The suspect is being held in police custody The Metropolitan police have confirmed that they are treating an incident that saw a driver plough through cyclists and pedestrians before crashing into a barrier outside the Houses of Parliament as terror-related. Two people were taken to hospital this morning when it is suspected a man in his late 20s […]

8 years ago

Jessie had spent three days stuck on the roof of a house in north London but still had some choice words for members of the fire service A parrot that got stuck on a roof in north London greeted its rescuer with a big old “fuck off” and followed it up with a number of other expletives. […]

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Sky News footage shows him being led away by police Footage shows the moment a man was led away by police after driving inti a barrier protecting the Houses of Parliament this morning. Eye-witnesses claim the silver car was driven “at speed” by the man and may have hit pedestrians or cyclists before hitting the […]

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The force has released an updated statement The Metropolitan Police do not believe that anybody injured when a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament is in “a life-threatening condition”. The incident happened at 07:37, prompting armed police to swarm the areas and eyewitnesses reported seeing the man led away by police on foot […]

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The incident occurred at 07:37 this morning A man has been arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament and injured a number of pedestrians. The incident happened at 07:37, prompting armed police to swarm the areas. Ambulances and firefighters are also attending the scene. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the man led […]

8 years ago

“He was insinuating I was going to bomb the bus” A Bristol bus company has been forced to apologise after one of its drivers said he would only allow a Muslim woman onto a bus if she removed her veil. The 20-year-old mother was with her two-month-old child when the man asked her to remove […]

8 years ago

Sad news for Crocs fans around the world After having been at the vanguard of fashion for over a decade, Crocs has announced it will close its remaining production factories in Mexico and Italy. Its chief financial officer will also leave the company next year and 132 of its 530 stores will close as the company […]

8 years ago

They beat West Ham 4-0 So, the first game of the 2018-19 Premier League season is upon us as Manchester United play Leicester City at Old Trafford tonight. Following Manchester United’s calamitous pre-season, Jose Mourinho’s men face a tough challenge in Leicester City. Although Leicester are now without Riyad Mahrez, Claude Puel has strengthened the team Jonny Evans […]

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Barry Elliott, better known as Barry Chuckle, passed away over the weekend The BBC has released part of the back catalogue of ChuckleVision following the death of the show’s co-star Barry Chuckle on Sunday. The final series of the show was made available by CBBC on Tuesday afternoon. Director of BBC Children’s, Alice Webb, said: “Barry was […]

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“Ms Jones just happened to be in the approximate central London area solely because she had attended an unconnected event earlier that Saturday afternoon” UKIP National Executive Council member Elizabeth Jones has been reinstated to the party after her suspension in the aftermath of far-right activists storming a socialist bookshop on Saturday. The party said that […]

8 years ago

Johnson’s comments followed Denmark introducing a ban on burkas in public places Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has been told to apologise by the Conservative party chairman, Brandon Lewis, for comments he made about Muslim women wearing the burka. The senior Tory sparked outrage on Monday after saying that he found the covering worn by […]

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Elizabeth Jones, Luke Nash-Jones and Martin Costello have now been suspended from the party pending investigation into the alleged incident UKIP has suspended three of its members – including Elizabeth Jones, a member of the party’s National Executive Committee – after a dozen far-right agitators stormed into a socialist bookshop over the weekend. Earlier today, UKIP […]

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“The whole incident was utterly moronic and disgraceful. The party is now considering whether it will take action on the three UKIP members in the footage” UKIP is considering action against three of its members after far-right activists stormed into a socialist bookshop over the weekend. A UKIP spokesperson told JOE that three party members […]

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No further action will be taken into her remarks Labour has officially dropped an investigation into senior backbencher Margaret Hodge as an anti-semitism row continues to envelope the party. No further action will be taken against the half-Jewish former cabinet minister after she launched a tirade against her party leader following a Commons votes last […]

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The team’s changed a lot since then Today Leeds United kick off their Championship campaign against the relegated Stoke City. The match is their first under enigmatic Argentinian manager Marcelo Bielsa, who is credited as influencing the style of Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino among others. The opener will be a tough test for Leeds who […]

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He’s made it so Patrick Stewart has announced that he will be reprising his role as Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Jean-Luc Picard over a decade since he last played the character. The 78-year-old Yorkshireman has officially signed on to feature in and executive produce a new Star Trek series for CBS All Access. The new show will not be part […]

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It follows polling that found the majority of people now think Brexit will be “bad for the country” Over half-a-million people have signed a petition calling for people to be given a final say on the government’s future Brexit deal, as public sentiment continues to turn against Britain’s exit from the European Union. The campaign […]

