Jack Peat

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Jack Peat is a floating editor for JOE and the editor of The London Economic. His work has also appeared in VICE, The Big Issue, The Independent and HuffPost. In 2021, he authored "The Great Pie Revolt", a gastronomic guide to the Premier League and EFL.

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  • Tory MP agrees to fight ‘stop Brexit’ campaigner in televised boxing match

    Tory MP agrees to fight ‘stop Brexit’ campaigner in televised boxing match

    Lee Anderson says he will protest with Steve Bray if he wins A boxing match between Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson and ‘stop Brexit’ Steve Bray is set to take place. The Express has reported that GB News is in talks with the pair about hosting a televised bout for charity after the Red Wall Tory MP threw down the […]

    3 years ago

  • Most people are clueless about what A.M and P.M actually stand for

    Most people are clueless about what A.M and P.M actually stand for

    The modern 12-hour clock dates back to the 16th century Brits have confessed to being clueless about what A.M and P.M actually stand for, despite often using the abbreviations on a daily basis. The 12-hour clock was developed from the second millennium BC and reached its modern form in the 16th century AD. It is […]

    3 years ago

  • Judge extends Andrew Tate’s detention in Romanian jail for third time

    Judge extends Andrew Tate’s detention in Romanian jail for third time

    The controversial influencer is being held on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking Ander Tate’s detention in a Romanian jail has been extended by a judge for the third time, it has been announced. The controversial influencer and former kickboxer was detained by authorities at the end of December last year and has since […]

    3 years ago

  • A third of Brits aren’t aware that Churchill was PM during World War II

    A third of Brits aren’t aware that Churchill was PM during World War II

    Four in ten also don’t know what the Blitz was A third of Brits have no idea Sir Winston Churchill was Prime Minister during World War II, according to research. The poll of 2,000 adults found their knowledge of the conflict is lacking – despite 48 per cent believing it’s important ‘everyone’ has a good […]

    3 years ago

  • Covid and cost of living puts Blackpool back on the map for Brits

    Covid and cost of living puts Blackpool back on the map for Brits

    The seaside town has been named the UK’s best budget staycation destination in a new poll  Blackpool is enjoying a revival as a holiday hotspot after Covid and the cost of living crisis prompted Brits to look closer to home when it comes to summer getaways. Last year, it was revealed that the number of people […]

    3 years ago

  • Revealed: Top 40 travel experiences in the World as voted for by Brits

    Revealed: Top 40 travel experiences in the World as voted for by Brits

    How many of these have you ticked off?  The top holiday ‘wish list’ experiences for 2023 are seeing the Northern Lights, travelling on the Orient Express, and exploring the Norwegian Fjords. A study of 2,000 travellers found staying in an over-water bungalow in the Maldives, safari in Africa and driving Route 66 in America also […]

    3 years ago

  • Brits are eating crisps with chopsticks and cutlery to avoid getting greasy hands

    Brits are eating crisps with chopsticks and cutlery to avoid getting greasy hands

    New research has unearthed some disturbing trends…  Snack-happy Brits have revealed the weird and wonderful ways they eat their crisps – including with cutlery, chopsticks, crushing them to powder, and creating a taste overload with a mix of different flavours. Research of 2,000 adults found eating them with something sweet, covering them with chilli sauce […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman accused of beheading her lover attacks lawyer in court

    Woman accused of beheading her lover attacks lawyer in court

    Footage shows the 25-year-old suspect burst into a fit of rage A woman accused of beheading her lover viciously attacked her lawyer in court following a judge’s ruling. Taylor Schabusiness is awaiting trial for the gruesome killing of Shad Thyrion in February 2022. The 25-year-old suspect has been accused of strangling Thyrion after they smoked […]

    3 years ago

  • Food writer sparks backlash after saying ‘no one in Britain deserves a tip’

    Food writer sparks backlash after saying ‘no one in Britain deserves a tip’

    He said British workers deliver “barely passable service” A food writer has provoked a social media storm after arguing that no one in Britain deserves to be tipped. Writing in The Telegraph, William Sitwell said UK workers expect tips “when they deliver barely passable service” in comments that have ruffled a few feathers. Unlike in the […]

