of boozy events, including a day at Wayne Lineker's iconic O Beach. Among those soaking up the sun is ex-Love Islander Shaughna Phillips, 29, who has been documenting her trip on Instagram. She's also joined by fellow former Islanders Jess and Eve Gale, Olivia Hawkins, Liberty Poole, Georgia Harrison, Lucinda Strafford and Danica Taylor.

Selena Kuznikov Neve Campbell says that Spyglass Media Group upped her pay after she spoke out about a pay disparity during salary negotiations for “Scream 6,” the film that caused the actress to exit the franchise. “I’m really grateful that the studio heard me when I talked about pay discrepancy and when I talked about [‘Scream VI’ negotiations] not feeling respectful,” she told People.

A husband who cut his wife’s body into more than 200 pieces and two men who murdered footballer Cody Fisher in a nightclub on Boxing Day were among the notorious criminals sent to jail in the UK in April.

Enid Blyton adaptation The Magic Faraway Tree has found key cast in the shape of two-time Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider Man) and two-time Emmy winner Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers).

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have kept their children out of the spotlight for much of their lives, however they did share a rather sweet photo of their son Prince Archie with his grandmother Doria Ragland as part of their Netflix docu-series back in 2022.The adorable snap, which saw Doria holding her grandson alongside daughter Meghan and son-in-law Prince Harry, has recently been unearthed again, leaving fans of the Sussexes delighted at the rare glimpse at Archie.The photo appears to have been taken just days after Archie's birth, when Doria remained close to the then family-of-three in order to offer some support to the new parents. Another snap from the same time saw Doria holding the newborn alone.The photos appear to have both been taken in Frogmore Cottage, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lived before relocating to Canada, from where they later moved to the US.The couple were given the property as a wedding present from the late Queen Elizabeth II, and had used it as their UK base when making returns to the country.

marred by issues ahead of its launch, with both Peter Kay and The Black Keys being forced to postpone their shows at the last minute.The 23,500-capacity venue – now the largest arena in the UK – has faced numerous controversies and teething problems in recent weeks, including arena boss Gary Roden’s own resignation.Speaking to The Telegraph, Leiweke said it could be up to a year before plans become official. As for location, the investor said: “If you guessed Hammersmith, it would be a good guess.“We’re pretty focused on a particular site.

When did Columbia become Kanye State? Bill Maher asked that question at the top of Friday’s Real Time on HBO, setting the tone for a show that focused on the national campus unrest and what’s behind it.

Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham has hit out at people in Hollywood who are comfortable “ignoring” the ongoing war in Gaza.The Irish actor, who played Davos Seaworth on the HBO show, and is also in the new Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem, was speaking ahead of a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin on Wednesday (April 24).Speaking about the conversations he has had with other people in the filmmaking industry, he said: “What concerns me is that the people who do care and are not doing anything are, in my opinion, worse than the people who don’t care.”“That it sits well with them, they can ignore it.”He also issued a warning to those who are not speaking out: “The internet doesn’t forget,” he said. “When this comes around, when the ICJ [International Court of Justice] and ICC [International Criminal Court] hopefully do their work honourably, it is going to come out.”“And the people who didn’t talk – it is not going to be forgotten.

Catherine Tyldesley has been forced to pull out of an appearance in a stage show due to illness.

Alec Baldwin has been filmed slapping someone’s phone out of their hand after they repeatedly questioned him.The actor appeared to be buying a drink in a New York cafe and taking a phone call when the video starts, with the person behind the camera saying: “Alec can you please say ‘Free Palestine,’ one time?” The video (via Newsweek) can be seen below.The protester then proceeds to ask the actor: “Why did you kill that lady?” referring to the ongoing case surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust.Baldwin discharged the live round from a gun he was using as a prop, fatally shooting Hutchins and leading to the trials of both Baldwin and the movie’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who has been recently sentenced to 18 months in prison. Baldwin’s trial is set to take place in July this year.The person filming then added: “You killed that lady, you got no jail time.

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie has teamed up with Eric Cantona on a song the ex-footballer penned for Palestinians.The pair joined forces on vocals at a concert at King’s Place in London for the track ‘Give Us A Ticket’. You can view the footage below.Writing on the official Primal Scream Instagram, Gillespie wrote: “Last night I was honoured to sing with my friend @ericcantona on a song he has written about Palestine titled ‘Give Us a Ticket’.“Eric is on tour just now with his band – Their sound reminds one of Serge Gainsbourg, Tom Waits and Charles Baudilaire ( if he wore the number 7 shirt ) What a great concert.

new Taylor Swift album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”There are the exes: British actor Joe Alwyn, with whom the singer was in a six-year relationship until 2023, as well as the 1975 frontman Matty Healy, who Swift briefly dated last year.And the 34-year-old superstar used her powerhouse pen to mark her territory on her gridiron guy, Travis Kelce.But in addition to her current beau, there is another man who gets big love from Swift on “TTPD,” which dropped on Friday.That would be singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, who gets the ultimate co-sign from Swift on the title track.“You smoked and ate seven bars of chocolate / we declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist / I scratch your head, you fall asleep / Like a tattooed Golden Retriever,” she sings.The quote seemingly references her and Healy bonding over their mutual appreciation for the “See You Again” singer during their romance.Puth, for his part, appears to be a major Swiftie. In 2022, a video of him playing her breakthrough hit “Teardrops on My Guitar” for a New York City crowd circulated on TikTok.Healy, however, seems to be the target of more pen venom elsewhere on “The Tortured Poets Department.”Healy — who, before their summer split, was a rebound romance for the pop superstar following her breakup with Alwyn — appears to be the subject of the vicious takedown “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”“And I don’t even want oil back/If just want to know/If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal,” sings Swift, who caught some flak after Healy made some controversial comments — including racist remarks about the singer’s now BFF Ice Spice.“And I don’t miss what we had,” she continues.