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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  • Demi Moore and Bruce Willis welcome first grandchild

    Demi Moore and Bruce Willis welcome first grandchild

    Louetta Isley Thomas Willis was born on Tuesday Demi Moore and Bruce Willis have welcomed their first grandchild – just weeks after the family revealed Willis’s heartbreaking dementia diagnosis. The Hollywood star’s eldest child, Rumer Willis (34), announced the arrival of daughter Louetta Isley Thomas Willis on Instagram on Tuesday. Willis and boyfriend Derek Richard […]

    3 years ago

  • Brits need to accept they’re poorer, top banker says

    Brits need to accept they’re poorer, top banker says

    Huw Pill gave the sobering bit of advice on a US podcast The chief economist of the Bank of England has told Brits they need to accept they’re poorer and stop playing “pass-the-parcel” in comments that have sparked outrage. Huw Pill said that people and businesses have responded to higher bills and costs by asking […]

    3 years ago

  • Sunderland man ‘watched porn as he masturbated over captured seagull’

    Sunderland man ‘watched porn as he masturbated over captured seagull’

    Once he had finished, he pulled up his pants and gave the bird a “little kick” In 2013, a Newcastle United fan was jailed for 12 months after he was filmed punching a horse outside St. James’ Park ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby. The infamous incident led to Sunderland fans getting T-shirts printed that read […]

    3 years ago

  • Quiz: How well do you know your football commentators?

    Quiz: How well do you know your football commentators?

    It’s time to put your knowledge to the test “It gets better and better and better” – or does it? – take this quiz on iconic football commentary moments to find out if you’re worthy of a seat in the commentary box. Lines like “they think it’s all over…”, “the Crazy Gang has beaten the […]

    3 years ago

  • One of the most terrifying films ever made has just dropped on Pluto TV

    One of the most terrifying films ever made has just dropped on Pluto TV

    It has a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score One of the scariest movies ever made has been added to the free streaming service Pluto TV. Japanese horror movie ‘Ringu’ is among the most talked about horror movies in history and has spawned numerous adaptations, sequels, and imitations. It tells the story of a cursed videotape that […]

    3 years ago

  • <strong>Introducing Khachapuri: Georgian bread boats filled with cheese</strong>

    <strong>Introducing Khachapuri: Georgian bread boats filled with cheese</strong>

    Welcome to the future Foodies looking for the next big thing need to get their taste buds around Khachapuri. The traditional Georgian dish has been gaining popularity around the world, and for good reason – it’s absolutely banging! Khachapuri is a cheese-filled bread that’s typically shaped like a boat. The dough is made with flour, [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Young drivers could be banned from giving their mates a lift under new rules

    Young drivers could be banned from giving their mates a lift under new rules

    How will we know who the cool kids are? Drivers under the age of 25 could be barred from giving their friends a lift under new plans being considered to combat peer pressure deaths. A new “graduated driving licence” is being looked at by ministers and has the approval of Support for Victims of Road Crashes, [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • A guide to the best breakfast beers in the world

    A guide to the best breakfast beers in the world

    Step aside, Wetherspoons… There is general acceptance among ale enthusiasts that, while most beers might be brewed equally, not all are consumed equally. A pint in the pub might go down well after a long day at work, but it doesn’t compare to the first sip of a beer served in an iced glass sat [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Scottish brewers release deep fried Mars bar and ‘Iron Brew’ beers

    Scottish brewers release deep fried Mars bar and ‘Iron Brew’ beers

    They are obsessed! An Edinburgh brewer has produced a beer that tastes like iconic Scottish delicacy the deep-fried Mars bar – and at 15.5 per cent ABV it’s certainly one for FRY-HARD fans. Vault City Brewing has reimagined the double deep-fried Mars bar into an imperial stout, paying homage to the infamous Scottish snack and [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Strongbow launches hotline for fans struggling to cope with its new look

    Strongbow launches hotline for fans struggling to cope with its new look

    Cider drinkers have flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the new branding Strongbow has launched a new hotline dedicated to fans who are struggling to cope with its new branding. After bidding goodbye to its iconic black and gold colours for the first time since 1960, the cider brand’s recent modern makeover [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Jack Black cracks Billboard 100 chart for the first time with Mario Bros. hit

