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  • Shutdown hits rich Americans after FAA bans private flights

    Shutdown hits rich Americans after FAA bans private flights

    Over 2,000 commercial flights have been cancelled, with another 7,000 delayed The ban on private jets at a dozen major airports follows restrictions placed on commercial airlines amid the government shutdown, impacting 40 major airports. Now, the restrictions are also impacting Americans who rely on private jets, after the Federal Aviation Administration has “effectively prohibited” […]

    5 months ago

  • Thailand halts Cambodia ‘peace deal’ weeks after Trump oversaw agreement

    Thailand halts Cambodia ‘peace deal’ weeks after Trump oversaw agreement

    Both Cambodia and Thailand have signed the agreement Thailand has announced it is suspending the implementation of its “peace deal” with neighbouring Cambodia over a disputed border, just two weeks after Donald Trump oversaw its signing. The Thai announcement came after soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion near the Cambodian border in Sisaket province, […]

    5 months ago

  • Brits urged to take action if they see robins in their garden

    Brits urged to take action if they see robins in their garden

    The popular garden bird needs our help Brits have been urged to take action if they spot a robin in their garden over the winter months. As the temperatures drop, wildlife begins to struggle to find food as the ground hardens, making it difficult for birds to find enough food to eat – especially smaller […]

    5 months ago

  • BBC chair issues apology over ‘error of judgement’ in editing Trump speech

    BBC chair issues apology over ‘error of judgement’ in editing Trump speech

    “The BBC would like to apologise for that error of judgement.” The BBC’s chair, Samir Shah, has issued an apology following the resignations of the broadcaster’s director general and news CEO. The national broadcaster faced pressure after being accused of editing Donald Trump’s speech shown in a Panorama documentary, making it seem as if the […]

    5 months ago

  • Here’s the times of day when drivers are most likely to break the law

    Here’s the times of day when drivers are most likely to break the law

    There’s two times of day that people are most likely to break the law while driving If you’re on the roads during the morning rush hour or evening commute, watch out – drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm. A survey of 2,000 motorists has lifted the lid on their […]

    5 months ago

  • BBC chair to issue statement today after resignations of director general and news CEO

    BBC chair to issue statement today after resignations of director general and news CEO

    Samir Shah is set to apologise in parliament today The BBC’s chair, Samir Shah, is set to apologise in parliament today following the resignations of the broadcaster’s director general and news CEO. The national broadcaster continues to be under pressure after being accused of editing Donald Trump’s speech shown in a Panorama documentary, making it […]

    5 months ago

  • Millennials have started taking ‘quiet holidays’ from work instead of asking for time off

    Millennials have started taking ‘quiet holidays’ from work instead of asking for time off

    It’s a sneaky little annual leave workaround that many are availing of. A report has revealed that a new trend has emerged within the office-based workforce, whereby employees are taking time off without informing their employer. The new movement has been dubbed ‘quiet holidaying’ (or ‘quiet vacationing’ if you’re American), and The Harris Poll has […]

    5 months ago

  • Major UK bank ‘closing all customer accounts’ within weeks

    Major UK bank ‘closing all customer accounts’ within weeks

    1.8 million customers are being transferred. A major UK bank is closing all customer accounts “within weeks” as part of an ongoing transfer process after selling off its banking operations. The moves comes after Sainsbury’s sold its banking operations to NatWest last year in order to focus on groceries, leaving 1.8 million Sainsbury’s customers being […]

    5 months ago

  • UK faces ‘frightening increase in national division and decline’

    UK faces ‘frightening increase in national division and decline’

    One in two believes British culture is changing too fast Experts have warned that the ‘normalisation of racist political rhetoric’ has led to a rise in received tensions between British people and immigrants. New research found that 86% of respondents perceive increasing tension between immigrants and British citizens, with 84% also expressing that the country […]

    5 months ago

  • Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies aged 68

    Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies aged 68

    Awful news Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died aged 68. Willson co-hosted the BBC motoring show Top Gear from 1991 to 2001, working alongside figures such as Jeremy Clarkson, before moving on to present Fifth Gear on Channel 5. He later became a campaigner, leading the FairFuel campaign to reduce fuel duty costs, and was […]

    5 months ago

  • Anthony Hopkins says ADHD, OCD and Asperger’s are ‘nonsense’

    Anthony Hopkins says ADHD, OCD and Asperger’s are ‘nonsense’

