The internet is, at times, a loathsome place. Full of hisses and shrieks. People in comment sections telling each other how wrong they are. People with egg profile pics making weird remarks. Vile remarks. Sexual explicit remarks. Remarks you’re quite happy you don’t fully understand. So much of it feeling like it needed to go […]

7 years ago

Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid, and Rory Stewart all showed up. Boris Johnson has refused to show up to the Channel 4-hosted Conservative leadership contest debate leaving an empty lectern left on stage by the broadcaster. The 90-minute debate, presented by Kristian Guru-Murthy, is the first of a number of planned hustings of […]

7 years ago

The cause of the fire is under investigation. UPDATE – Sunday 9 June, 6.30pm The London Fire Brigade reports that the blaze is now under control. The #Barking fire at a block of flats is now under control. https://t.co/fHtGyRtbgD pic.twitter.com/3RjTSQ5hup — London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 9, 2019 UPDATE ENDS Around a hundred firefighters have […]

7 years ago

A method of protest straight out of the schoolboy’s handbook. An 18-year-old student used a lawnmower to carve protest messages into the lawn close to where Donald Trump arrived in the country via aeroplane on Monday morning. Ollie Nancarrow spent the weekend mowing the phrases”Oi Trump” and “Climate change is real”, along with a penis […]

7 years ago

People are seen running away in panic in the shocking video. Footage posted to social media has shown the terrifying moment that a cruise ship attempting to dock in Venice smashed into a tourist boat, injuring at least five people. Italian police confirmed that the MSC Opera crashed into the Giudecca Canal, which leads to […]

7 years ago

Sadiq Khan has granted permission for the balloon depicting Donald Trump as a baby to fly in Westminster during the US president’s visit to the UK. The 20-foot Donald Trump baby balloon that the president said last year made him feel “unwelcome” in London will once again fly when he makes a state visit to […]

7 years ago

She does not believe the UK would not be “truly sovereign” under the proposed deal. House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom has quit her post over the British government’s approach to Brexit, saying “I no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result”. In a resignation letter, the MP for South Northamptonshire said she was […]

7 years ago

The former UKIP leader’s bus has been targeted Nigel Farage has reportedly been trapped in his Brexit Party campaign bus after a group holding milkshakes showed up at campaign event. It is believed that the bus was surrounded by the group in Kent where the Brexit Party leader was out campaigning, with Farage currently unable to […]

7 years ago

The Jeremy Kyle show will not return to ITV. Production of The Jeremy Kyle show has been ended, ITV has confirmed. The cancellation of the show comes after the death of Steve Dymond, a guest on the show, following an appearance in which he failed a lie detector test. The episode in which he appeared […]

7 years ago

He wore a Manchester City shirt and rewrote the lyrics to ‘Yesterday’ at WWE Liverpool. WWE’s Elias hit a sensitive button in Merseyside on Sunday night by wearing a Man City top and celebrating the Manchester team topping the Premier League, just hours after it was confirmed that Liverpool would finish in second place this […]

7 years ago

A pipe bomb was discovered at Bandaranaike International. A bomb has been found at Sri Lanka’s main airport just hours after 207 people were killed in a series of targeted explosions in the country on Easter Sunday. A six-foot pipe bomb was discovered on a road close to Bandaranaike International – also known as Katunayake […]

7 years ago

“Safety is always our first priority.” A passenger flight from Copenhagen to Florence accidentally landed 65 miles away in Bologna, just a month after a British Airways flight from Germany flew to Edinburgh rather than Düsseldorf. The Independent reports that the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) jet set off from the Danish capital, but after discovering they did not have […]

7 years ago

What could be more useful than always having a seat? Lazy louts of the world rejoice, a new invention means you may never have to stand up again: introducing the bean bag onesie. It’s being sold on ThinkGeek, and the the fleece / bean bag is perfect for anybody who gives minimum fucks about style and […]

7 years ago

“In Bielsa We Trust. Can we all say that?” Jaime Lannister actor and Leeds United fan Nikolaj Coster-Waldau used an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night to make a Game of Thrones analogy that it’s fair to say went over the head of its American audience. Asked about fan theories and the future […]

7 years ago

Channel 4 News has issued an apology for Snow’s comment. Media regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will investigate a remark made by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow about a recent pro-Brexit rally in London. Speaking following a report about the protest, held on 29 March, Snow claimed that he had “never seen so […]

7 years ago

The ‘Copyright Directive’ was backed by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The EU has backed a controversial directive that makes major changes to copyright regulation online, one that critics have warned could alter the way in which users access the internet. If it is accepted into law by European Union member states, it will mean that […]

7 years ago

The Met Police has issued a statement. A group calling itself the ‘IRA’ claimed responsibility for a number of explosive devices left at locations in London and Glasgow last week, the Met police have confirmed. A4-sized white postal bags containing an improvised explosive device were left at Waterloo Station, Heathrow and London City Airport on […]

