This would be typically unsubtle of the iconic DC villain For years, fans of the comic book villain Joker have looked for clues about the true identity of Batman’s arch nemesis, and the protagonist of the upcoming feature-length film has given us an intriguing new take on that. Previously given the name Jack Napier in […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet So near, yet so far last week We came within one goal of securing four out of four in last’s week group bet, and we’re back this week ready to do it all over again, except of course with a 100 percent success rate this time. We’re looking across the whole […]

7 years ago

This is the stuff of dreams Those folks at Aldi are at it again, we’re afraid, this time in the form of a pizza oven for that great summertime tradition: beers and a barbecue. Why limit yourself to hotdogs and burgers when you cook up a tomato and mozzarella storm with this bad boy? The […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Jameson Irish Whiskey Yesterday, Jameson revealed an innovative new device that would spray glitter on any would-be whiskey thief who tried to tamper with their special new bottles. They called it Jameson Catchmates. Did you, however, notice what the date was yesterday? That’s right – it was 1st April. April Fool’s Day, the […]

7 years ago

Just in time for summer Remember how sick last summer was? I mean, you probably don’t given that our brave boys were out in Russia getting ever so close to making football come home – and you resultantly were out in the pub every night. But still, a great time. Well, what if I told you […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet We’ve got a good feeling about this week After a pretty routine international break, we are back with our next instalment of the JOE Weekly Group Bet, and we’re feeling positive. Having come agonisingly close in recent weeks, surely this will be our first victorious week. For Matchday 14, we are […]

7 years ago

“If you’re not proud to be here and we’re a stepping stone then sod off and play for someone else” With the Republic of Ireland set to kick-off the home campaign of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Georgia, Irish news site RTÉ caught up with James McClean ahead of the fixture. A fiercely proud Irishman […]

7 years ago

Cian Basquille’s introduction to the world of free running was almost an act of fate The teenage member of parkour collective Team PHAT just happened to be walking past a parkour jam in his native London, with a camera he’d received for his birthday a few weeks prior – and thought he’d start filming. “I thought […]

7 years ago

Artificial light can disrupt your circadian rhythm and make it difficult to nod off. These are JOE’s top five tips for improving your sleep

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Sponsored by Sky Bet Back to domestic action After the wildly unpredictable games in Europe in midweek, we return to the warm arms of domestic football once more. We’re now into the quarter-finals of the world’s oldest cup competition with Crystal Palace and Brighton facing the prospect of an FA Cup semi-final rivalry if they can […]

7 years ago

Franck Ribery shows off horrendous haircut prior to Champions League clash with Liverpool.

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Bernardo Silva has signed a new contract keeping him at City until 2025.

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Things have gone from bad to worse for Neymar after UEFA opened an investigation into his post-match comments from PSG’s defeat to Man United The Brazilian labelled the officials as “four people who know nothing about football”, and went on to question the control the referee had over the game after United were awarded a […]

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Death. Taxes. Cristiano Ronaldo scoring lots of goals in the Champions League knock-out stages. A week on from watching his former teammates at Real Madrid crash out to Ajax, Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Juventus to a miraculous turnaround in their Champions League last 16 tie against Atletico Madrid. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg in the […]

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The Chronic tonic to Brexit Prime minister Theresa May and ERG member Jacob Rees-Mogg step into the roles of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg for a special Brexit broadcast. Accompanied, as ever, by backseat driver and DUP leader Arlene Foster, May and Snoop Mogg rap their way through the current Brexit predicament.

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Sponsored by Sky Bet We’re getting closer But for Manchester United’s defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening, we could be sitting here celebrating an extremely successful JOE Weekly Group Bet. The Red Devils lost though, so after dusting ourselves off and a brief period of self-pity, we go right back at […]

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‘The UK will not be forced into customs union against its will’ The European Union has turned down British demands for significant changes to the Brexit deal, returning an offer which will almost certainly be deemed unacceptable by Theresa May. Negotiators from the UK have been trying to find a legal way of getting around […]

7 years ago

Lewis Hamilton is facing one of the toughest tests of his career as the new F1 season approaches. That’s according to Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle, who envisages a fierce battle for the World Championship when the season kicks off in Melbourne on March 17. Hamilton won his fifth title in 2018, becoming the […]

