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TAYLOR Swift fans have become convinced her ex Matty Healy took a veiled swipe at the star while on stage at Glastonbury.

Frontman Matty appeared with his band The 1975 to headline Glastonbury’s main Pyramid Stage on Friday night – something the singer has long-declared a lifelong goal.

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Matty couldn’t resist a jab at songs made by his ex, Taylor Swift[/caption]

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Matty and Taylor briefly dated back in 2023 – but it’s believed she wrote an album about him[/caption]

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The cheeky singer declared himself “a poet” in reference to The Tortured Poets Department[/caption]

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The Tortured Poets Department references a man who “used typewriters, smoked cigarettes and ate chocolate” at her apartment[/caption]

In the band’s only major performance of 2025, they spent a reported four times their fee on a stand-out set design including a stage-length conveyor belt and set pieces.

However, during his set, Matty took a moment to seemingly address the elephant in the room: his short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift.

Ahead of their hit song Chocolate, Matty told the audience: “I want to be sincere for a second with everybody. 

“What this moment is making me realise is that, and I’m being sincere, I probably am the best. I’m probably the best songwriter of my generation.

“The best, what do we say… A poet, ladies and gentlemen, is what I am. A generational wordsmith.”

Many took the cheeky jab at himself to be a swipe at Taylor Swift’s 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is long believed to be about their relationship.

Matty and Taylor are believed to have dated from March to May in 2023, before splitting.

In lyrics on the album, Taylor made several allusions to a mystery man who broke her heard, at one point saying he “smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate”.

The titular track also refers to the man using a typewriter – which Matty has gone on record to using.

Seeming to confirm he was the man behind the songs, Matty finished his speech on the stage at Glastonbury by “reminding people of his poetry” by going into their song Chocolate.

He further mocked himself and the song’s non-sensical lyrics by having jumbled subtitles play overhead as they played.

Since Matty and Taylor’s split, both have gone to have long-term relationships.

Matty is now engaged to model Gabbriette, with the pair sharing the news in June 2024.

Gabbriette was at the festival, cheering Matty on alongside his mother Denise Welch.

Taylor Swift has been in a relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce since September 2023.

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Matty headlined Glastonbury with The 1975 on Friday night[/caption]

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Matty and Taylor split in 2023 after just a few months of dating[/caption]

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Taylor has never confirmed who The Tortured Poet’s Department is about[/caption]

JACK GREALISH’S future is in limbo with clubs scared off by his £300,000-a-week wages.

Everton, Newcastle and Napoli all showed tentative interest in the £100million Manchester City winger, while he has also been linked with Bayern Munich.

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Jack Grealish’s future is in limbo with clubs scared off by his £300,000-a-week wages.[/caption]

But nothing has materialised for the 29-year-old England ace, who is under contract on £15m a year at City until 2027.

Grealish wanted to keep his options open as the new campaign drew to a close.

And he’s is ready to play the waiting game for as long as possible.

The ex-Aston Villa attacker realises his time at City is over after falling foul of boss Pep Guardiola and has been putting in the hard yards during a holiday in Ibiza.

He looks in fine fettle as he prepares for the upcoming campaign.

Grealish’s stock has fallen to such an extent that he was not included in City’s squad for the Club World Cup in the US.

His motivation is to reach the World Cup next summer.

But the megabucks contract he signed after joining from Villa four years ago is hindering his chances of returning to Prem action.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel has told the playmaker he can still be part of his plans but needs regular minutes.

Grealish’s pain at City is Jeremy Doku’s gain and the Belgian winger says faith is the main reason behind his explosive form at the CWC.

Doku, 23, reckons having the trust of Guardiola has helped to set him free and also credits his strong Christian beliefs for giving him the right mindset to perform at his best.

Doku has been inconsistent during his two years at the Etihad since making the £55.5m move from Rennes.

However, he has caught the eye during City’s three-game winning streak in the US, scoring in the 5-2 rout of Juventus on Thursday.

Doku is confident there is more to come. He said: “I feel free and I’m enjoying my football. I can still improve certain aspects.

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Grealish’s pain at City is Jeremy Doku’s gain[/caption]

“But when I play free and with the right mind, with the trust of the coach, you see a better version of me — and you are seeing a glimpse of it.

“It’s more to do with my faith — I just give all the glory to  Jesus Christ.”

While Doku has impressed on the left, there have also been promising signs from Brazilian Savinho on the other flank.

And Doku says the pair of them are ready to do some damage.