    Jack Black cracks Billboard 100 chart for the first time with Mario Bros. hit

    The song has been dubbed a ‘masterpiece’ Jack Black has finally made it into Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time in his career with his Mario Bros. song ‘Peaches’. The anthem for the new fantasy adventure film, released this month, debuted at number 83 in the top 100, with fans calling the tune a [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • K-pop star found dead aged 25

    K-pop star found dead aged 25

    He appears to have taken his own life K-pop star Moonbin has been pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive by his manager at his apartment in Seoul. Police in South Korea issued a statement saying: “He appears to have taken his own life but an autopsy is being reviewed to determine the exact cause [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Major restaurant chain ditches steak from its menu in a bid to save the world

    Major restaurant chain ditches steak from its menu in a bid to save the world

    It comes after the chain began displaying the carbon footprints of its dishes last year A major high-street restaurant chain has confirmed it will remove steak from its menu in a bid to boost its eco-friendly credentials. Wahaca, the popular Mexican eatery owned by Masterchef champion Thomasina Miers, continued its bid to put sustainability at [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Isaac Newton’s formula for when the world will end puts the date eerily close

    Isaac Newton’s formula for when the world will end puts the date eerily close

    The definitive date for the apocalypse was scribbled on a scrap of paper Sir Isaac Newton’s prediction for when Armageddon will strike is dangerously close, according to a recently published letter. The world-renowned boffin, who is regarded in history as the greatest English mathematician of all time owing to his work in transforming the human [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Alec Baldwin to resume filming of ‘Rust’ this week

    Alec Baldwin to resume filming of ‘Rust’ this week

    Filming was halted after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set Filming of Rust is due to recommence this week, a spokesperson for the film has told CNN. Production on the film was halted after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set by a prop gun Alec Baldwin was holding. Director Joel Souza [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Andrew Tate outed after eagle-eyed Finn spots important detail on steamy sauna pic

    Andrew Tate outed after eagle-eyed Finn spots important detail on steamy sauna pic

    The controversial social media star has been humbled by a Scandinavian… again Andrew Tate has been relaxing into life on house arrest by taking long sauna sessions in a lukewarm room, if his latest social media snaps are anything to go by. The divisive internet personality has spent most of the year in a Romanian [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix viewers ‘disgusted’ by intimate pillow scene in new erotic thriller series

    Netflix viewers ‘disgusted’ by intimate pillow scene in new erotic thriller series

    One said they’d been left ‘traumatised’ by the scene Netflix viewers have shared their disgust at an intimate scene in the new erotic thriller series, Obsession. The four-part series features surgeon William Farrow (played by Richard Armitage) who develops a seriously inappropriate infatuation over his son’s new girlfriend Anna, played by Charlie Murphy. The series [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt World Snooker Championship

    Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt World Snooker Championship

    One man jumped on the table and emptied a packet of orange powder Two Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted live games at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Activists affiliated with the movement invaded the arena shortly after a match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry got underway. One jumped on the table and [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Hangovers could be a thing of the past thanks to new probiotic pill

    Hangovers could be a thing of the past thanks to new probiotic pill

    Tests on mice show a prolonged alcohol tolerance and shortened recovery time Hangovers could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new probiotic pill that has been shown to stave off alcohol’s lasting ill effects. University boffins in the US have been doing tests on a genetically engineered pill that contains an [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Brits blame cost of living crisis for putting on weight

    Brits blame cost of living crisis for putting on weight

    Over half say it has become harder to make healthy food and drink choices More than half of Brits (51 per cent) believe the increased cost of living has made it harder for them to make healthy food and drink choices. A poll of 2,000 adults found more than a fifth (23 per cent) weigh [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Orca to be set free after spending past 50 years in Miami aquarium

    Orca to be set free after spending past 50 years in Miami aquarium

    It’s a real-life Free Willy! An orca that has been held in captivity for the last 50 years in Miami will be returned to ‘home waters’ in the Pacific Northwest to live out the rest of her days. The sea creature, named Lolita, has spent five decades in a ‘whale stadium’ in Florida after she [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • UK supermarkets may have been selling rotten meat to customers ‘for decades’