7 years ago

Not all heroes wear capes (And yes, we know Captain Marvel doesn’t wear a cape either). Captain Marvel is the first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature a female lead – and it has been a long time coming. Ahead of International Women’s Day, we spoke to the cast – including Carol Danvers […]

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Being one of the most high profile politicians in the country has horrific side effects

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Sponsored by Sky Bet We have quite a weekend of football ahead of us After a pulsating midweek fixture list in the Champions League, we turn our attentions back to domestic football for matchday 12 of the JOE Weekly Group Bet. We’re getting to the – cliche alert – business end of the season and […]

7 years ago

JOE spoke to Carolyn Radford, CEO of Mansfield Town, about her efforts to turn the once-struggling club’s fortunes around As one of the few women in senior leadership positions in football, Carolyn Radford had her work cut out when she took over as CEO of Mansfield Town in 2011. The club had been facing financial […]

7 years ago

JOE recently engaged in cold water acclimatisation training with endurance athlete Ross Edgley Edgley recently swam the entire British coastline as part of the Great British Swim. It was a brutal feat which took its toll on Edgley’s body. Now, he’s in training for Red Bull’s Neptune Steps, an event combining 400 metres of swimming […]

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More than 12/16 is a strong score The 2016 referendum might mean that the Tories are steering us on a chaotic course to leave the European Union, but you’d hope that everyone – from hardcore Remainers to the most ignorant Brexiters – would have a good general knowledge of our cousins on the continent. Whether […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet Another week, another opportunity There has been an absolute deluge of matches in recent weeks and this matchday we move our sights towards the Champions League, which returns after a two-week absence. We’re treated to some tight ties this week, as well as some which look to be over already, and […]

7 years ago

JOE spoke to Shaina West about her work in a male-dominated industry

7 years ago

What is this? Today is Pancake Day. Aka, Shrove Tuesday, the day when you are supposed to use up all the eggs, milk butter and sugar before Lent, by making pancakes. In actually, what you are probably going to do is just make some pancakes from an instant batter mix, and then smother them in […]

7 years ago

The staunch Evertonian took exception to a tweet sent by an account posing as the former Liverpool striker It’s derby day on Merseyside, and hours before kick-off at Goodison, Tony Bellew has become embroiled in a Twitter spat with an account pretending to be former Liverpool striker, Titi Camara. The fake account had sent a […]

7 years ago

It’s the greatest fixture in the football calendar, so let’s look back at 5 highlights from Barcelona vs Real Madrid games in years gone by.

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet Alright folks, let’s do this Another week, another set of fixtures. Or in this week’s case, same week and another set of features. The midweek games saw us once again miss out on getting four out of four, with Chelsea vs Tottenham and Manchester City vs West Ham seeing us fall […]

7 years ago

Keane remained characteristically calm throughout Frank Lampard and Roy Keane were involved in a touchline incident during Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 win over Derby County on Monday night at the City Ground. The match between the local rivals was settled after just 74 seconds thanks to Yohan Benalouane’s goal. The victory ended Forest’s six-game run without a […]

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Brought to you by Sky Bet It’s not the destination, it’s the journey We have yet to get four out of four in our Weekly JOE Group Bet, but as a group we feel like we are getting closer and closer with each passing attempt. There’s no time for dwelling on things though, as we have […]

7 years ago

The anti-Brexit ‘Put It To The People March’ will be held in less than a month A march in favour of a second referendum on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union has received over a quarter of a million pounds in donations within days of being launched. The ‘Put It To The People March’ is set […]

7 years ago

Big news for Hugh Jackman fans Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey has confirmed that he is “working on” a sequel to the 2017 film. Hugh Jackman, Zendaya and Zac Efron were among those who starred in the film. Jackman reprised his role as Barnum for the opening of the Brit Awards earlier this week. Speaking to […]