    3 years ago

  • Tributes pour in for Hollywood star Raquel Welch after she dies following brief illness

    Tributes pour in for Hollywood star Raquel Welch after she dies following brief illness

    ‘We’ve lost an absolute legend’ Tributes have poured in after Hollywood megastar Raquel Welch died aged 82 following a “brief illness”. The actress rose to fame in the 1960s for her roles in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C, quickly becoming one of the industry’s most sought-after stars. Her family confirmed the tragic news to […]

    3 years ago

  • I Am Legend sequel starring original cast officially in the works

    I Am Legend sequel starring original cast officially in the works

    Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan will return for another apocalyptic thriller A sequel to the Hollywood blockbuster I Am Legend is officially in the works, producer Akiva Goldsman has confirmed. Speaking to Deadline, she revealed the second film will “trace back to the original [Richard] Matheson book” and will explore the after-effects of the […]

    3 years ago

  • Two teenagers charged with murder over death of Brianna Ghey

    Two teenagers charged with murder over death of Brianna Ghey

    Two 15-year-olds have been arrested following the village park killing Two teenagers have been charged with murder over the death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. A 15-year-old girl from Warrington and a 15-year-old boy from Leigh had been arrested after the transgender teen’s death. Police have now confirmed they have both been charged. Brianna’s body was […]

    3 years ago

  • Hapless robber holds up bookies with betting slip note and imaginary shotgun

    Hapless robber holds up bookies with betting slip note and imaginary shotgun

    Kenneth Brown was jailed for four years after making off with £130  A hapless robber used a handwritten note to threaten bookie staff then pretended his arm was a shotgun so he could make off with just over £100. Kenneth Brown, 56, demanded betting shop staff hand over cash or he would shoot them, then […]

    3 years ago

  • Elon Musk destroys Sam Smith with brutal joke

    Elon Musk destroys Sam Smith with brutal joke

    Their Grammy performance also attracted attention from Donald Trump Jr and Tucker Carlson Sam Smith’s Grammy performance has been ruthlessly mocked by Tesla man Elon Musk. The Twitter owner was one of several high-profile celebrities to make their thoughts known following an eye-opening show at the Grammys in which Smith dressed as the devil. Commenting […]

    3 years ago

  • Man flies to Magaluf to get a full English for less than £15 – all in

    Man flies to Magaluf to get a full English for less than £15 – all in

    It even came with a free cappuccino! A TikToker managed to bag a full English breakfast in Spain – for less than the price of most high-street fry-ups in the UK! With the cost of a slap-up breakfast going through the roof in Blighty, scores of people are looking for cheaper and healthier alternatives to […]

    3 years ago

  • Part of the sun’s surface has just broken off – and scientists don’t know why

    Part of the sun’s surface has just broken off – and scientists don’t know why

    Not to alarm anyone but… the sun might be broken Scientists say they are baffled after a large part of the sun’s surface broke off and started circling the star’s north pole. Space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov posted a video of the phenomena to Twitter after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope made the unprecedented observation. […]

    3 years ago

  • New app pairs food with ‘soilmates’ to help combat waste

    New app pairs food with ‘soilmates’ to help combat waste

    The dating-inspired tool matches fruit and veg that would otherwise be thrown away  Swipe right – a new tool is helping the nation to combat food waste by finding ‘soilmates’ for their leftover veg. The site lets people choose the unwanted vegetables sitting in their fridge drawers and produces tasty and waste-free recipe suggestions which put […]

    3 years ago

  • Hunt for the best heart-shaped crisp could land snackers £100,000

    Hunt for the best heart-shaped crisp could land snackers £100,000

    Gary Lineker has taken to the streets to promote the campaign ahead of Valentine’s Day The hunt for the most perfect heart-shaped crisp could land one lucky snacker £100,000 ahead of Valentine’s Day. Gary Lineker has been helping spread the love ahead of this year’s even by fronting a flower stall offering bouquets of crisps. […]

