There’s a rat on the phone line: MI5 spooks bugged 1980s reggae stars UB40 fearing they were plotting a socialist revolution, band’s drummer claims Jimmy Brown, UB40’s drummer, said spies were watching homes of bandmates Jimmy, 63, yesterday said he had no idea why MI5 would care about the band He added: ‘We weren’t planning the … Read more
There’s a rat on the phone line: MI5 spooks bugged 1980s reggae stars UB40 fearing they were plotting a socialist revolution, band’s drummer claims Jimmy Brown, UB40’s drummer, said spies were watching homes of bandmates Jimmy, 63, yesterday said he had no idea why MI5 would care about the band He added: ‘We weren’t planning the … Read more
Reggae star Bunny Wailer dies at 73: Founding member of the Wailers passes away after he suffered second stroke last year The founding member of the Wailers died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica He formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh The three-time Grammy winner died at the … Read more
Troubled 90s reggae star Finley Quaye, 46, admits criminal damage after he threw metal road sign through glass bus door during row over fare Pop star Finley Quaye admitted throwing sign through a bus door during a row The Brit Award-winner, 46, appeared today at Westminster Magistrates’ Court He pleaded guilty to causing £249.14p worth of criminal … Read more
Protesters have been detained outside the criminal damage court case against four people who have denied toppling a statue of slave trader Edward Colston. Police stopped at least three people outside Bristol Magistrates Court ahead of the first appearance before JPs. It included one man who arrived on a bicycle towing a big sound system … Read more
Reggae legend, Toots Hibbert, has died aged 77. The Toots and the Maytals frontman’s band released a statement on Saturday revealing he had passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, surrounded by his family. Taking to Twitter, the group penned: ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that … Read more
Reggae legend Toots Hibbert dies aged 77 with his family by his side in Jamaica By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 09:38 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 09:38 BST, 12 September 2020 Reggae legend, Toots Hibbert, has died aged 77. The Toots and the Maytals frontman’s band released a statement on Saturday revealing he had … Read more