Damon Albarn has hit out at the UK government’s treatment of the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing them of a lack of empathy.Speaking to Channel 4 News ahead of his gig at the Manchester International Festival last night (July 13), the Blur frontman pointed out the hypocrisy of the gig having to be socially distanced while over 60,000 fans gathered at Wembley Stadium on Sunday (July 11) for the final of Euro 2020.“Let’s face it, it’s not just 60,000 [at Wembley],” he said.
Fire commander stood down for 'challenging' chief's call to send just 12 firefighters to Arena bomb - two hours late
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The fire brigade commander on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing was 'relieved of his duties' after he had challenged his chief's decision to send just 12 regular firefighters to the scene, the public inquiry into the atrocity has heard.
Ben Levy told the then chief fire officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Peter O'Reilly, that he had decided to deploy firefighters to the scene just after
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Noel Gallagher told Damon Albarn to “fuck off” after meeting at Champions League final
Noel Gallagher has revealed how he told Damon Albarn to “fuck off” after meeting him outside the Champions League final.The former Oasis guitarist bumped into his former rival and recent collaborator outside Porto’s Estádio do Dragão, following his beloved Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea last month.Albarn, a well-known Chelsea fan, was also in attendance at the crunch match.“When the final whistle went, [I] fucking took my pass off in disgust, fucking threw it on the stairs, walked out