He said: “Last season we played together but now we are adding  more goals and assists to our account.

“That’s what wingers are supposed to do. At this tournament we are doing it, so that’s good.”

Doku now has a recognised senior left-back behind him in new signing Rayan Ait-Nouri — and the early signs are he will benefit from it.

The Belgium ace is enjoying his link-up with ex-Wolves defender Ait-Nouri, saying: “Honestly, it’s a good connection. I’m loving playing with him.”

City have rattled in 13 goals in their first three matches at the Club World Cup, winning the lot to set up a last-16 tie with Al-Hilal in the early hours of Tuesday.

It has led some to declare that Guardiola’s men are back after they failed to win any silverware last season.

But Doku said: “We just look game by game. It was a good game against Juventus and we looked  more like how we were before.”

EL CHAPO’S ruthless cartel used a hacker to break into Mexico City’s CCTV system and track down FBI informants — before having them killed.

A shocking new US Justice Department report reveals the Sinaloa Cartel, once run by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, hired a tech expert to spy on American agents and expose their sources.

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El Chapo’s (pictured) ruthless Sinaloa cartel used a hacker to break into Mexico City’s CCTV system to spy on FBI informants[/caption]

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The hacker was used to track down agents and expose their sources before they were killed[/caption]

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The FBI says it’s drafting a plan to plug security gaps, including more training for agents[/caption]

The hacker hacked into Mexico City’s camera network and phone records in 2018, tailing an FBI assistant legal attaché (ALAT) at the US embassy.

Armed with this intel, the cartel was able to “intimidate and, in some instances, kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses,” the report said.

The Justice Department added: “According to the FBI, in addition to compromising the ALAT’s phone, the hacker also accessed Mexico City’s camera system, used the cameras to follow the ALAT through the city, and identified people the ALAT met with.”

The findings shine a harsh light on how cartels are now using cutting-edge tech to stay a step ahead of law enforcement.

The audit warned that new technology has “made it easier than ever for less-sophisticated nations and criminal enterprises to identify and exploit vulnerabilities” in government data.

It comes as Mexico’s cops desperately try to catch up.

In Chiapas this week, police unveiled armed drones to take on cartels fighting for smuggling routes along the Guatemalan border.

Just weeks ago, the same force sparked a diplomatic storm by chasing gunmen into Guatemala and engaging in a wild street shootout.

The Sinaloa Cartel — once commanded by El Chapo, who’s now locked up in the US — remains locked in a bloody battle with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Meanwhile, a new breed of younger, tech-savvy narcos is ramping up tactics like cryptocurrency laundering and state-of-the-art surveillance.

“The cartels run a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise and utilize sophisticated technology to enhance their business operations,” said Derek Maltz, former acting DEA chief.

“They utilize state-of-art sophisticated surveillance techniques to identify law enforcement activities and their adversaries.”

The FBI says it’s drafting a plan to plug these glaring security gaps, including more training for agents.

But the Justice Department report warned the threat is so severe that some in the FBI and CIA call it “existential”.

Mexico’s long-running drug war rages on with no end in sight.

More than 400,000 people have been killed since the government first declared war on the cartels in 2006, and tens of thousands more have vanished without a trace.

Despite high-profile arrests and military crackdowns, groups like Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation continue to expand their reach, both at home and across borders.

In the US, the stakes are equally dire.

Authorities have repeatedly blamed Mexican cartels for driving the fentanyl crisis, which has fuelled a record surge in overdose deaths.

Washington has labelled these syndicates “foreign terrorist organisations” in everything but official designation, ramping up efforts to cripple their finances and supply chains.

GLASTONBURY fans have been left fuming as the show is pulled off air in a huge technical blunder.

Music enthusiasts wanted to tune into the BBC and their iPlayer streaming service to watch the latest from Worthy Farm.

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The BBC’s Glastonbury coverage has been plagued by technical blunders[/caption]

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Many viewers complained that they missed out on watching the Scissor Sisters perform (pictured in Denmark)[/caption]

If you wanted to watch the likes of Scissor Sisters and Charli XCX then you would have to switch the channel.

The BBC coverage of the 2025 Glastonbury Festival has been dogged by technical errors.

Even at the festival itself, the opening ceremony was branded a flop by disappointed festival-goers.

During a set on The Other Stage, the screen cut to black for many BBC viewers today.

And it’s no better online for those watching iPlayer as the main Saturday feed also suffered from a huge technical difficulty.

Those wanting to watch Scissor Sisters were greeted with an apology message that was emblazoned on the screen.