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It’s important that children are taught the essential things in life As the scourge of Fortnite filth continues to sweep the country, it has emerged that some parents in America are paying for their children to be tutored to avoid being embarrassed by their friends. The Wall Street Journal ran a feature in which it interviewed parents […]

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The clash of two musical titans Jarvis Cocker will take on Bez in a one-off special of daytime TV classic Bargain Hunt next month, the BBC has announced. The Pulp frontman will pair up with Candida Doyle to take on Bez and Rowetta Idah from the Happy Mondays as part of the fourth annual BBC Music Day. In […]

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And they say bromance is dead Barack Obama and Joe Biden stopped by a Washington DC bakery yesterday afternoon, proving that though they might not be running America together anymore, their famous bromance is well and truly alive. The former US president and vice president ate at Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown, where they were […]

8 years ago

Maniac also stars Emma Stone Jonah Hill being thin is hardly breaking news in 2018, in fact, he’s been looking slim for the last few years. That said, it’s fair to say that he’s looking particularly trim in the new trailer for his upcoming Netflix show. Emma Stone and Jonah Hill will star in Maniac and […]

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What hope people had for Brexit is quickly fading New polling for Sky News has shown a shift in public opinion against leaving the European Union, as the government continues preparations for a “no deal” Brexit. The survey of 1,466 Sky customers earlier in the month found that 65 percent of British voters now believe that the […]

8 years ago

They no longer play in yellow and blue Leaked pictures show that Leeds United’s Kappa away kit for the season ahead will be another radical break from their away strips of old. Pictures of the kit are due to be officially released later this week, however, an image has already made its way onto Twitter […]

8 years ago

It is reported that the wrestler took his own life whilst in jail Former WWE wrestler Brian Christopher Lawler – better known by his ring name Grand Master Sexay – has died aged 46. TMZ reports that the wrestler – and son of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler – hanged himself whilst in jail after […]

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And onto the ITV2 reality TV show carousel they go It might be the last episode of Love Island on Monday, but we probably won’t have seen the last of probable winners Jack and Dani. According to The Sun, the pair have already been offered a three-part ITV2 series following their life after exiting the villa – which […]

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“A proper geezer” So the moment we have all been waiting for has finally come. Love Island’s Jack Fincham – everybody’s best mate, the only guy in there you’d go to the pub with, quite possibly the soundest bloke to ever live – got to meet his girlfriend’s eponymous father. Although Dani’s parents were unable […]

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“I didn’t think it was possible for Alex to get any redder” Tonight was the “meet the parents” episode of Love Island and the also the night Alexandra’s mum and dad got the chance at payback on the salmon man who dumped their little girl on national TV. Alexandra’s mum Janice didn’t mess about with she had to […]

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They could be drafted to deliver food, medicine and fuel in the event of a post-Brexit emergency The military could be mobilised if blockages at ports following Brexit lead to supply shortages, according to the Sunday Times. The civil service’s planning for the eventuality of a “no deal” Brexit also includes the possibility of army […]

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He made the comments during a recent episode of our podcast series Comedian Russell Kane has opened up about his battle with internet addiction for the first time, saying that he has been forced to seek psychiatric help over the problem. Speaking on Episode 5 of JOE.co.uk’s Boys Don’t Cry podcast, Kane said that although up […]

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There must be a few single people who’d be up for this This year’s incarnation of Love Island might not even have ended yet, but if you’re looking for love and you’ve think you’ve got the chat, then you’ll be pleased to know that applications for 2019 are already open. Last year applications didn’t open until 30 […]

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As if the world wasn’t f**ked up enough already Welcome to 2018. Britain is stockpiling food ahead of Brexit, Donald Trump is being followed across the globe by a 20-foot balloon – and gross ice-creams are a thing that gelato places are going out of their way to create now. That last one is going […]

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They’re the luckiest people around Obviously we all know it’s unlikely that we’re going to win the lottery, yet thousands of us play it every week. I guess it’s about the hope, isn’t it really, the idea that you might bag yourself that winning ticket and get yourself out of the rat race. That’s the […]

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Flavoured gins have become all the rage as of late It’s fair to say that gin is the hipster’s choice when it comes to spirits. Sure, laying back with a bottle of bourbon after a day at work can make you feel like Don Draper, but in terms of the experimentation that goes on with […]

