Nick Cave labels ‘cancel culture’ as “mercy’s antithesis”

@BorisJohnson #SirShane." It comes after controversy was sparked by the decision to give former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson a knighthood despite being sacked from the government twice.The tweet was sent out in full view of Piers’ 7.9 million followers. His fans were then quick to jump on to the post and make their thoughts on the subject known. @Msmansk penned: “Good idea but doesn’t he have to be British ?”@NavyReg1970 said: “My lasting memory isnt actually the bowling, its that little wicket keeper constantly harassing the batsman, giving a running commentary and growling "bowling warnie" or "nice one shane" after every single ball.”(sic)@PaddyBriggs chimed in: “Australia no longer appoint knights and dames under its honours system, PM Malcolm Turnbull has said.(sic)“Mr Turnbull said the titles were "not appropriate" in modern Australia, and that Queen Elizabeth had accepted the cabinet's recommendation to drop them.”@Portsmouthfclee said: “I can’t ever remember an overseas sportsman, who quite frankly put England to the sword in ashes cricket, be so loved and adored! “We loved him like our very own national treasure!”@Stevefry penned: “Let’s face it, if Gavin Williamson can get a Knighthood then the whole Commonwealth is now in the mix to get one.”Shane Warne died on Friday morning following a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand, where he was holidaying with friends. The star’s management team released a statement, which read: "It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4th March.” "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived."The family

Rugby legend Martin Offiah spoke about meeting Prince Charles, revealing that he was pleasantly surprised by the encounter.The rugby star spoke candidly to Express.co.uk on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner last month. Martin, 56, was awarded an MBE for his services to rugby in 1997 at Buckingham Palace. The sports star recalled: “It was actually Prince Charles who presented me with my MBE back in 1997, which seems like a lifetime ago. “1994 was my best year of course and I still have my statue outside of Wembley.”During his rugby league career, Martin scored over 500 tries, which makes him the third highest try scorer of all time worldwide, and the highest scorer in the UK.The athlete left behind such a legacy that he even has his own statue, alongside four other great rugby players, which stands outside Wembley Stadium.The star went on to describe the Duke of Wales, 73, as being “fantastic” when they first met.“He was fantastic,” Martin gushed as he repeated the sentiment once more. “He talked about the fact that he had played rugby at school and he played second row, which I didn’t know.So yeah, it was a nice little chat.”When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.”“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRussia’s media regulator announced that it was blocking access to the Facebook network in the country, claiming parent company Meta’s restrictions on Kremlin-affiliated media accounts violated a Russian law banning censorship.In the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Meta previously said it was “globally demoting” content from Facebook pages and Instagram accounts from Russian state-controlled media outlets such as the Russian military’s Zvezda TV channel and Sputnik to make them harder to find on its platforms. In addition, the social giant has banned ads from Russian state-controlled media and demonetized their accounts.Meta is among a host of other internet media platforms that have restricted or blocked Russian state-sponsored media since the war commenced, including YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit.

Gerwyn Price has admitted that he can be "a bit too boisterous" on stage and regrets that he has become the pantomime villain of the darts world.As world number one and the winner of six major titles, the Welshman's talent is undeniable.But that hasn't stopped English fans from targeting him at big events, as the 36-year-old is regularly booed by crowds when not playing in Wales.The ill-feeling towards him from some began at the 2018 Darts Grand Slam final, when he was involved in a bust-up with popular rival Gary Anderson. Speaking about the effect it has had on him and his career, Price admits that it has been "hard work" to produce his best performances when he regularly receives such a hostile reception."When you're on stage you're up there to do a job – I'm not up there to make people hate me, but if that's the way they feel about my stage presence and the way I am then I can't help that," he said on the Happy Hour Podcast."I've just got to go up there and do a job.

Danniella Westbrook's daughter Jodie Jenkins has opened up in her first-ever exclusive interview about just how similar she and her famous mum are.The stunning blonde social media executive chatted to the Daily Star about how she always gets stopped in the street by fans pointing out the uncanny resemblance. Jodie, 20, admitted she never used to notice the similarities until she got a fringe cut like how her former EastEnders star mum used to have back in her TV days.The blonde beauty said: "Do you know what I never used to see it but people everywhere, in pubs, in the gym, always go 'wow, you really look like someone, oh you look like Danniella Westbrook', and I'm like 'yeah, I'm kind of related.'"And then my nan always says 'God, you really look like your mum when you say that.

Emmerdale is modelled on, only to say it's "nothing like" the iconic on screen village and generally "a bit s***." Emmerdale fans Chris King and Zoe Brodie travelled all the way to Esholt, a village near Guiseley, Leeds, from Rotherham for a day out with their two-year-old son Ronnie, to check out the location behind the popular ITV soap.Esholt was the location used to film Emmerdale’s external shots from 1976, all the way until 1996. Filming then moved to Harewood, West Yorkshire where a replica of Esholt was built for filming.The village has the real-life Woolpack pub, featured in the show, and frequently had fans visiting on coach tours before the pandemic.But Chris and Zoe were left bitterly “disappointed” by their visit in the rain on Thursday, Yorkshire Live reported.

