He had been a pilot for 25 years An airline pilot died in the bathroom on a flight from Miami to Chile with 271 passengers aboard. Captain Ivan Andaur, 56, began feeling unwell three hours into the LATAM Airlines flight from Florida to Santiago, which left Miami at 10.11pm on Monday 14 August. He then […]

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‘Miss you old friend’ Bill Bailey has paid a touching tribute to the late Sean Lock, two years on from his passing. August 16 marked two years since the legendary comic’s death from skin cancer at the age of 58. On the anniversary of his passing, many have taken to social media to pay tribute to him, […]

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Bad news guys The government has no plans to call a bank holiday if England win the Women’s World Cup this weekend. On Wednesday, the Lionesses beat Australia 3-1 in Sydney to reach their first ever Women’s World Cup and become the first senior England side to a World Cup final since 1966. This has prompted calls […]

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She wants eight to 10 children A mum has gone viral after claiming that her partner gets her pregnant every single year, so that she doesn’t “have to deal with a period.” In a post on TikTok, soon-to-be mum-of-three Chantel Schnider feeds sweets to her partner as he dances with their two toddlers in his […]

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‘They are women. Please stop calling them girls!’ David Beckham has been criticised by some for a video message to the England women’s team in which he referred to them as “girls.” On Wednesday, the Lionesses beat Australia 3-1 in Sydney to reach their first ever Women’s World Cup and become the first senior England […]

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One of the greatest to ever do it Sean Lock’s best bits are long and many; whether it’s his stand-up or numerous funny moments on Cats Does Countdown, he proved that he was one of the best comedians in the UK. Admittedly, most people these days are likely familiar with him from his 8 out […]

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It can often be a ‘trick question designed to catch drivers off guard’ A lawyer has shared the one question you should “never answer in a million years” if you’re pulled over by the police. @tiktokstreetlawyer shares videos on the platform explaining aspects of English law and legal info to followers so that they know […]

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The pub burnt down less than fortnight after being sold to a private buyer The owners of Britain’s wonkiest pub, which burnt down and was demolished earlier this month, have links to a previous fire on land they owned. Last month, it was announced that The Crooked House near Dudley had been sold to private […]

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‘Good. Hope you ruined your tights.’ Ricky Gervais has called a matador who was gored in the rectum by a bull a “c**t.” Alejandro Conquero was left in a ‘serious’ condition after sustaining injuries during a bullfight in Cenicientos, Madrid. In footage shared online, Conquero can be seen taunting the bull with a pink and […]

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Police have appealed for information CCTV footage has captured the moment a man tried to burn down a soft play centre but ended up setting himself on fire as well. Emergency services were called to a blaze at the Saltire Soft Play and Soccer Centre in Dalkeith, Midlothian, at around 11.30pm on Saturday. And when […]

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More than two decades later, their whereabouts are still a mystery Two men who managed to fly off in a Boeing 727-200 they stole have still not been found to this day. The plane took off from Luanda’s Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (LAD) in Angola on the afternoon of 25 May, 2003 – and was never seen […]

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Her company received the appearance fees instead of her late father’s foundation The daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore was paid thousands of pounds via her family company for appearances at events for her late father’s charity. In 2021 and 2022, Hannah Ingram-Moore helped judge the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards, with […]

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Reports have suggested the next Grand Theft Auto game will b ‘more culturally sensitive’ Some Grand Theft Auto fans seem to be concerned that GTA 6 will be ruined by being too “woke.” The gaming series has become famous for its crude humour and extreme violence, and Rockstar Games have used satirical comedy to take […]

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Chocolate lovers rejoice! Cadbury has announced the return of huge fan favourite, almost a decade after the product was discontinued. In news that is sure to delight chocolate fans, the chocolatier is bring back its much-loved Dairy Milk Chocolate Coins. The iconic product was discontinued back in 2014, disappointing chocolate lovers across the UK, as […]

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She has previously labelled the original Snow White film as ‘weird’ and ‘scary’ Rachel Zegler has prompted debate online after old comments she made about the original Snow White story resurfaced online. Zegler is set to play the Disney princess in the upcoming live action remake of the classic fairytale. In recent days though, clips […]

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Michael Jones suffered severe head injuries in an incident on the Bramley Moore Dock construction site The family of a construction worker who died on the construction site of Everton’s new Bramley Moore Dock stadium have paid tribute to him. On Monday, Merseyside police said a 26-year-old had been taken to hospital around 12.30pm after […]

