“I see a darkness in you. And in that darkness, eyes staring back at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes. Eyes sealed shut forever. We will meet again” Now we’ve had the time to allow the dust to settle on the third episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones, to assess the hard […]

7 years ago

Jansson has explained his one-man crusade to prevent an act of supreme sportsmanship at Elland Road Pontus Jansson has explained why he defied his head coach’s decision to let a goal in against Aston Villa on Sunday, after Leeds United scored a controversial goal in the second half. United went 1-0 up when Mateusz Klich scored a […]

7 years ago

The Alanyaspor bus had been travelling back from a game Josef Sural has died in a team bus crash in Turkey that has left six of his teammates injured, including former England international Steven Caulker and ex-Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse. The coach had travelling back from an away game played by Alanyaspor against Kayserispor in Turkey’s […]

7 years ago

A pipe bomb was discovered at Bandaranaike International A bomb has been found at Sri Lanka’s main airport just hours after 207 people were killed in a series of targetted explosions in the country on Easter Sunday. A six-foot pipe bomb was discovered on a road close to Bandaranaike International – also known as Katunayake […]

7 years ago

“I’m going to be successful here and there are players there who won’t be part of that successful team” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hit out at his players’ reaction to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday and suggested that some of them will not be at the club next season. Solskjaer apologised to […]

7 years ago

Nigel Farage launched his new Brexit Party on Friday morning Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, has announced that she will stand for Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party in the coming European elections. Annunziata, 40, is a former Conservative parliamentary candidate – making unsuccessful attempts at becoming an MP in 2005 and 2010. She was present at […]

7 years ago

“In Bielsa We Trust. Can we all say that?” Jaime Lannister actor and Leeds United fan Nikolaj Coster-Waldau used an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night to make a Game of Thrones analogy that it’s fair to say went over the head of its American audience. Asked about fan theories and the future […]

7 years ago

Fifty branches have previously been earmarked for closure Debenhams has collapsed into administration after a last-minute offer by Sports Direct and Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley was rejected. The retailer’s lenders have now taken control of the company. Although its 166 stores will initially continue to trade, around 50 branches were previously earmarked for closure. […]

7 years ago

Channel 4 News has already issued an apology for Snow’s comment Media regulator Ofcom has confirmed it is investigating a remark made by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow about a recent pro-Brexit rally in London. Speaking following a report about the protest, held on 29 March, he claimed that he had “never seen so […]

7 years ago

May has confirmed the UK is willing to contest the European elections in May Theresa May has written to the European Union to formally request that Brexit is delayed until 30 June. The move comes after parliament has repeatedly been unable to find a solution to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Theresa May’s Brexit deal […]

7 years ago

Apocalyptic carnage in the Commons A House of Commons debate was ended prematurely after a leak caused water to pour into the chamber. Remember learning about the pathetic fallacy in GCSE English? Well, it was pretty much that only rather than encapsulating the plot of Great Expectations it summed up just how broken our politics has become. […]

7 years ago

“Words have consequences. Facebook know this and have acted in other instances where hate speech has polluted their platform. They should act here too.” Hate groups, including a movement linked to the Christchurch mosque attacker, are continuing to run ads on Facebook in the UK despite the social media company previously claiming that it was clamping […]

7 years ago

The ‘Copyright Directive’ was backed by the European Parliament on Tuesday The EU has backed a controversial directive that makes major changes to copyright regulation online – one that critics have warned could alter the way in which users access the internet. If it accepted into law by European Union member states, it will mean that […]

7 years ago

The prime minister has told the Commons that she would likely lose a third meaningful vote Theresa May has told parliament that “as things stand” she does not have enough support for her Brexit deal for it to pass through parliament. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon, the prime minister said she […]

7 years ago

“I’m already in prison” An Irish ISIS bride and former soldier has said she wants to return to Ireland after finding herself trapped in the “prison” of a Syrian refugee camp. Speaking to a CNN reporter, Lisa Smith, 37, described her desperation to leave Baghouz while she cradled her two-year-old daughter. The former flight attendant in […]

7 years ago

A Labour minister said Johnson’s remarks were an insult to the victims of paedophilia Boris Johnson has claimed that money spent on a police investigation into child sexual abuse allegation was being “spaffed up a wall”. The former foreign secretary claimed in an interview with LBC on Wednesday morning that the money spent on the probe would have […]

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The Met Police has issued a statement A group calling itself the ‘IRA’ claimed responsibility for a number of explosive devices that were left at locations in London and Glasgow last week, the Met police have confirmed. A4-sized white postal bags containing improvised explosive device were left at Waterloo Station, Heathrow and London City Airport on […]