It read: “Sorry for the interruption. We’re working to fix this.”

Glasto fans flooded social media in their droves as they were left fuming by the blunder.

Writing on X – formerly known as Twitter – one expletive-filled fan fumed: “F****** hell @BBC you cut Blossoms short and now Scissor Sisters when it’s just a black screen. Sort it out.”

A second stated: “Scissor Sisters have been on stage 8 minutes and the screen is still black!

“I’ve only wanted to watch them, Jade, and Raye all day and now it’s not even working for Scissor Sisters!”

“#Glastonbury Jeez put up with watching that Winehouse wannabe Raye screen goes blank for Scissor Sisters,” exclaimed an angry user.

While a fourth asked: “Having to watch Charli because no streams on iplayer I don’t even know what she sings #Glastonbury.”

“Cmon BBC Iplayer…where’s Charli xcx?“, enquired someone else.

And a sixth added: “Since iPlayer is so useless this weekend you only have what’s on BBC One and Two of #Glastonbury.”

On iPlayer, if you wanted to catch the action from The Other Stage, you would have to swap to the dedicated feed which was still working.

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Viewers would have had to switch to a dedicated feed for The Other Stage on iPlayer to watch Charli XCX perform (pictured in 2022)[/caption]

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Fans took to social media as they complained in droves[/caption]

CHELSEA’S Club World Cup last 16 clash with Benfica was delayed with just five minutes remaining after a weather warning in the area.

The game, which was being played at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina, was immediately halted with all players removed from the pitch and taken inside.

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GARDAI are appealing for assistance in tracing a man who has been missing from Wicklow for over a week.

Gerard Fitzgerald, 39, has been missing from Bray in Wicklow since Friday June 20.

Gardai are now appealing for information in tracing his whereabouts.

He is described as being around 5 foot 10 inches in height, and of slim build.

He has brown hair and hazel or green eyes.

When he was last seen, Gerard was wearing a black hoodie, dark chinos and black Vans trainers.

He was also carrying a grey and black backpack.

In a statement tonight, a garda spokesperson said: “Gardai and Gerard’s family are concerned for his well-being.

|Anyone with information on Gerard’s whereabouts is asked to contact Bray Garda Station on (01) 6665300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station”

You can also call the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Separately, Gardai launched an urgent appeal for a missing teenager who was last seen on Friday – as they are “concerned for his well-being”.

Omar Khalil, 16, was reported missing from Dalkey, Co. Dublin on June 20.

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Cops are “concerned for his well-being” and asking for the public’s help in locating the missing teen. 

Omar is described as being around six feet in height, has a strong build, with brown hair and brown eyes.

He was wearing a black and blue jacket, black trousers and black trainers when last seen. 

Cops are asking anyone with information on the teen’s whereabouts to make contact with them. 

A garda spokesperson said: “Gardai are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Omar Khalil who is reported missing from Dalkey, Co. Dublin since Friday 20th June 2025.

“Omar is described as being approximately 6 foot in height, has a strong build, with brown hair and brown eyes.

“When last seen, Omar was wearing a black and blue jacket, black trousers and black trainers.

“Gardai are concerned for his well-being.

“Anyone with any information on Omar ‘s whereabouts is asked to contact Dún Laoghaire Garda station on (01) 666 5000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”

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GLASTONBURY viewers were left underwhelmed by Neil Young’s headline performance this evening. 

The Canadian rock veteran, 79, is said to have struggled to draw in a crowd for his 10pm slot and then had difficulties with his microphone throughout.

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Glastonbury viewers were not impressed with Neil Young’s performance tonight[/caption]

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The star headlined the Pyramid stage this evening[/caption]

He opened his set with the song Sugar Mountain, saying “thank you folks” to the crowd as the song ended.

But those watching it were not impressed, with one person commenting: “Someone tell Neil Young to sing into a microphone.”

A second moaned: “Sound needs turning up like ffs, he’s shredding that axe and you can hardly hear it.”

While a third said:  “Neil young with 48 microphones and none of them able to make his voice sound much beyond a grumble. Glastonbury has had a real hard time with the headliners the last couple of years…”

And a fourth added: “Watched a few minutes of this Neil Young man, this is like the worst thing I’ve ever seen and heard, there’s only a few hundred people there ffs for a Headliner, why does he sound like that.”

“It’s a no from me! Neil Young should not be headlining!Terrible!” raged another. 

The star’s set was shown live on the BBC  after the broadcaster had previously said it would not be transmitted live “at the artist’s request”.