7 years ago

A number of passengers suddenly became unwell with “flu-like” symptoms. Staff wearing masks took passengers onboard a Virgin flight from Barbados to London Gatwick into quarantine after a mid-flight outbreak of a mystery ‘coughing sickness’. A passenger on the plane, Trevor Wilson, claimed that several people onboard had experienced “flu-like symptoms” while on the flight […]

7 years ago

“The Prime Minister is recklessly running down the clock, in an attempt to force MPs to choose between her botched deal and a disastrous No Deal. We cannot and will not accept,” Corbyn said. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced plans to put forward or support an amendment in favour of a People’s Vote on […]

7 years ago

The Six Nations sponsors have pulled out all the stops. Guinness have released a new advert celebrating fans’ relationship with rugby and the Six Nations, ahead of the competition kicking off as Wales play France on Friday night. The ad will be screened on TV for the first time on Saturday and follows the real-life […]

7 years ago

It is alleged Chris Brown sexually assaulted a woman earlier this month. Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Paris. The 29-year-old rapper is being held by French police along with two others, the Associated Press reports. Brown was detained on Monday and remains in custody, according to authorities. One of the men […]

7 years ago

Fans have been quick to point out what it could mean for the ending of the show We now know that the next season of Game of Thrones will begin airing on 14 April after HBO released a new teaser overnight on Monday. The minute-and-a-half clip of the coming episodes shows Jon Snow, Arya and Sansa Stark […]

7 years ago

Loads of Adult Swim content is going to be made available on All 4. Rick and Morty will be aired on terrestrial TV in Ireland and the UK for the first time as of February, with viewers able to catch up on series one to three on E4 ahead of the brand new series four being aired […]

7 years ago

We’re at a loss here. Apparently loads of people didn’t pay attention in Junior Cert maths, as they are astounded that the area of a 18-inch pizza is bigger than the area of two 12-inchers. An 18-inch pizza has 254 square inches of pizza, whereas two 12-inch pizzas only have around 226 square inches. The classic […]

7 years ago

The incident occurred on 16 December. Wayne Rooney’s mugshot has been released following his arrest for ‘public intoxication and swearing’ last month. The former England captain – who moved to the USA to play for Major League Soccer’s D.C. last year – was detained by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority at Dulles International Airport after spending […]

7 years ago

Still pretty catchy. Footage has emerged showing Liverpool fans singing a chant that is very close to Irish people. A re-working of  the classic ‘Dirty Old Town’, the new chant celebrates the Merseysiders’ centre-half Virgil van Djik. Originally written by British folk singer, songwriter, and labour activist Ewan MacColl, the song was made popular by The Dubliners and covered by The Pogues, Rod […]

7 years ago

A spokesperson for the force has confirmed that there may not have actually been any drone. Police have confirmed that they are not ruling out the possibility there was no drone at Gatwick airport, despite sightings leading to widespread disruption at the UK’s second biggest airport. The statement by the police comes after a 47-year-old […]

7 years ago

It’s a Christmas miracle! If you’re anything like me, despite it being Christmas Eve Eve you won’t have wrapped any of your gifts. In fact you probably won’t have bought half of them. Which, it actually turns out, is a good thing this year. See, all them suckers who were wrapping their presents back in […]

7 years ago

Jeremy Corbyn described Theresa May’s handling of the Brexit vote as “unacceptable”. Jeremy Corbyn has announced his immediate intention to table a motion of no confidence in Theresa May, saying that putting off the vote until January is “unacceptable”. Such a motion is different from a motion of no confidence in the entire government, which […]

7 years ago

Kroll was named CEO of HQ Trivia in 2015. The co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia, Colin Kroll, has been found dead aged 35, it has been reported. American news site TMZ say his girlfriend called New York City police early Sunday morning to ask them to perform a welfare check after she was unable to get […]

7 years ago

She made the remarks on Wednesday morning after a confidence vote in her leadership was triggered. Theresa May has said that her being replaced as Prime Minister would mean a delayed or cancelled Brexit, as she fights for her job ahead of a vote on her leadership tonight. The crunch vote will take place after […]

7 years ago

Nearly there now… The latest trailer for series five of Luther has been released by the BBC, and it is grim business as usual for the dogged detective. In it John Luther (Idris Elba) appears alongside new recruit D.S. Catherine Halliday (Wunmi Mosaku) hunting a killer as they embark on a murderous spree across London. The trailer features […]

7 years ago

He says there’s a 70 per cent chance of him moving there. Elon Musk has said that he is considering moving to Mars onboard one of his SpaceX rockets. “I know exactly what to do,” the Tesla founder told Axios on HBO in a new interview. “I’m talking about moving there.” Musk, 47, added that the move could […]

