After going viral overnight, Jackie Weaver spoke to BBC Woman’s Hour about the video that propelled the Handforth Parish Council meeting into the news

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his week I’ve coined a new round we’ve never done before – Geoguesser. Some of you may remember the game from our lunch time streams in lockdown 1.0.

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First world problems… This is far from the worst part of the Covid-19 pandemic, I want to make that very clear from the start. But one of the unforeseen annoyances of the virus has been the inefficacy of the face ID function on iPhones when the user is wearing a mask. I know, I know, […]

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Jordan Belfort, the man whose career inspired the Wolf of Wall Street movie, has hailed the Redditers investing in GameStop, but warned them to be careful

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Money isn’t real. I don’t really understand money. The stock market, and its constantly changing landscape due to people’s hunches on what might happen in the future, has never made sense to me. Watching the Wolf of Wall Street made it somewhat clearer, but only emphasised my preconceived idea that none of it is real. […]

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Two men who organised a huge snowball fight in Leeds earlier this month have been fined £10,000 each for breaching Covid restrictions

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As per a Reuters exclusive, the leader of Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people

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The social media platform has apologised for falsely flagging mentions of Plymouth’s seaside landmark as an offensive term

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Anyone else getting football fatigue? With every passing day it feels like we are closer to that Mitchell and Webb sketch becoming an understatement. I love football, I really do. It’s my main thing. But the destruction of the matchday as matches are spread out into every available slot, creating wall to wall coverage, has somewhat diluted […]

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This incredible tool allows you to place Bernie Sanders looking adorably miserably at Biden’s inauguration in any location, using Google Maps

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Everyone is desperate for the Simpsons to have predicted everything so of course they think the Simpsons predicted Kamala Harris becoming VP

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#46. Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America. The former vice president’s inauguration took place in Washington on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. Guests at the ceremony included pop sensation Lady Gaga, who sang a belting version of the national anthem, ‘The Star Spangled Banner’. Before Biden […]

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The star of Tiger King, Joe Exotic, has a limousine waiting outside the prison where he is serving a 22 year sentence, anticipating a pardon from Trump

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Joe Biden’s inauguration rehearsal has been suspended. The US Capitol building has been put into lockdown due to a ‘security threat’ just two days before president-elect Joe Biden is due to be inaugurated. An emergency announcement is being played on repeat through the PA system in the Capitol, according to reporters at the scene. A […]

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Just watch it. I didn’t know what sea shanties were, nor was I aware of the TikTok trend bringing their folk music back into mainstream culture, until yesterday, when I saw that video of them lads singing the folk song. The genius that is @Vonstrenginho, formerly of this parish, has animated a still image so […]

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“Sold.” Macaulay Culkin has said he is “sold” on the idea of digitally removing Donald Trump from Home Alone 2, and replacing him with his 40-year-old self. Trump has been permanently banned from all social media platforms after the violent attack on the Capitol building by his supporters last Wednesday. He’s also been impeached, again. […]

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A 2 hour documentary film charting the life of Pelé, one of football’s greatest ever players, will be available to stream on Netflix in late February

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Nancy Pelosi has told colleagues that the House will proceed with legislation to impeach president Donald Trump after an unprecedented week in US politics. The Speaker of the House wrote a letter urging colleagues to invoke their constitutional authority to get rid of the sitting president after his supporters, encouraged by their leader, attacked the […]

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Not been the best start to the year, has it? It was never going to be a smooth, instant transition from dumpster fire of hell to back to normal, but this is quite something. I know, I know, we should have expected it. It’s been a long time coming. Nothing should surprise us in these times. But […]

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Cohen said Trump instigated an act of domestic terrorism. Sacha Baron Cohen has called for US President Donald Trump to be banned from social media permanently following the violence that occurred in Washington DC on Wednesday. Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol building as Congress was in the process of certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory. […]

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She could be fined nearly €20,000. Former Love Island star Zara Holland has been charged by police in Barbados after breaching Covid-19 regulations by trying to flee the island after her boyfriend, Elliott Love, tested positive last Tuesday. According to media in Barbados, the couple arrived on a Virgin Atlantic flight last Sunday, at which […]

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The United Kingdom recorded a further 57,725 cases of Covid-19 on January 2nd, its highest daily total since the pandemic first hit

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Scientists are trialling a drug that could prevent coronavirus becoming COVID-19, which could save many lives, according to experts

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Taking it back to 2003. I’m not going to beat around the bush. I’ve just watched the clip of Dawn walking back into the office to kiss Tim and I’m fighting back the tears. That may be the best ever scene in British comedy television. Everything about it is perfect. And if it doesn’t make […]

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Quiz the season. It’s been a miserable year, and this is far from an ideal Christmas. Many of you may be separated from your families right now. If you’re feeling low, here are some numbers you can call. Samaritans: 116 123 Aware: 1800 804 848 Pieta House: 1800 247 247 Jigsaw: 1800 544729 Alone: 0818 […]

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We’ve all watched a lot of television this year, more than we bargained for – so what excuse do you have for not seeing all of these shows?

