newsinsightplus.com 20yearoldaccidentalMichael March 3, 2024 0 Comments BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureIsrael Eurovision: Broadcaster agrees to change October Rain lyricsPublished4 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Shai FrancoImage caption, Israel will be represented by Eden Golan at this year’s contestBy Henri AstierBBC NewsIsrael’s public broadcaster has requested changes to the lyrics of a song submitted for this year’s Eurovision contest.Organisers barred it last week for breaking rules on political neutrality.Israeli broadcaster Kan had pledged not to alter the lyrics of October Rain – an apparent reference to the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October.But Israel’s President Isaac Herzog called for “necessary adjustments” to ensure Israel can enter the show.Israel has won the Eurovision Song Contest four times before. This year’s event will be held in Sweden – who won last year’s content – in May.Kan is in the process of choosing its entry, with October Rain the leading submission and Dance Forever in second place.How Israel-Gaza war is spilling into cultural lifeIsrael chooses Eurovision act amid boycott callsIn a statement on Sunday, Kan said it had contacted the lyricists of both songs and asked them to “readapt the texts, while preserving their artistic freedom”.President Herzog, it added, had “emphasised that it is precisely at a time when those who hate us are seeking to repress and boycott the State of Israel” that the country “must raise its voice” in international forums.Last month, when the European Broadcasting Union said it was assessing the lyrics, Kan said it had “no intention to replace the song”.Israel’s entry, to be performed by 20-year-old singer Eden Golan, is due be confirmed next Sunday.The original lyrics of October Rain – written in English – were published on Kan’s website last month.They include the lines “They were all good children, every one of them” and “Who told you boys don’t cry/ Hours and hours/ And flowers/ Life is not a game for the cowards.”The reference to flowers was significant, according to Israel Hayom newspaper, as it often denotes war fatalities.In previous years the EBU has forced national representatives to change their lyrics.In 2009, Georgia withdrew from the event after its proposed entry – We Don’t Wanna Put In – was rejected for its obvious references to the Russian president.Separately, musicians from other Eurovision countries have called for Israel to be suspended over the war in Gaza.These include artists in Iceland, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, with several pointing out that Russia has been disqualified since its invasion of Ukraine two years ago.So far, Eurovision organisers have resisted those calls, arguing that the situations in Ukraine and Gaza are different.Related TopicsMiddle EastIsrael-Gaza warIsraelEurovision Song ContestMore on this storyIsrael threatens to withdraw from EurovisionPublished23 FebruaryIsrael chooses Eurovision act amid boycott callsPublished8 FebruaryTop StoriesI will only cut taxes in responsible way – HuntPublished3 hours agoIsraeli hostages status hangs over Gaza truce talksPublished2 hours agoBrit Awards 2024: The real winners and losersPublished8 hours agoFeaturesBrit Awards 2024: The real winners and losersKate, the King and three other big challenges for royalsJeremy on the Hunt for Tax Cuts. 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newsinsightplus.com 20yearoldaccidentalMichael March 3, 2024 0 Comments BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureIsrael Eurovision: Broadcaster agrees to change October Rain lyricsPublished4 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Shai FrancoImage caption, Israel will be represented by Eden Golan at this year’s contestBy Henri AstierBBC NewsIsrael’s public broadcaster has requested changes to the lyrics of a song submitted for this year’s Eurovision contest.Organisers barred it last week for breaking rules on political neutrality.Israeli broadcaster Kan had pledged not to alter the lyrics of October Rain – an apparent reference to the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October.But Israel’s President Isaac Herzog called for “necessary adjustments” to ensure Israel can enter the show.Israel has won the Eurovision Song Contest four times before. This year’s event will be held in Sweden – who won last year’s content – in May.Kan is in the process of choosing its entry, with October Rain the leading submission and Dance Forever in second place.How Israel-Gaza war is spilling into cultural lifeIsrael chooses Eurovision act amid boycott callsIn a statement on Sunday, Kan said it had contacted the lyricists of both songs and asked them