7 years ago

The rugby player described the attack as a ‘hate crime’ Former Wales and Lions rugby player Gareth Thomas has posted a video to social media saying he was a victim of an alleged homophobic attack on Saturday night. Cuts, bruises and swelling are visible around his face and head in the footage, in which Thomas […]

7 years ago

Kevin Clark played Freddy Jones in School of Rock It may not feel like it, but it’s almost 15 years since Jack Black’s cult comedy School of Rock was first released back in 2004. The film follows a struggling guitarist, played by Black, who disguises himself as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school and teaches a class […]

7 years ago

The banned advert was taken from an animated Greenpeace short film. British supermarket chain Iceland has had its Christmas advert banned from TV for breaching political advertising rules. The ad, which remains available to watch online, was adopted from an animated Greenpeace short film. It features a young girl and an orangutan and describes the destruction of rainforests as […]

7 years ago

The arrests follow a known member of the far-right being detained on suspicion of plotting to assassinate Macron last year. Six people have been arrested over an alleged far-right plot to attack Emmanuel Macron. French security services arrested the men – who have yet to be identified – over a “loose plan” for “violent action” against […]

7 years ago

The Chase has once again being accused of being fixed by angry viewers. Viewers of The Chase were yet again questioning the fairness of the show during a recent episode when Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett appeared to answer a question after his two-minutes ran out. In doing so, he denied contestants on the show a £30,000 prize pot. […]

7 years ago

We now know all the games on the PlayStation Classic. Back in September, Sony announced they would be launching their PlayStation Classic ahead of Christmas and needless to say we were fucking stoked. Based on their launch video we knew it would be 45% smaller than the original PlayStation, and would feature 20 classic games built […]

7 years ago

Harry Redknapp will be appearing on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp will be heading to Australia for the next series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. Insider information has revealed he will be appearing alongside The Chase’s Ann Hegerty and Coronation Street’s Sair Khan, the Mirror reports. […]

7 years ago

Stephen King is a big fan of Netflix’s new show The Haunting of Hill House. Even though it was only released on Friday, The Haunting of Hill House has already attracted big praise from critics, with a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as has been hailed by fans as an even better show than American […]

7 years ago

The Sinner is back on 9 November! The Sinner has been one of the standout Netflix shows of recent times and fans don’t have to wait long for Season2 because it’s available on Netflix from 9 November. To get the excitement building, a new trailer has been released and it’s as intense as you might […]

7 years ago

A statue in Georgia now has googly eyes. Without wanting to sound all Richard Keys about this whole thing, some things are just banter and should stay as banter, you know what I mean? The feds shouldn’t be getting involved. Like, take this statue in Georgia, USA, for instance. I mean, sure, the person who stuck […]

7 years ago

He just wanted to do “normal stuff”. Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint has explained that he almost quit the franchise after the film series’ fourth instalment. Speaking with The Independent while discussing the release of Snatch series 2, the Ron Weasley actor said that in the aftermath of The Goblet of Fire he felt stressed by […]

7 years ago

Nirvana’s surviving members got together to perform at the CalJam music festival. Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselik have performed Nirvana material together following Foo Fighter’s headline set at CalJam music festival. Deer Tick’s John McCauley and Joan Jett stood in for the band’s deceased lead singer Kurt Cobain. The group is the same line-up as performed at […]

7 years ago

Tinder’s most right-swiped people – as you can probably guess – are very attractive. Look, as someone who very much like you, lives in the whole “I might not be a 10/10, or even a 8/10, but at least I’ve got some solid banter” camp when it comes to dating apps like Tinder, I can […]

7 years ago

His tweeting led to him losing the job, but he’s still tweeting… Elon Musk was forced to step down as the chairman of Tesla over the weekend following a string of controversial tweets. One of his claims on Twitter in August was that he was looking at taking Tesla private and had “funding secured” –  […]

7 years ago

A rare airing for a genuine modern classic. On Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, Alex Turner and the Arctic Monkeys managed to do something few bands achieve: to capture the essence of a generation. For many people now in their late 20s and early 30s, the lyrics encapsulated a coming-of-age as […]

8 years ago

The attacker opened fire at a US business park. Three people have been killed and two injured following a shooting at a drugstore distribution centre in Harford County, Maryland on Tuesday afternoon. Roughly 1,000 people work at the Rite Aid support facility, but the area is now believed to be secure. “The distribution centre is where products […]

8 years ago

You’re also less like to be incarcerated. If you’re born in September and you’ve always had a grandiose sense of yourself and your intelligence, the bad news is you’re exhibiting one of the 20 traits commonly found in psychopaths, the good news, though, is science indicates you might also be 100% correct. A study published […]

8 years ago