7 years ago

“Peterborough: Shaping Britians’ future” UKIP has been widely ridiculed on social media after circulating a pamphlet containing a number of typos, including spelling ‘Britain’ wrong. The leaflet was distributed around Peterborough following local MP Fiona Onasanya being imprisoned for contempt of court, with UKIP vowing to take her seat in the event of a by-election. However, the […]

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The change is the result of UEFA’s ‘city clash’ rule Arsenal have been left unhappy after the day their home-leg Europa League tie with Rennes was moved to prevent it clashing with Chelsea’s match against Dynamo Kiev. The game at the Emirates has been moved to 14 March and the home-leg played first instead. It was […]

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Brought to you by Sky Bet Back on home soil After our European adventures over the past two matchdays, we at the Weekly JOE Group Bet have returned to English football this weekend for our next attempt at success. Our group bets for the last two European nights have seen us enjoy mixed success, with […]

7 years ago

Prize details: 1 x pair of tickets to Eubank Jr. v DeGale fight at The O2 Arena on Saturday 23rd February (6pm) Terms and Conditions To enter the competition on Twitter entrants needs to retweet the tweet. The competition opens at 5pm on Wednesday 20th February and closes at 12pm on Friday 22nd February 2019 (GMT). 1 […]

7 years ago

She discussed the politics of holding a door open on Boys Don’t Cry With Russell Kane TV personality and retail entrepreneur Luisa Zissman has said that she thinks men should still hold open doors for women and doesn’t like the confusion over “traditional” behaviour today. Speaking on the first episode of the new season of JOE’s podcast […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet THE CHAAAAAAAAMPIOOOOONNNSSSS It’s one of the best stages of the football season, the Champions League round of 16. Eight matches spread across two weeks. Beautiful. This week, we’ve been tasked with picking a four-fold group bet on the four fixtures taking place in Europe’s most prestigious club competition. Those ties include: […]

7 years ago

The New York Times thinks it can tell you where you’re from based on how you pronounce certain words Every county in Britain has its own little bit of individual bit of slang that defines the culture of the place. Hell, every village in Britain has its own little idiosyncrasies that nowhere else does, and that’s […]

7 years ago

Jose Mourinho’s contract termination cost Manchester United a lot of money Manchester United’s half-yearly results have revealed that the club paid £19.6 million for the loss of former manager Jose Mourinho and his backroom staff. The Portuguese was sacked in December after two and a half years at Old Trafford following a string of bad results. His […]

7 years ago

Many people embark on a weight loss drive around summer time, but if you start a little earlier you’ll be one step ahead.

7 years ago

The show has been gone for over 20 years but it is making a return to CBBC Classic 90s kid’s TV show The Demon Headmaster will return to CBBC, it has been confirmed. The new 10-programme series will be adapted from a new book written by Gillian Cross, the author of the original run of children’s […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet It’s the Weekly JOE Group Bet, but not as you know it In previous editions of the Weekly JOE Group Bet, we have mainly focused on matches on the British Isles. Premier League and Championship games have been the order of the day, with the occasional foray into LaLiga. But with […]

7 years ago

Introducing the Gravy Supreme Saturday is National Pizza Day – we are pretty sure that is not a religiously festival or an official government bank holiday. It was probably just dreamt up by marketing people to sell more pizza. But whatever, if it is an excuse to eat more pizza, why not? KFC and Pizza […]

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Sponsored by Sky Bet We go again Last week’s Odds Against saw us miss out on winning in our JOE Sky Bet Group Bet league by just one game. Manchester City beat Arsenal, Manchester United beat Leicester and both teams did score in the match between Brentford and Blackburn, but West Ham and Liverpool drew 1-1, preventing […]

7 years ago

Pig-in-blankets aren’t just for Christmas Valentine’s Day is coming, which means you need to buy into the capitalist culture and purchase an item to show how much you love your significant other. You could get flowers, or chocolates, or take them out for a fancy meal. Or, you could get them a big sausage wrapped in […]

7 years ago

Cardiff want “all the facts” clarified before they honour the payment French football club Nantes have reportedly threatened legal action against Cardiff City over the £15 million transfer fee for Emiliano Sala. The BBC report that Cardiff have withheld the first scheduled payment for their record signing, Sala, who was on board an aeroplane which lost radar contact […]

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