He’s put his money where his mouth is  TV personality Piers Morgan has hit back at a claim from one of Australia’s greatest ever cricketers that England will lose the Ashes 5-0 when they travel Down Under this November.  Morgan backs the England side so strongly that he’s prepared to put up to £10,000 on […]

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The new rules will be enforced from October British passengers travelling to Europe on holiday this autumn may have to prove they have both medical insurance and a return flight to the UK if they want to enter EU countries. The changes make up part of a strict new set of border rules that are […]

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People allegedly paid £350 to be ‘smuggled in’  The Oasis ‘Live 25’ reunion tour has been the biggest musical event of the summer in the UK, as hundreds of thousands of fans have flocked to packed out arenas across the country to relive all of the rock band’s greatest hits. Shows in Cardiff, Manchester, and […]

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She took matters into her own hands  England’s goalkeeping hero Hannah Hampton says she launched the Spanish keeper’s penalty research into the crowd to stop her from knowing where England’s players would put their pens during last month’s final.  The Lionesses went on to win 3-1 on penalties, thanks in most part to Hampton who […]

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The incident incurred at 1am local time last night  Three people have been shot in New York’s Times Square. Footage from social media shows bodies strewn on the floor after the shooting occurred. Bullets from the shooter at New York’s best-known tourist hotspot are also said to have shattered through car windows.  One suspect is […]

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Do you wanna know? Iconic British band Arctic Monkeys have removed all mention of their last release — 2022’s The Car — from their website, sparking rumours that the group are set to release something new very soon.  The Sheffield band shot to fame in the late-2000s with the album Humbug (2009) before the 2013 […]

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‘It seems that size really does matter.’ You’d think that the discovery of one new sub-species of tarantulas characterised by their massive penisises would be a terrifying enough prospect, but scientists think they’ve actually uncovered a whopping four new groups of the well-endowed arachnids. Tarantulas are large and hairy spiders — the largest of which […]

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He appeared on the reality TV show in 2018 Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli — who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 — has appeared in court after being charged with sex-related offences against three women. The charges relate to the period between 2007 and 2016. One of the locations where an alleged offence took […]

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The decision has been described as “Islamophobic and discriminatory.” A local authority in Spain has banned its Muslim population from using venues like civic centres and gyms to celebrate religious festivals. Examples of religious festivals that have been banned are Eid al-Fitr — the traditional celebration that marks the end of Ramadan — and Eid […]

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He played more than 40 times for Man City Former Manchester City goalkeeper Eike Immel has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison in relation to 107 cases of fraud. As first reported by German newspaper Bild, the 64-year-old was mainly accused of borrowing money and not paying it back. In total, […]

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There’s a new champion in town  After 20 consecutive months at the top, Aldi has now lost its crown as the UK’s cheapest supermarket.  Every month Which? tests the average cost of a weekly shop at every UK supermarket. They buy 76 popular items at each, before comparing the overall price. The Which? test has […]

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She’s been accused of hypocrisy The UK’s Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali has resigned, after it was alleged she evicted tenants at a property she owns in order to hike rent by nearly £700.  According to the i Paper, Ali evicted four tenants living in a four-bedroom house she owned on the grounds it would be […]

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Four Liverpool players made the list One of the Premier League’s most high-profile players has been left out of the 30-man shortlist to win the Ballon D’or. The trophy is the most prestigious individual award in world football, and has only been won by three Premier League players before, by Michael Owen in 2001, Cristiano […]

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The Red Devils made a big money bid for the striker this week Manchester United are on the verge of securing a deal to sign RB Leipzig’s highly-rated centre-forward Benjamin Sesko, despite making more than 400 staff members redundant last year. The £74 million offer for Sesko is only the latest move in a summer […]

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They’ve agreed a three-year deal with Spain’s top division American broadcast giants Disney+ will provide UK and Irish viewers with live access to La Liga football once every week for the next three seasons.  As first reported by The Athletic, and now confirmed by La Liga, the deal will allow users to watch top-tier Spanish […]

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He has demanded those involved ‘do the right thing.’ The Prime Minister has weighed in on the grave situation faced by National League side Morecambe FC. Last week, Morecambe were officially suspended from playing fixtures in the division, after they missed a deadline to comply with financial requirements. The National League have also imposed sanctions […]

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United submitted a big money bid for the striker earlier today  It now seems to be a matter of certainty that Benjamin Šeško will be playing Premier League football by the time the new season commences on the 15th of August.  What does still needs to be decided however, is which Premier League club the […]

