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  • Masked hooligans attack Liverpool fans in Kiev restaurant ahead of Champions League final

    Masked hooligans attack Liverpool fans in Kiev restaurant ahead of Champions League final

    A video appears to show a gang storming a restaurant where Liverpool fans were eating. Shocking footage has shown the moment that a group of Liverpool fans were attacked close to Kiev’s Olympic stadium ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final. The Mirror has obtained footage showing a group of around 20 hooligans setting on the […]

    8 years ago

  • Parents take 30-year-old son to court to get him to move out of the house

    Parents take 30-year-old son to court to get him to move out of the house

    The jobless man refused to budge so his parents sued him. A 30-year-old man has been ordered out of his parents’ home after they took legal action against him. Michael Rotondo, who argued he should be allowed to stay for a further six months, was urged to move out of his family home in Camillus, New […]

    8 years ago

  • Tom Hardy breaks out the emojis on Instagram to congratulate Harry And Meghan

    Tom Hardy breaks out the emojis on Instagram to congratulate Harry And Meghan

    If anyone stole the show on Saturday, it was him… A lot of celebrities turned up to the royal wedding over the weekend; Amal and George Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham, Idris Elba, and even Opra.   But, the man who stood out the most was far and away Tom Hardy – who people were comparing to his Batman […]

    8 years ago

  • Deadpool 2 dethrones Infinity War at US box office with huge opening weekend

    Deadpool 2 dethrones Infinity War at US box office with huge opening weekend

    But it made a little less than the original’s debut outing… Since its release three weeks ago, Avengers: Infinity War has been dominating the US box office but this week, Ryan Reynolds’  NSFW superhero has proven that you don’t need to be squeaky clean to smash it in the film charts. The newly released Deadpool 2 […]

    8 years ago

  • At least eight dead after shooting at Texas high school

    At least eight dead after shooting at Texas high school

    Breaking news from America. A shooting has taken place at a high school in the Texas city of Santa Fe, CNN report. Witnesses claim that a gunman walked into an art class at Santa Fe High School armed with a shotgun and began firing, with a girl shot in the leg. Students have been evacuated […]

    8 years ago

  • SuRie breaks silence after stage invader spoils her Eurovision performance

    SuRie breaks silence after stage invader spoils her Eurovision performance

    She was representing the UK in the contest when a protester stormed the stage and grabbed the mic. The UK’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, SuRie, has spoken out after a stage invader ruined her performance last night. After storming the stage and grabbing the mic, a man – whose identity has since been […]

    8 years ago

  • It’s likely that Eurovision viewers will have seen the stage invader on TV before

    It’s likely that Eurovision viewers will have seen the stage invader on TV before

    He has previous with this kind of thing. Another year, another Eurovision, another controversy. To be fair, though, at least SuRie had something of an excuse, as her song was interrupted by a protestor. After storming the stage and grabbing the mic, the man appeared to shout: “For the Nazis of the UK media we demand freedom”. He […]

    8 years ago

  • John Travolta transforms in to vicious gangster John Gotti for new role

    John Travolta transforms in to vicious gangster John Gotti for new role

    He looks a lot different in the newly released footage. A new trailer has shown John Travolta as Gambino crime family boss John Gotti ahead of the first screenings of the biopic of the late mafia don, titled GOTTI. Gotti was the head of the Gambino crime family in  1980s and 90s, going through three high-profile […]

    8 years ago

  • The Rock lays the smackdown on DJ Khaled after he admits he doesn’t go down on his wife

    The Rock lays the smackdown on DJ Khaled after he admits he doesn’t go down on his wife

    DJ Khaled made the comments during an on-air interview. Ever since an old interview resurfaced, in which he admitted he doesn’t go down on his wife but expects oral sex from her, DJ Khaled has been getting rinsed on social media. The clip came from radio program ‘The Breakfast Club’ back in 2015. In it, the Grammy-nominated musician […]

    8 years ago

  • QUIZ: Can you name the condiment after we pixelated the label?

    QUIZ: Can you name the condiment after we pixelated the label?