    UK supermarkets may have been selling rotten meat to customers ‘for decades’

    ‘Rotting’ pork could have made its way into sandwiches and ready meals British supermarkets may have unwittingly been selling rotten meat for years, an investigation by Farmers Weekly has found. An unnamed food supplier in the midlands has been accused of selling the gone-off produce to big-chain supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Marks and Spencer, the [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Max and Paddy could be set for a big return

    Max and Paddy could be set for a big return

    Paddy McGuinness says two Christmas specials have already been written Popular comedy series Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere could be set for a big return – almost 20 years after it first aired on TV. The iconic show, which starred Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness, documented the life of two Phoenix Club bouncers who [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • 61-year-old man dies after being infected by killer plant fungus

    61-year-old man dies after being infected by killer plant fungus

    It is the first recorded human case A 61-year-old man has died after being infected by a killer plant fungus. The plant mycologist caught the fungal disease after suffering from flu-like symptoms for months. He also struggled with swallowing before a huge abscess had appeared in his windpipe. It is the first time a killer [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • US chef trolls British food with ‘Mangers & Bash’ and ‘Chish & Fips’

    US chef trolls British food with ‘Mangers & Bash’ and ‘Chish & Fips’

    His ‘spoonerized’ takes on British food have gone viral on TikTok A cheeky US chef has poked fun at classic British dishes by turning them inside out and created meals including ‘Chish and Fips’, ‘Mangers and Bash’ and a host of others. Self-taught chef Anthony Calabro, 27, has taken to social media with a short [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Man fills potholes with pot noodles to highlight state of UK roads

    Man fills potholes with pot noodles to highlight state of UK roads

    He has previously filled them with floating rubber ducks and fed them cake on their birthday A man has filled potholes on his local roads with pot noodles to highlight the poor state of UK roads. Mark Morell, also known as Mr Pothole, boiled up the delicious snack using the holes in local roads to [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Martin Lewis asks followers whether they ‘suck or swallow’ in X-rated poll

    Martin Lewis asks followers whether they ‘suck or swallow’ in X-rated poll

    The money-saving expert’s suggestive tweet has sent social media into a spin Martin Lewis has divided opinion with an X-rated poll asking his followers whether they ‘suck or swallow’ pieces of chocolate. The money-saving expert put out his customary Friday poll, asking for users to identify their sex and how they usually consume sweet snacks. [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Top Gear filming halted after Freddie Flintoff accident

    Top Gear filming halted after Freddie Flintoff accident

    The BBC said it would be “inappropriate” to continue Filming of the latest series of Top Gear will not resume after presenter Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff was injured in a car crash last year. The England cricket legend was behind the wheel while shooting an episode of the BBC motoring show at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Porsche billionaire divorces wife over her ‘dementia’ – moves in with young model

    Porsche billionaire divorces wife over her ‘dementia’ – moves in with young model

    Wolfgang Porsche had struggled to live with his wife Claudia due to changes in her behaviour The billionaire Porsche executive who is divorcing his wife over relationship troubles caused by her dementia has now moved in with his new model girlfriend, the Daily Mail reports. Wolfgang Porsche, 79, had struggled to live with his wife [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Son loses dad’s ashes in Tesco bag for life during nine-hour pub crawl

    Son loses dad’s ashes in Tesco bag for life during nine-hour pub crawl

    He had embarked on an epic farewell A shame-faced son has appealed for help in finding his dad’s ashes which he lost in a Tesco bag for life after ‘one last trip to the beach’ turned into nine-hour pub crawl. Stan Blade, 39, planned to make a TikTok video of himself visiting pleasure rides at [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Tyson Fury reveals wife Paris is pregnant with their seventh child

    Tyson Fury reveals wife Paris is pregnant with their seventh child

    The boxer took to Instagram to share the happy news Tyson Fury has announced his wife, Paris, is pregnant with their seventh child. The boxer, 34, took to Instagram on Thursday (March 23) to announce the happy news. It comes shortly after his hopes of an undisputed heavyweight fight against Oleksandr Usyk were dashed after [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Roger Moore’s son believes only a man should play James Bond

