It is hoped the speed limit change will improve road safety A council in England has decided to introduce speed limits of 20 and 30mph across part of an 80-mile stretch of land in a bid to improve road safety. In the UK, there is a default speed limit of 60mph across country roads which […]

4 years ago

The F1 star described turning down the role as the ‘most upsetting call’ he’s ever had Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he had to turn down a role in blockbuster movie Top Gun: Maverick because filming clashed with the Formula 1 season. The seven-time F1 champion had initially accepted a role in the sequel to […]

4 years ago

In partnership with New Balance It’s a beauty this one New Balance has revealed AS Roma’s unique away kit for the 22/23 season, which honours the club’s famous home city. The all-white shirt is inspired by Rome’s Neoclassical period, featuring the city’s world famous architecture as a backdrop to the design. On the front of […]

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This year’s US Open will be her last tournament Serena Williams has announced that she will be retiring from tennis later this year. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has said she is “evolving away” from the sport. Writing for Vogue, the 40-year-old said she is moving towards “other things that are important to me”, […]

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Dozens of celebrities ‘liked’ Depp’s statement following his trial win A number of celebrities have appeared to remove their likes from Johnny Depp’s celebratory statement that he posted after his defamation trial win against Amber Heard. Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50m for defamation over an op-ed she wrote in 2018 in which […]

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‘Your Danny, your John’ John Travolta has paid tribute to his Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John following the news of her death. On Monday evening, Newton-John’s family announced that the actor and multi-platinum selling singer had passed away peacefully at the age of 73. Although she had a successful singing career in the early 1970s, her […]

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The singer and actress shot to fame after starring in Grease Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. The Grease star and multi-platinum selling singer passed away “peacefully at her ranch in Southern California” on Monday morning. In a statement on her Facebook page, her husband John Easterling said: “Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) […]

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The Boeing plane has become a popular tourist attraction An abandoned Boeing 737 has become the source of much intrigue and mystery over how it managed to end up in a quarry in Indonesia. The aircraft sits in a limestone quarry near the Raya Nusa Dua Selatan Highway, Bali, and no one knows how it […]

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The platform has said it is ‘working to review’ content of Andrew Tate TikTok has said it is investigating Andrew Tate’s content as calls grow for the British-American to be removed from the platform. In recent weeks, the kickboxer has attracted controversy for his misogynistic content that has been widely shared on TikTok. An investigation […]

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The boy and his siblings had jumped in the water to join the sharks, not realising they were being fed An eight-year-old boy needed a three-hour operation after being mauled by a group of nurse sharks while on holiday in the Bahamas. Finley Downer had to be pulled to safety by his sister after being […]

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‘I’m a good person, why did this happen?’ A TikToker has shared a video of her “ugly crying” because of a haircut she had treated herself to as a reward for doing an exam. Beauty influencer @rosaamazapan couldn’t keep it together in her car after walking out of the stylists with the trim, and claimed […]

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‘This puts KSI into a corner’ Jake Paul has challenged KSI to a boxing match in London later this month after reports emerged that the British fighter’s upcoming fight with Alex Wassabi will be called off. At the moment, KSI is scheduled to face Wassabi at the O2 Arena on August 27. But according to […]

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He has been described as a ‘real life Duracell bunny’ Emmerdale actor Sam Gannon has died suddenly whilst abroad in the US, his family have confirmed. The 31-year-old was travelling in California and staying with family when he passed away on Tuesday. His death is being investigated by police but is not being treated as […]

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The conspiracy theorist has been ordered to pay millions in damages to the parents of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting A jury has ordered Alex Jones to pay more than $49m in damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook victims for his claims that the shooting was a “hoax”, […]

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He had his life support withdrawn on Friday A man has died after being shot during his shift at a McDonald’s restaurant when he served a customer cold fries. Matthew Webb, 23, was shot in the neck on Monday (August 1) by the customer’s son outside the restaurant he worked at in the Bedford-Stuyvesant district […]

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Archie passed away on Saturday afternoon The family of Archie Battersbee have labelled his death “barbaric” as tributes pour in for him. The 12-year-old’s life support was turned off on Saturday and he passed away at 12:15pm. His family have been spending their final hours with him after being told his life support would be […]

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‘I didn’t realise how big taking my top off would become’ Chloe Kelly has spoken about her now-iconic celebration after scoring the winning goal in the Euro 2022 final. The 24-year-old etched her name into English football folklore at Wembley when she bagged the winner in extra time for the Lionesses against Germany. This handed […]