to “readapt the texts, while preserving their artistic freedom”.President Herzog, it added, had “emphasised that it is precisely at a time when those who hate us are seeking to repress and boycott the State of Israel” that the country “must raise its voice” in international forums.Last month, when the European Broadcasting Union said it was assessing the lyrics, Kan said it had “no intention to replace the song”.Israel’s entry, to be performed by 20-year-old singer Eden Golan, is due be confirmed next Sunday.The original lyrics of October Rain – written in English – were published on Kan’s website last month.They include the lines “They were all good children, every one of them” and “Who told you boys don’t cry/ Hours and hours/ And flowers/ Life is not a game for the cowards.”The reference to flowers was significant, according to Israel Hayom newspaper, as it often denotes war fatalities.In previous years the EBU has forced national representatives to change their lyrics.In 2009, Georgia withdrew from the event after its proposed entry – We Don’t Wanna Put In – was rejected for its obvious references to the Russian president.Separately, musicians from other Eurovision countries have called for Israel to be suspended over the war in Gaza.These include artists in Iceland, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, with several pointing out that Russia has been disqualified since its invasion of Ukraine two years ago.So far, Eurovision organisers have resisted those calls, arguing that the situations in Ukraine and Gaza are different.Related TopicsMiddle EastIsrael-Gaza warIsraelEurovision Song ContestMore on this storyIsrael threatens to withdraw from EurovisionPublished23 FebruaryIsrael chooses Eurovision act amid boycott callsPublished8 FebruaryTop StoriesI will only cut taxes in responsible way – HuntPublished3 hours agoIsraeli hostages status hangs over Gaza truce talksPublished2 hours agoBrit Awards 2024: The real winners and losersPublished8 hours agoFeaturesBrit Awards 2024: The real winners and losersKate, the King and three other big challenges for royalsJeremy on the Hunt for Tax Cuts. AudioJeremy on the Hunt for Tax CutsAttributionSoundsHow Israel-Gaza war is spilling into cultural life’There was heartache but we had to keep going’Friends struggle to comprehend US airman’s Gaza protest deathFive ways to save on train tickets as fares riseThe ‘banned’ Star Trek episode that promised a united Ireland’King of Chaos’ Imran Khan keeps winning even behind barsElsewhere on the BBCFrom the seizure of Crimea to the war in UkraineThe story of a decade of clashes, told by the Western leaders who traded blows with PutinAttributioniPlayerFrom the largest ship to disasters on deck…A closer look at times when cruise ships have caused commotionAttributioniPlayer’I never tried to be famous…it was accidental’Michael Parkinson with guests Ricky Gervais, Michael Palin and Kate AdieAttributioniPlayerIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Nadiya Hussain: A letter to my teenage daughter2Kate, the King and three other big challenges for royals3Girl, 7, dies in English Channel crossing attempt4Brit Awards 2024: The real winners and losers5The ‘banned’ Star Trek episode that promised a united Ireland6Horner situation can’t continue – Jos VerstappenAttributionSport7I will only cut taxes in responsible way – Hunt8Israeli hostages status hangs over Gaza truce talks9The Unknown star of viral Willy Wonka event unmasked10Russia says 38 Ukrainian drones intercepted in Crimea [ad_1] Contest organisers had ruled that references to last year’s attacks by Hamas broke neutrality rules. 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newsinsightplus.com 12yearold2023Farmers January 26, 2024 0 Comments BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaFrance farmer protests: PM offers key concessions after roads around Paris blockedPublished21 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is trying to negotiate an end to growing protests by farmersBy Sarah Fowler & Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsFrance’s new prime minister has announced key concessions to protesting farmers in a move the government hopes will end the growing demonstrations.Among promises Gabriel Attal made on Friday were an end to rising fuel costs and the simplification of regulations. It came hours after farmers took their protest about pay and low food prices to Paris – blocking major roads into and out of the capital.”You wanted to send a message, and I’ve received it loud and clear,” he said.”We will put agriculture above everything else,” he promised during a visit to a cattle farm in a mountain village near the Spanish border. Mr Attal tried to address the farmer’s grievances, which include