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Bob Vylan coverage should have been pulled, BBC says
It comes after Ofcom said it had asked the BBC why controversial remarks made by the band were broadcast live.
Chief rabbi attacks BBC for airing 'vile Jew hate' at Glastonbury
The UK's chief rabbi has strongly criticised "the airing of vile Jew-hate at Glastonbury" after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan ...
Lisa Nandy ‘not satisfied’ with BBC’s response on Bob Vylan
She criticised the broadcaster for failing to carry out due diligence on the band after a new video emerged of it’s frontman, ...
BBC “Regrets” Not Pulling Bob Vylan Glastonbury Set Livestream With “Antisemitic Sentiments”
"The team were dealing with a live situation, but with hindsight, we should have pulled the stream during the performance," a ...
Police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets
A criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and ...
Bob Vylan: Who are the controversial rap-punk duo?
Ipswich punk-rap duo Bob Vylan grabbed the headlines at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, but for many readers, the name ...
Did BBC's focus on one potential Glastonbury controversy miss another?
Last year the BBC won a Bafta for its Glastonbury coverage. This year it's being attacked for it. Or, to be more precise, for ...
BBC regrets streaming Bob Vylan's 'death to IDF' chants at Glastonbury Festival, condemns 'antisemitic sentiments'
The rap duo's frontman, Bobby Vylan, led the crowd in chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF."English ...
BBC apologizes for streaming Bob Vylan's 'anti-Semitic' Glastonbury set
The BBC has apologized for live-streaming Bob Vylan's Glastonbury Music Festival set over the weekend, calling it "deeply ...
Starmer criticises 'appalling' Bob Vylan IDF chants
The prime minister describes the punk duo's Glastonbury chants calling for death to Israel's military as "hate speech".
BBC regrets not cutting Bob Vylan Glastonbury livestream, calls chants antisemitic
Britain's BBC said on Monday it regretted not stopping the livestream of Bob Vylan's set at Glastonbury music festival after ...
BBC Regrets Not Pulling Bob Vylan Glastonbury Stream, UTA Drops Group After ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant
"The antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves," the BBC says ...