First of all, happy birthday Keanu Reeves! Secondly, how the hell is he 56 years old? Take our picture quiz to guess his age through the years

6 years ago

Take the prick test to find out…

8 years ago

Raheem Sterling did something of note on Monday. He made the day, week and possibly year of excited young England fans who came to visit the national team’s St George’s Park base. He was polite, courteous and generous with his time, and showed a genuine warmth towards his beaming guests. On Tuesday morning, he was […]

8 years ago

Sometimes you just know. There is nothing quite like switching on the telly, settling down for a random film, or pressing play to an unknown tune, and very quickly coming to the realisation that you’ve stumbled over something special. You sit up straighter in your seat, pump up the volume a little, and start to […]

8 years ago

She didn’t realise ‘Our Souls At Night’ sounds like ‘Arseholes At Night’

9 years ago

Good on you, Chris

9 years ago

Did you notice the similarity?

9 years ago

Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am

9 years ago

Roy Keane in 5 seconds

9 years ago

Wow.

9 years ago

Brilliant!

9 years ago

Old Trafford bound.

9 years ago

WOW.

9 years ago

What the actual fuck?

9 years ago

This is class. There’s even a surprise cameo at the end

9 years ago

What a special night, and what a special person

9 years ago

“This is Manchester. We do things differently here.” You’ll see and hear a lot of that kind of thing in the coming days and weeks. Manchester’s back catalogue of self-congratulatory platitudes is vast and comically vain. But of course, in the light of the tragic events of Monday night, each cocksure quote takes on a far more pronounced […]

9 years ago

This clarification was probably wise. You’re probably aware that there’s a smidgen of sectarian discord within the great city of Glasgow. A level of religious and political friction exists between Catholics and Protestants, that is perhaps most evident to outsiders in the guise of football fandom. It is fair to say that the Old Firm rivalry between Celtic fans and Rangers supporters occasionally results […]

9 years ago

Whatever you think about Kanye West, at least he’s an original innovator, right? The reason why he so perplexes so many and divides opinion so markedly is because he is absolutely and completely one of a kind and is always pushing boundaries. He’s not boring, he’s certainly never predictable, and can in no way be […]

9 years ago

The one that got away. Franck Kessié is a man in demand. In terms of the attributes expected of a modern-day midfielder, Atalanta’s star performer has the lot. Tall (6ft), genuinely two-footed, with a great range of passing; fast, powerful, technically-gifted; able to dribble with the ball, screen the defence, and chip in with goals […]

9 years ago

What the hell is this? It was a big day in the Houses of Commons on Wednesday. PMQs were followed by Philip Hammond delivering his first full budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer since he took up the role last July. But his statement on the fiscal plans and forecast for coming years was overshadowed somewhat by […]

9 years ago

Rio Ferdinand has always been an imposing figure. Standing at a towering 6ft 3, the former Manchester United defender has always been hard to miss both on the pitch and off. But his physical presence was always more about his lankiness than anything else. As a player he was a slender figure of elegance next […]

9 years ago

LOL and indeed FFS. Countdown has a habit of throwing up the kind of letter combinations that have those of us with more puerile senses of humour guffawing at the telly. For such a sedate and pensioner-friendly show, it doesn’t half lend itself to schoolboy humour. In fairness, it’s all about the law of averages. 35 […]

9 years ago

Yep. There’s no two ways about it. This was awkward for everyone involved. The good folk at Sunday Brunch always do their best to make their celebrity guests feel as comfortable and welcomed as possible. Both Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer are always hospitable and friendly, whilst the production team often go that extra mile to […]

9 years ago

Oh GOD. Oh God. Oh God. Oh God. This is the most cringeworthy moment in televised history. An absolute catastrophe that is the absolute worst nightmare of the Academy Awards or any awards ceremony ever. The most prestigious award – for Best Picture – was read out incorrectly, and they only found out half way through […]

9 years ago

Well this is a bit of a surprise. There is no doubting that Tottenham Hotspur are a massive club with a big following, but with all due respect, we wouldn’t have them down as the world’s most popular club. However, the stats don’t lie and by one metric at least, they lead the way. Google […]

9 years ago

The public have spoken – Becks > Piers

9 years ago

No matter what the occasion and how inappropriate, Donald Trump always manages to make it about scoring points and trading insults. Arnold Schwarzenegger has recently replaced Trump as the presenter of NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice. Schwarzenegger has also recently said the following about Trump’s executive order to ban citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US: “To go and […]

9 years ago

You don’t know what it’s like to be a Muslim. It’s different to when I was a kid. You’d sometimes get called a Paki and a wog and occasionally told that you smell of curry, but none of the insults were really about religion. And for me, it was more kids being dickheads rather than […]

9 years ago

Good friends are hard to find. It’s such a pity when stubbornness means you lose one forever.

