KNEECOP ...AGAIN

POLICE have said video clips from Bob Vylan and Kneecap's Glastonbury gigs will be assessed “to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation".

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It came as organisers and the BBC were forced to apologise after Bobby Vylan, the punk band’s singer, chanted “death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)” during their set, which was live-streamed by the broadcaster.

Kneecap have been in the headlines after member Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, was charged with a terror offence.

He is accused of displaying the flag of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig last year. He has denied the charge.

The group performed after Vylan’s set on the West Holts Stage, and in refer-ence to his bandmate's forthcoming court date, Naoise O Caireallain, who performs under the name Moglai Bap, said they would “start a riot outside the courts”, before clarifying: “No riots, just love and support, and support for Palestine.”

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In the run-up to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, several politicians called for the group to be removed from the line-up and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said their performance would not be “appropriate”.