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A taser had to be deployed by armed police during the incident Two men aged 77 and 50 have been arrested after an assault rifle was seized during a police search of vehicles in south London. The pair were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life on […]

7 years ago

“We have strong but as yet unconfirmed reports that Shamima Begum’s son has died. He was a British Citizen,” a statement read ISIS bride Shamima Begum baby has died in Syria following the British government’s decision to revoke her citizenship, her lawyer has claimed. Begum left the country from Bethnal Green in east London to join […]

7 years ago

Three Manchester United legends came together after a momentous night for the club Alex Ferguson, Eric Cantona and Ole Gunnar Solskjær came together for a selfie in the aftermath of a memorable round of 16 Champions League win for Manchester United over Paris Saint-Germain. United’s victory was the first time that any club has come back from a 2-0 […]

7 years ago

A number of passengers suddenly became unwell with “flu-like” symptoms Staff wearing masked took passengers onboard a Virgin flight from Barbados to London Gatwick into quarantine after a mid-flight outbreak of a mystery ‘coughing sickness’. A passenger on the plane, Trevor Wilson, claimed that several people onboard had experienced “flu-like symptoms” while on the flight […]

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Packages have been found at Waterloo Station, Heathrow and London City Airport Three suspicious packages found at buildings around London on Tuesday were explosive devices, counter-terror police have confirmed. A4-sized white postal bags containing yellow Jiffy bags were left at Waterloo Station, Heathrow and London City Airport and have now been identified as improvised explosive devices. […]

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“The Prime Minister is recklessly running down the clock, in an attempt to force MPs to choose between her botched deal and a disastrous No Deal. We cannot and will not accept,” Corbyn said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced plans to put forward or support an amendment in favour of a People’s Vote on […]

7 years ago

A total of 11 MPs have now joined the Independent Group Anna Soubry, Sarah Wollaston and Heidi Allen have announced they are quitting the Conservative party to join the new centrist Independent Group in parliament. The move brings the number of breakaway MPs to 11 and follows eight Labour members announcing they were exiting the […]

7 years ago

The tweet towards Ryan – who had served as the Labour Friends of Israel chair since 2015 – has since been deleted Young Labour has come under fire on social media for its response to Joan Ryan’s resignation from the party to join the breakaway the Independent Group in parliament. Announcing her decision on Tuesday […]

7 years ago

Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey quit the Labour party on Monday Enfield North MP Joan Ryan has become the eighth parliamentarian to quit Labour to join the newly formed Independent Group, citing an alleged surge in anti-Semitism in the party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership as […]

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The UK is second in the world for traffic to a number of websites linked to the ‘manosphere’ behind only the USA Britain’s online anti-feminist movement is providing a gateway into other areas of extremism, including the alt-right and far-right, according to intelligence gathering by anti-racism charity Hope not Hate. The organisation has warned that the so-called […]

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Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey are no longer Labour MPs Seven MPs have resigned the Labour Party citing Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit, anti-Semitism and “hard-left” policies as factors in their decision to quit. Member of the newly formed Independent Group are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana […]

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Amber Rudd has said that Universal Credit is leaving people turning to foodbanks Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has admitted that the government’s rollout of Universal Credit is to blame for an increase in the usage of foodbanks, after years of denial by successive ministers. The controversial new system was meant to simplify access […]

7 years ago

At JOE men’s mental health is a topic close to our hearts While there is no doubt that recent years have seen an improvement in the way mental health is discussed in the media and society at large, among young men especially, opening up about mental health problems can often still seem a topic that […]

7 years ago

The Highgate monument to German thinker Karl Marx has been vandalised The London grave of Communist Manifesto author Karl Marx has been vandalised in a suspected hammer attack. The Grade I-listed memorial in Highgate Cemetary, north London is believed to have been desecrated within the last week. “Marx’s memorial has been vandalized,” the cemetery wrote on Twitter. […]

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Neeson said he was ‘ashamed’ of his past behaviour Liam Neeson has spoken out for the first time since an interview was published in which he said he had previously wanted to kill a “black bastard” after someone close to him was raped by a person of colour. Speaking on Good Morning America, the 66-year-old actor […]

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Neeson has said he is ‘ashamed’ at having wanted to take racially motivated revenge Piers Morgan has compared Liam Neeson to the Ku Klux Klan after he revealed that he previously attempted to exact revenge on a “black bastard” after somebody close to him was raped. The 66-year-old actor said that he “went up and down areas […]

