ADVERTISEMENT This summer has seen Irish rappers Kneecap dropped from a number of line-ups, including Germany’s Hurricane and Southside festivals, as well as being slapped with a three-year ban from Hungary ahead of their planned performance at Sziget – where the band would have played tonight. “It is important to say that Hungary is an island
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ADVERTISEMENT Where there was once fire and ruin, Kunihiko Iida now walks through green lawns and memorials. Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park – built on the site where the atomic bomb hit on 6 August 1945 – is today a place of quiet reflection. It is also where 83-year-old Iida spends his time as a volunteer
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ADVERTISEMENT Hello, and happy August! From Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle advert, to a documentary about adult content creator Bonnie Blue, the internet has felt louder than ever with various celebrity controversies. But beyond that, life ticks on - and Freaky Friday sequels await. If you're venturing to Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe, keep the
ADVERTISEMENT To celebrate 70 years of being the world's largest live music event, the Eurovision Song Contest has revamped its brand identity with a new look, including fresh logos and a custom-made font. The main logo, a hand-drawn script that was first introduced in 2004, and redesigned in 2014, has been simplified into a smooth
ADVERTISEMENT Following Donald Trump’s summit talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday and ahead of the landmark meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ in Washington today, the White House has released the letter from first lady Melania Trump to Putin. In the letter, hand-delivered to Putin by Donald Trump, Melania Trump raised