Wireless Festival boss defends decision to have Kanye West headline and calls for rapper to be ‘forgiven’ | Ents & Arts News

One of the organisers of Wireless Festival defended the decision to book Kanye West as the headline act and called for the public to ‘forgive’ the controversial rapper. Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, who organises Wireless, described West’s previous comments as “abhorrent” but added that he will only be performing and will not…

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Waitrose employee sacked after tackling ‘Easter egg shoplifter’ should be reinstated, Tories say | UK News

A Waitrose employee who said he was sacked after tackling a shoplifter trying to steal a bag of Easter eggs should be reinstated and handed a bonus, according to the Conservatives. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the supermarket chain had acted “disgracefully” by dismissing shop assistant Walker Smith, a long-standing employee who had worked…

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