
The Magic of the Cup™
A Birmingham City fan on loving losing
1 year ago
Oli Dugmore
Oli Dugmore is JOE.co.uk's often-nominated but rarely award-winning Editor-in-Chief. He has reported from the Middle East, America and Europe.

The Magic of the Cup™
A Birmingham City fan on loving losing
1 year ago

Don’t ban teenagers from social media and smart phones, ban boomers
On Friday lunchtime, to one side of the playground, Monty, Jonty and Bonty filled in Timmy. They knocked out a tooth, gave him a black eye and emotional trauma which he will not surmount until at least 12 meetings with an occupational health counsellor (court-mandated since Officer Timmy wrongfully arrested a young black family for […]
2 years ago

Horror and humanity on Ukraine’s border: not all refugees are welcome
Polish state media broadcast live from aid stations, commending the generosity of their compatriots. They don’t show the fresh Nazi graffiti on the high street. It’s cheaper than usual to fly to Poland this time of year. Travel in the opposite direction is three times more expensive. In the modern economy, escaping conflict is a […]
4 years ago

Boris Johnson: Schools will open in January
The prime minister is adamant on a return to education, regardless of the COVID situation
4 years ago

The Mail on Sunday published a front page apology to Meghan Markle today, so you wouldn’t see it
Get your magnifying glass out
4 years ago

ITV News wrongly announces death of pope on Christmas day
This is not what was meant to happen
4 years ago

Deaths of despair: What’s killing Scottish men?
If you are a man, your life will be longer in Iran than Glasgow
4 years ago

Stanley Johnson accused of ‘inappropriately touching’ senior Tory MP and journalist
The PM’s father has been accused of groping Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes, and journalist Ailbhe Rea Former Minister Caroline Nokes has accused the prime minister’s father, Stanley Johnson, of touching her inappropriately at the Conservative Party conference in 2003. Nokes told Sky News that Johnson had smacked her “on the backside about as hard […]
4 years ago

Vaccinated Brits will not need to quarantine on return from amber list countries
We’re all going on a summer holiday
5 years ago

Labour hold onto Batley and Spen by 323 votes
In the early hours of Friday morning, it went to the wire at the by-election count
5 years ago

‘I made Tommy Robinson go viral, will you forgive me?’
Caolan Robertson was cameraman, director and editor to a who’s who of the far-right. He says he’s a changed man but can we believe him?
5 years ago

Dominic Cummings’ extraordinary testimony – should we believe him?
What. A. Day.
5 years ago

Sadiq Khan: I don’t have WhatsApp, neither should Boris Johnson
The Mayor of London joked it would be easier for Boris Johnson to delete his WhatsApp account
5 years ago

WTF is going on with the SNP?
The PoliticsJOE team report from Edinburgh
5 years ago

Elections 2021: Searching for the Labour party’s soul in Hartlepool
Watch the PoliticsJOE team’s campaign trail vlog
5 years ago

I can’t keep quiet anymore, I am a Dominic Cummings Stan
Like a Mike Tyson fight, I can’t take my eyes off the man who gets into the ring and kicks the shit out of everyone
5 years ago

Keir and loathing on the campaign trail
The PoliticsJOE team bumped into the leader of the Labour party in Hartlepool
5 years ago

Politicians allowed the Super League to happen, now they are feigning outrage
Football has been about money, not fans or their wishes, for a very long time, it’s too late for politics to change that
5 years ago

The Queen’s ‘strength and stay’: Remembering Prince Philip
The Queen’s husband has passed away
5 years ago

I was at the Sarah Everard vigil today and the far-right demo last summer, one was tolerated by the police and the other wasn’t, can you guess which?
The Met Police have problems that go far beyond one night of dumb decisions
5 years ago

Debunking the nonsense headlines about Harry & Meghan, tabloid-by-tabloid
Goodbye, Piers
5 years ago

Queen responds to Harry & Meghan’s Oprah interview
Here. We. Go.
5 years ago

Dr Alex interview: The only influencer whose work is actually essential
The A&E doctor talks about a new government gig, his brother’s suicide and the differences between Theresa May and Boris Johnson
5 years ago

Deep fake meme lads sing sea shanty that will make you want to abandon your childhood sweetheart and circumnavigate the globe
The ocean has him now
5 years ago

Two photos of Capitol building 1,448 days apart encapsulate horror of Trump presidency
The lunatics have taken over the asylum
5 years ago

Donald Trump banned from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Horse, bolted
5 years ago

US Capitol: Four dead, 52 arrests, 15 days of public emergency declared
Anarchy and bloodshed at the heart of American democracy
5 years ago

Brexit deal references Netscape browser, indicating copy and paste from old documents
Computer software created in 1994 is referred to in the agreement’s section on data encryption
5 years ago

Two paramedics marry at fifth time of asking thanks to coronavirus
Their wedding has been cancelled four times during the coronavirus pandemic
5 years ago

Scientists call for harsher national lockdown to avoid ‘catastrophe’ in January
Matt Hancock is expected to place millions more Brits into Tier 4 tomorrow, but scientists are calling for him to go further
5 years ago

Spain will keep a register of every person that refuses the coronavirus vaccine
They could call it the Book of Moron
5 years ago

Russia admits coronavirus death toll is three times higher than official figures
The new figure means Russia has the third most deaths in the world
5 years ago

Frankie Boyle calls out Ricky Gervais over trans jokes
‘I would like him to have the same respect for trans people as he has for animals’
5 years ago

UK braced for snow and -10C temperatures
You’d forgotten it was winter, hadn’t you
5 years ago

Coronavirus hospitalisations pass April peak but Nightingales remain empty
NHS boss Simon Stevens says we are ‘back in the eye of the storm’
5 years ago

Scientists call for masks to be worn indoors AND outdoors
Facemasks should be worn at every opportunity, medical leaders warn
5 years ago

Everton v Man City tonight postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Three more Man City players and staff are having to self-isolate
5 years ago

Harry Kane explains plans to play NFL after football career
The England captain says it would be a ‘dream come true’ and tick something off his ‘bucket list’
5 years ago

‘Tier 5’ lockdown for England being considered by government
Harsher restrictions than November’s measures could be imposed in the New Year, it’s reported
5 years ago

China imprisons Wuhan journalist who reported first coronavirus outbreak
Zhang Zhan will spend four years in a Chinese jail for reporting on the pandemic
5 years ago

Napalm in the morning: Enterprising man flamethrowers snow off his drive
This is America
5 years ago

Michael Gove confirms new back-to-school dates
Some students could be staying at home until February
5 years ago

Donald Trump orders unprecedented execution spree
There have not been 10 or more federal executions in a year since 1896
5 years ago

Asda will close on Boxing Day as thank you to pandemic staff
Will other supermarkets follow suit?
5 years ago

Brexit-backing billionaire moves new vehicle production to France
The UK’s fifth richest man previously said manufacturing would take place in Wales
5 years ago

Kay Burley pulled from Sky News vaccine broadcast for breaching Covid rules
Kay’s 60th birthday party broke Tier 2 regulations
5 years ago

Biden confirmed as Georgia winner for third time after recount
Who saw that coming
5 years ago

Donald Trump holding ‘opposing rally’ during Biden inauguration, American media reports
The president is planning to decline an invite and instead campaign in Florida
5 years ago

More than a third of Britons don’t want to take vaccine, according to polling
Those opposed said they were concerned about safety and side effects
5 years ago