    3 years ago

  • Vegans flock to country pub after it launches Britain’s first plant-based carvery

    Vegans flock to country pub after it launches Britain’s first plant-based carvery

    The Barn in the village of Willey will offer Tofurky and plant-based sausages with the usual trimmings A countryside pub has ditched meat from the menu to become Britain’s first vegan carvery. The owners of The Barn in the village of Willey, Warks., say visitors are flocking from across the country to try their plant-based […]

    3 years ago

  • Pedophile kills himself in courtroom after being found guilty of child sexual assault

    Pedophile kills himself in courtroom after being found guilty of child sexual assault

    Edward Leclair downed a bottle of sodium nitrite after the verdict was delivered A pedophile who killed himself in a Texas courtoom after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a child had chugged a bottle of sodium nitrite, it has been revealed. Edward Leclair, 57, was seen rapidly drinking a cloudy bottle of water after […]

    3 years ago

  • John Cleese confirms reboot of Fawlty Towers

    John Cleese confirms reboot of Fawlty Towers

    The 83 year-old will reprise the role of Basil alongside his daughter John Cleese has confirmed that the legendary comedy series Fawlty Towers is set to return to our screens with a fresh reboot. The  83 year-old will reprise the role of Torquay hotel owner Basil, while daughter Camilla, 39, will play the daughter he […]

    3 years ago

  • TikToker dies after falling off cliff while trying to shoot a new video

    TikToker dies after falling off cliff while trying to shoot a new video

    Garay stumbled off a cliff near a popular tourist spot A young TikToker has tragically died after falling off a cliff near a popular tourist destination in Puerto Rico. Edgar Garay, who regularly uploaded videos to the social network, plummeted off a 70-foot coastal cliff near Cabo Rojo lighthouse at the southern tip of the […]

    3 years ago

  • Audience left in shock after Simon Cowell is set on fire by masked contestant

    Audience left in shock after Simon Cowell is set on fire by masked contestant

    There were screams of terror as he took part in the stunt  Terrified audience members watched as Simon Cowell was set alight by a masked performer during a Britain’s Got Talent audition this week, according to reports. The music and TV mogul, who voluntarily took part in the act, had no idea his head was […]

    3 years ago

  • Milf Manor viewers in shock as mums feel men’s chest to see which is their son

    Milf Manor viewers in shock as mums feel men’s chest to see which is their son

    This is grim Viewers have expressed their shock after watching the latest cringeworthy scene of a new hit TLC dating show. Milf Manor follows a group of mums as they date the other contestant’s sons – while their own sons are watching. The show has already left many viewers feeling a little queasy after one […]

    3 years ago

  • Ozzy Osbourne announces retirement and cancels all remaining shows

    Ozzy Osbourne announces retirement and cancels all remaining shows

    He told fans it is ‘probably one of the hardest things he’s ever had to share’ Ozzy Osbourne has cancelled all of his UK and Europe tour dates following a devastating health update. The Black Sabbath legend, 74, told fans his gigging days are behind him after recent spin surgery left his body “physically weak”. […]

    3 years ago

  • Man at centre of Indian restaurant storm tracked down and is ‘alive and well’

    Man at centre of Indian restaurant storm tracked down and is ‘alive and well’

    ‘There’s never a dhall moment in our restaurant’, the owners said An Indian restaurant at the centre of a social media storm that saw a widow claim her dead husband was featured in a promotional video has said the real customer has been tracked down. Spice Cottage went viral when the owners posted a video […]

    3 years ago

  • Company given $225 million to bring dodo and woolly mammoth back to life

    Company given $225 million to bring dodo and woolly mammoth back to life

    They plan to use DNA to give birth to animals that had once all died out A company has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to bring back extinct species – and plan to start with the dodo and woolly mammoth. US genetics firm Colossal Biosciences are studying how to alter the DNA of existing […]

    3 years ago

  • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirm Bad Boys 4 is officially in the works

    Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirm Bad Boys 4 is officially in the works