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The bullfighter was left in a ‘serious’ condition Footage has captured the shocking moment a matador in Spain was gored in the rectum and thrown in the air during a bullfight. Alejandro Conquero was reportedly in a ‘serious’ condition after sustaining injuries during the event in Cenicientos, Madrid. On site doctors diagnosed the 28-year-old with […]

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He appeared on the show three years before he shot his wife A former Family Feud contestant who gave a shocking answer about his wife on the game show has been sentenced to life behind bars for her murder. In May, Timothy Bliefnick, 40, was found guilty of breaking into the home of his estranged wife […]

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Sounds like the dream A man has explained how living on a cruise ship for 300 days a year actually works out cheaper than renting a place on dry land. Ryan Gutridge spends the vast majority of his calendar year on Royal Caribbean cruises, having first started pursuing a life at sea in 2021. Because […]

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They alerted the local coastguard after noticing the detail A family were left terrified after noticing an ominous detail in the background of a seemingly innocuous beach photo. After having spent the day at Carrum Beach in Melbourne, Australia, they returned home and glanced back at the pictures they’d got. It was only then that […]

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‘Thank God I didn’t eat the frog!’ A family got quite the shock when they noticed a live frog in a pack of spinach that had apparently been ‘triple washed.’ Amber Worrick, from Michigan, was packing away her shopping when her daughter let out a scream aftering noticing something in a sealed box of Earthbound […]

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‘This movie was way worse than The Human Centipede’ If you’re the sort of person who really loves a messed-up, stomach-churning and minorly traumatising horror film, then allow us to introduce you to ‘Tusk’. Featuring a mix of horrifying body modifications, f***ed up concepts about humans-to-animal transformation and a psychopathic surgeon, it’s drawn comparisons to […]

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The series was filmed in Thailand last year Paul O’Grady’s final television project will air this autumn following his death earlier this year. In March, the world of British entertainment was left in shock by O’Grady’s sudden passing at the age of 67 from sudden cardiac arrhythmia. An icon of British entertainment, comedy and drag, […]

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The Royal Mail has apologised for the disruption caused by the suspensions Eleven postmen have been suspended by Royal Mail after they were spotted drinking tea in the pub on their break. The postal workers, based at the Prenton Delivery Office in the Wirral, were suspended after they were found to be taking their breaks […]

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The film will premiere later this year Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to star in an upcoming film about the life of a man dubbed the ‘British Schindler,’ after saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis. One Life will see Hopkins play the role of Sir Nicholas Winton, a London stockbroker who helped 669 […]

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‘You’ve made my life’ Dustin Hoffman reverted to one of his old characters after a reporter told him Hook was her favourite film. The veteran actor starred as the iconic Captain Hook in the classic 1991 kids’ film, which also featured Robin Williams as Peter Pan and Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell. Back in 2017, […]

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Liverpool had agreed a British record transfer fee for the midfielder Moises Caicedo has reportedly rejected Liverpool for a move to Chelsea. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Brighton midfielder “only wants to join Chelsea,” and will only accept the personal terms he agreed with the London club in May. The news comes just hours after […]

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This one goes out to the good people of Lincoln Hello all. This week, I’m simply going to remind you all to double-check everything you google, whether this is for a passionate debate with a mate at the pub, or for a key point in an essay you’re writing. Those of you who played last […]

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West Ham are holding out for more West Ham have reportedly rejected a huge £87,000,000 (€101,000,000) bid from Manchester City for Lucas Paqueta. The reigning Premier League champions submitted the monster bid as they search for midfield reinforcements following Ilkay Gundogan’s departure to Barcelona this summer. Paqueta is said to be keen to leave the […]

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‘There is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur’ A contestant on Big Brother 25 in the US has been booted off the show after he used a racial slur during a 24-hour live feed. Viewers of the 24/7 coverage of the house heard Luke Valentine use the word n**** while talking […]

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He said he ‘reacted in ways I’m now questioning’ A man was left furious after he found out that his wife had lied about the gender of their baby. In a post on the Am I The A**hole subreddit, the 32-year-old male told readers how he and his wife, aged 25, are expecting their first […]

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‘This would be like if I were a professional dog walker who walked a client’s dog, then came back and shot it later’ A bride has asked for a refund after finding out that her wedding photographer slept with her husband. The story was posted on the Reddit sub-thread Wedding Photography by user Wedding Dude. […]

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However bad you think this is going to be, it’s worse Before you go any further, I’ll warn you, you’ll probably need a moment to process what you’re about to read. This is a story about a woman who used her mum’s sex toy, and that is not even close to being the worst part. […]

