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  • Patient arrested after switching off roommate’s ventilator because it annoyed her

    Patient arrested after switching off roommate’s ventilator because it annoyed her

    The hospital patient switched off her neighbour’s ventilator twice in the same day. A woman has been arrested after she allegedly switched off a hospital roommate’s ventilator twice because the sound of the machine annoyed her. Authorities in Germany have said the 72-year-old woman has been jailed on suspicion of attempted manslaughter following the incident […]

    3 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 323

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 323

    It’s here everyone. December has arrived. Probably the most intense month of them all. But also a lot of fun. I’m here to warn you (and remind myself) that we’re approaching crunch time for present-buying. If you’ve not got those gifts ordered and shipped within the next couple of weeks, you might be in trouble. […]

    3 years ago

  • People are realising what the red Christmas lights are really for

    People are realising what the red Christmas lights are really for

    ‘I was today years old when I found out what these are for’ A woman has left TikTok stunned after revealing after revealing what the little red bulbs in Christmas lights should actually be used for. Most of may have stumbled across them whilst rooting around for decorations or fairy lights and just assumed the […]

    3 years ago

  • BBC Radio will play edited version of Fairytale of New York for first time

    BBC Radio will play edited version of Fairytale of New York for first time

    The BBC said that listeners find the lyrics ‘jarring’ in 2022 BBC Radio 2 has confirmed that it will not play the original version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues this Christmas. The 1987 song, which is performed by The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and singer Kirsty MacColl, creates headlines every festive season […]

    3 years ago

  • Simon Cowell concerns fans with appearance as they ‘don’t recognise him’

    Simon Cowell concerns fans with appearance as they ‘don’t recognise him’

    Fans are worried about his appearance. Simon Cowell has sparked concerns among his fans after a video was posted in which he calls on people to audition for the next series of Britain’s Got Talent. In the clip, the TV judge appeals for contestants for the programme, stating: “I always say on this show, two […]

    3 years ago

  • Brazil legend Pelé rushed to hospital

    Brazil legend Pelé rushed to hospital

    His condition has been described as ‘debilitated’ Legendary Brazil star Pele has been rushed to hospital after his health reportedly deteriorated. According to ESPN Brasilia, the 82-year-old was admitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo with swelling all over his body. Pele, who is currently undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer, went into the Albert Einstein […]

    3 years ago

  • Miss Croatia wears revealing outfit at World Cup game despite Qatar’s dress code

    Miss Croatia wears revealing outfit at World Cup game despite Qatar’s dress code

    It’s not the first time she’s captured eyeballs at the World Cup A Croatian model decided to wear a revealing dress to her country’s recent World Cup match despite Qatar’s strict dress code. Model Ivana Knoll – who has previously been crowned as Miss Croatia – posed for pics in a revealing red and white […]

    3 years ago

  • Man dies after falling into wood chipper outside Christmas lights display

    Man dies after falling into wood chipper outside Christmas lights display

    He’s believed to have become tangled in the lights. A Kentucky contractor has tragically died after falling into a wood chipper while working on near a Christmas lights display. According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, the freak accident occurred just before 5 pm while Joseph “Joey” Wesley Manire, 46, was trimming trees across the […]

    3 years ago

  • Jonah Hill files petition to legally change his name

    Jonah Hill files petition to legally change his name

    He’s gone by Jonah Hill all his life, but this isn’t actually his legal name Jonah Hill has filed a petition to legally change his name. The actor, 38, has become a household name since his acting debut in The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2006. Since then he has starred in the likes of Superbad and 21 Jump Street and […]

    3 years ago

  • Star of the Terrifier movies plays a killer Grinch in new Christmas horror

    Star of the Terrifier movies plays a killer Grinch in new Christmas horror

    We don’t think this Grinch’s heart will be growing three times in size… A trailer has hit the web for the upcoming Grinch horror movie The Mean One. Yes, for those of you who didn’t think Jim Carrey’s portrayal of the green grump in How the Grinch Stole Christmas was weird or creepy enough, you’re […]

    3 years ago

  • Olly Murs slammed over ‘misogynistic’ lyrics on ‘shocking’ new single

    Olly Murs slammed over ‘misogynistic’ lyrics on ‘shocking’ new single

    The song has received criticism from fellow artists. Olly Murs has been criticised for the lyrics in his new single ‘I Hate You When You’re Drunk’. The former X Factor star is releasing a new album this Friday (2 December), but he’s probably not received the reaction he was hoping for over the record’s latest […]