    Roger Moore’s son believes only a man should play James Bond

    Some believe we may have already met the next ‘Bond’ Roger Moore’s son has weighed in on who should play the next James Bond. Speculation over who will replace Daniel Craig has been rife after the actor announced he would be stepping down from the iconic role after No Time To Die. At the end [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • High school coach sacked for praying with his players wins $1.7 million settlement

    High school coach sacked for praying with his players wins $1.7 million settlement

    He has now returned to work A high school football coach who was sacked for praying with his student players has won a huge payout. Joseph Kennedy, who coaches football teams at Bremerton School District in Washington state, will receive $1,775,000 (£1,450,973) after he was dismissed for his post-match rituals. The school voted unanimously to [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Time traveller says aliens will invade Earth today and abduct 8,000 humans

    Time traveller says aliens will invade Earth today and abduct 8,000 humans

    March 23rd 2023 has been pinpointed by the timewarper A time traveller has claimed aliens will invade Earth today (March 23rd, 2023) – and has warned that they won’t be the friendly sort. User Eno Alaric, who is also known as @theradianttimetraveller on TikTok, has amassed more than 350,000 followers as he explains what is [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Humans will achieve immortality ‘within the next 8 years’

    Humans will achieve immortality ‘within the next 8 years’

    Who wants to live forever? A futurist and computer scientist has predicted when humans will have the ability to live forever. Ray Kurzweil, who has correctly predicted advancements in technology in the past, believes immortality may just be a few years away. Speaking to Futurism, he says the human race will be able to live [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Jodie Kidd poses in the buff to make new pub sign for her local

    Jodie Kidd poses in the buff to make new pub sign for her local

    Kidd has swapped the catwalks of Paris to pull pints Model-turned-publican Jodie Kidd gave regulars at her country boozer a shock – by posing in the buff for a new pub sign. Drinkers at The Half Moon, in West Sussex, were surprised to see a new addition of her cheeky portrait hanging outside the picture-perfect [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Windsor under siege as PM’s predecessors shun Brexit deal

    Windsor under siege as PM’s predecessors shun Brexit deal

    Liz Truss and Boris Johnson both say they will be voting against the deal today Liz Truss says she will vote against Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework when MPs are balloted on the Stormont brake in the Commons later on Wednesday. The former prime minister will join her predecessor, Boris Johnson in taking a stand against [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Controversial rapper 6ix9nine hospitalised following gym attack

    Controversial rapper 6ix9nine hospitalised following gym attack

    The musician was cornered by a group of men in the sauna Controversial rapper 6ix9ine has been rushed to hospital after being savagely attacked by a gang in South Florida. The 26-year-old suffered injuries to his jaw, ribs and his back after he was set upon by random attackers in an LA Fitness. Speaking to [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Brits going ‘back to the Good Life’ as food inflation soars

    Brits going ‘back to the Good Life’ as food inflation soars

    Food and non-alcoholic drinks prices rose by 18 per cent year-on-year last month Food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose to their highest rate in over 45 years last month as high energy costs and bad weather led to shortages and rationing. Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, out today, show inflation rose unexpectedly to 10.4 per cent [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Two Pints of Lager set for a comeback with ‘Last Orders’ script

    Two Pints of Lager set for a comeback with ‘Last Orders’ script

    Will Mellor teased that a final series is ready to go Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps could return to TV for a final season in a bid to boost the nation’s morale. Actor Will Mellor, who played Gaz in the show alongside Ralf Little, said a script has already been written [&hellip;]

    3 years ago

  • Most blokes have had the same facial hair style for 10 years

    Most blokes have had the same facial hair style for 10 years

    A new poll found many are ‘too scared’ to change it Millions of men are ‘stuck in a rut’ when it comes to their facial hair styles. A poll of 2,000 adult males found the average man has had the same beard, moustache, or sideburns for 10 years. More than four in 10 (43 per [&hellip;]

    3 years ago