Day: April 6, 2026
Do we really need truncheons and pepper spray to fight off London’s ‘feral’ teenage shoplifters? | Zoe Williams
April 6, 2026Last week, some teenagers in the Clapham area of south-west London started running up and down the high street. The terms used to describe them ranged from “feral gang” to “chaotic swarm”; evidently, it is in the eye of the beholder as to whether they were closer to animals or insects. Definitely, positively, some of […]
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Schoolboy shot dead in Woolwich ambush told ‘broken’ mum he was filming rap video
April 6, 2026John Dunne Published April 6, 2026 2:03pm Updated April 6, 2026 2:16pm Eghosa Ogbebor told his mother that he was going out to film a music video with his school friends on a sunny afternoon during the Easter holidays. But he never came home. The heartbroken family of the 14-year-old schoolboy described him as ‘playful […]
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Ban Kanye West from performing at Wireless festival, antisemitism charity urges
April 6, 2026Kanye West should be banned from entering the UK to perform at Wireless festival, the Campaign Against Antisemitism has urged. The Jewish charity is the latest voice to join calls for the rapper’s performance to be cancelled following his antisemitic remarks and raises doubts about whether the music festival, due to take place in London’s […]
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Why Kanye West’s Wireless headline spot is ‘looking unlikely’ and infuriating sponsors
April 6, 2026The backlash surrounding Kanye West headlining this year’s Wireless Festival in London could turn out to be more of a problem than organisers anticipated. A festival insider has told Metro it’s ‘looking unlikely’ the Bully rapper, who now goes by Ye, will actually take to the stage as sponsors abandon Wireless. The biggest blow to […]
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