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Newsbeat: 08/08/2016

08/08/2016

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The Maccabees are to split up after 14 years together.

The Maccabees are to split up after 14 years, during which they headlined a UK festival and had a No 1 album. Plus Newsbeat visits the house of Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty.

In the last year they've headlined a UK festival for the first time ever and had a number one album but after 14 years together the Maccabees are splitting up. Plus we're round at Olympian Adam Peaty's house in Uttoxeter after the swimmer won Britain's first gold of Rio 2016.

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