7 years ago

Corbyn and Ocasio-Cortez are forming a transatlantic tag-team Jeremy Corbyn and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held “lovely and wide-reaching” discussions via telephone over the weekend to discuss taking on “billionaires, polluters and migrant baiters”, the pair have announced on Twitter. The Labour leader and the 29-year-old Democrat – who last year became the youngest woman ever to be elected […]

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The brewer sponsors the Six Nations and they’ve pulled out all the stops this year Guinness have released a new advert online celebrating fans’ relationship with rugby and the Six Nations, ahead of the competition kicking off as Wales play France. The ad will be first screened on TV on Saturday and follows the real-life […]

7 years ago

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has released a statement Two seat cushions have been found by authorities that are likely to have come from the plane carrying missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala. They were discovered on a beach in north-eastern France, around 40 miles from where the aircraft is believed to have vanished just […]

7 years ago

The Rugby League World Cup finals will take place in the Theatre of Dreams The venues for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 have been announced with a double-billing of the men’s and women’s final to be hosted at Old Trafford and the men’s semi-final to take place at the Emirates Stadium. The Emirates semi-final will […]

7 years ago

The Harry Potter actor made the comments on an Australian TV show Miriam Margolyes attacked David Cameron for his role in Brexit on Sunday claiming that he should be “boiled in oil” for allowing the “disaster” to happen in a clip that has since gone viral. The 77-year-old actor’s comment came after she was asked her […]

7 years ago

Steve Bruce has yet to take up the role at Sheffield Wednesday Steve Bruce’s son Alex has called out Ruud Gullit and Danny Murphy on Twitter after they criticised the soon-to-be Sheffield Wednesday boss for delaying his start to managing the club. The comments came following Wednesday’s 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Sunday. The senior Bruce […]

7 years ago

In the immortal words of Drowning Pool: “Let the bodies hit the floor” Gemma Collins out Gemma Collins’ed herself on Sunday night by falling over on Dancing On Ice. Although it wasn’t all bad news for the TOWIE star – who famously previously fell off stage at the Radio 1 Teen Awards – as she managed to […]

7 years ago

The UK is looking at treacherous conditions this week as snow falls across the country The Met Office has issues fresh yellow weather warnings for the coming week, as the country looks likely to continue to be bombarded by snow and chilly weather. Northern Scotland will see the worst of it with blizzards expected in the highest […]

7 years ago

The High School Musical actor has a new trim Zac Efron debuted a new hair style at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of his upcoming movie, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and it’s safe to say he no longer looks anything like the notorious serial player Ted Bundy, who he plays in the film. The […]

7 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 […]

7 years ago

Responding to the newly released statistics, Sadiq Khan said he is “doing everything within [his] power” to tackle crime in the capital At least 40 knife crime took place in London everyday on average during the last 12 month period, official government figures released on Thursday have shown. The Office for National Statistics confirmed that […]

7 years ago

The 28-year-old striker had just signed with the club for a record fee Cardiff City have said that their planned training session was cancelled on Tuesday morning following the news Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala was onboard a small passenger aircraft that disappeared from radar on Monday evening. The plane went missing over the English Channel, […]

7 years ago

It is claimed Chris Brown sexually assaulted a woman earlier this month Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Paris. The 29-year-old rapper is being held by French police along with two others, the Associated Press report. Brown was detained on Monday and remains in custody, according to authorities. One of the men […]

7 years ago

Adults from EU countries would have had to pay £65 to remain in the UK with the same rights after withdrawing from the EU Theresa May has announced her plans to charge European Union citizens to stay in the country have been scrapped, despite the pilot for the scheme being launched on Monday. It had […]

7 years ago

The news the British public have been waiting for Maccies have announced that they are giving away free cheeseburgers this week to anybody who downloads their app (available on both Google Play and the Apple App store) and visits their nearest McDonald’s. The freebie was made available at 10.30am on Monday, 21 January and will be available until Friday […]

7 years ago

Coutinho was signed from Liverpool for £142 million while Neymar left Barcelona for £195m Barcelona are reportedly “open to” shipping out Philippe Coutinho in exchange for Neymar as Paris Saint-Germain face a Financial Fair Play investigation. Coutinho was signed from Liverpool for £142 million last year. The Brazillian was brought in to replace Iniesta but has struggled to hold […]

7 years ago

Leeds United are having a renaissance this season… Despite having been rocked by the Bielsa ‘spygate’ scandal over the weekend, Leeds United currently stand at the top of the Championship table, clear of fellow Yorkshire outfit Sheffield United by four points. It looks increasingly likely Leeds will return to the Premier League, a title it has […]

7 years ago