9 years ago

The global Women’s March was impossible to ignore. As the largest one-day protest in US history – accompanied by huge satellite gatherings of solidarity around the world – no one could deny the symbolism and strength of feeling on show. Some found the worldwide scenes heart-swelling and inspirational; a watershed moment to build upon with a legacy of mobilisation. […]

9 years ago

This is not some Black Mirror satire, or vintage footage from a bygone era. This is the news in 2017. On Friday morning, Sky News took a break from their rolling coverage of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States to discuss a worrying survey concerning public attitudes towards women in the […]

9 years ago

All of all the soaps, EastEnders has always prided itself on being the most gritty. Whilst the likes of Corrie and Emmerdale hardly shy away from controversial storylines, they perhaps have more of a comedic bent, whereas the goings in Walford are somewhat more brutal, misery-laden and sometimes even distressing. That said, all soaps work within […]

9 years ago

“That was weird, I’m sorry.” We’ve all been there. You horribly misread the situation, go in for a kiss, and then tragically, end up slobbering over someone’s shoulder, or worse, thin air. Thankfully it tends to happen in the privacy of our own awkward world, and not in front of hundreds of millions of people […]

10 years ago

Well we had absolutely no idea about this. “Why did the chicken cross the road?” “I don’t know: Why did the chicken cross the road?” “To get to the other side.” We’ve all been told and then retold the joke in our youth, and if we’re honest, most of us have simply shrugged and accepted it for […]

10 years ago

Thank goodness for all that padding. The life of a mascot must be a strange one. You’re quite often the centre of attention in a stadium full of thousands of people, and yet most of them are either indifferent or mildly annoyed by your presence. Plus, you’re ultimately anonymous, sweating and toiling in a cumbersome suit […]

10 years ago

Edited out. Celebrity Big Brother started in ernest on Tuesday night with a new ‘All Stars And New Stars’ format for this latest series of the show. 14 housemates entered the house, and it seemed as though the makers were keen to stir controversy from the outset. Contestants included Bianca Gascoigne, Ray J, footballer Jamie O’Hara, Game Of Thrones actor James Cosmo, Brandon […]

10 years ago

Love him or loathe him, it’s hard to ignore Mike Dean – and that’s just the way he likes it. On Monday, whilst officiating the late kickoff between West Ham United and Manchester United at the London Stadium, the Wirral-based official made it all about him – as per usual. Leaving both sets of fans […]

10 years ago

It’s very rare that you see an actual friendship decimated before your very eyes. It’s even rarer that we all get to watch it happen on television together. But that’s precisely what happened when Sarah and Mariam took part on popular BBC quiz show Pointless. In case you didn’t know, contestants play in teams of two, […]

10 years ago

A year ago – almost to the day – 2015 signed off with the perfect depiction of modern drinking culture. Professional snapper Joel Goodman was at hand on New Year’s Eve in the Shudehill area of Manchester to capture a photograph for the ages. Such were the golden ratios, plots and sub-plots, and perfect timing of the image that it […]

10 years ago

Hardly the most responsible idea. Miillions of people across Ireland and the UK suffer from asthma in some way, shape or form. If you’re lucky enough to not to suffer from it, imagine being paralysed by fear as you struggle to breathe, unable to speak, unable to ask for help. That’s what an asthma attack feels like. […]

10 years ago

If ever there was a perfect example of bittersweet serendipity, this was it. Coronation Street has a habit of capturing the nation’s mood and conveying it in a very apt way. Indeed, part of the reason why the soap is so loved by so many is because it mirrors our lives and the prevailing times. […]

10 years ago

Silent protest. Apart from shows at the very business end of the season, the Stephen’s Day edition of Match Of The Day is possibly the most widely anticipated episode of the whole campaign. Not only are people around the nation still in the throes of a family Christmas and therefore a captive audience, but the Stephen’s Day […]

10 years ago

Very odd. Richard Hammond is at the centre of a homophobia storm after making strange comments about ice cream on Amazon Prime car programme The Grand Tour. During the Christmas special sixth episode of the Jeremy Clarkson fronted show, entitled Happy Finnish Christmas, Hammond seemed to connect eating ice cream with being gay. It really […]

10 years ago

RIP

10 years ago

You don’t mess with iconic characters

10 years ago

We’re sure he’s happy inside

10 years ago

Bless…

10 years ago

Only Everton could manage this…

10 years ago

We know we shouldn’t laugh but we can’t help it. Cats are EVIL!

10 years ago