    ‘It’s called living’ Sir Anthony Hopkins has claimed that ADHD, OCD and Asperger’s are “nonsense” conditions. The actor previously said that he believes he could potentially be neurodivergent and has also been very vocal about his struggles with alcoholism. Hopkins told the Sunday Times: “Well, I guess I’m cynical because it’s all nonsense, it’s all […]

    5 months ago

  • Eighteen year old woman found dead in Liverpool City Centre

    Eighteen year old woman found dead in Liverpool City Centre

    Police and emergency services were called to the scene An eighteen-year-old woman was found dead in Liverpool city centre on Wednesday (November 5th). Merseyside Police were called to Marybone in the city centre by North West Ambulance Service at 4.55 pm after a young woman was found dead inside a property, per The Liverpool Echo. […]

    5 months ago

  • Davina McCall reveals breast cancer diagnosis after finding lump 5 weeks ago

    Davina McCall reveals breast cancer diagnosis after finding lump 5 weeks ago

    It comes a year after she suffered a brain tumour Davina McCall has announced she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. It comes a year after she underwent emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour. The TV presenter (58) took to Instagram to share the sad news. She told fans she found a lump a few […]

    5 months ago

  • Jennifer Lawrence opens up about ‘punishment’ for refusing to sleep with male co-stars

    Jennifer Lawrence opens up about ‘punishment’ for refusing to sleep with male co-stars

    ‘A lot of male actors get offended’ Jennifer Lawrence opens up about previous male co-stars who would ‘punish’ her for not wanting to sleep with them. While praising her Die My Love co-star Robert Pattinson, the Oscar-winning actress made the shocking comment in passing. Lawrence explained how she didn’t want to use an intimacy coordinator […]

    5 months ago

  • Supreme Court allows Trump administration to require gender at birth on passports

    Supreme Court allows Trump administration to require gender at birth on passports

    ‘A huge win for the president and for common sense’ The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to enforce its policy requiring all new passports to list an individual’s sex as assigned at birth. On Thursday (November 6), the conservative-majority Court froze a lower court order in Massachusetts that had blocked the […]

    5 months ago

  • People have only just found out what the H on lampposts means

    People have only just found out what the H on lampposts means

    It doesn’t mean higher or lower. The dear people of the internet are only just realising that the H on some lampposts carry a meaning and it’s not just a tombstone for H from Steps … or a landing area for helicopters. Thanks to the holy grail of TikTok, a video explaining what the bright […]

    5 months ago

  • Seth Rogen says he doesn’t want children because it ‘does not sound fun’

    Seth Rogen says he doesn’t want children because it ‘does not sound fun’

    The ‘Knocked Up’ star revealed he plans to steer clear of fatherhood. Seth Rogen has revealed in an interview that he doesn’t plan on ever having kids and claims that being childless increases productivity. Speaking on the popular US talk show, The Howard Stern Show, Rogen told host Howard Stern that he “wouldn’t be able […]

    5 months ago

  • Sky Bet Sign Up Offer: Get 60/1 on any goal to be scored in Man City v Liverpool

    Sky Bet Sign Up Offer: Get 60/1 on any goal to be scored in Man City v Liverpool

    Liverpool haven’t had a 0-0 in nearly 700 days This page contains commercial content and affiliate links. If you take up one of the offers presented, Joe Media Group will receive a share of a commission payment. Read more here. It’s matchweek 11 in the Premier League, with Liverpool travelling to Manchester City in a huge […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Pub Quiz is live!

    The JOE Pub Quiz is live!

    Think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned quiz royalty? The legendary JOE Friday Pub Quiz is going live — and this time, you can’t hide behind your screen. Together with BOYLE Casino, we’re turning the internet’s best pub quiz into a full-blown event — complete with great prizes, surprise challenges, and that unmistakable […]

    5 months ago

  • Scientists say some people have the ability to smell when rain is coming

    Scientists say some people have the ability to smell when rain is coming

    Some people claim they can detect bad weather before it even arrives Predicting the outcome of the weather is often a mugs’ game. Whatever it says, it’s likely to change five minutes later however some people believe that they are able to detect it before it even arrives. Usually, if it rains after a prolonged […]

    5 months ago

  • Major UK pub chain offering people who are working Christmas Day free meals

    Major UK pub chain offering people who are working Christmas Day free meals

    They’ll be given a complimentary dinner, with an estimated 30,000 meals expected to be served as part of the occasion To raise awareness of the initiative, the pub chain has launched a new advert featuring “original shift worker” Santa dressed in the green – which he originally wore before red became the norm. A spokesperson […]