the increasing cost of farm diesel, late payment of European Union (EU) subsidies, burgeoning bureaucracy and competition from imports.He announced “10 immediate measures” to help, including the scrapping of the plan that would increase the cost of fuel. Mr Attal said that an appeal would be made to the EU, asking for changes to the rules that mean farmers are required to keep some of their land fallow. He added that France would remain opposed to signing an EU free-trade deal that farmers say will flood supermarkets with cheap produce. His concessions have not gone down well with some. “We are not satisfied with what was announced this evening,” Alexandre Plateau, a representative of the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA), the main farmers’ union, told the Franceinfo radio network.”A few requests have been met, but it is not enough.”Laurence Marandola, a spokesman for the Peasant Confederation union body, told the RTL radio network that Mr Attal’s concessions were “very largely insufficient”. “We will continue to remain mobilised. It’s not necessarily roadblocks, there will be different forms of mobilization, on the road, on roundabouts, in front of supermarkets,” she said. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Farmers blocked key roads in and out of Paris on FridayEarlier on Friday, the A1 motorway linking Paris the northern city of Lille and Belgium was blocked by tractors and hay bales. According to the FNSEA, some 55,000 people were mobilised nationwide. Among the protesters was Christophe Beeuwsaert, a cereal and milk farmer in the Oise region north of Paris. He told the AFP news agency that the plan was to build a ring around the city and to keep moving closer in – increasing the pressure.”When we hear our governments saying that they understand us, that they know what we’re going through, it’s just a load of rubbish,” he said.They (the politicians) sit in their leather seats, in their heated or air-conditioned offices… don’t see the impact of all the decisions they make on us.”Protests are also continuing in the south of France, with the main road between the Lyon region and the Spanish border also blocked. “We’ve already been demonstrating for a week and we still have no answers. We don’t want any more words, we want acts,” Sebastien, a young farmer, told AFP news agency at a blockade outside Toulouse’s Blagnac airport.The farmers’ protests are the first major test for Mr Attal, who has only been in power since the start of the month.They began in the south west of France last week, with several key motorways there cut off entirely by farmers who have installed sleeping quarters in the middle of the highways.On Tuesday, a farmer in her 30s and her 12-year-old daughter were killed after a car accidentally crashed into a roadblock just south of Toulouse. Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau said at the time it was a “tragedy for all of us”.France’s protests come at the same time as similar demonstrations by other European countries including Germany and Belgium. 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newsinsightplus.com 12yearold2023Farmers January 26, 2024 0 Comments BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaFrance farmer protests: PM offers key concessions after roads around Paris blockedPublished21 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is trying to negotiate an end to growing protests by farmersBy Sarah Fowler & Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsFrance’s new prime minister has announced key concessions to protesting farmers in a move the government hopes will end the growing demonstrations.Among promises Gabriel Attal made on Friday were an end to rising fuel costs and the simplification of regulations. It came hours after farmers took their protest about pay and low food prices to Paris – blocking major roads into and out of the capital.”You wanted to send a message, and I’ve received it loud and clear,” he said.”We will put agriculture above everything else,” he promised during a visit to a cattle farm in a mountain village near the Spanish border. Mr Attal tried to address the farmer’s grievances, which include the increasing cost of farm diesel, late payment of European Union (EU) subsidies, burgeoning bureaucracy and competition from imports.He announced “10 immediate measures” to help, including the scrapping of the plan that would increase the cost of fuel. Mr Attal said that an appeal would be made to the EU, asking for changes to the rules that mean farmers are required to keep some of their land fallow. He added that France would remain opposed to signing an EU free-trade deal that farmers say will flood supermarkets with cheap produce. His concessions have not gone down well with some. “We are not satisfied with what was announced this evening,” Alexandre Plateau, a representative of the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA), the main farmers’ union, told the Franceinfo radio network.”A few requests have been met, but it is not enough.”Laurence Marandola, a spokesman for the Peasant Confederation union body, told the RTL radio network that Mr Attal’s concessions were “very largely insufficient”. “We will continue to remain mobilised. It’s not necessarily roadblocks, there will be different forms of mobilization, on the road, on roundabouts, in front of supermarkets,” she said. