Irishmen shied away from any touching beyond a handshake for fear of homophobia, until politicians and Continentals normalised the man hug, says Dave Kenny.

Lemar leads the way at this year’s Mobo Awards with five nominations.

Jamelia was crowned queen of the Mobos tonight as she scooped three awards.

Jamelia looked every inch a superstar tonight as she arrived for the Mobo awards.

Two controversial reggae stars have been kicked off the British Mobo Awards after they refused to apologise for their homophobic lyrics.