Footage of the remarkable escape went viral A teenager who was caught up in a tornado whilst driving his red pick-up truck has shared his miraculous escape. Footage went viral earlier this week of Riley Leon’s truck being tossed across the road and spinning around after getting caught in the middle of a tornado in […]

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‘Vladimir’s glory, glory of Russia’ The legendary blind mystic Baba Vanga has seemingly managed to predict another real-world event – sort of. The ‘Nostradamus from the Balkans’ has become famous for her hundreds of premonitions, predicting wars, natural disasters and political events. Baba Vanga, real name Vangelia Gushterova, died in 1996 at the age of […]

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Spoiler: she’s almost certainly in a much better place relationship-wise A woman has shared her bafflement after a boy she met on Hinge decided to message her after three years of radio silence. Sophie Ward went on a date with a man she met on the dating app, with the two then messaging in February […]

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He apparently has a number of inkings in honour of Kim Kim Kardashian has shared a photo of her “favourite” tattoo tribute that Pete Davidson has to her. Kardashian posted a picture on her Instagram story of Davidson’s inking. The tat appears to be slightly above his left clavicle and reads: “MY GIRL IS A […]

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His cause of death remains unknown Taylor Hawkins, the drummer from the Foo Fighters who was tragically found dead on Saturday morning, had opioids, marijuana and anti-depressants in his system before he died. A toxicology report found traces of 10 substances in his body. But investigators in Colombia have not said whether any of these […]

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Happy Friday again An especially warm welcome to those of you who lost your minds at the sight of the sun this week and decided to whip out the shorts and/or the barbecue. You hardy souls, convincing yourself it was much warmer than it actually was. We respect you. It’s the Oscars this weekend, a […]

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It seems that the Karen meme doesn’t reflect the real world… Karens have had it rough over recent years, with their name becoming a byword for the sort of person who always complains and just loves to ask for the manager. How and why this has happened, no one can be quite sure – but […]

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The difference between a short password and a long one? Trillions of years A new study has found how quickly passwords of different lengths can be cracked by hackers – and it’s bad news if you’re using eight letters or less. Hive Systems, a cybersecurity company based in Richmond, Virginia, has detailed how the length […]

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Brits have been basking in March sunshine – but April looks less promising The UK is set to be warmer than Barcelona on Friday, as the country continues to enjoy a mini spring heatwave. Earlier this week, the mercury hit 20C in some parts of Britain compared to a cooler 16C in Barcelona, and this […]

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Russian troops are said to be using rape as ‘an instrument of war’ Ukraine’s prosecutor-general has opened an investigation into Putin’s troops after a drunk Russian soldier reportedly broke into a home, killed a man and repeatedly raped his wife. Russian forces have been accused of storming homes and raping women in scenes reminiscent of […]

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Tensions are rising between North and South Korea South Korea has fired missiles in response to North Korea’s largest ever weapon launch, in which it tested a banned intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). For the first time since 2017, North Korea launched an ICBM missile, which fell in Japanese waters after being in flight for more […]

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Colonel Alexei Sharov has become the latest Russian commander to die in the conflict The Russian army has experienced its biggest loss of senior figures since World War II, after yet another commander was killed in the war in Ukraine. Colonel Alexei Sharov, the commander of the 810th Marine Brigade, has become the 15th senior […]

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He has been removed from his role as an analyst on ESPN Former UFC star and current ESPN analyst Chael Sonnen is to be charged with 11 counts of battery, including a felony of battery by strangulation. According to a criminal complaint obtained by ESPN, the 44-year-old is accused of attacking six people on December […]

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Martin Lewis had a word of caution for people thinking of cancelling energy Direct Debits to ‘keep in control’ Martin Lewis has issued a warning to those who may be considering cancelling an energy direct debit ahead of the price hike in April. In a tweet on Tuesday, the Money Saving Expert outlined why this […]

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Warning: Spoilers ahead Right in the middle of an intense scene, many experienced a glitch Thousands of Peaky Blinders fans were left confused on Sunday night when a technical glitch interrupted a crucial scene in the latest episode. Episode four of series six sees Tommy and his family deal with the fallout from Ruby’s tragic […]

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She has reportedly been hiding out with her children More than 63,000 people have signed a petition calling for Vladimir Putin’s rumoured lover to be deported from Switzerland. Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic champion gymnast, is rumoured to be hiding out in a Swiss chalet with her four children. A petition has since been set […]

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A ban on Sunday driving is another of the suggestions put forward to deal with the crisis There are calls for the motorway speed limit to be reduced to 64mph in order to tackle the growing oil crisis. Along with soaring energy bills, the price of oil is also rising to record levels, hitting motorists […]