Megan Barton-Hanson and James Lock appear to be back on, after splitting in December. Love Island babe Megan, 27, was filmed by The Only Way Is Essex star Lock, 35, giving him a kiss the cheek as they celebrated Megan's birthday on Friday. Megan was the first to show her on-off beau James off on her social media after their split.The blonde beauty shared a video on her Instagram story showing off gifts, flowers a card and a raunchy cake in a hotel room.

For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up to one of our newsletters here.Chloe's blonde tress was cut in different lengths and it appeared in an awkward "triangle shape" as it went along her face."I didn't notice until I got home and then I messaged and they didn't even care or apologise," she wrote in the comments.Viewers were fuming and suggested Chloe to "name drop" the salon and asked for a refund for the haircut."The fact that they didn't own up to it and try to play you by putting it in a bun!" one said.A second chimed in: "I didn't know who I'd be more mad at, the salon or the boyfriend."But a third said the trimming style is known as the "chemical haircut".

Katy Perry is opening up about fan culture online.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has revealed the launch date for volume two of “Unsolved Mysteries,” and AMC has released the key art for Season 6 of “Fear the Walking Dead.” Netflix has announced that volume two of the first season of “Unsolved Mysteries” will stream on Oct. 19.

Rihanna took to Instagram to share a video of Melania and Donald Trump disembarking Air Force One, in which the First Lady refuses to let go of her Birkin bag in order to hold her husband's hand.In the background of the video, Rihanna's hit single "Needed Me" plays."Melania likes art.

Naman Ramachandran Brazil’s Globo media group has secured a nomination each in the news and the current affairs category at the International Emmy Awards nominations that were announced Tuesday by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.In the news category, TV Globo is nominated for “Ghost Staff,” an investigative program following staff at Rio de Janeiro’s state legislature who received high salaries from public money without showing up for work.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVenice Days pic “Beware of Children” and Sundance alumnus “Charter” are among the five Nordic films nominated for the coveted Nordic Council Film Prize.“Beware of Children” was directed by Norwegian scribe/helmer Dag Johan Haugerud and produced by Yngve Sæther.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVenice Days pic “Beware of Children” and Sundance alumnus “Charter” are among the five new Nordic films nominated for the coveted Nordic Council Film Prize of 2020. “Beware of Children” was directed by Norwegian scribe/helmer Dag Johan Haugerud and produced by Yngve Sæther.

Champions League group would get a home draw ahead of the winner takes all ties. Celtic face KR Reykjavik on Tuesday in the first qualifying round of the competition at Parkhead and would then face another home tie if they get through against the winners of the game in Hungary between Swedish champions Djurgardens and Budapest side Ferencvaros.

Celtic who have held talks over a loan move with Brighton's no-nonsense defender Shane Duffy. The Premiership champions might also look for a new left back after Boli Bolingoli's trip to Spain, which has earned him an SFA charge to go with the wrath of Neil Lennon.

Lewis Hamilton are among the names of investors who have come together to buy W Magazine.The high-end fashion magazine was formerly owned by Condé Nast, but now has a new ownership group named W Media.As well as Karlie, Kaia and Lewis, the group also includes W Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Sara Moonves, movie producer Jason Blum, Forerunner Ventures’ Kirsten Green and Peloton’s Head of Marketing Dara Treseder.Under the new company, W is set to release ‘one aggregate print issue’ for the rest of the year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.So this will be the annual New Originals issue which hits stands later this Fall.Then the magazine plans to resume the usual six issues per year publishing schedule.W Media say they will ‘focus on

Singer Nick Cave spoke out against "cancel culture" after a fan asked for his opinion on the growing tide of political correctness. The Bad Seeds singer pontificated on the virtues of mercy on his website, The Red Hand Files, where he invites people to ask him questions with no moderation.

Nick Cave has described “cancel culture” as “bad religion run amuck” and said political correctness has an “asphyxiating effect on the creative soul of a society”.

Selena Gomez might need a little more practice. The actress' HBO Max cooking show,, debuts on Thursday, and only ET has an exclusive sneak peek at Gomez's attempt to make ramen with Chef Candice Kumai over video chat. Though ramen may not seem like too complicated of a recipe, Gomez adorably has a little trouble following Kumai's instructions.

BBC studio where Eggheads is filmed in Glasgow.The Jeremy Vine Show host was alerted to the masterpiece’s location when Salvador Dalí came up as a question on the game show.Jeremy explained: “Recording Eggheads was a b****y punishing routine.“You started at 8am and finished around 8pm but, because of the efficiencies of TV, you’d do five shows a day for 14 days straight, with one day off in the middle.“Salvador Dalí had come up as a question on the show, and one of the Eggheads said, ‘One of his most famous paintings is round the corner from here at the Kelvingrove [Art Gallery and Museum],’ and so I thought, ‘I’m going to see that the first chance I get.’”Jeremy then discovered the painting was the artist’s famous work, entitled Christ of