    More than 10 is a good score. In years gone by, the dinner table was bland affair. Salt, vinegar, ketchup, HP – tasty, but lacking the kick that reduces men to tears. Fast forward from monochrome to 4k HD colour and all of that has changed. Down our supermarkets aisles you can now find anything […]

    8 years ago

  • Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer just dropped and it looks gorgeous

    Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer just dropped and it looks gorgeous

    Rockstar Games put it out on social media. A trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 just dropped and, needless to say, the graphics are lush. The game will be released on PS4 and Xbox One on 26 October after a number of delays during production, eight years since the first game in the series ate up all our […]

    8 years ago

  • 18-year-old male arrested after car ‘ploughs through crowd outside nightclub’ in Wales

    18-year-old male arrested after car ‘ploughs through crowd outside nightclub’ in Wales

    Two girls have reportedly been left with ‘potentially life-changing injuries’ after the incident overnight. An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving after four pedestrians were hit by a car outside a nightclub in Newport, South Wales at around 5.30am on Sunday morning. Footage has emerged from the incident that […]

    8 years ago

  • Developers of hit video-game Fortnite are suing a 14-year-old player for cheating

    Developers of hit video-game Fortnite are suing a 14-year-old player for cheating

    His mother is trying to stop the lawsuit. Epic Games is continuing to pursue a lawsuit against a teenager who uploaded videos of himself cheating at Fortnite to YouTube – despite his mum trying to have the case dismissed. The company said they would be suing two Fortnite players for cheating last year, as their actions violated terms of service […]

    8 years ago

  • #TRAILERCHEST: Tom Hardy’s new Venom trailer actually has Venom in it

    #TRAILERCHEST: Tom Hardy’s new Venom trailer actually has Venom in it

    It’s here. Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for Venom.  Embrace your inner anti-hero. #Venom 10.5.18 pic.twitter.com/BXoV2dc8fJ — #Venom: Let There Be Carnage (@VenomMovie) April 24, 2018 Plot’s it all about?  In a new trailer, first released at CinemaCon overnight, viewers finally get to see Tom Hardy playing Venom […]

    8 years ago

  • This scene with Ant McPartlin had to be cut from Britain’s Got Talent last night

    This scene with Ant McPartlin had to be cut from Britain’s Got Talent last night

    He would have been seen driving around Richmond Park. A scene in last night’s Britain’s Got Talent was not shown following Ant McPartlin’s conviction for drink driving. Producers reportedly chopped footage of the presenter driving a Union Jack covered Jaguar in the light of his pleading guilty to the offence. The clip of him driving Declan Donnelly […]

    8 years ago

  • Channel 4 to bring back classic reality show after seven years

    Channel 4 to bring back classic reality show after seven years

    It’s a blast from the past. By the looks of it, the success of Love Island is having an effect on the rest of the reality TV market, as it’s being reported that classic noughties show Shipwrecked could be getting brought back to our screens. Despite being cancelled in 2012, the show – which originally ran as […]

    8 years ago

  • Ant McPartlin fined £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months

    Ant McPartlin fined £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months

    His weekly wage was also disclosed. Ant McPartlin has been fined £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after pleading ‘guilty’ to a single charge of driving while over the limit. Ahead of the sentencing, his wage was disclosed in court to be £130,000 per week – to put that into context, Liverpool’s Mo Salah […]

    8 years ago

  • Viewers hit out at apparent ‘editing’ of Ant McPartlin on Britain’s Got Talent

    Viewers hit out at apparent ‘editing’ of Ant McPartlin on Britain’s Got Talent

    Did you notice this? Fans of Britain’s Got Talent claimed that scenes featuring Ant McPartlin were cut from the first episode in the new series of the show on Saturday night. Although McPartlin is currently in rehab, the show’s audition stage was filmed prior to his arrest for drink-driving last month. However, despite Ant and […]

    8 years ago

  • Tom Hardy has shaved his head bald and looks like an angry Harry Hill

    Tom Hardy has shaved his head bald and looks like an angry Harry Hill

    He’s also posted pictures in costume as violent gangster Al Capone and it’s pretty creepy. Last month it was announced that Tom Hardy would be playing Al Capone in Fonzo, a new film focused on the final years of the Chicago mobster’s life. The Dunkirk and Warrior actor is now filming the role, with his makeup being […]

