In Gaza over the past 24 hours, at least 60 Palestinians have died trying to get aid. Since US- and Israeli-backed GHF took control of distribution, which UN officials described as a “death trap,” more than 500 people have died.
Sir Gareth Southgate, the ex-england manager, claims he enjoys playing for the Three Lions and carrying the “weight” of the job.
After his country lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final, the 54-year-old stepped down as England manager last summer.
During his seven-and-a-half years in charge, Southgate won two European Championship titles, both of which came in runners-up.
England’s best performance at a major tournament since 1990 was the team’s fourth-placed finish at the 2018 World Cup.
The former Middlesbrough manager, who was awarded a knighthood on Wednesday for his contributions to English football, claims he misses being in charge of the team.
Watching the team is a little strange, but I’m not missing it, Southgate said.
After Sir Walter Winterbottom, Sir Alf Ramsey, and Sir Bobby Robson, Southgate became the fourth England manager in history to receive the knighthood.
When asked if he had missed some of the tasks, Southgate said it was relief that he had lost the desire to serve a nation.
“I think it’s hard to describe because until that weight has gone, you know, every hour of my day was thinking about how to improve England, what’s happening with the players, and how to do things differently,” he continued.
You’re constantly thinking about how to do your job as well as you can, in my opinion, any leader of large organizations.”
Following Lee Carsley’s interim tenure as manager, Thomas Tuchel was appointed.
At the helm, the German has won three of his World Cup qualifiers, but England were booed off after a friendly loss to Senegal at City Ground earlier this month.
After taking over the starting role, Tuchel claimed Southgate’s side lacked a clear identity and “were more afraid to drop out” of Euro 2024 than having the fervor and determination to win it.
According to Southgate, “I don’t think it’s important how I handled it (Tuchel’s criticism) or what I think” is.
“I believe that allowing the manager and the team the space to operate is what’s really important.” That is the right course of action, in my opinion.
Rocker Neil Young ’s headline Glastonbury performance has taken another twist – with festival organiser Emily Eavis now admitting his set might not be televised at all.
The Mirror revealed on Tuesday how the Heart of Gold singer, 79, was still wrangling with the BBC about what they could show amid fears it could be heavily cut.
It came after we told how a BBC schedule of live sets released to the public omits Young, while mentioning headliners such as Charli xcx and Doechii who play other stages on Saturday.
Now Eavis has said she doubts the set will be televised at all.
BBC reporter Colin Paterson said: “I asked Emily Eavis what was going on and she says she does not believe that Neil Young’s set will be broadcast by the BBC.
” There’s been all kinds of backstage wrangling and negotiations, but as things currently stand, Neil Young’s headline set on Saturday night will not be broadcast by the BBC. Instead, they’ll be showing Charlie XCX. “
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And in another development, fans are now fearful after his last two European shows in Bergen, Norway, and Copenhagen, Denmark, were hit with sound problems.
Fans complained about a poor vocal mix. Some were also unhappy that on at least one of those shows, Neil didn’t have any large screens for fans to see the action from the back of the crowd.
It’s not known whether that will be the case at Glastonbury or not.
BBC bosses are said to be treading carefully after the star pulled out of the festival earlier this year citing concerns about the BBC’s “corporate control”.
He said in January:” We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being. “
A BBC spokeswoman said: “We aim to bring audiences as many performances as possible from the Pyramid Stage, and our schedules and plans continue to be finalised, right up to and during the festival.” Young has voices his concerns made principled stands recently. He blocked his music from Spotify for two years, saying a podcaster on the platform had spread vaccine misinformation.
Only five songs were broadcast during Young’s 2009 performance at Glastonbury. Neil Young’s career was conducted on his own terms, according to Mark Cooper, the then executive producer of the BBC’s Glastonbury coverage.
According to medical sources, at least 51 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks, including 14 Palestinians who were waiting nearby aid distribution centers, despite Donald Trump’s assertion that “great progress” was being made to put an end to the conflict.
At least nine Palestinians were killed and several others were hurt early on Wednesday while waiting for medical assistance near Netzarim Junction in central Gaza, according to sources at al-Awda and al-Aqsa Martyrs hospitals in Gaza.
The controversial Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) established a recent wave of violence close to aid distribution points late last month.
Aid organizations and the UN have harshly criticized the GHF, who claim that it uses food as a weapon to support Israel’s military operations and cannot meet the needs of the population.
According to Hani Mahmoud, a reporter for Al Jazeera from Gaza City, aid distribution centers run by GHF are typically set up very close to Israeli forces, with their tanks, armored vehicles, and nearby snipers.
He claimed that when large crowds assemble, they are vulnerable to Israeli fire.
People are only given 20-minute window passes to access available goods, such as food parcels, at the aid centers, disturbingly. Shooting frequently begins after that 20-minute break. One of the causes of the high death toll rates at these centers is because of it, he continued.
The GHF, which entered Palestinian territory at the end of May, is being under increasing pressure to investigate the attacks. The organization, however, denies that it is accountable.
Israel has claimed that the approach of “suspects” toward soldiers has caused previous shootings to occur close to GHF aid sites.
