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Hundreds rally in support of Kneecap’s Mo Chara as court delays ruling on terror charge

Adjourned — Demonstrations outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court saw chants for Palestine and Ireland echo through central London, as the rapper’s case was adjourned until September 26.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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Line-up Announced for Palestine Benefit Concert at Wembley Arena

Together for Palestine: Greentea Peng, Jamie xx, Paloma Faith, Damon Albarn and more will join the major Gaza fundraiser at Wembley this September.

  • Palestine
  • Ella Glossop
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Brian Eno announces Palestine fundraiser concert at Wembley Arena

Together for Palestine — It will take place on September 17, with “every penny donated” going to humanitarian relief in Gaza via Choose Love.

  • Music
  • Ella Glossop
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Lionesses Euro final win draws the UK’s most watched 2025 TV moment

Bringing it home again — 12.2 million people tuned in to watch England women’s football team beat out Spain on the BBC, with a strong showing from young fans.

  • Sport
  • Ella Glossop
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Euphoric portraits of queer joy and resistance at Trans Pride Brighton

Let us piss — Now over a decade old, the event grew to become Europe’s largest trans pride march. In a year when trans rights have come under the microscope more than ever, we went to this year’s edition, finding grassroots unity and collective rage.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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In 2025, festivals have become defiantly political. Roskilde is one of the most powerful

A sea of people — Music and countercultural movements have a hand-in-hand relationship spanning decades. As authorities increasingly police traditional on-street protests, dancefloors and crowds are again becoming crucial spaces for solidarity, writes Ella Glossop, reporting from Denmark’s largest festival.

  • Music
  • Ella Glossop
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A new documentary traces the rise, fall and cratering of VICE

VICE is broke — Streaming on MUBI, it’s presented by chef and filmmaker Eddie Huang, who previously hosted travel and food show Huang’s World for the millennial media giant.

  • Culture
  • Ella Glossop
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In photos: The people of Glastonbury’s queer heart The NYC Downlow

Elation and family — Once a year, a meatpacking warehouse nightclub springs up in Glastonbury’s South East corner and becomes a site of pilgrimage for the festival’s LGBTQ+ scene. We met the people who make The NYC Downlow so special.

  • Music
  • Isaac Muk
A crowd of protesters holding placards and banners, including flags of Ireland, with "Defend the right to protest" and "Defend knee" written on them.

In photos: Hundreds gather outside court to protest Kneecap terror charge

‘Free Mo Charah’ — With drums, smoke and applause, protesters greeted the rapper outside court as he was released on unconditional bail.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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Transphobia is the main reason why people ‘detransition’, according to new survey

Transphobia’s toll — The largest ever survey of its kind found that just 9% of respondents had "gone back to living as their sex assigned at birth at least for a little while at some point in their lives”, with the biggest reason being discrimination, harassment and being shunned by friends and families.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop

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