    3 years ago

  • Toblerone logo has blown people’s minds and they can’t unsee it

    Toblerone logo has blown people’s minds and they can’t unsee it

    ‘Hidden in full view for 60+ years to me.’ Christmas is chocolate time, and no doubt there will be many people getting a familiar triangle of chocolate in their stockings this year. Toblerones have become one of the most popular festive treats, but even the biggest fans of the Swiss treat may not have noticed […]

    3 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 322

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 322

    Howdy quizzers. Are we all enjoying the World Cup? Yes? No? Sometimes? I guess it would help if we had more games like Portugal v Ghana instead of Denmark v Tunisia. But hey ho. Today is another big one of course. By the time you read this, Wales’ clash with Iran will be over and […]

    3 years ago

  • Japan supporters clean up rubbish following famous win over Germany

    Japan supporters clean up rubbish following famous win over Germany

    A very tidy win for Japan. Japan supporters in Qatar have been pictured picking up rubbish after their side’s remarkable win over Germany on Wednesday. In their opening game of the World Cup, Japan beat four-time champions Germany 1-0 in arguably the biggest result of their footballing history. But despite the huge upset and jubilant […]

    3 years ago

  • ITV football pundit Nadia Nadim heartbroken as mother killed by a truck

    ITV football pundit Nadia Nadim heartbroken as mother killed by a truck

    Nadim had been taken off air during her coverage of Denmark’s opening World Cup game. ITV World Cup pundit and Denmark star Nadia Nadim has announced that her mother has been killed after being hit by a truck while she was working for the broadcaster in Qatar. Nadim wrote on social media: “Words can not […]

    3 years ago

  • Mother tells BBC Breakfast she tracked down and killed her son’s paedophile abuser

    Mother tells BBC Breakfast she tracked down and killed her son’s paedophile abuser

    The segment left many divided. A mother was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning about how she tracked down and killed the paedophile who abused her son. Sarah Sands told presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay how she decided to take matters into her own hands in 2014, when she stabbed Michael Pleasted to […]

    3 years ago

  • Chris Hemsworth taking “good chunk of time off” following Alzheimer’s discovery

    Chris Hemsworth taking “good chunk of time off” following Alzheimer’s discovery

    The actor has been filming a new series for Disney. Chris Hemsworth has announced he will be taking a “good chunk of time” away from acting after making a shocking health discovery while filming his new show Limitless. The new docu-series, just released on Disney+, sees the Aussie actor exploring different ways humans can live […]

    3 years ago

  • Singles are buying man-sized teddy bears to keep them company

    Singles are buying man-sized teddy bears to keep them company

    It’s described as a ‘very personal product’ Singletons are finding company and comfort in the form of man-sized teddy bears. The Loving Bear Puffy is the shape and size of a male human body — but has the head of a teddy bear. Costing €155 (£135), the 5ft 7in man-bear “replaces the need for physical presence” and […]

    3 years ago

  • Couple with 22-inch height difference asked if there are any issues in the bedroom

    Couple with 22-inch height difference asked if there are any issues in the bedroom

    ‘When we had our first kiss we had to be sitting down’ A couple with a 22-inch height difference admit they get asked “all the time” about whether they have issues in the bedroom department, but say they’re perfect for each other. Brooke Dostillio, 25, and her boyfriend, Dylan Painter, 24, got together in January […]

    3 years ago

  • Hotel owner rejects ‘obscene amount of money’ to house asylum seekers

    Hotel owner rejects ‘obscene amount of money’ to house asylum seekers

    ‘Filling our town with refugees has a negative impact on the local economy’ A hotel owner in Skegness has revealed she turned down an “obscene amount of money” from the Home Office to house asylum seekers. Dee Allen, who owns Hatters Hotel in Skegness with her husband, said she was offered £10,000 a week in September […]

    3 years ago

  • Dad makes wife and kids wear head torches and only turns heating on once a week

    Dad makes wife and kids wear head torches and only turns heating on once a week

    ‘It’s like we’re back in the 18th century.’ A dad has decided to take energy saving to a whole new level by introducing a ‘no electricity at home’ policy, meaning his family wear head torches at home and only have the heating on once a week. Chavdar Todorov, 53, wanted his family to cut back […]