    5 months ago

  • Local councils have spent £60k removing flags after summer surge

    Local councils have spent £60k removing flags after summer surge

    Operation Raise the Colours has cost councils thousands Local councils have spent more than £60k taking down flags across Britain this year, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Union Flags and Saint George’s Crosses appeared across the nation over the summer, which supporters put down to a rise in patriotism. However, critics accused the […]

    5 months ago

  • ‘Hero’ train worker who helped to save multiple lives named as Samir Zitouni

    ‘Hero’ train worker who helped to save multiple lives named as Samir Zitouni

    His actions were described as “nothing short of heroic” The hero train worker who helped save multiple lives during the Huntingdon train stabbings has been named as Samir Zitouni. Eyewitnesses have praised Zitouni for his actions during the incident, with the British Transport Police saying his actions were “nothing short of heroic”. Anthony Williams, 32, […]

    5 months ago

  • Jack Nicholson learned his sister was actually his mum after both of them died

    Jack Nicholson learned his sister was actually his mum after both of them died

    The ‘most f***ed thing [he’d] ever heard’ Famous Hollywood icon Jack Nicholson found out that the woman who raised him and whom he thought was his mother turned out to be his sister. Upon learning the truth, the Shining actor deemed it the ‘most f***ed thing [he’d] ever heard’. Jack Nicholson was born in 1937 […]

    5 months ago

  • ‘Does anybody care about the John Lewis Christmas advert any more?’

    ‘Does anybody care about the John Lewis Christmas advert any more?’

    It was once a highlight of the festive season, but it appears to have gone out of style When I was younger, the John Lewis Christmas advert was an event. Year after year, me and my friends would gather round a phone during our lunch break to watch the new clip. From a snowman looking […]

    5 months ago

  • UCL Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Follow all the action here

    UCL Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Follow all the action here

    Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to make his return to Anfield. Follow all the action here! The UEFA Champions League makes its return this week and is headlined by a blockbuster fixture between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield. The fixture will be former Reds’ star Trent Alexander Arnold’s first return to Anfield since he left […]

    5 months ago

  • Hotel chain launches dog TV channel as two-thirds of pooch owners ‘dread’ bonfire night

    Hotel chain launches dog TV channel as two-thirds of pooch owners ‘dread’ bonfire night

    A hotel chain has launched a ‘dog TV channel’ to keep pooches calm on fireworks night Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch has added the new offering across all TVs in its pet-friendly rooms to relax and pamper the four-legged guests on the stressful night. The ‘Calm for Canine’ channel includes footage of carefree dogs running across fields […]

    5 months ago

  • Professional footballer among those injured in Huntingdon train stabbings

    Professional footballer among those injured in Huntingdon train stabbings

    BREAKING A professional footballer is among those injured in the Huntingdon train stabbings. A 32-year-old man appeared in court today and was charged with a total of 11 counts of attempted murder. Anthony Williams, of no fixed address, was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident at Huntingdon, one count […]

    5 months ago

  • Strictly star Amy Dowden reveals she is undergoing a second mastectomy

    Strictly star Amy Dowden reveals she is undergoing a second mastectomy

    She shared the news on social media Strictly dancer Amy Dowden has revealed that she is undergoing a second mastectomy after recovering from breast cancer. The 35-year-old was diagnosed with cancer in May 2023 and had both chemotherapy and a mastectomy. In Feburary, Dowden said that doctors said she had no further signs of the […]

    5 months ago

  • People who put up Christmas decorations early are happier according to science

    People who put up Christmas decorations early are happier according to science

    Screw it – get the tree up now! Every year, the world debates when it’s socially acceptable to start celebrating Christmas – and while we all have that one neighbour that puts their decorations up in September – new studies show that getting them up earlier could actually make you happier. Research from psychoanalyst Steve […]

    5 months ago

  • David Harbour says he ‘fell in love’ with Stranger Things co-star on set

    David Harbour says he ‘fell in love’ with Stranger Things co-star on set

    The Stranger Things star’s comments have recently resurfaced David Harbour’s comments about one of his Stranger Things co-stars have resurfaced in the wake of recent stories surrounding the actor. Harbour, who plays Chief of Police Jim Hopper in the beloved Netflix show, has hit headlines following the release of Lily Allen’s new album, West End […]

