Culture secretary says BBC must ‘get a grip’ in wake of film featuring son of Hamas official and Bob Vylan Glastonbury row The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has demanded to know why no one at the BBC has lost their job over the airing of a documentary on Gaza that featured the son of a Hamas official. A review looking into the broacast of Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone is reportedly due to be published next week. The programme first aired in February, but was pulled by the broadcaster after the link between its 13-year-old narrator and Hamas emerged. Continue reading...

English-born David Evans, 63, is conferred with ‘long overdue’ Irish citizenship After decades of finely balanced procrastination, the U2 guitarist The Edge has officially become Irish. The 63-year-old British subject was conferred with Irish citizenship on Monday, 62 years after moving to Ireland in a step he said was “long overdue”. Continue reading...

Actor and comedian charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, say police The comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape as well as two counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan police have said. More details soon … Continue reading...