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She has been sharing her remarkable recovery on TikTok A woman who had to have her fingers amputated after she contracted sepsis has been sharing her remarkable story of resilience and recovery in a number of humorous videos featuring her ‘shark hand.’ Sadie Kemp, 34, was rushed to hospital after experiencing pains in her back […]

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The man had attacked her and dragged another officer down the road in his vehicle before escaping on foot A female cop has received a bravery award for stopping a shirtless thug escaping – by pulling his trousers down. PC Chantelle Feyzifar clung onto the pants of a 26-year-old man as he tried to climb […]

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He has been labelled the ‘cover page of American imperialism and colonialism’ Arnold Schwarzenegger is feeling the wrath of Kremlin-run TV channels following his video appeal to Russians to learn the “truth” about what is happening in Ukraine. On Thursday (March 17), the actor posted a nine-minute long video in which he asked Russians to […]

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More than 100 Met staff have broken the law in the past two years, the watchdog found The police watchdog has found that the Metropolitan Police’s approach to tackling corruption within its ranks is “fundamentally flawed” and “not fit for purpose.” Publishing its findings, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) […]

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Her mother is apparently still working in the hospital where she has been a nurse for more the 30 years The parents of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in October, are reportedly still stranded in Kyiv. In a tweet, Matt Hutchins, Halyna’s widow, wrote that her Ukrainian-born parents Olga […]

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Trump said Putin was a ‘different person’ to the one he ‘got along with’ during his time in the White House Donald Trump has done an interview in which he says Vladimir Putin keeps using the “n-word” – as in “nuclear.” In a live television interview with Fox Business Network on Monday, the former president […]

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‘Survived Hitler, murdered by Putin’ A Holocaust survivor who experienced four Nazi concentration camps during World War Two has been killed in a rocket attack in Ukraine. Boris Romantschenko was 96-years-old when he was killed after a rocket hit his apartment block on Friday (March 18). He had survived Buchenwald, Mittelbau-Dora,  Bergen-Belsen and Peenemünde concentration […]

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‘You were just “saved” from washing dishes’ A shocking video has emerged of an unexploded missile that landed in someone’s kitchen, lodging itself in a cupboard. The huge rocket landed in a residential area of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on Sunday, as the city continues to come under heavy bombardment from Russian forces. The […]

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Number 10 said it was ‘standard practice’ The Kremlin was responsible for hoax calls to Ben Wallace and Priti Patel, Number 10 has confirmed. In a statement on Monday, Downing Street said it blamed the Russian state for the calls to the defence secretary and home secretary. The callers got through to both ministers, with […]

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We’re over halfway through the final series and the bombshells keep on coming… Spoilers ahead! After dodging death for five series, it seems like Tommy Shelby’s past is catching up with him. In this sixth and final series we’ve seen him come to terms with the deaths of Aunt Polly, Aberama Gold and Barney Thomason, […]

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He has now made a film about his story An actor has told the story of how he was catfished by his own dad on Facebook. James Morosini was 20 years-old when he received a message off a girl called Becca on Facebook, with the two going on to talk every day and develop an […]

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He was apparently trying to heal his son with the snake wine A man has reportedly been bitten by a snake which “came back to life” after he opened the bottle of snake wine it was in. The man, from Heilongjiang, mainland China, purchased three venomous snakes which he placed in a jar of alcohol. […]

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Brought to you by Jameson Hello you A pleasure as always to have you with us in the latest instalment of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And, on the weekend after St Patrick’s Day, we couldn’t have a more appropriate partnership for you – Jameson Irish Whiskey. This weekend, how about you treat yourself to […]

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The fake images were shared on social media earlier this month Images appearing to show Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding a Ukrainian football shirt with a swastika on the back have been debunked. In a Facebook post on March 6, the altered image was posted alongside the words “Say it… You stand with…..??” The images […]

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‘To the Russian soldiers listening… I don’t want you to be broken like my father’ Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered a moving and emotional message to Russian troops as their invasion of Ukraine continues, warning them to not end up “broken” like his father. On Thursday (March 17), the former governor of California shared a nine-minute […]

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The channel had already disappeared from all broadcast platforms in the UK The Kremlin-backed news channel RT has had its license to broadcast in the UK revoked “with immediate-effect” by Ofcom. In a statement, the regulator said: “We have revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK with immediate effect. “We do not consider RT’s […]