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‘I thought I would drown.’ A woman says she is too traumatised to cycle to work after allegedly being thrown into a Manchester canal by a dog walker. Klaudia Mitura — who isn’t able to swim — was confronted by a male dog walker while cycling to work on the 19th of July. Footage from […]

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He passed away on Saturday. The man who died at the Oasis concert on Saturday has need named. Lee Claydon — described as a “loving family man” — tragically fell to his death at one of last weekend’s Oasis gigs. Following news that it was Claydon who passed away, his cousin Shannon Gabrielle took to […]

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25 flight routes have been disrupted There’s bad news for anyone planning a low-cost getaway to mainland Europe later this year, as Irish flight provider Ryanair have announced the decision to axe direct flights to three French airports. They’ve cut back on all services to Brive, Bergerac and Strasbourg. Some of France’s most popular tourist […]

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The midfielder attended court in London today  Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey has been granted ‘conditional’ bail after he was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, per BBC News.  The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022 when he was playing regularly for the North London club. Partey […]

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‘Nobody is a victim’ Adult content creator Bonnie Blue has responded to claims that she takes advantage of young people when filming videos with them. The 26-year-old former OnlyFans creator is best known for a reported stunt that saw her sleep with more than 1,000 men in a single day, and first shot to online […]

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He will appear in court next week. BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with two counts of rape.  Blades is best known for presenting BBC show The Repair Shop which he has hosted since 2017. The 55-year-old will appear in court next week over the allegations. His charges were confirmed by West Mercia Police. […]

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Fans had to leave the stadium Fans at Liverpool’s iconic home stadium of Anfield were made to evacuate the ground after an alarm bell rang out through the stadium.  The Reds had been due to play a pre-season fixture against La Liga side Athletic Club. The game was scheduled to begin at 5pm. The reason […]

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More famous faces from footballing past to test your brain The FootballJOE Pub Quiz is once again here to give you the quizzing boost you need. Here’s five faces from football past, just tell us who they are. These are the same five questions that you’ll see some of the good folk at FootballJOE and special guests […]

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The players have all united and spoke out in a ‘desperate plea.’ The players at one of English football’s proudest clubs have issued a statement calling for more information, after their employers failed to pay them on time for the third month in a row.  Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, founded in 1867, are in a […]

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The two clubs drew 2-2 last night. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been accused of “holding back” the team by United fans, after the midfielder made a series of errors during a friendly game last night. The sometimes brilliant but often undisciplined midfielder was one of the few bright sparks for the Red Devils […]

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The two clubs drew 2-2 last night. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been accused of “holding back” the team by United fans, after the midfielder made a series of errors during a friendly game last night. The sometimes brilliant but often undisciplined midfielder was one of the few bright sparks for the Red Devils […]

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It’s one of biggest ever found in the UK A 22-inch rat has been discovered in a home in North Yorkshire, prompting fears from locals of an infestation in the area. The rat was uncovered by a pest controller who had been called to the property in Normanby, near Middlesbrough. It is said to be […]

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The Black Sabbath singer passed away last month Less than two weeks after the death of the heavy metal genre’s greatest ever star, fans are now suggesting that the airport in Birmingham should be re-named in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. The 76-year-old’s tragic death occurred just after he took part in the Black Sabbath farewell […]

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Horne played Gavin Shipman in the fans’ favourite series  Gavin and Stacey actor Mathew Horne has revealed the tragic news that one of the people he worked with on the show recently passed away.  Horne featured in the series alongside James Cordon and Ruth Jones all the way from its 2007 pilot until the 2024 finale, […]

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Tempers are flaring. Tempers are already flaring between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions, in the final match-up of their tour of the country. While Australia find themselves 8-0 up at the half-time break, thanks to a timely Dylan Pietsch try and a penalty scored by Tom Lynagh, the game hasn’t been without […]

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Their tour may just ‘Live Forever.’ The Oasis ‘Live 25’ reunion tour has been the biggest musical event of the summer in the UK, as hundreds of thousands of fans have flocked to packed out arenas across the country to re-live all of the rock band’s greatest hits. Shows in Cardiff, Manchester, and London so […]

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The story has gone viral on TikTok.  A couple have been accused of leaving their young son behind in a foreign airport after discovering his passport was out of date. According to a viral video — viewed more than 300,000 times —an air traffic controller at Barcelona’s El Prat international airport has claimed the parents […]