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Travel restrictions are to be immediately imposed in the United Kingdom as a result. A second new variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in South Africa, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock has confirmed. Flights from South Africa to the UK have now been stopped. Hancock added that anyone who has been there, in the […]

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Do they know it’s Covid time at all? You again? Welcome, welcome, sit down. Yeah, the table by the fireplace is fine. What will it be? The usual? Sure thing. 25 questions of general knowledge coming right up. Oh you know we’ve got an old classic on tap again? Yeah, the political satire is back, […]

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No need to panic. A new strain of coronavirus has been identified in the UK, UK health secretary Matt Hancock has said. The new strain is spreading rapidly throughout the south-east of England, with over a thousand cases. 60 local authority areas have reportedly seen the new strain of the virus. However, Hancock told MPs […]

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Millions of videos will now go through a verification process. Pornhub has removed millions of videos from its website in a purge of all unverified content. Any video that wasn’t uploaded by official content partners or members of its model programme will now disappear and be subject to a verification process in the new year. […]

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Google is down. YouTube, Gmail and other Google apps all crashed on Monday morning, kicking millions of people out of their accounts. Both ‘YouTubeDOWN’ and ‘Gmail’ were trending on Twitter as the world’s most popular search engine failed, bringing the working day to a standstill for many. If you saw this monkey, rest assured everyone […]

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Esteemed children’s author Roadl Dahl was openly anti-semitic, admitting that he believed the media is controlled by Jewish people

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Facebook has pledged to remove false claims about Coronavirus vaccines after news broke that it could be rolled out to the most vulnerable next week

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PUB QUIZ: Your weekly dose of quizzage comes in the form of Elvis Presley lyrics, sport, skylines, general knowledge, soft drink cans

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“My joy is real, but it is also fragile.” The actor formerly known as Ellen Page has come out as trans, changing their name to Elliot. They made the announcement with a moving statement on Twitter, saying “I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my […]

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French F1 driver Romain Grosjean somehow survived a horrific crash in the Bahrain Grand Prix, as his car was engulfed in flames

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Jurgen Klopp argued for eight minutes with BT Sport’s Des Kelly over fixture scheduling after Liverpool picked up another muscle injury against Brighton

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RIP Diego. For people of my generation, Diego Maradona is perhaps better known for his flaws than his footballing prowess. The Hand of God goal was the first thing I learned of Maradona – how he had cheated England out of a World Cup semi-final in 1986, and that he should be reviled, not revered. […]

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Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, and the footballing world has paid tribute to one fo the greatest to ever grace a football pitch

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The PlayStation 5 controller triggers will tighten when FIFA 21 players sprint to indicate fatigue and let you know it’s time to bring on some fresh legs

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It is time… Time to, as is the case every Friday, get some mental exercise with 25 questions in the best weekly pub quiz on the internet. This week, there are rounds on general knowledge, sport, the great outdoors, Shakespeare and Will Smith movies. Let’s do it.

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16 electoral college votes for Biden. Joe Biden has been confirmed as the winner of the state of Georgia in the US election after a recount, taking his electoral vote count to 306. Biden is the first democrat to win the southern state since Bill Clinton in 1996. The recount brought Donald Trump 1,400 votes […]

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USA international Megan Rapinoe has said teasing the English is ‘such a pleasure’ in her new book, recalling the world cup semi-final victory in 2019

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Donald Trump has finally admitted defeat in the US election but continues to claim the election was rigged despite having no evidence to prove so

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More positive news. Next winter will see life return to ‘normal’, according to the founder of BioNTech, Professor Uğur Şahin. BioNTech and Pfizer said their vaccine prevented 90% of people getting coronavirus in the late stages of its trial. Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, recently told the BBC he expects life […]

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It’s that time of the week again… Hello. I’m going to use this opportunity to plug the new JOE UK football show. It’s called All to Play For and is hosted by Tom Davis and Joe Cole. Every week they will be joined by a special guest, and they don’t come much better than the […]

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Biden won the state by 14,000 votes. The state of Georgia has announced a recount after Joe Biden won the state by just 14,000 votes in the US presidential election. Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that there will be a recount due to the marginal nature of Biden’s victory – not because of […]

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Y I K E S. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said there will be a “smooth transition of power to a second Trump administration,” continuing the denial that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the recent US election. Biden won both the popular vote and in the electoral college after Pennsylvania turned blue, […]

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Christmas is saved. Pigs in blankets might not be as well-known a delicacy in Ireland as they are elsewhere, but you may well be aware of the dish, essentially sausages wrapped in crispy bacon that come out the oven. Sometimes, nothing beats pork wrapped in even more pork. Subway clearly concur with this factual statement, […]

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Actor Alan Ruck has confirmed that filming for the third season of the greatest show on TV, Succession, will resume this month

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