    8 years ago

  • BBC Breakfast presenter falls into swimming pool live on TV, doesn’t let it faze him

    BBC Breakfast presenter falls into swimming pool live on TV, doesn’t let it faze him

    He was mid-interview when he slipped. There’s definitely something about the BBC – a broadcasting service revered across the world – that makes any on-air mess ups more hilarious than they would have been on a rival channel. It’s hard to imagine the children who burst into a news correspondent’s room during a news broadcast, […]

    8 years ago

  • Coronation Street fans were not happy when an April Fools’ joke went very wrong

    Coronation Street fans were not happy when an April Fools’ joke went very wrong

    Only 364 days until the terrible #banter returns. Coronation Street viewers were left confused and angry yesterday after an attempted prank went wrong. Terribly, terribly wrong. It all started when ITV announced on social media that they were launching a Weatherfield-based sitcom called Victoria Street. The TV company said: “Appearing on our screens in Autumn, this […]

    8 years ago

  • Being lazy is a sign of high intelligence, study finds

    Being lazy is a sign of high intelligence, study finds

    Well, this is a turn-up for the books. Great news for anybody who’s spent the bank holiday weekend on a Netflix binge! Your general inability or reluctance to get everything done could mean that you’re actually incredibly smart. Findings from a study in the USA appear to support the idea that people with a high […]

    8 years ago

  • John Cena has been confirmed for the lead role in the upcoming Duke Nukem film

    John Cena has been confirmed for the lead role in the upcoming Duke Nukem film

    The champ is here. It’s official, John Cena will play the lead in the upcoming Duke Nukem film – and looking at a picture of them side-by-side you’ve got to say it’s perfect casting. First appearing in 1991, the Duke Nukem video game was a huge success because the eponymous lead actually possessed a sense […]

    8 years ago

  • Cannabis found to help alcohol and cocaine addicts overcome cravings

    Cannabis found to help alcohol and cocaine addicts overcome cravings

    Another example of the medical qualities of cannabis. New research has found that a supplement taken from cannabis may help alcohol and cocaine addicts overcome their cravings. During the recent study, which was undertaken on rats, scientists found that recovering animals that were provided with cannabidiol (CBD) were less likely to relapse when given the opportunity […]

    8 years ago

  • Comedian Ken Dodd has died aged 90

    Comedian Ken Dodd has died aged 90

    RIP, a comedy legend. Liverpudlian comedian Ken Dodd has died aged 90, his publicist has confirmed. It comes after he secretly married Anne Jones, his partner of 40 years, on Friday at their home in Liverpool, after he was discharged from hospital following six weeks of treatment for a severe chest infection. His publicist Robert Holmes […]

    8 years ago

  • Check out this Homer drool-worthy new Krispy Kreme doughnut

    Check out this Homer drool-worthy new Krispy Kreme doughnut

    You feeling hungry? If you’re a doughnut fan then you’re probably already well aware that Krispy Kreme is coming to Dublin. Yes, the US doughnut chain announced the news that it will set up its first shop in Ireland later this year in Blanchardstown and we’ve been dreaming of opening day ever since. And now […]

    8 years ago

  • Viewers have pointed out that the ending to Friends was actually pretty dark

    Viewers have pointed out that the ending to Friends was actually pretty dark

    You might think it was a happy ending, but it was actually pretty messed up. We probably don’t need to tell you that Friends was recently re-released on Netflix, bringing a whole new audience to viewers of the classic sitcom. The ending in particular is regarded as one of the biggest moments in comedy history. […]

    8 years ago

  • Emma Watson’s blunt response to anyone who criticised her Oscars tattoo

    Emma Watson’s blunt response to anyone who criticised her Oscars tattoo

    She’s also confirmed what everyone was guessing about the tattoo. So let’s just rewind to yesterday afternoon: the Oscars had just finished, anyone who’d stayed up to watch it were experiencing that weird ‘caffeine hangover’ people get when they drink an entire cafetiere of coffee, and people were laying into Emma Watson over a typo in the […]

    8 years ago

  • Late Batman star Adam West omitted from Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ montage

    Late Batman star Adam West omitted from Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ montage