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More than 1,600 bus drivers will walk out over pay Bus drivers in London are set to strike later this month, on the same day as staff for London Underground and Overground also walk out. Employees of London United who are members of Unite will walk out on August 19 and 20. The first day […]

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The duo we didn’t know we needed Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan took to the streets of Dublin on Friday to do a spot of busking in the sunshine. The music stars appeared on the city’s Grafton Street and treated passers-by to a few songs. They were joined by musician Jacob Koopman for the impromptu […]

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One of the the world’s most famous couples have reportedly decided to call it a day Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split up after nine months together, according to reports, and the internet has had a field day. Reality TV star Kim shocked millions when she revealed last year she was going out with […]

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The family had wanted to move Archie to a hospice so he could die ‘with dignity’ Archie Battersbee’s family have lost their appeal to have him transferred to hospice care to die. On Friday, the family lost a High Court bid to move Archie to a hospice so that he could “spend his last moments” […]

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The former butler suggested it was a sign of Prince William emulating his mother A former royal butler has suggested that Prince William ‘deliberately’ broke royal protocol at the Euro 2022 final last Sunday. The Duke of Cambridge was at Wembley to witness England’s Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time and end the country’s […]

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He had reportedly made the decision to do the race commando An Italian runner had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction during a race – as his penis kept falling out of his shorts. Alberto Nonino was competing in the 400m race as part of the decathlon at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships. And the 18-year-old’s […]

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It happened when she was starring alongside Winona Ryder in the 1990 film Mermaids Christina Ricci has recalled how Johnny Depp explained to her what homosexuality was when she was nine-years-old. The Yellowjackets actor was filming the 1990 romance drama Mermaids alongside co-star Winona Ryder, who was going out with Depp at the time. When […]

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‘When life-support is removed I will continue to give him oxygen’ The mother of Archie Battersbee has said she will give her son mouth-to-mouth if it means he can spend his final days in a hospice. Archie’s parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, are in the process of trying to get their son transferred to […]

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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix picked up a brilliant gold on her debut at the games First Dates star Fred Sirieix was the picture of pride after his daughter won Commonwealth gold for England. Best known for being the maître d’hôtel on ITV’s First Dates, the 50-year-old was in the crowd to watch as his daughter competed at the […]

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There will almost certainly be more damages to come Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered by a Texas jury to pay more than $4m for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 was a hoax. Jones will have to pay the money to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of […]

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Host Dara O’Briain has confirmed the news Mock the Week has been cancelled by the BBC after 17 years. The popular BBC Two satirical panel show has launched the careers of a number of iconic British comedians over the years, but host Dara O’Briain has confirmed the show has now come to an end, joking […]

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‘Intimidating gentle lambs is loutish, not amusing’ Gordon Ramsay has been branded a “callous man” by animal rights group PETA after he posted a TikTok in which he jokes about which lamb is “going in the oven first.” The outspoken chef posted the video last week in which he approaches some lambs in an enclosed […]

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His body was recovered in a tree A 23-year-old fell almost 3,500 feet to his death just moments after his co-pilot called air traffic control to say they would be making an emergency landing. Aspirational professional pilot Charles Crooks was in the small 10-person plane with his co-pilot when the aircraft took off on Friday […]

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Love Island final 2022 spoilers ahead Michael Owen said his daughter Gemma had “done us proud” after the conclusion of this year’s Love Island series. Gemma has been one of the stars of this year’s series and made it all the way to the final with her partner Luca Bish. But, despite making it all […]

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BP has now made almost $15bn in profits this year BP has reported huge profits for the second quarter of 2022, as energy bills are predicted to rise by even more for millions across the UK this winter. The energy company made $8.45bn (£6.95bn) in underlying profits for the second quarter of this year, more […]

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Heard’s lawyers had wanted to bring up the condition as part of the defamation trial Johnny Depp apparently suffered from an “erectile dysfunction condition” during his relationship with Amber Heard, which caused him to become “angry and agitated.” The allegation is one of many that have been revealed after thousands of pre-trial court documents from […]

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After two months in the villa, the winning couple has been revealed in Monday’s live final… Davide and Ekin-Su have been crowned the winners of Love Island 2022. The final saw the four remaining couples – Davide and Ekin-Su, Andrew and Tasha, Luca and Gemma, and Dami and Indiyah – enjoy a quick professional Salsa […]

