sir bob geldof- _ political access. sir bob geldof. let's _ political access. sir bob geldof. sir bob geldof. let's say with i political access. sir bob - geldof. let's say with music. for many, it's the highlight of the glasonbury festival weekend, the so called �*legend' slot. past performers includ dolly parton; kylie minogue and shania twain. well next year's �*legend' has been announced. sir rod stewart will be performing in that famous sunday afternoon slot on the pyramid stage. the last time he played at glastonbury was 2002. tickets then cost £97 — that's about $122. when he returns next summer he will be 80 years old and tickets now cost £360 — that's more than $450! journalist andrew trendell explained to me how significant this announcement is. well, it makes sense, sir rod... it has its last chance to say goodbye to glastonbury, he has history there, he has bangers, so i think it is a pretty bang on backing for a sunday lunchtime, for sure. i will come back to when he last played there, but he is 79, he will be 80 when we get round to it. have you seen him in recen

you will know what bob geldof has _ culture. you will know what bob geldof has said _ culture. you will know what bob geldof has said to those - geldof has said to those arguments" from the sunday times, he has said this distant p0p times, he has said this distant pop song has kept millions of people alive, why would band aid scrub feeding thousands of children dependent on us for immune? " that is what you said. it basically raised tens of millions a pound and kept people alive. you can't argue with that, can you?— people alive. you can't argue with that, can you? before she can, but with that, can you? before she can. but at _ with that, can you? before she can, but at the _ with that, can you? before she can, but at the same _ with that, can you? before she can, but at the same time - with that, can you? before she can, but at the same time that j can, but at the same time that the african british die spiral given to african cultures, it's close to £1.5 billion, but that gets crowded out, that much faster generosity from the african diaspora worldwide gets crowded out, and t

because i don't think that this is a charity 40 years of band aid legendary music producer sir bob geldofs live to mark four decades of helping those in need all right. 5 a.m. here on the east coast, here's a live look at capitol hill on this tuesday morning of a holiday week. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us. donald trump vowing to impose massive tariffs on day one of his incoming administration on goods from two close allies mexico and canada. and he's also planning to boost tariffs on china announcing on social media his plan to implement a 25% tariff on all products coming to the united states from canada and mexico. he says it's a response to their role in illegal immigration and drugs coming across the border. trump also announcing a 10% increase on tariffs already in place on goods coming from china. quote until it prevents the flow of illegal drugs into the united states. end quote. many economists believe tariffs could wreak havoc on america's supply chains and raise prices on everyday goods for american shoppers. chinese china's embassy s

however, bob geldof silk describes it as a miraculous little record that has saved millions of lives.on that later on bbc news. let's return to the cbi, because you will have seen the chancellor, rachel reeves, has been defending herfirst chancellor, rachel reeves, has been defending her first budget to the cbi. she said she was offered no alternative you have plans, including increasing the rate of national insurance paid by employers. the leader of the opposition said that the government must learn from business and be more responsive. business and be more resonsive. , responsive. government itself must change. _ responsive. government itself must change, must _ responsive. government itself must change, must change i responsive. government itself. must change, must change what it does_ must change, must change what it does if— must change, must change what it does if growth is ever to return _ it does if growth is ever to return. we do not address this in government, and if labour does — in government, and if labour does not. _ in government, and if labour does not, they will fail.

.# and a0 years after it was first released, it's back — we hearfrom sir bob geldof on his charity singleon his charity single. news night at 1030 tonight w: bring a news night at 1030 tonight we will bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of news nighters and a look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. more heavy rain is forecast over large parts of england and wales this week as communities struggle to clean up after storm bert caused major disruption with torrential rain, widespread flooding and high winds. a major incident was declared in northamptonshire this afternoon as emergency services tried to rescuing some of the 1,000 people left stranded in a holiday park. more than 100 flood warnings remain in place, including the severe warning in northamptonshire meaning there's a danger to life. here's phil mackie. it's three days since storm bert arrived and it's still wreaking havoc. in northamptonshire, they've declared a major incident. a severe flood alert remains in place at billing aquadrome. it's t

bob geldof, one of the original band aid organizers and chair of the charitable trust says in responsetle pop song has kept millions of people alive. why would band aid scrap feeding thousands of children dependent on us for a meal? when i'm joined by rapper fuze odg, who says the lyrics amplify stereotypes of africa as a continent of poverty, famine and disease, you'revited in the 30th anniversary song in 2014, fuze and this latest version you wouldn't have got involved in for the same reasons. can we just go back to the original song? yeah and what you thought of that in its time i think the original song and the intentions behind it were fantastic because they needed to be, you know an immediate action for a crisis that was happening at the time. >> and, you know i'm immensely grateful for the british public for, you know, taking money out of their pocket to actually donate to help the crisis so definitely, it was a fantastic initiative. my perspective is that, you know 40 years later, we need to start looking at, you know, the results of what we've achieved over time. and see how i

bob geldof, the impresario behind the song, saying this little pop song has kept hundreds of thousandsive.

