Culture #DALEYPOP X September 2025 Starring: Katie Price, Demi Lovato, Doja Cat, Rita Ora, Mike Taveira, Joey Essex, Girls Aloud, Florence + The Machine, noonoouri, Max and Harvey and Alison Goldfrapp! By Dale Melita • 8 min read
Photo by Shayna Douglas / Unsplash UK Filmmaker Chris Columbus rules out Harry Potter reunion because of J.K. Rowling’s transphobia Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, says a reunion with the original cast is “never going to happen” due to J.K. Rowling’s controversial views. While he’s still close with Radcliffe and co, Columbus also dismissed HBO’s upcoming reboot as “more of the same.” By Leslie Clarke • 1 min read
UK Unions rally to support Durham Pride after Reform UK council withdraws funding Trade unions across the North East have pledged their support for Durham Pride following a controversial decision by the newly elected Reform UK-led Durham County Council to withdraw financial backing for the annual LGBTQ+ celebration. The council, which had previously invested up to £10,000 in the event as part By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Rising unapologetically queer artist GIO X releases debut single, Kiss Check out your new fave dizzying push-pull of loving a narcissist anthem By Dale Melita • 2 min read
UK 'Christian Institute' launches legal bid to ban civil service Pride participation and rainbow lanyards A 'Christian charity' has launched a legal bid to prohibit civil servants from wearing rainbow lanyards, participating in Pride events, and including preferred pronouns in official email signatures, arguing that such practices breach the Civil Service Code of impartiality. The 'Christian Institute', a Newcastle-based organisation with By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Gareth Thomas reveals harrowing abuse: “I’ve been spat at and called an AIDS spreader” Rugby legend Gareth Thomas has laid bare the extent of the abuse he continues to endure for being gay and HIV positive, in an interview on the Life of Bryony podcast. Speaking with Bryony Gordon, Thomas recounted being spat at in the street and called an “AIDS spreader” by two By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Stan Pratt analyses addictive personalities on Dopamine Beast 👾 What happens when you take a neuroscientist who was born in Brighton, has a love for the 80s, theatrics, glitter, and alternative pop? You get Stan Pratt-creative producer and multi-instrumentalist crafting a sound as brainy as it is bold By Dale Melita • 3 min read
UK ‘Christian charity’ reported to Charity Commission after saying homosexuality “will destroy us” The National Secular Society (NSS) has referred a newly registered ‘Christian charity’ to regulator, the Charity Commission, for “promoting homophobia”. Buckinghamshire-based Marlow Baptist Church registered under the charitable purpose ‘the advancement of religion’ in June. Charities are legally required to act for the public benefit. In a sermon titled ' By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture INTERVIEW: TOWIE's Junaid Ahmed:"I'm unapologetically me" TOWIE returns for its 36th series, celebrating 15 years of Essex glitz, glamour and goss✨💎🍸 By Dale Melita • 5 min read
Culture Conan Gray's Wishbone is here Gen Z's ascendant king of sad boy pop exceeds expectations By Dale Melita • 3 min read
Culture Flo Gallop drops surprise release MISS U NOW UR GONE London based pop star Flo Gallop is back with her second single off her upcoming debut EP and she’s not holding anything back! By Dale Melita • 2 min read
UK Nicola Sturgeon accuses JK Rowling of fuelling ‘toxic’ trans rights debate Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has accused author JK Rowling of contributing to a “toxic” and “vile” climate surrounding Scotland’s gender reform debate, claiming the Harry Potter writer’s actions intensified abuse and undermined rational discourse. In a BBC interview promoting her forthcoming memoir Frankly, Sturgeon reflected By Graham Robson • 2 min read
