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  • Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ but fail to strike deal over Ukraine

    Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ but fail to strike deal over Ukraine

    The two leaders met in Alaska yesterday After months of disagreements and tension over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump finally met in the US state of Alaska yesterday. Ukraine has been in a state of crisis for over three years after Putin’s Russian military forces invaded the Eastern European nation […]

    8 months ago

  • Hundreds of XL Bullies destroyed but ban has ‘failed’ to stop dog attacks

    Hundreds of XL Bullies destroyed but ban has ‘failed’ to stop dog attacks

    More than 700 ‘dangerous dogs’ have been killed by authorities The RSPCA have called into question the effectiveness of the national XL Bully ban, saying that attacks and fatalities have continued to persist in the UK despite hundreds of the dogs being seized and euthanised by police. In January 2024, the government made it illegal […]

    8 months ago

  • Netanyahu says ‘if we wanted to commit genocide it would have taken exactly one afternoon’

    Netanyahu says ‘if we wanted to commit genocide it would have taken exactly one afternoon’

    He made the claim at a press conference last Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to growing accusations that Israel are committing genocide in the Gaza strip. Netanyahu’s government has been subject to global condemnation from human rights groups — and a series of influential nations including the UK —for their refusal to […]

    8 months ago

  • The surprising reason why Jack Grealish will wear number 18 at Everton

    The surprising reason why Jack Grealish will wear number 18 at Everton

    He’s joined the Toffees on loan Premier League club Everton F.C. have just announced the news that they’ve signed English winger Jack Grealish on loan from Manchester City for the duration of the upcoming season. The 29-year-old is still the most expensive British player of all time — after City bought him from Aston Villa […]

    8 months ago

  • Former FA Cup winner jailed for seven years over drug smuggling probe

    Former FA Cup winner jailed for seven years over drug smuggling probe

    He received his sentence today. Ex-Wigan Athletic defender Ronnie Stam — who won the FA Cup with the Latics in 2013 — has been jailed for seven years for drug smuggling. Stam, alongside his brother, attempted to import 700kg worth of cocaine from the South-American nation of Chile, as first reported by Dutch newspaper De […]

    8 months ago

  • FA issue David Coote lengthy suspension for comments made about Jurgen Klopp

    FA issue David Coote lengthy suspension for comments made about Jurgen Klopp

    The FA confirmed his suspension today Ex-Premier League referee David Coote has been officially suspended by the FA after making a series of unprofessional comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Coote has been suspended for an eight-week period and must also attend a mandatory face-to-face education programme following his alleged “Aggravated Breach” of FA […]

    8 months ago

  • Crystal Palace release statement after learning Europa League fate

    Crystal Palace release statement after learning Europa League fate

    They’ve said it was ‘impossible to receive a fair hearing’ on the issue. Premier League side Crystal Palace have spoken out for the first time since discovering they’ve been demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League for allegedly breaching UEFA’s strict multi-club ownership rules. When Palace won the FA Cup in May — […]

    8 months ago

  • New drink driving laws mean one pint could send you over the limit

    New drink driving laws mean one pint could send you over the limit

    It’s half pints only from now on The government are planning to introduce a new law that will reduce the legal limit for drinking alcohol while driving to what could be for many less than one pint.  The proposed new regulations would see limits for English and Welsh drivers brought in line with the legal […]

    8 months ago

  • A legendary mystery thriller is among the movies on TV tonight

    A legendary mystery thriller is among the movies on TV tonight

    You can start another week of movie watching off by checking out this Oscar Best Picture winner. Your Monday night viewing options include the following films on TV tonight: Dear Evan Hansen – BBC Three – 9pmA high schooler with social anxiety, accidentally gets caught up in a lie. RoboCop 2 – ITV4 – 9pmRoboCop […]

    8 months ago

  • Number of people identifying as graysexual on the rise – here’s what it means

    Number of people identifying as graysexual on the rise – here’s what it means

    They’re another group that exist outside the heteronormative By now it’s a more than well-established fact that there are millions of people around the world who don’t quite fit into the binary view of sexuality that once governed the world.  While the majority of people still identify as either homosexual or heterosexual, a good proportion […]

    8 months ago

  • The FootballJOE Quiz #37: Famous faces

    The FootballJOE Quiz #37: Famous faces

    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 the football world, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Over 70s face driving ban if they fail eye tests under new rules

