A father was arrested for confiscating his 12-year old daughter’s iPhone. Ronald Jackson took the phone from his daughter as a punishment for bad behaviour, but was later reported by the girl’s mother who accused him of theft. A trial heard how the father took the phone from his pre-teen daughter after he found an […]

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When you wake up in the morning, you probably reach over for your phone. Whether you’re checking your texts, Facebook or Whatsapp, you might just take a few minutes to catch up with what you’ve missed. Maybe you open a few Snapchats on your coffee break, or check Instagram on the commute home from work? […]

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Phil Collins has paid out more than £42m in divorces so you’d think he’d steer clear of former wives. But the singer has confirmed he is back with his third wife – six years after paying her £25 million in their record-breaking divorce battle. He actually seemed surprised that “nobody has noticed” he has reconciled […]

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Success on Tinder is as much to do with how you use it as who you are. There could be the perfect person/people out there for you, but if you don’t find each other as a match, what’s the point of hours of pointless swiping? You may as well put an ad up in the newsagents’ […]

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The difficult decision between a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder often comes down to the magic sauce. There’s just something about the secret ingredients in the Big Mac relish that make it so god damn tasty, and what we’d give to have a jar at it in the fridge at home. Well, now we […]

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If you’re already worried that Snapchat is too distracting, things aren’t going to change any time soon… The app’s latest update allows you to add new friends by sharing a personalised URL with them – which solves one of Snapchat’s biggest problems but also means you’ll have more contacts to procrastinate with. Snapchat users will know how frustrating it can […]

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Stranger things have happened…

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Contains spoilers

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We are living in the era of self-documentation – and it’s not very healthy. In this Instagram-obsessed world, finding your good side is something that occupies the minds of many. It has emerged, however that those obsessive selfie-takers may suffer in their personal relationships. According to The Conversation, people who post more photos of themselves than their […]

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Bickering is totally normal. Sometimes it’s therapeutic to come home and have a row about, well, everything. And whilst the odd row is okay, scientists have found that there’s a certain habit in fights that will almost certainly lead a relationship to its demise. According to John Gottman, a psychologist at the University of Washington […]

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Reams of potential evidence is appearing from Making A Murderer as the world become jurors. This time it’s alleged court room gestures. You can guess who is involved… In another claim against Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey’s prosecutor Ken Kratz, it’s been alleged perhaps Kratz was making signals to Avery’s brother-in-law Scott Tadych. As Tadych is being […]

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In the wake of Crystal Palace unveiling Emanuel Adebayor, Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores mischievously suggested that he only signed players that knew about his club. The Togolese striker signed for Palace earlier in the week, but confessed he would have to use Google to learn a bit more about his new teammates. The Hornets […]

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Speculation has been rife about Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United future. Earlier in the week, it seemed certain that the axe would fall on the Dutchman, only for the club to deny claims that he had offered to resign in the wake of the recent defeat to Southampton. But according to a report by Paul […]

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How doesn’t he know?

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Investigation under way…

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A 28-year-old man has been arrested at a Disneyland Paris hotel after being caught in possession of firearms. The alarm was raised at the New York Hotel after X-ray scanners detected the weapons, which are said to be two handguns. An ammunition cartridge and a copy of the Koran were also reportedly discovered. Le Parisien reports the man did not […]

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Thanks to David Beckham, it’s fine to wear our joggers in public. The retired soccer star has launched his new Spring Summer Bodywear range for H&M and again has made men and women go weak at the knees. He said: “Everything about my Bodywear for H&M has to be authentic. If I wouldn’t wear it then […]

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Spoiler alert

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The 21st Century is still in its teenage years and yet, with the advances in technology there are inventions we can’t do without. It will come as no surprise to learn at the top of the list is the device you’re probably reading this from right now. UK Market Research firm YouGov recently conducted a survey […]

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Foals and Disclosure will co-headline this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals. The band and chart-topping dance duo, brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, will join previously-confirmed headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers over the weekend of August 26-28. In a statement, Disclosure said: ‘We’re incredibly excited to be co-headlining Reading and Leeds with our good friends Foals. ‘We’ve […]

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Outsiders…

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Ben Woodburn, remember the name. Liverpool’s under-18s impressed against Cardiff in the Youth Cup on Wednesday night but it was their Welsh wonderkid who stole the show with this ridiculous opener. The 16-year-old striker did the red jersey proud when he latched onto a spectacular long ball from Adam Phillips – a centre-half no less. […]

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The ball was out

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Abrupt ending

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“He crosses the line all the time”