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Some have labelled the move ‘ingenious’ A remarkable video has been shared online of a man deciding to fill up his car with vegetable oil outside a Tesco. After record rises diesel and petrol prices – in part as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has seen Boris Johnson turn to Saudi Arabia […]

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In 2020, a judge said he had made ‘exceptional progress’ in jail Ryan Herbert, the murderer who kicked Sophie Lancaster to death in 2007 because she was dressed like a Goth, has been released from prison after 15 years. Herbert was jailed for life in 2008 for killing Lancaster in a park in Bacup, Lancashire. […]

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You should have received an email about it Facebook is set to lock billions of users out of their accounts if they don’t set up a new security feature. Recently, Meta sent out emails to its users telling them to enable Facebook Protect. Some people may have glanced at this and assumed it was some […]

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Don’t get the barbecues out just yet though The UK is set to experience its hottest day of the year this week, with temperatures potentially reaching 18C. The rise in temperatures comes as a Saharan dust cloud makes its way across Europe, turning skies orange in Britain, Spain, and France. On Wednesday, people in London, […]

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‘Enemy hackers’ have been blamed for the deepfake shown on news broadcast A video of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling on his country to surrender to Russian forces has been revealed as a deepfake. The clip, which was shown on Ukrainian TV and appeared on a tabloid’s website, has now been removed from Facebook. The […]

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Bad weather has been blamed for the cargo ship sinking A cargo ship with 30 crew members on board has sunk 30 miles away from Iran’s Assaluyeh port, authorities have said. The operations manager of the Salem Al Makrani Cargo company, Captain Mizar Qaddoura, confirmed that the Al Salmy 6 had sunk while carrying cars across […]

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‘Large numbers of people’ are buried under the debris Russian forces have launched a horrific attack on a theatre sheltering up to 1,200 people, despite the word “children” being written on the ground outside the building. The theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol was being used as a safe haven from the endless bombardment […]

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People have been warned against staying outside for long periods The skies in parts of Spain have turned orange – thanks to the Sahara desert. Dust from the Sahara crossed over the Mediterranean and was dumped over parts of Spain with warnings that Britain could be next to experience the phenomenon. Storm Celia brought dust […]

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The country will be submitting a pre-recording of their entry Ukraine has confirmed that it will be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They do not plan on being at the ceremony in Italy though, instead submitting a pre-recording of a performance of their song filmed in a “safe place.” Ukraine’s entry […]

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Dozens of British companies are trialling a four-day working week A business has permanently introduced a four-day working week for its staff, promising that it will not see a drop in pay for its employees. Family-run business Chilwell Products makes parts for scaffolds and its workers will now have five fewer hours a week written […]

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‘I smoke weed. Legalise. Four twenty’ As millions of Ukrainians flee their country amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some have got different priorities in mind than others. As Sky News‘ Alex Crawford reported from near the capital, Kyiv, heavy artillery started in the background with people boarding busses to ferry them to safety. When […]

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Police are continuing to question the children Five boys aged between 12 and 15 have been arrested after a stabbing in Worthing, police have confirmed. The attack took place on Chapel Road at around 4.45pm on Sunday (March 13), and left a 13-year-old in hospital. Three of the boys – aged 12, 14 and 15, […]

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‘I give you a chance. Chance to survive’ The president of Ukraine has issued a stark warning to Russian soldiers fighting in the country, encouraging them to lay down their weapons. The comments come as negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian representatives entered a fourth day on Monday, with President Zelenskyy sounding cautiously optimistic about their […]

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President Zelenskyy has praised her for her bravery A Russian journalist who carried out an on-air protest against the war in Ukraine on state TV has been arrested, saying she will wear the consequences of her actions as “a badge of honour.” Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor on the Russian TV channel Pervyi Kanal (Channel One) […]

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Martin Roberts has undertaken a remarkable 1,270 mile trip to take supplies to those in need It all started with some Calpol in Costco but Homes Under The Hammer host Martin Roberts has arrived at the Polish border near Ukraine with a van full of vital supplies for those fleeing the country. Last week, the […]

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The ‘experienced user’ suspected the meth was in fact bath salts A man in Florida phoned up police to get them to test his meth because he thought it was bath salts. According to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Eugene Colucci called 911 at around 7 pm on Thursday (March 10). He told them he […]

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‘It’s so sad to watch you ruin your legacy on the daily’ Screenshots have been leaked of an alleged conversation between Kanye West and Pete Davidson as the pair’s feud continues to rumble on. On Sunday night, Davidson’s friend Dave Sirus shared what he said was a “message from Pete,” which was made up of […]

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