The first headliner announced for the much-awaited annual music festival in Somerset was Stormzy (much to the chagrin of dedicated rock-lovers), back in November 2018, and now the final acts to headline Glastonbury 2019 have been revealed.
Alongside the British grime star, US rock band The Killers and English goth indie outfit The Cure will also take to the main Pyramid Stage when the UK festival takes place in June.
Brandon Flowers's band will headline on the Saturday, while Robert Smith et al will grace the stage on Sunday. Stormzy will close the Pyramid Stage on Friday night.
With the announcement, The Cure become the only group, other than Coldplay, to have headlined the festival a total of four times, as they also took the top slots in 1986, 1990 and 1995.
The Killers last topped the bill in 2007.
Janet Jackson has also confirmed she'll be playing at the festival for the first time, her first UK show in years. Other Glasto newbies include American singer-songwriter Ms Lauryn Hill and Wrecking Ball singer Miley Cyrus.
Kylie Minogue has also been announced to play in the Sunday afternoon legend slot. It comes 14 years after the Australian songstress was forced to cancel her Glastonbury gig due to breast cancer.
British rock band Bastille have been added to the line-up as well, just days after it was announced the group will also be performing in Abu Dhabi on March 29.
The Prodigy had been booked for a 2019 appearance, but due to frontman Keith Flint's tragic death, the band has pulled out, and cancelled all other forthcoming dates.
The festival kicks off at Worthy Farm on Wednesday, June 26 and runs until Sunday, June 30.
Tickets for the event sold out in 30 minutes when they were released last October, but any cancelled tickets will be back on sale on Sunday, April 28.
The full line-up will be released closer to the festival dates.
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While all three headline acts are all-male, 42 per cent of the entire Glastonbury 2019 line-up is female, which highlights the organiser's commitment to equal gender opportunities. "The gender balance is something I consider at every stage of the booking process," said festival organiser Emily Eavis.
The festival will also be tackling pollution at this year's events, as organisers announced it would no longer sell single-use plastic water bottles.
The acts playing at Glastonbury 2019 so far:
The Killers
The Cure
Stormzy
Kylie Minogue
Janet Jackson
George Ezra
Liam Gallagher
Miley Cyrus
Tame Impala
The Chemical Brothers
Vampire Weekend
Ms Lauryn Hill
Janelle Monae
Christine and the Queens
Two Door Cinema Club
Jorja Smith
Bastille
Billie Eilish
Hozier
Sigrid
Snow Patrol
Cat Power
Wu-Tang Clan
Anne-Marie
Years & Years
Sheryl Crow
The Good, The Bar & The Queen
Hot Chip
Stefflon Don
Jon Hopkins
Santigold
The Streets
Lizzo
Kamasi Washington
Idles
Rosalia
Johnny Marr
Diplo
Mavis Staples
Rex Orange County
BCUC
Little Simz
Michael Kiwanuka
Kate Tempest
Loyle Carner
King Princess
Jungle
Neneh Cherry
Kurt Vile & The Violators
The Comet is Coming
Interpol
Pale Waves
Friendly Fires
Sharon Van Etten
Pond
Sons of Kemet
Aurora
Fat White Family
This is the Kit
Maribou State
Fatoumata Diawara
Bugzy Malone
Low
Sam Fender
Shura
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Who is Allegra Stratton?
- Previously worked at The Guardian, BBC’s Newsnight programme and ITV News
- Took up a public relations role for Chancellor Rishi Sunak in April 2020
- In October 2020 she was hired to lead No 10’s planned daily televised press briefings
- The idea was later scrapped and she was appointed spokeswoman for Cop26
- Ms Stratton, 41, is married to James Forsyth, the political editor of The Spectator
- She has strong connections to the Conservative establishment
- Mr Sunak served as best man at her 2011 wedding to Mr Forsyth
The specs
- Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
- Power: 640hp
- Torque: 760nm
- On sale: 2026
- Price: Not announced yet
Other workplace saving schemes
- The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
- Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
- National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
- In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
- Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
Tightening the screw on rogue recruiters
The UAE overhauled the procedure to recruit housemaids and domestic workers with a law in 2017 to protect low-income labour from being exploited.
Only recruitment companies authorised by the government are permitted as part of Tadbeer, a network of labour ministry-regulated centres.
A contract must be drawn up for domestic workers, the wages and job offer clearly stating the nature of work.
The contract stating the wages, work entailed and accommodation must be sent to the employee in their home country before they depart for the UAE.
The contract will be signed by the employer and employee when the domestic worker arrives in the UAE.
Only recruitment agencies registered with the ministry can undertake recruitment and employment applications for domestic workers.
Penalties for illegal recruitment in the UAE include fines of up to Dh100,000 and imprisonment
But agents not authorised by the government sidestep the law by illegally getting women into the country on visit visas.
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A new relationship with the old country
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
Close your windows and turn on the AC.
Shower or bath after being outside.
Wear a face mask.
Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.
If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)
Gully Boy
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Producer: Excel Entertainment & Tiger Baby
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi
Rating: 4/5 stars
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
