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TICKETMASTER is to shut down its secondary resale sites Seatwave and Get Me In after facing criticism from fans and artists over touts taking advantage by bumping up gig prices.
Musician Ed Sheeran has banned people from attending his concerts if they bought tickets though resale sites as they were sold at inflated rates.
Ticketmaster said consumers have “become tired of seeing others snap up tickets just to resell for a profit” and that the sites “just don’t cut it anymore.”
PHILIP ENGLISH says military spending will not create the jobs young people need — instead, build an economy based around needs, not profit
ROGER MCKENZIE argues that it was correct to ban the notorious Israeli side who were likely to cause trouble in Muslim areas of Birmingham, but asks, given the occupation and slaughter in Palestine, why any Israeli team is being hosted anywhere
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East