Billie Eilish said it was a "dark day" for American women during her headline slot at Glastonbury Festival — just hours after US judges overturned a ruling giving women the constitutional right to an abortion.
The multi-Grammy winner, who became the youngest solo act in history to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on Friday, made the comment midway through a crowd-pleasing set, which kicked off with hit Bury a Friend and ended with Bad Guy and Happier Than Ever.
Without directly referencing Friday's US Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, Eilish said: "Today is a really dark day for women in the US.
"I'm just going to say that because I can't bear to think about it anymore in this moment."
She then dedicated Your Power, a song about abusing power, to the subject.
Near the end of the set, she told the crowd that she was "so undeserving" of headlining.
"Thank you for letting me do it," she said. "I am so honoured to be here."
Eilish closed the first full day of music at the festival in south-west England, which returned for its 50th anniversary two years later than planned after Covid-19 scuppered the 2020 and 2021 events.
Other acts on Friday included Wet Leg, Arlo Parks, Primal Scream and Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine.
The band, whose song Stefania earned them the winner's title at the singing contest in Turin last month, spoke about their hopes of their war-ravaged country hosting next year's Eurovision competition.
The European Broadcasting Union announced it had ruled out Ukraine as host, saying "severe" risk of air raids in the country alongside the "high" risk of mass casualties contributed to the decision.
Eurovision winners traditionally host the competition the following year.
"So right now there (are still) a lot of discussions (going on) in Ukraine. Maybe Ukraine will be invited (to host Eurovision)," Kalush Orchestra fontman Oleg Psyuk told Press Association. "And we altogether hope Eurovision will be in Ukraine."
The BBC said it was in talks with the European broadcasting union about hosting the event in the UK, with the country's Sam Ryder finishing runner-up to Kalush in Italy.
Before the first performance at Glastonbury on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed via videolink to the crowds, urging them to spread the truth about Russia's invasion.
"Glastonbury is the greatest concentration of freedom these days and I ask you to share this feeling with everyone whose freedom is under attack," he said in a recorded message that drew cheers.
Paul McCartney headlines on Saturday, a week after his 80th birthday, while Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar top the bill on Sunday.
— Additional reporting by Reuters and PA News
Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale
Starring: Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan, Radhika Sarathkumar, Nagarjuna Akkineni
Director: Amith Krishnan
Rating: 3.5/5
Neil Thomson – THE BIO
Family: I am happily married to my wife Liz and we have two children together.
Favourite music: Rock music. I started at a young age due to my father’s influence. He played in an Indian rock band The Flintstones who were once asked by Apple Records to fly over to England to perform there.
Favourite book: I constantly find myself reading The Bible.
Favourite film: The Greatest Showman.
Favourite holiday destination: I love visiting Melbourne as I have family there and it’s a wonderful place. New York at Christmas is also magical.
Favourite food: I went to boarding school so I like any cuisine really.
'Downton Abbey: A New Era'
Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter and Phyllis Logan
Rating: 4/5
How has net migration to UK changed?
The figure was broadly flat immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, standing at 216,000 in the year to June 2018 and 224,000 in the year to June 2019.
It then dropped to an estimated 111,000 in the year to June 2020 when restrictions introduced during the pandemic limited travel and movement.
The total rose to 254,000 in the year to June 2021, followed by steep jumps to 634,000 in the year to June 2022 and 906,000 in the year to June 2023.
The latest available figure of 728,000 for the 12 months to June 2024 suggests levels are starting to decrease.
Uefa Nations League
League A:
Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands
League B:
Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey
League C:
Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway, Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania
League D:
Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar
Sustainable Development Goals
1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its effects
14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development
Background: Chemical Weapons
Sholto Byrnes on Myanmar politics