    3 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 321

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 321

    Hello, sports fans. So, it’s almost here. The most controversial and downright bizarre World Cup we’ve ever seen. You don’t need me to remind you of the litany of reasons why this tournament is problematic. The fact remains though that this is a World Cup – it will be nigh on impossible to avoid watching […]

    3 years ago

  • Beloved soap Neighbours to return to TV screens in sensational twist

    Beloved soap Neighbours to return to TV screens in sensational twist

    “Breaking news from Erinsborough!” Neighbours is set for a sensational return to our screens just four months after its final episode. The legendary Aussie soap came to an end earlier this year, when the final episode aired in July. This brought a halt to the show’s 37-year run. But it has now been announced that […]

    3 years ago

  • Banner calling for Matt Hancock to quit flown over I’m A Celeb camp

    Banner calling for Matt Hancock to quit flown over I’m A Celeb camp

    The banner was organised by people who lost family members to Covid-19. A huge banner has been flown over the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campsite demanding Matt Hancock is axed from the ITV series. The Tory MP has received widespread backlash for deciding to appear on the iconic show and was […]

    3 years ago

  • Cadbury has made a major controversial change to your beloved Heroes tub

    Cadbury has made a major controversial change to your beloved Heroes tub

    As if you needed anything more to argue about over Christmas… It’s the time of year where we all need to start pinning our colours to a mast and pick a side – no, we’re not talking about who you’re backing at the World Cup, we’re on about what your favourite chocolate selection tub is. […]

    3 years ago

  • Teacher sacked after filming sex act in classroom for OnlyFans video

    Teacher sacked after filming sex act in classroom for OnlyFans video

    She’s since spoken out about her firing A teacher has been removed from her job after she filmed an OnlyFans video on her students’ desks in their classroom. Science teacher Samantha Peer was fired after her students and parents discovered her X-rated account. And her husband lost his job as well after he was spotted […]

    3 years ago

  • Chinese man runs entire marathon in three and a half hours while chain smoking

    Chinese man runs entire marathon in three and a half hours while chain smoking

    You wouldn’t want to be stuck behind him for long… A marathon runner has become a cult figure in running circles because of his unorthodox decision to chain smoke throughout his races. The Chinese runner known as ‘Uncle Chen’ has gone viral after he completed the Xin’anjiang Marathon in Jiande in China while smoking cigarettes […]

    3 years ago

  • Spencer Matthews to climb Mount Everest in bid to find his brother’s body

    Spencer Matthews to climb Mount Everest in bid to find his brother’s body

    “This has been the most meaningful and humbling experience of my own life.” TV star Spencer Matthews is climbing Mount Everest in a bid to find his late brother’s body. In 1999, Michael Matthews reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. But tragically, the 22-year-old died […]

    3 years ago

  • Tenant tried to sell landlord’s €455k house without him finding out

    Tenant tried to sell landlord’s €455k house without him finding out

    Police labelled it a ‘truly brazen crime’ A tenant has been jailed after trying to sell his landlord’s house for over £400,000 (€455,000, approx.) just a fortnight after moving into the property. Andrew Smith, 41, listed his landlord’s property in Cambridge with a fake estate agent two weeks after he was handed the keys to […]

    3 years ago

  • Kid treated to Hooters trip for his 5th birthday and people are divided

    Kid treated to Hooters trip for his 5th birthday and people are divided

    God knows what he’ll be treated to for his 18th A family has been criticised after choosing to take their son to Hooters to celebrate his fifth birthday. Mum Darby shared a clip on TikTok of her son at Hooters on his fifth birthday. Unsurprisingly, not everyone was impressed with the clip, with many understandably […]

    3 years ago

  • David Walliams recorded making sexually explicit comments about BGT contestant

    David Walliams recorded making sexually explicit comments about BGT contestant

    On another occasion, David Walliams called a pensioner a ‘c**t’ three times Leaked transcripts from Britain’s Got Talent episodes have revealed derogatory remarks made by David Walliams towards contestants on the show. In transcripts obtained by the Guardian, the television personality and children’s author, who is a judge on the ITV talent show, was recorded […]

    3 years ago

  • Paul Weller labels The Cure’s Robert Smith a ‘fat c**t’ in interview

    Paul Weller labels The Cure’s Robert Smith a ‘fat c**t’ in interview

    ‘He’s a f***ing knob end’ Paul Weller has launched a brutal personal attack on The Cure’s Robert Smith, labelling him a “f***ing fat c**t” in an interview. He was speaking to Record Collector for a special edition of the magazine in honour of the former Jam singer when he made the remark. Weller seemed to […]