In addition to the deaths reported in the central Gazan town of Deir el-Balah, Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud reported five other fatalities in the bombing of a home.
A bomb dropped there instantly killed five family members. In the Nuseirat refugee camp, he claimed, three additional family members had died.
When Israeli forces attacked a shelter in Gaza City overnight, resident Ramzi Khaled, who was standing close to the building that was housing displaced people, said: “Suddenly, without any prior notice, people who are staying and living in a shelter that is al-Shawwa [fuel] station…
“The ceiling fell to the ground,” the statement read. They are all fragments. There were roughly 12 people in this building, all completely unharmed. He continued, “We retrieved what we could, three people who were in pieces, and now we are trying to retrieve some, a martyr, and the others who are under the rubble.”
According to the Gaza-based Ministry of Health, Israel’s war on Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 56, 077 people, and 848 others.
During the October 7 attacks, an estimated 1, 139 people died in Israel, and more than 200 were taken prisoner.
Seven soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza on Tuesday, according to Israel’s military, as it continues its assault.
Six of them were given public names by the military, but one was kept secret because the family of the seventh soldier had not yet been informed of his passing.
According to the military, those who were killed ranged in age from 19 to 21. The 605th Combat Engineering Battalion had a total of six members.
According to the military, an eighth soldier from the same unit was seriously hurt and taken to Israel for treatment.
Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, declared today to be “a very difficult day for the people of Israel.”
There are indications that diplomatic efforts to end the conflict are picking up as the conflict in Gaza gets going.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, stated on Tuesday that Hamas and Israel might engage in indirect negotiations.
Talks with mediator nations “in recent hours” have “intensified in recent hours,” a senior Hamas official told the AFP news agency on Wednesday.
According to Taher al-Nunu, “our communications with the brother mediators in Egypt and Qatar have not stopped and have increased in recent hours.” The group also stated that it has “not yet received any new proposals” to put an end to the conflict that is now in its 21st month.
Trump, who is currently attending a NATO summit in The Hague, added that “great progress” was being made in putting an end to the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Trump remarked that “I think Gaza is very close” to reaching a peace agreement and that “we made great progress because of this attack that we made.” He also suggested that US strikes on Iran might have a positive impact on the Middle East.
Many Israelis are also questioning the wisdom of continuing the conflict in Gaza, according to Yossi Mekelberg, a senior consulting fellow at Chatham House in London.
Trump is more well-known in Israel right now than Netanyahu, he claimed, referring to the US president’s efforts to end the conflict between Israel and Iran.
He noted that Israelis are hoping that Trump will succeed in releasing the remaining prisoners from Gaza as quickly as Netanyahu.
They are aware that Netanyahu is attempting to keep his coalition in place by continuing the conflict in Gaza, he said.
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Glastonbury boss Emily Eavis has broken her silence surrounding controversial Irish band Kneecap. The group from Belfast hit the headlines after making pro-Palestine comments at Coachella in April after band member, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, was charged with a terror offence for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a London gig in November.
Though Liam has been released on bail, Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said it was “not appropriate” for the Guilty Conscience stars to perform at Glastonbury on the West Holts Stage at 4pm on Saturday. However, giving her opinion on the divisive band, Emily, said “everyone is welcome”.
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Talking to the BBC as the festival flung open its doors to thousands of revellers today, she was asked: “You are very used to people picking over every aspect of the lineup but the Prime Minister got involved this time, saying it wasn’t appropriate for Kneecap to be playing, how have you responded to that?”
Emily responded, “We haven’t responded to that.” We’re just trying to bring the best festival to those who want to visit right now. We have millions of visitors and are incredibly fortunate that there are so many people who want to attend Glastonbury.
However, she was then questioned about her reaction to the statement, “But it’s quite a thing for the Prime Minister to comment. What did you think?”
Looking somewhat irritated, Emily said: “I know, it is, there have been a lot of really heated topics this year, but we remain a platform for many, many artists from all over the world and, you know, everyone is welcome here.”
Kneecap reacted to the Prime Minister’s comments on social media by saying, “You know what’s “not appropriate” Keir? armed with a f*****g genocide… solidarity with [Palestinian Action].
Irvine Welsh, a novelist for Trainspotting, also criticized the prime minister for “absolutely embarrassment.”
Three young musicians from Derry and West Belfast are bringing this up to our attention in a new essay published by The Face, Irvine wrote.
“It really is just an embarrassment to us all when all the British state can do is persecute a band for this, to try to stop them from playing music and from touring internationally with these ridiculous, nonsensical charges,” the statement reads.
“A total embarrassment,” You feel embarrassed that you are trying to silence these voices because you are breathing the same air as those who do this.
Liam g hAnnaidh, a bandmate of Kneecap, is accused of raising a flag in front of a crowd that suggested he might be supporting Hezbollah, a group that is listed as prohibited. In a sarcastic post on X, Kneecap criticized the case against their bandmate as a “witch hunt.”
A billboard with the headline “Mo Chara]Liam’s stage name” was displayed earlier this month in striking images outside Westminster Magistrate’s Court.
Due to the delay in the terror charge case until August 20, the Kneecap star has been freed on bail.
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