Even with the rivalry between Hamas and Fatah, this statement from Mahmoud Abbas seems at least noteworthy, if not remarkable. After all, the October 7 massacre and atrocities made Hamas more popular in the West Bank, not less, and Hamas still hopes to seize power within the Palestinian Authority at the end of their conflict...
Sebastian Usher & David Gritten BBC News Reuters Mahmoud Abbas told a meeting in Ramallah that Hamas had given Israel “excuses” to continue the Gaza war Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs” in a fiery speech in which he demanded the group release the hostages it is still holding, disarm, and hand over...
The far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has urged the Court of Appeal to let him out of prison early because he says it is making him ill. In a highly unusual challenge to a sentence, Yaxley-Lennon’s lawyers said his segregation from other prisoners at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes was...
Ipswich striker Liam Delap will be available for £30m this summer because of a relegation release clause, which will be triggered when his club inevitably returns to the Championship. The 22-year-old is likely to move on, with interest from several Premier League sides after netting 12 goals in 33 games in all competitions in his...
PA Media Big screen showings of the original theatrical release are rare The original 1977 cinematic release of Star Wars will be shown on the big screen this summer in London, marking its first public screening in decades. The original version of the sci-fi blockbuster will be shown as part of the British Film Institute...
Single review Trash Matter of Time Rhythm And Blues Records 7 inch vinyl / DL Out 12 April 2025 Trash were a Stones/Dr Feelgood style rock band ‘Bashing Out The Chords’ in the middle of the Punk wars who released the classic 45 ‘Priorities’. A retrospective album came out in 2023 and… 47 years after...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images The star said he’d been able to finish dozens of tracks that were sitting in his vault during the pandemic Bruce Springsteen is throwing open his archives to let fans hear seven completed, but never-before-released, albums. The recordings, which date from 1983 to 2018, will “fill in rich chapters...
To celebrate label’s formative years, on 20 June, Rough Trade 45s: Volume 1 covers the influential indie label’s early releases between 1978 and 1980 featuring Augustus Pablo, The Raincoats, Cabaret Voltaire, Swell Maps and more, with Rough Trade 45s: Volume 2 covering 1980-1993 due to release later in 2025. Boasting eight classic 45s that followed...
Tom Gerken & Tom Richardson Technology reporter & BBC Newsbeat Nintendo Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2, the long awaited successor to one of the best-selling consoles in history, will be released on June 5. Fans have been impatiently waiting to find out more since January, when the Japanese gaming giant ended months of speculation...
Photo credit: Elaine Kin Eleven years on from last album Transmission, Death In Vegas (aka Richard Fearless) return with Death Mask, an album that goes back to minimal techno like you’ve not heard in years. It’s a journey that transcends from their humble beginnings in 1994 in an attempt to win over the new breed...
Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison. A spokesman for Haiti’s national police said extra officers had been deployed to the town, which is located 50km (30 miles) north-east of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Police officials said they had regained control of Mirebalais, but...