    The actor played Batman in the 1960s and the mayor in Family Guy, but also starred in a number of movies. Adam West was not honoured at the Academy Awards memorial segment on Sunday night, much to the ire of his fans. The veteran actor died in June of last year aged 88 and was known […]

    8 years ago

  • Vicar of Dibley actor Emma Chambers has died, aged 53

    Vicar of Dibley actor Emma Chambers has died, aged 53

    “Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work. She brought laughter and joy to many” Actress Emma Chambers, best known for playing Alice Tinker in the Vicar of Dibley, has died aged 53. A statement from her agent said that Chambers died from natural causes and would be “greatly missed.” It said: […]

    8 years ago

  • Get Out star reveals secret speech rules enforced by awards show bosses

    Get Out star reveals secret speech rules enforced by awards show bosses

    He’s not meant to discuss this stuff. Bosses will not be happy. Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya has said that he ‘broke all the rules’ during Sunday night’s BAFTA Awards ceremony. Watch his speech here: Daniel Kaluuya makes an emotional #EERisingStar acceptance speech dedicated to his mum 💗 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/vsIlF1uWTd — BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 19, […]

    8 years ago

  • Jose Mourinho in ‘furious bust up with two of biggest players in dressing room’

    Jose Mourinho in ‘furious bust up with two of biggest players in dressing room’

    The bust-up was reportedly heard by staff at St James’ Park. Jose Mourinho was reportedly involved in a huge argument with Paul Pogba and Phil Jones after Manchester United lost to Newcastle last week. Sources at Newcastle have reportedly revealed that the Portuguese manager launched an attack on the pair following their 1-0 loss. Singling […]

    8 years ago

  • A new feature that will end ‘creeping’ has been launched by Instagram

    A new feature that will end ‘creeping’ has been launched by Instagram

    This is definitely a good thing. It appears that Instagram Stories is following the lead of Snapchat and will begin notifying users when you screenshot one of their posts. TechCrunch reports that the feature is currently being rolled out to testers and given the widespread public appetite for the change, you can imagine it’ll be implemented […]

    8 years ago

  • Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? reboot has landed a very surprising new host

    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? reboot has landed a very surprising new host

    He is one of the last people we would have guessed to take over. Jeremy Clarkson is reportedly being lined up to replace Chris Tarrant as the host of a reboot of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? According to the Sun on Sunday, the 57-year-old will play the role of telling contestants ‘we don’t […]

    8 years ago

  • Loosen those belts because McDonald’s has launched a GIANT Big Mac

    Loosen those belts because McDonald’s has launched a GIANT Big Mac

    It’s absolutely massive and available now. In news that can only be described as mouth watering, McDonald’s has announced the launch of a huge ‘Grand Big Mac’, as well as the ‘Mac Jr.’. The difference of burger compared to a standard Big Mac is purely the size. And is described by MacDonald’s itself as follows: […]

    8 years ago

  • Alexis Sanchez accepts 16-month prison sentence for tax fraud

    Alexis Sanchez accepts 16-month prison sentence for tax fraud

    Bad news for the Manchester United star. Manchester United’s January signing Alexis Sanchez has reportedly accepted a 16-month prison sentence, after defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of almost €1m. He recognised that he falsifying the sale of his image rights to a foreign company in order to avoid paying tax. As part of a deal reached […]

    8 years ago

  • Bacteria that causes leprosy is mutating into something even more dangerous

    Bacteria that causes leprosy is mutating into something even more dangerous

    Thousands of people are already affected by the debilitating condition and this is terrible news. Despite now being relatively easy to cure,  leprosy has a reputation for being one of the worst diseases to have plagued humanity, having been around for the entirety of recorded history. The contagious disease affects the skin, mucous membranes, and […]

    8 years ago

  • WATCH: This episode of Tellytubbies was so creepy it was banned from TV

    WATCH: This episode of Tellytubbies was so creepy it was banned from TV

    It’s one of the oddest things you’ll see all day. As a big fan of Joy Division and as somebody who grew up around the same time as Tellytubbies was first being aired, one of my favourite things on the internet is the online video of the children’s TV show in black and white, set […]

    8 years ago