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‘The Line’ set to cost $1 trillion Construction is underway on Saudi Arabia’s futuristic megacity project, NEOM, which will consist of a pair skyscrapers stretching 75 miles across the desert. The name “NEOM” is a portmanteau made up from the Ancient Greek prefix Neo, meaning “new”, and M, which is the first letter of the Arabic word […]

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Jobs wanted to break the trend of candidates giving prepared answers Steve Jobs apparently had a ‘beer test’ that he would use during interviews for potential new employees. Going slightly against the idea that job interviews should be pretty formal affairs, the late Apple CEO wanted to buck the trend of people turning up to […]

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‘People expect my farts to be rancid, but I don’t have any’ A mum claims to have lost three stone by eating a “lion diet” of just meat – and says it is the “best thing to happen” to her. Courtney Luna, 39, had tried every diet in the book but found herself constantly slipping […]

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Warning: contains some details readers may find upsetting A student took a picture of a black bear just moments before the animal mauled him to death. Back in 2014, 22-year-old Rutgers University student Darsh Patel was hiking with four friends in the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford, New Jersey. During their hike, the group noticed […]

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Game-changing Netflix users have hailed the discovery of the 9875 code, which has changed the way they use the platform. One of Netflix’s most popular genres is true crime documentaries and shows. Whether it’s series focusing on serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy or documentaries looking at unsolved crimes from the past, […]

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He had ‘substantial surgery’ just a couple of weeks ago Simon Jordan has revealed live on talkSPORT that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The football pundit and former Crystal Palace owner has been absent from his talkSPORT show opposite Jim White for several weeks, but returned to the airwaves on Tuesday morning. Live […]

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Sounds pretty ideal An island off the cost of the Isle of Man is looking for volunteers to move there and count its seals. The Manx Wildlife Trust has put out a job advert for two “enthusiastic volunteers” who are up for moving to the virtually unpopulated Calf of Man for just over two months. […]

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She says the airline should be ‘ashamed’ A woman has told of how she ‘felt forced’ to purchase every packet of peanuts on a flight because cabin crew ‘ignored her allergy.’ Leah Williams, 27, has had a severe peanut allergy all her life, and had asked staff on the Eurowings flight to announce her allergy […]

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One of Hollywood’s greatest directors has passed away Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 87. Friedkin, best known for directing “The French Connection” and horror classic “The Exorcist,” died Monday. His death was confirmed to Variety by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing. His final […]

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We’ve probably all been guilty of this at least once A health expert has warned people about the dangers of ‘phubbing’ in relationships. Whilst you’ve probably heard of modern-day dating terms such as ‘ghosting’ and ‘gaslighting,’ it would come as no surprise if you’ve never heard this new piece of vocab before. So allow us […]

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Milk is often perfectly fine to drink even after the date on the bottle Aldi has announced it will remove use-by dates from all its fresh milk bottles in a bid to reduce food waste. Shoppers will instead be encouraged to judge whether milk is off or not using a good old-fashioned ‘sniff test.’ It […]

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England haven’t lost a competitive game since March 2020, and have only lost once in their last 36 matches England have made it to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand – just. The Lionesses scraped into the last eight with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria, which […]

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It’s not just meat-eaters that should be concerned Netflix viewers have been left disgusted by one of the latest documentaries from the platform, Poisoned. ‘Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food’ to give it its full title, is based on the 2011 book ‘Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed […]

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It wasn’t long before things took a turn A restaurant has resorted to taking legal action after a diner left a $3,000 tip – which he later decided to try and take back. In June last year, Mariana Lambert, a waitress at Alfredo’s Cafe in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was left amazed after diner Eric Smith left […]

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‘I am responsible for everything’ Andre Onana has taken full responsibility after he conceded a goal from the halfway line during his Old Trafford debut for Manchester United. The Cameroonian keeper was making his first appearance at the Theatre of Dreams since joining the English giants from Inter Milan for £43.8m in July. United were […]

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A pre-season friendly is probably the best time for this to happen Andre Onana didn’t have an ideal Old Trafford debut for Manchester United after he was lobbed from the centre circle. The Cameroonian keeper was making his first appearance at the Theatre of Dreams since joining the English giants from Inter Milan for £43.8m […]

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The fight was set to take place in just a week’s time Anthony Joshua’s upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte has been called off after a random anti-doping test on Whyte returned “adverse findings.” Joshua and Whyte had been due to face-off next Saturday, August 12, but the bout has now been cancelled. Matchroom said in […]

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