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The documents included alleged text conversations between Depp and Marilyn Manson Thousands of pages of documents filed in the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have been unsealed, revealing several sensational claims that both sides tried to get presented to the jury. The court documents show information and claims that never saw the […]

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‘You couldn’t find nicer lads than these two and they were an absolute pleasure to coach’ A rugby club has paid tribute to two of its players who tragically died in a car crash in Yorkshire. On Friday (July 29), a 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds died after the car they were travelling in crashed at […]

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After shooting a woman in the neck, the bullet hit the man in the leg A man has been killed in Texas by the same bullet with which he shot a woman. The incident happened on July 30 at around 11:30am in Dallas. The man, identified by police as 26-year-old Byron Redmon, was hit in […]

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The ‘stress test’ has been scrapped The Bank of England has eased mortgage borrowing rules by getting rid of an affordability test. Previously, lenders had to use the “stress test” to calculate whether potential borrowers would be able to keep up with mortgage payments if interest rates climbed by 3 percent. By scrapping this affordability […]

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She’s reportedly sold the property for a tidy profit Amber Heard has reportedly decided to sell her beloved home in California just a couple of months after being ordered to pay Johnny Depp $8.35m. At the start of June, the actress was found guilty of having defamed her former husband Depp. and as a result […]

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The event will be broadcast live this afternoon England will celebrate their Women’s Euro 2022 triumph with a victory party at Trafalgar Square this afternoon. The Lionesses ended 56 years years of hurt by beating Germany 2-1 after extra-time at Wembley on Sunday. Chloe Kelly wrote her name into English football folklore after poking home […]

4 years ago

Thank god for the sweet blessed relief of sub-25C temperatures Another week, another Friday, another JOE Friday Pub Quiz. I do hope you’re all well and there aren’t too many of you nursing some nasty sunburn after the ludicrous temperatures this week. Lovely to have some cooler weather though, isn’t it? And it wouldn’t be […]

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The actor had voiced his support for the Byler fan theory Stranger Things star Brett Gelman has hit back at “little homophobes” on Twitter after addressing a popular fan theory. Since the last two episodes of the show’s fourth season were released earlier this month, fans have been discussing Will Byers’ sexuality in the show, […]

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It’s the fourth death at the shipyard since 2019 A man has died in South Carolina after he fell 100ft to the bottom of a ship’s smokestack. The 63-year-old, who has yet to be named, was standing on a small platform inside the smokestack as he worked on the ship. But he fell to the […]

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‘I just have to find him, he saved my life’ A woman is searching for the man who saved her life after rescuing her when she fell on the tracks of the London Underground. Tegan Badham was on her way to Wireless Festival when she tripped and fell onto the tracks at King’s Cross’ underground […]

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The series reportedly has the working title of ‘Your Mum, My Dad’ Love Island bosses are planning to launch a new version of the show especially for middle-aged parents looking for love. The contestants will reportedly be in their 40s and 50s and will be matched up by their children while in the villa. The […]

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The show was cancelled just hours before it was set to take place A venue in the US has cancelled a sold-out Dave Chappelle gig and apologised to its “staff, artists and community” for booking the show in the first place. Chappelle had been due to perform at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday (July […]

4 years ago

Fury has seemed more open to the possibility of a return to boxing in recent months Tyson Fury has said he will “sign a contract today” for a super fight with Anthony Joshua if his one demand for the bout is met. Fury announced his retirement from the sport after his win against Dillian Whyte […]

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Warning: article contains details some readers may find upsetting He claimed having a cellmate infringed his human rights A man serving 19 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a two-year-old has won a claim that his human rights have been breached. Jason Daron Mizner won a temporary Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) order that ruled […]

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Great getup Brad Pitt ditched the traditional black-tie and tuxedo at a premiere for his latest film this week, choosing to walk the red carpet in a knee-length skirt instead. The actor was at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin on Tuesday for the German premiere of Bullet Train. He appeared on the red carpet in […]

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‘We’re not allowed to call Brexiteers thick but it’s a struggle sometimes’ Hugh Grant has labelled Priti Patel the “worst home secretary in British history,” blaming her for the chaos at Heathrow. The actor posted a picture on Twitter of long queues at Terminal 3 of the airport, which he described as a “disgrace and […]

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