    3 years ago

  • New mother dies after taking cocaine on first night out after birth

    New mother dies after taking cocaine on first night out after birth

    She had not drank alcohol in nine months A mother died after taking cocaine on her first night out following the birth of her son, a court has heard. Rebecca Tollan, 23, passed away at a house in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, in July 2019. Barry McAuley, 40, and Martin Stewart, 34, went on trial at the […]

    3 years ago

  • Man arrested for slavery comments, and throwing eggs at King Charles

    Man arrested for slavery comments, and throwing eggs at King Charles

    People began shouting ‘shame on you’ at the alleged egg-thrower A man has been arrested after appearing to throw eggs at King Charles and the Queen Consort in York. Large crowds had gathered behind barriers, near the Micklegate Bar, ahead of the royals visit, on Wednesday morning. The King and his wife, Camilla were being […]

    3 years ago

  • A single ticket has just landed the world’s biggest lottery win of over €2 billion

    A single ticket has just landed the world’s biggest lottery win of over €2 billion

    The odds of winning were one in 292,200,000. One person in America has just landed the biggest lottery win in world history, scooping a jackpot of more than $2 billion. The lucky American was the only person with a winning ticket, which they bought at Joe’s Service Centre in Altadena, California. The US lottery official […]

    3 years ago

  • Matt Groening explains why the Simpsons are yellow

    Matt Groening explains why the Simpsons are yellow

    There are a few reasons behind the choice. They’re arguably the most famous family in television and have been on our screens for more than three decades – but when you think about it, it’s quite weird that Matt Groening decided to make the Simpsons yellow. Well, it turns out there was an understandable thought process […]

    3 years ago

  • Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

    Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

    He starred in 150 films. Actor Leslie Phillips, best known for his roles in the Carry On franchise and as the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 98 after a long illness. Renowned for his popular ‘Ding Dong’, ‘Well, Hello’ and ‘I Say’ catchphrases, the actor had been […]

    3 years ago

  • Here’s how much money each I’m A Celeb contestant will earn from the show

    Here’s how much money each I’m A Celeb contestant will earn from the show

    Not a bad payday for a couple of weeks in Australia… The reported figures that each celebrity has been paid to appear on this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here have been shared online. The new series of I’m A Celeb got underway on Sunday, with a bumper 105-minute episode. Viewers […]

    3 years ago

  • Olivia Attwood’s fiance speaks out after her I’m a Celeb exit

    Olivia Attwood’s fiance speaks out after her I’m a Celeb exit

    Attwood had to leave the show on medical grounds Olivia Attwood’s fiancée, footballer Bradley Dack, has spoken out following the news that she has had to leave I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Former Love Island contestant Attwood has had to leave the show on medical grounds after just a day in the […]

    3 years ago

  • Children inherit intelligence from their mums, not their dads

    Children inherit intelligence from their mums, not their dads

    Realistically, this shouldn’t be coming as a surprise to anyone. As much as parenting is a joint effort, mums and dads across the land love to take credit for for some of their kids’ traits, whether this be sporting ability, humour, or musical talent. But it turns out there is one that isn’t really up […]

    3 years ago

  • Cher, 76, confirms relationship with man less than half her age

    Cher, 76, confirms relationship with man less than half her age

    ‘Love doesn’t know math!’ Cher has confirmed she is in a relationship with 36-year-old music producer Alexander Edwards. The 76-year-old artist shared a picture of her new partner on social media, on Sunday. The ‘Believe’ singer first hinted at her new relationship last week after tweeting: “One part of my life is SO AMAZING”. Alexander♥️ […]

    3 years ago

  • The reason why I’m A Celeb contestants always wear red socks

    The reason why I’m A Celeb contestants always wear red socks

    There’s a pretty grim reason behind the fashion choice. This year’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicked off on Sunday night, with the show returning to the Australian jungle for the first time since 2019. Fans were treated to the familiarity of that famous bridge, some skydiving celebs and the […]

    3 years ago

  • One of the most expensive Xmas films of all time drops in a couple of weeks

    One of the most expensive Xmas films of all time drops in a couple of weeks

    This already sounds like a surefire hit One of the most expensive Christmas films ever made, Spirited, is being released later this month, and it sounds brilliant. Spirited is set to drop on Apple TV in less than two weeks, and stars Hollywood megastars Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in a retelling of arguably the most […]

    3 years ago