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He passed away aged 38. A British man passed away after undergoing a hair transplant procedure in Istanbul on Monday. The 38-year-old had the procedure in the Besiktas area of Turkey’s capital, at a private clinic called CINIK, per Turkish outlet OdaTV. A hair transplant is a surgical procedure used to treat hair loss by […]

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It’s a new look for Tom Holland Spider-Man: Brand New Day — the third Tom Holland-led instalment in the Spiderman franchise — is about to begin filming in Glasgow, and the production company behind the iconic character have already revealed the first details. In a move to avoid any leaks, like photos taken from the […]

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He announced the news on Instagram German goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has announced the tragic news that his six-year-old son has passed away after a battle with a “long serious illness.” Ulreich’s son Len was born in November 2018, three years after the now 36-year-old player joined Bayern Munch from Stuttgart. The nine-time Bundesliga-winning shotstopper […]

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Yellow weather warnings are in place  A storm with strong winds and heavy rain is set to strike across the UK next week, according to the Met Office.  They’ve also put a yellow weather warning in place for strong winds. The worst hit areas will be in Scotland on Monday, where winds of up to […]

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They announced the news yesterday Eight years after they split up, the nation’s two most popular weather forecasters have agreed to join forces so they can bring “the most trusted and accurate weather service to everyone in the UK.” The BBC have formed a new partnership with the Met Office to help provide radio, app, […]

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He will work with Denis Villeneuve on the project. The upcoming James Bond film, set to be directed by Dune’s Denis Villeneuve, will be written by the creator of the hit BBC show Peaky Blinders, per Deadline. Steven Knight, the creator behind the two-time BAFTA winning programme — that starred Cillian Murphy in its the […]

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The 71-year-old passed away last week.  The wrestling world has been in shock ever since news emerged that legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan died last week.  Last Thursday, police in Florida responded to a medical alert and attended Hogan’s home where they found the WWE star “experiencing a serious medical-related issue.” He was rushed to hospital […]

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‘Everyone here is absolutely devastated.’ Top Gear legend and farmer Jeremy Clarkson has been hit with a huge setback at his ‘Diddly Squat’ farm in Chipping Norton.  The farm — which is the setting for a popular Amazon Prime documentary series — has been hit with a TB (Bovine Tuberculosis) outbreak. The 65-year-old revealed the […]

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The FA revealed their decision today. West Ham United’s Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paquetá has been cleared of all breaches of betting rules following an almost two-year long investigation. The 27-year-old was charged for allegedly getting booked deliberately as recently as May last year, while the FA’s more serious charges relate to four Premier League matches […]

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‘Rosa was a shining star, so full of life, love and talent.’  An acting student from Lancashire, described as a “shining star”, has passed away in a car crash, aged just 19. Rosa Taylor died after the car she was travelling in was involved in a collision with a lorry last Thursday (July 24). Liverpool […]

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Rooney was sacked as Birmingham manager after just 15 games in charge.  NFL legend and Birmingham City part-owner Tom Brady accused Wayne Rooney of having a poor work ethic during his short spell in charge of the Blues.  Brady’s comments were recorded as part of a new-five part fly-on-the-wall Amazon Prime documentary series which releases […]

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‘Ethical hackers’ put the new checks to the test  Despite the passing of a new law that makes it illegal for sites to allow children to access 18-plus websites, two ethical hackers have shown that it takes just seconds to get past age-checking software.  Since the Online Safety Act 2023 came into effect on Friday […]

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He announced the news in Downing Street Keir Starmer has announced that the UK will officially recognise a Palestinian state by the time of the next full UN meeting in September, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza before then. The decision comes a week after French President Emmanuel Macron said France would begin […]

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Alon Abutbul — who starred in Christopher Nolan’s critically-acclaimed Dark Knight Rises Batman film — has passed away at the age of 60.  The Israeli actor died after collapsing while on a beach in Tel Aviv, per news network N12.  Abutbul is one of the best known actors in Israel, and over the past 20 […]

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He made the claim on social media last night. Last night US President Donald Trump directed a bizarre rant against pop icon Beyonce, even suggesting that the music superstar should face a criminal prosecution.  Trump claims — despite disputed evidence — that Beyonce was paid by the Democrat Party to endorse their then presidential candidate […]

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‘This is unlike anything we have seen in this century‘ According to an emergency alert from a UN-backed food security monitor, famine is now unfolding in Gaza. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) — who work with the UN to gauge and monitor malnutrition levels — have said: “The worst-case scenario of famine is now […]

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