    Over 70s face driving ban if they fail eye tests under new rules

    Details of the new rules will be published later this year Drivers over the age of 70 in England and Wales could be banned from the roads if they fail to complete compulsory eye-tests. The proposed move comes after an inquest into the deaths of four people who passed away as a result of drivers […]

    8 months ago

  • MrBeast finally reveals his net worth after admitting the amount of money in his account

    MrBeast finally reveals his net worth after admitting the amount of money in his account

    He’s the world’s biggest YouTuber YouTube’s most popular creator Mr Beast has finally revealed the full extent of his bank account. The Squid Games In Real Life host has more YouTube subscribers than there are people in the USA, and also owns a series of other successful businesses including the successful MrBeast Burger chain.  The […]

    8 months ago

  • Celebrity SAS star reveals she ‘ripped her labia’ in horrifying injury during filming

    Celebrity SAS star reveals she ‘ripped her labia’ in horrifying injury during filming

    She stars in this year’s series  Ahead of the release of tomorrow’s (August 10) episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, X-Factor star Lucy Spraggan has revealed an excruciating injury she suffered while filming.  Louie Spence, Rebecca Loos, Adam Collard, Michaella McCollum and Harry Clark star alongside Spraggan on the seventh season of the Channel […]

    8 months ago

  • Piers Morgan issues challenge to Glenn McGrath after 5-0 Ashes prediction

    Piers Morgan issues challenge to Glenn McGrath after 5-0 Ashes prediction

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Hannah Hampton threw Spain goalkeeper’s penalty notes into the crowd during Euro final

    Hannah Hampton threw Spain goalkeeper’s penalty notes into the crowd during Euro final

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Multiple people shot in Times Square with ‘bodies on the ground’

    Multiple people shot in Times Square with ‘bodies on the ground’

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Arctic Monkeys spark rumours of new album and tour after fans notice clues

    Arctic Monkeys spark rumours of new album and tour after fans notice clues

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Tarantulas with massive penises have been discovered by scientists

    Tarantulas with massive penises have been discovered by scientists

    ‘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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Celebrity Big Brother star accused of sexual assault at BBC Studios

    Celebrity Big Brother star accused of sexual assault at BBC Studios

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Outrage as town in Spain bans Muslim religious festivals in public spaces

    Outrage as town in Spain bans Muslim religious festivals in public spaces

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Ex-Man City goalkeeper Eike Immel sentenced to two years in prison

    Ex-Man City goalkeeper Eike Immel sentenced to two years in prison

    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, […]

    8 months ago

  • Aldi is no longer the UK’s cheapest supermarket for first time in two years

    Aldi is no longer the UK’s cheapest supermarket for first time in two years

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Homelessness Minister ‘evicted tenants from property and hiked rent by £700’

    Homelessness Minister ‘evicted tenants from property and hiked rent by £700’

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • The reason why Man United are able to afford £74m Sesko revealed

    The reason why Man United are able to afford £74m Sesko revealed

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Disney+ will show live La Liga games next season 

    Disney+ will show live La Liga games next season 

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Keir Starmer makes intervention as English football club risks liquidation

    Keir Starmer makes intervention as English football club risks liquidation

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Oasis fan who fell to death at Wembley named and pictured for first time

    Oasis fan who fell to death at Wembley named and pictured for first time

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Ryanair to axe all flights to three major European destinations

    Ryanair to axe all flights to three major European destinations

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Thomas Partey granted bail on rape charges 

    Thomas Partey granted bail on rape charges 

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Bonnie Blue responds to claims she victimises young people she films with

    Bonnie Blue responds to claims she victimises young people she films with

    ‘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 […]

    8 months ago

  • The Repair Shop host Jay Blades charged with rape

    The Repair Shop host Jay Blades charged with rape

    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. […]

    8 months ago

  • Anfield evacuated ahead of Liverpool v Athletic Club

    Anfield evacuated ahead of Liverpool v Athletic Club

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • The FootballJOE Quiz #36: Famous faces

    The FootballJOE Quiz #36: Famous faces

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Monster 22-inch rat ‘bigger than a cat’ discovered in UK home

    Monster 22-inch rat ‘bigger than a cat’ discovered in UK home

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • Petition grows calling for Birmingham Airport to be named after Ozzy Osbourne

    Petition grows calling for Birmingham Airport to be named after Ozzy Osbourne

    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 […]

    8 months ago

  • 10-man brawl erupts in Lions’ final test match with Australia. 

    10-man brawl erupts in Lions’ final test match with Australia. 

    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 […]

    8 months ago