Earlier on Saturday, a BBC statement said: “We are delighted to confirm that Neil Young’s headline set from Glastonbury on Saturday will be broadcast live to audiences across the UK on the BBC.”

Neil’s performance was not guaranteed as earlier in the year he  temporarily pulled out of, claiming it is a “corporate turn-off” due to its broadcast deal with the BBC.

He said on his website: “We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.

“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.”

But just days later he did a surprise U-turn, the singer confirmed his slot blaming “an error in the information I received” for him initially turning down the offer.

A statement on his website read: “Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury Festival, which I always have loved.

“Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing. Hope to see you there.”

The Sun first reported that the singer was booked to headline Glastonbury, 16 years after he last played on the Pyramid Stage.

COPS have launched a murder probe after a man was beaten up in an Aldi car park weeks before his death.

Luke Elliott-Shircore was found dead at his home on on Wednesday June 25.

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Luke Elliott-Shircore was found dead at his home[/caption]

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Luke was assaulted in the car park of an Aldi weeks before his death[/caption]

Derbyshire police said that Luke had been assaulted in the car park of an Aldi weeks before his death in Ilkeston.

It took place at around 4.15pm on Sunday, May 25.

Detective Chief Inspector Jen Lovatt, from Derbyshire police’s regional major crime unit, said: “Luke’s family are aware that we have launched a murder investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, and they are being supported by specialist officers.

“Our thoughts go out to them at this sad time, and we ask that their wishes for privacy are respected by the public and media.

“We understand that this news will cause concern to residents in Ilkeston and ask that the community come together to support our enquiries, as our investigation relies on key information from the public.

“We believe that someone in the local community will have information about the circumstances which led to Luke’s death and are keen to hear from anyone who was in Aldi car park between 4-5pm on May 25.

“Did you see a man being assaulted? Or did you notice anyone behaving suspiciously? Perhaps you spoke to Luke, or saw him that day?”

Cops ask that anyone with information get in touch using reference 722 of 25 May.

GLASTONBURY Festival is dealing with a new overcrowding issue after declaring fans to AVOID one of the major stages.

As Neil Young took to the main Pyramid stage as the headliner of the evening, pop fans have ditched the rocker in favour of other acts.

Charli XCX is set to perform on the Other Stage at 10.30pm, while American rapper Doechii will appear on the third biggest stage, Woodsies, at 10.45pm.

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Doechii is set to close the Woodsies tent at 10.45[/caption]

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As Neil Young took to the main Pyramid stage, thousands flocked to the Other Stage and Woodsies instead[/caption]

However, nearly an hour before the set was due to start, the crowd at Woodsies had got so big that they were forced to close access.

The team simply posted a message on X (formerly Twitter), declaring: “No access to Woodsies. Please head to another area of the site – thank you.”

Doechii – who has topped the charts this year with her songs Denial Is A River and Anxiety – is still set to perform as planned.

This is the second time Woodsies has been forced to shut down for crowd control – with Lorde’s early Friday morning surprise set also causing chaos.

The New Zealand singer appeared on stage to celebrate the release of her new album, Virgin, in a last minute appearance.

So the news came as a massive annoyance to ticketholders, who have criticised the team for poor organisation.

They’ve been particularly critical of putting big names like Charli XCX and Doechii against each other on the line-up, and on smaller stages that don’t have the capacity needed for the crowd.

“Terrible programming throughout, you need a massive re think for your next festival,” wrote one.

“doechii and charli clashing at glasto is EVIL WORK!!” said another.

“Glastonbury really looked at all the vibrant amazing young artists around and said “nah, lets pump the big slots full of elderly white men”. I’m not being funny but I’m struggling to stay awake for Doechii watching Neil Young…” noted a third.

And a fourth said: “It’s full to capacity? Nobody’s at the Pyramid Stage for Neil Young. Everyone is either at Woodsies or the Other Stage for Charli XCX

“Glastonbury has shit the bed a bit here. Field packed for Charli XCX. Woodsies closed an hour ahead of time for Scissor Sisters. Doechii still to come. Pyramid very sparse for Neil Young. Meanwhile PULP do an hour in the afternoon and fill the space”

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Charli XCX’s crowd on the Other stage has also been reported to have an overcrowding issue[/caption]

MANILA, Philippines — About 300 aspiring air traffic controllers took the exam that would qualify them to train for the country’s Comprehensive Air Traffic Service (CATS) at 11 testing sites across the country, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) said on Saturday. The exams were held simultaneously at the Caap central office in