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Keeping busy

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Making ‘waves’ online. The self-proclaimed musical genius/god/Yeezus/greatest rock ‘n roll star alive – Kanye West – isn’t short of detractors. In fact the line of people that dislike the rapper is probably as long as this series of pi**ed off tweets that are currently on his timeline. The College Dropout himself has a new album entitled […]

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Chain of command

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Unbelievable

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With Man United’s season rapidly becoming a write-off, thoughts are already turning towards which players may be Old Trafford bound in the summer. Whilst some will have you believe that Gareth Bale, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo are itching to pull on the red shirt, very few United supporters hold out any real hope of their club managing […]

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For a long time Michael Jackson writing the music for video game ‘Sonic 3’ has been believed to be legend. But now it appears that in fact the King of Pop was responsible for the tunes on the legendary game. It’s believed there are several similarities between its soundtrack and the singer’s songs, and it […]

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Dutch courage

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It’s believed good things happen to good people – and then there’s the ones who just get lucky like Jeremy Clarkson. Despite leaving Top Gear (well, dropped after punching producer Oisin Tymon after being offered a cold platter over a hot steak), the presenter made a profit of half a million last year. Accounts for his […]

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Kanye West might be about to release (what he believes) is the ‘album of the life’ but he can’t make his mind up about the title. The rapper hitmaker, who is due to release his new record on February 11, has decided to ditch the original ‘Swish’ for ‘Waves’. https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/692188676596633601 Sharing the news with his […]

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Ellie Goulding won’t be venturing onto ice for a while. The singer revealed she nearly drowned on a recent trip to Norway after attempting to drive over a frozen lake. Once Ellie and photographer Conor McDonnell realised they were in serious trouble, they escaped through a hatch in the vehicle roof. This is the snap she […]

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Mick Jagger and David Bowie’s Dancing in the Street video is one of the most celebrated in rock history. Their collaboration proved the pair as great friends, but Mick admitted they had drifted apart in recent years and had not seen each other in some time before David’s death from cancer earlier this month at the […]

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Weigh Too Much

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There are many benefits to having safe sex. For starters, condoms play a pivotal role in maintaining good sexual health. And it also means you’re far less likely to end up changing nappies nine months later. But according to researchers from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, people who use contraception also have more […]

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There are Conor McGregor fans and then there are Conor McGregor fans. Some followers of the Irishman have taken their support to the next level – be it flying all the way to Las Vegas to roar him on in the Octagon or staunchly defending him against his many detractors. But we might just have found the […]

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Gareth Bale’s status as the world’s most expensive footballer lasted all of a week. Details of the Welshman’s move to Real Madrid were leaked last week which showed that the Spanish giants splashed £87m (€99.7m based on 2013 conversion rates) on his signature – crucially eclipsing the £80m paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. But this morning […]

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Jurgen Klopp was left with two things to repair after Liverpool’s manic weekend 5-4 win at Norwich. There’s the Reds’ shredded defence, first and foremost, but he’ll also need to replace the glasses he broke at Carrow Road, The German coach had his spectacles taken off his nose by Christian Benteke’s hands in the celebrations, and has admitted […]

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Ed Woodward is not a popular man at the moment. The Manchester United chief is under fire from fans after reportedly rejecting Louis van Gaal’s resignation for a second time, and now there’s talk of Ryan Giggs piling on further pressure. The Daily Mirror claim Giggs has intimated he’ll quit Old Trafford unless he’s offered the top job […]

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Of all the men that Craig Bellamy could have tormented, John Arne Riise is probably the most physically imposing. Most know the story about Liverpool’s 2007 training camp in Portugal when Bellamy is said to have swung a golf club at Riise while the left back was in bed. But Riise has now told his […]

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Scary

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Not that. Not THAT!

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As transfer windows go, January 2016 hasn’t yet exploded into life. There’s been relatively little activity thus far, as clubs choose to keep their powder dry and play a canny game of bluff and double-bluff. We know that English clubs are working to a deadline of 11pm on February 1, but what about the major leagues […]

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Bad news…

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McDonald’s is on the brink of making a significant change to the way we dine in the fast food chain’s restaurant. By the end of the year, 400 revamped restaurants up and down the UK will be offering table service following a successful trial last year. And that’s not all, McDonald’s will also double the number […]

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That something is called ‘variation.’ Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has returned to work following two months of paternity leave, and has given the world an insight into his daily routine. He is the Homer Simpson of the technology world, but at least this proves that he hasn’t been wearing the same manky light grey/dark […]

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Waistline warriors

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