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He has issued an apology over the video Dan Harmon, the co-creator of Rick and Morty, has deleted his Twitter account and issued an apology after a sketch he created almost a decade ago resurfaced online. In the graphic sketch, filmed in 2009, Hannon plays a therapist who repeatedly molests babies. The clip was intended as […]

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Several riders were hit with liquid as police restrained the protesters The Tour de France race has been stopped after protesters at the side of the road rolled hay into the riders path. It is believed that a French policeman then accidentally sprayed several cyclists with pepper spray while trying to restrain a protester. Doctors […]

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Crikey! Activists in Australia are working to ensure that the 20-foot “angry baby blimp” depicting Donald Trump that flew during the US president’s recent “working visit” to Britain will be brought Down Under, to coincide with his visit later this year. The balloon was flown amid widespread protests during Trump’s stay in the UK with the […]

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The heatwave is going underground As somebody who moved to London at the beginning of 2018 and therefore as somebody who had never before experienced the apocalyptic hell that is travelling via the capital’s tube system in summer until this year, let me just emphasise for all non-Londoners how awful it is. It’s really fucking awful. […]

8 years ago

Sajid Javid has made it clear Britain will not block the death penalty for the Isis “Beatles” The home secretary Sajid Javid has come under fire after dropping Britain’s blanket opposition to the death penalty in order to allow two British-born Isis fighters to be sent to the United States. For years it has been Britsh government […]

8 years ago

Little Baby Chanco has gone viral I know what you’re thinking, “it’s a wig, isn’t it?”, but no, it’s not. In fact, Little Baby Chanco – pictured above – was born with that full mop of hair and there’s no sign she’s going to shed it soon. Chanco is Japanese but has gone viral worldwide for […]

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It comes after Conservative backbencher Anna Soubry said Jacob Rees-Mogg was now “running our country” Prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has said that it could take five decades before anybody can accurately assess whether the UK’s exit of the European Union is a success. Rees-Mogg – who chairs the influential European Research Group of backbench Tories – made […]

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We’re facing a Level 3 – Heatwave Action alert this week The Met Office has issued a heatwave warning to the UK as the country faces its hottest weather of the year so far this coming Wednesday and Thursday. The warning is issued whenever a region of the UK is set to experience extremely high […]

8 years ago

They’ve done some seriously impressive things with their lives Jurassic Park was released 25 years ago this year. Rightfully, given the anniversary, the film has been remembered by a huge statue of Jeff Goldblum being put up in the centre of London. In fact, it’s hard to think of a better way anybody could have recognised Speilberg’s […]

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He provided his reason in a statement Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from international football. Ozil was heavily criticised after his team’s exit in the group stages of the recent World Cup. He had previously attracted criticism following his May meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He, Ilkay Gundogan and Turkish international Cenk […]

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It’s going to be the hottest week of the year Wowza, it’s been a hot year this year. I mean a really hot, heatwave kind of year. The type that sees beads of sweat running down your head as soon as you leave the house. The type of weather that means you must have a fan […]

8 years ago

An anti-racism campaign group said the research “reinforces the need for progressive voices to come together in the face of divisive forces” A survey conducted by YouGov and published by the Sunday Times today has revealed nearly a quarter of voters are willing to support “an explicitly far-right anti-immigrant, anti-Islam party” at a future election. The […]

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They were there to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Golden Retrievers being born It’s easy to be cynical, isn’t it? I mean the world’s a bit of a mess right now. The country is divided between Brexiters and remainers. A reality TV show celebrity still has his hands on America’s nuke codes. England didn’t […]

8 years ago

More than 10 is a good score. In years gone by the British dinner table was bland affair. Salt, vinegar, ketchup, HP – tasty, but lacking the kick that reduces men to tears. Fast forward from monochrome to 4k HD colour and all of that has changed. Down our supermarkets aisles you can now find […]

8 years ago

He says that bacon butties are now “all too rare a treat” As we’ve previously pointed out, ditching a “dad bod” can mean more than just sustaining long spells of cardio, it can involve entire lifestyle changes and even a complete transformation of personal outlook. So, fair play to Johnny Vegas, who looks absolutely nothing like […]

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He has a message for his brother They might have split nearly a decade ago, but it’s fair to say that the British public is still very much in love with Oasis. Earlier this year ‘Live Forever’ was voted the greatest British song of all time and ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ is still the country’s […]

8 years ago

Ice pops you’ll need ID to buy In a turn of events that can only be described as “perfect for this weather” Tesco has decided to begin selling ice pops that contain alcohol. Pimm’s POPs require you to have ID at the checkout and have an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 4.3%, which makes them stronger […]

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