Kanye West ‘Should Never Have Been Invited,’ Starmer Says After Barring Rapper From UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government blocked the artist formerly known as Kanye West from entering Britain for the three-day Wireless Festival in July.

By Michael D. Shear

Russian military hackers reroute British internet users’ traffic

UK National Cyber Security Centre warns that vulnerable routers will let attackers steal passwords and log-in details

British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay

Union rejected 4.9% pay rise for resident doctors, who are on six-day strike, but its own staff were offered 2.75% The British Medical Association has been accused of the “height of hypocrisy” for offering its own staff below-inflation pay rises while demanding a 26% increase for resident doctors. Tens of thousands of medics walked out of the NHS in England on Tuesday, the 15th time they have staged industrial action since March 2023 in their campaign for “full pay restoration”. Continue rea...

By Andrew Gregory Health editor

UK blocks rapper Kanye West from entry over anti-Semitism and Nazi support

British PM Keir Starmer said it was concerning that London's Wireless Festival had booked West in the first place.

British media coverage of flight stuck on 'freezing Canadian island' gets warm laughs in Newfoundland

Newfoundlanders were having a chuckle on Monday over international media reports saying passengers on a British Airways flight diverted to St. John's last week were stranded on a frozen island somewhere in Canada.

UK denies Kanye West entry, music festival cancelled

US rapper Ye, formerly called Kanye West, has been denied entry into the UK over his numerous antisemitic outbursts. He had been scheduled to headline a music festival that has now been cancelled.

Kanye West has been blocked from traveling to the UK, forcing Wireless Festival to cancel

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at the 2025 Grammys. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Ye, aka Kanye West, has been blocked from traveling to the UK, the UK government said on Tuesday. Ye was set to headline all three days of London's Wireless Festival, which has been canceled. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the decision was made to "protect the public and uphold our values." Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been blocked from traveling to the UK in light of...

😅 Here's the story! Company keeps 'promise' and sponsors club 🇧🇷

An advertising campaign launched in June last year by Haleon, a British multinational health products company, promised sponsorship from one of its products for the first club to be relegated to the 2...

Minnie Driver, Luca Pasqualino and Louisa Harland to Lead Heist Thriller Series ‘The Day’ for Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)

Paramount+ is adding a heist thriller series to its upcoming British slate and has ordered “The Day” (working title), to be led by Minnie Driver (“Good Will Hunting,” “Emily in Paris”), Luca Pasqualino (“Rivals,” “The Musketeers”) and Louisa Harland (“Renegade Nell,” “Derry Girls”). Co-produced By Dynamic Television and Clapperboard Studios and described as a “propulsive […]

By Alex Ritman

Don Lemon Says Kanye “Ye” West Supporters Are “Standing for Trump”

The former CNN host, who called West's 2018 Oval Office meeting with the president a "minstrel show," took aim at the rapper's fans, including those who attended his Los Angeles concerts and are seemingly taking a different approach to West than they are to R. Kelly.

By Hilary Lewis

Why has UK blocked Kanye West from entering the country? All we know as Wireless Festival cancelled

The UK government blocked Kanye West from entering the country, forcing the cancellation of London's Wireless Festival entirely.

London music festival canceled after UK bars Ye’s entry amid pressure from Jewish groups

According to the BBC, Ye's electronic travel authorization was withdrawn on the grounds that his presence in the UK would not be “conducive to the public good.”

HMS Dragon docks for maintenance

The British destroyer the HMS Dragon, which had arrived in Cyprus at the end of March, has stopped at a port in the region for maintenance works and resupply, the British defence ministry said on Tuesday. “HMS Dragon is undertaking a routine logistics stop and a short maintenance period in the eastern Mediterranean, allowing the […]

Kanye West refused entry to UK, Wireless Festival cancelled

US rapper Kanye West has been banned from entering the UK, prompting organisers to cancel the Wireless Festival in London.

U.K. limits U.S. use of British bases to defensive operations amid Iran escalation threats

Cyprus uses Mauritius precedent to challenge British sovereignty over bases

Cyprus has secured EU backing for a review of its agreement with Britain on the Sovereign Base Areas at Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It is modeling its legal strategy on the deal under which Britain handed control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Euractiv reports. The European Council confirmed its position at its March 19 summit, […]

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From Ye Headlining to Canceled: A Timeline of Wireless Fest’s Collapse

West was barred from entering the U.K. by the Home Office on Tuesday (April 7).

By Michael Saponara

Wireless Festival Canceled After Kanye West Blocked From Entering U.K.

Kanye “Ye” West is staying stateside. While the rapper was scheduled to headline the U.K.’s Wireless Festival in July, the British government—in light of West’s antisemitic remarks—has pulled his...