the original single was set up by bob geldof and midge ure in 1984.th us here on bbc news. hello there! big changes on the way later this weekend — more on that in a moment. yesterday, well, we had some sunshine around. more of it more widely actually, but not everywhere, of course, towards northern ireland, some western parts of scotland, much more cloud. and that's moving its way southwards at the moment. it's coming in around this area of high pressure, a couple of weak weather fronts on the scene, too — this one here bringing a little rain southwards across england and wales. but because we've got more cloud around, it's not going to be as cold to start with on thursday morning. could be a few mist and fog patches, mind you, across southwest scotland and the northwest of england. those will lift, it'll cloud over in the northwest of england, turn more cloudy in western scotland, and we'll keep the cloud across northern ireland. elsewhere, there could be a bit of sunshine, but not as much sunshine as we had on wednesday. the cloud and any drizzle c

it was a0 years ago today that bob geldof and midge ure persuaded 37 pop stars to cram into a west londonworld... much of this footage, from a new documentary on the making of the single, has never been seen before. # god say a prayer... today, a new 40th anniversary version of the song had its first play on radio 2, combining vocals from the different tracks over the years, including ed sheeran. # at christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade... ten years ago, he was part of band aid 30, and his lines have been reused for the new single. he says he wishes he was not on it, and would have refused permission if he had been asked because his views on how best to support africa have changed over the last decade. one woman was killed by a partner or relative every ten minutes worldwide in 2023. that's according to the united nations, which says femicide remains at "alarmingly high levels". a un report found that almost 85,000 women and girls were murdered by people last year, with around 60%, or more than 51,000 , dying at the hands of their partner or relative. the findings came as

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sir bob geldof has welcomed the debate around the latest band aid single. it's christmas", is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year but was released yesterday to renewed controvery about how it portrays africa. sir bob geldof, who came up with the original idea, told the one show that all views on the song helped to keep issues on the political agenda. the debate is fantastic, and the debate only happens because of this small pop song. without it, that debate doesn't come anywhere. so now it's out in the public, it's being talked about, it's being written about, and that gives us immense political access. us presidentjoe biden has kicked off his final holiday season in the white house, starting off with one of the strangerjobs on his to—do list. based on your temperament and commitment to being productive members of society, i hereby pardon peach and blossom. he is talking to turkeys, everyone! these two turkeys are now off the table for thanskgiving, after receiving a presidential pardon. it's a tradition dating back to president abraham lincoln in 18

well, bob geldof says, despite what you might think about the song, hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions of people have been pulled out of poverty as a result of band aid. let us know what you think on that one. gbnews.com/yoursay . now let's gbnews.com/yoursay. now let's have a look at the news bulletin with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> ali, thank you very much. and good morning. the top stories from the gb newsroom. storm babetis from the gb newsroom. storm babet is bringing further widespread disruption with pubuc widespread disruption with public transport affected after devastating flooding over the weekend. great western railway says it suspended services on all key routes due to flooding and fallen trees. the operator's network runs between london paddington and both south—west england and south wales. there are still hundreds of flood alerts in place and a major incident declared in south wales. hundreds of homes were left underwater. roads were turned into rivers , and winds of turned into rivers, and winds of up to 82mph were recorded across parts

.# a0 years after the original, and bob geldof defends the latest version of the band aid charity singlewing a chorus of criticism. a new era begins at manchester united but ruben amorim's first game in charge ends in a frustrating draw at ipswich town. good morning. there are currently three _ good morning. there are currently three severe flood warnings in force across _ three severe flood warnings in force across england and wales and 188 flood _ across england and wales and 188 flood warnings across england, wales and also _ flood warnings across england, wales and also scotland. the weather today still showers in the forecast. still windy— still showers in the forecast. still windy at— still showers in the forecast. still windy at the moment across the north of scotland~ _ windy at the moment across the north of scotland. no where near as wild as it was _ of scotland. no where near as wild as it was this weekend. all of their details _ as it was this weekend. all of their details shortly. —— de details. it's monday, the 25th of november. over 150 flood warnings remain in place acros