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Farmers blocked key roads in and out of Paris on FridayEarlier on Friday, the A1 motorway linking Paris the northern city of Lille and Belgium was blocked by tractors and hay bales. According to the FNSEA, some 55,000 people were mobilised nationwide. Among the protesters was Christophe Beeuwsaert, a cereal and milk farmer in the Oise region north of Paris. He told the AFP news agency that the plan was to build a ring around the city and to keep moving closer in – increasing the pressure.”When we hear our governments saying that they understand us, that they know what we’re going through, it’s just a load of rubbish,” he said.They (the politicians) sit in their leather seats, in their heated or air-conditioned offices… don’t see the impact of all the decisions they make on us.”Protests are also continuing in the south of France, with the main road between the Lyon region and the Spanish border also blocked. “We’ve already been demonstrating for a week and we still have no answers. We don’t want any more words, we want acts,” Sebastien, a young farmer, told AFP news agency at a blockade outside Toulouse’s Blagnac airport.The farmers’ protests are the first major test for Mr Attal, who has only been in power since the start of the month.They began in the south west of France last week, with several key motorways there cut off entirely by farmers who have installed sleeping quarters in the middle of the highways.On Tuesday, a farmer in her 30s and her 12-year-old daughter were killed after a car accidentally crashed into a roadblock just south of Toulouse. Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau said at the time it was a “tragedy for all of us”.France’s protests come at the same time as similar demonstrations by other European countries including Germany and Belgium. Related TopicsFranceAgricultureMore on this storyFrench farmer and daughter killed as car hits protestPublished2 days agoRural France turned upside-down by farmersPublished13 December 2023Farmers blockade Berlin with tractors in subsidy rowPublished8 JanuaryTop StoriesUN’s top court says Israel must prevent genocidePublished3 hours agoPost Office accused of secret documents cover-upPublished3 hours agoKlopp ‘convinced’ leaving Liverpool is ‘right’AttributionSportPublished3 hours agoFeaturesIsrael reined in by ICJ ruling – but will it obey?’Crying with exhaustion’: How The X Factor was madeCheese, beef, cars: What UK-Canada trade rift meansWhy hermit crabs are ‘wearing’ our plastic rubbishFaithful viewers gear up for The Traitors finaleHow many countries still have the death penalty?Weekly quiz: Whose Brits crown did Raye steal?Has the UK seen the last of this winter’s storms?AttributionWeatherThe ‘quiet rebranding’ of divisive Australia DayElsewhere on the BBCIs a global megachurch manipulating its followers?Panorama investigates such allegations about the Universal Church of the Kingdom of GodAttributioniPlayerTracing the historical origins of British comedy tropesIan Hislop’s on the hunt for the earliest examples of enduring British jokesAttributionSounds60 years of Rolling Stones glory!Global icon Mick Jagger gives us an exclusive glimpse into his life in the bandAttributioniPlayerHow can you defeat your inner saboteurs?Comedy genius Troy Hawke’s award-winning show battles with a new enemy… psychotherapy!AttributionSoundsMost Read1’Crying with exhaustion’: How The X Factor was made2Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls for US legislation3Trump walks out of court trial during closing arguments4Ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone’s assets frozen5Twins separated and sold at birth reunited by TikTok6Mia Janin took own life after bullying – inquest7Constance Marten’s baby warm, dry and fed, court told8Traitors contestant says they applied for a laugh9King Charles ‘doing well’ after prostate treatment10Duchess’s diagnosis prompts skin cancer searches [ad_1] Farmers are targeting major roads around the French capital in protest against low food prices. 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