    The much-loved Bad Boys franchise began in 1995 Will Smith has taken to Instagram to announce the return of the Bad Boys franchise for a fourth film. The actor filmed himself heading to the house of his co-star, Martin Lawrence, as he made the announcement. Will said: “Yo, I’ve got an announcement. Y’all better stop […]

    3 years ago

  • Dubai Desert Classic shows why it is a tournament like no other

    Dubai Desert Classic shows why it is a tournament like no other

    Desert golf never felt so… progressive It was almost inevitable from the outset that, come a rain-delayed final round, the two players that would be in contention to win the Dubai Desert Classic would be the same pair that had dominated golf headlines in the run-up to the tournament. The press conferences during the build-up […]

    3 years ago

  • Subway launches micro-sub measuring under an inch in length

    Subway launches micro-sub measuring under an inch in length

    The new sandwich is inspired by Japanese Kawaii culture  If you’re craving a really little snack – this micro-sub, inspired by Japanese ‘Kawaii’ culture, might be perfect – but you can’t actually eat it. Measuring in at under an inch, the minuscule sarnie is more than 12 times smaller than a life-size footlong sub and […]

    3 years ago

  • Man crowned World Pie Eating champion after gobbling a meat and potato in 35 seconds

    Man crowned World Pie Eating champion after gobbling a meat and potato in 35 seconds

    The Wigan man saw off competition from 16 other rivals  Hometown hero Barry Rigby gobbled up a hat-trick of victories in the World Pie Eating Championships on Tuesday. Warehouse worker Barry, 49, wolfed down a 12×3.5cm meat and potato pie in a lightning fast 35.4 seconds to take the crown of world champion for the […]

    3 years ago

  • Doomsday clock moves to 90 seconds before midnight – the closest ever

    Doomsday clock moves to 90 seconds before midnight – the closest ever

    The clock was founded by the US scientists involved in the Manhattan Project The Doomsday clock has moved 10 seconds closer to midnight due to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Founded by the US scientists involved in the Manhatten Project, the clock has been tracking humanity’s proximity to annihilation since 1947 after the first nuclear […]

    3 years ago

  • Doomsday clock moves to 90 seconds before midnight – the closest ever

    Doomsday clock moves to 90 seconds before midnight – the closest ever

    The clock was founded by the US scientists involved in the Manhattan Project The Doomsday clock has moved 10 seconds closer to midnight due to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Founded by the US scientists involved in the Manhatten Project, the clock has been tracking humanity’s proximity to annihilation since 1947 after the first nuclear […]

    3 years ago

  • NHS statistics reveal cases of a specific sex-related injury have skyrocketed

    NHS statistics reveal cases of a specific sex-related injury have skyrocketed

    Figures show a sharp spike in cases There has been a worrying increase in the number of people who have injured their penis during sex, NHS figures have revealed. Stats show the number of surgeries is up by 37 per cent year-0n-year, leaving medics baffled as to why that could be. According to numbers reported […]

    3 years ago

  • Emily Atack says she feels like she is sexually assaulted ‘100 times a day’

    Emily Atack says she feels like she is sexually assaulted ‘100 times a day’

    The Inbetweeners star says she incessantly receives vulgar messages and pics Emily Atack has spoken out about the barrage of sexually explicit messages and pictures she receives on a daily basis in a tell-all interview with The Times.  The Inbetweeners star, who is single and lives alone in London, says men frequently send her images of […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman spots dead husband in promo video for Indian restaurant

    Woman spots dead husband in promo video for Indian restaurant

    Her husband passed away in 2014! An Indian restaurant’s Facebook page has been flooded with comments after a woman claimed to have spotted her husband in a promotional video – even though he died in 2014. Spice Cottage, in the village of Westbourne, West Sussex, uploaded the video last week with the caption “New year, […]

    3 years ago

  • Pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse after waking up in a fit of rage

    Pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse after waking up in a fit of rage

    The pig had been shot with an electric stun gun but regained consciousness  A butcher working in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse was killed after a pig he had shot with a stun gun woke up in a fit of rage. The city’s police say the 61-year-old sustained a wound from a 15-inch meat cleaver after […]

    3 years ago