    5 months ago

  • Police charge man with 10 counts of attempted murder after train stabbings

    Police charge man with 10 counts of attempted murder after train stabbings

    BREAKING Police have charged a man with 10 counts of attempted murder after a mass stabbing onboard a train en route from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on November 1. He is named as Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough. He is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident at Huntingdon, […]

    5 months ago

  • Major incident declared as train derails in Cumbria with emergency services at the scene

    Major incident declared as train derails in Cumbria with emergency services at the scene

    BREAKING Paramedics have been called to the scene of a train derailment in Cumbria. North West Ambulance Service says “resources” were dispatched to the scene and that it is “currently assessing the situation”. “Our priority is to ensure people receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible,” they added. Other emergency services are […]

    5 months ago

  • Train stabbing attack knifeman’s chilling message to passengers revealed

    Train stabbing attack knifeman’s chilling message to passengers revealed

    One eyewitness says he “almost looked possessed” Passengers from the Huntingdon train attack have revealed the chilling message the knifeman shouted at passengers during the attack. Eleven people were treated in hospital after the attack, with five having been discharged. One ‘heroic’ train worker ‘who saved many lives’ is in a ‘critical but stable’ condition, […]

    5 months ago

  • Ross from Friends among cultural icons who predicted the future

    Ross from Friends among cultural icons who predicted the future

    He has been named alongside Orwell, Bowie and The Simpsons in the ‘Visionary Hall of Fame’ Ross from Friends has been named among the unexpected pop culture figures who foresaw today’s tech and digital life decades before it happened. In 1999, as we were still grappling with the joys of dial-up internet, he joked that […]

    5 months ago

  • The top things that make Brits laugh have been revealed

    The top things that make Brits laugh have been revealed

    Watching people trip over, mischievous pranks, and funny animal videos top the list of things guaranteed to make someone laugh – whether they are eight or 80 A poll, of 2,000 adults in the UK, found 22 per cent can’t help but giggle when a bird poos on someone’s head. Kids saying the funniest things […]

    5 months ago

  • Expert reveals the five plants every home should have to boost your wellbeing

    Expert reveals the five plants every home should have to boost your wellbeing

    An expert has revealed the five plants every home should have to boost wellbeing – with Aloe Vera topping the list Author of ‘How to Make Your Houseplants Love You’ and presenter of BBC Gardeners’ World Live, Joe Bagley, said not only are they low maintenance, but they also have powerful oxygenating abilities which aid […]

    5 months ago

  • Millie Bobby Brown allegedly ‘filed harassment claim against David Harbour’

    Millie Bobby Brown allegedly ‘filed harassment claim against David Harbour’

    The Stranger Things actress reportedly filed a claim against her co-star Millie Bobby Brown reportedly filed a harassment claim against her Stranger Things co-star David Harbour, according to the Mail on Sunday. The final season of the beloved Netflix show is due to premiere later this year, but reports claim that two of its biggest […]

    5 months ago

  • The UK’s weirdest side hustles have been revealed

    The UK’s weirdest side hustles have been revealed

    Some people go to strange lengths for some extra cash The quirkiest side hustles in the UK include line sitting, being a professional break-up-text writer and ‘rent-a-friend’. Other unique ways of earning cash on the side included creating custom jingles, making miniature graveyards and being part of a police lineup. According to the survey of […]

    5 months ago

  • Ibrox named the best stadium in the UK

    Ibrox named the best stadium in the UK

    Argue amongst yourselves The top 50 stadiums in the UK have been named, with Ibrox coming out on top. Up and down the country there are some of the best stadiums in world football at clubs such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and more. But according to FourFourTwo’s definitive ranking of the 50 best stadiums […]

    5 months ago

  • Nearly a third of Brits could be suffering from a sleep problem, research suggests

    Nearly a third of Brits could be suffering from a sleep problem, research suggests

    Nearly a third of Brits could have a sleep problem, according to research A poll of 2,000 adults delved into the night time habits of the nation, asking questions developed by sleep experts to identify potential issues that could lead to insomnia and sleep disruption. And the worrying data revealed 30 per cent could be […]

    5 months ago

  • Donald Trump threatens to take military action in Nigeria over attacks on Christians

    Donald Trump threatens to take military action in Nigeria over attacks on Christians

    “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action.” Donald Trump has threatened to launch military action in Nigeria over the “mass slaughter” of Christians. The President took to Truth Social to issue a warning to the Nigerian government, and claimed that he has told US Department of War to “prepare […]

    5 months ago