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  • Two Nottingham victims were reportedly students walking home from nightclub

    Two Nottingham victims were reportedly students walking home from nightclub

    By Steve Hopkins The University of Nottingham has confirmed that two of the people killed in the attacks were its students. Two of the victims killed in Nottingham were students walking home from a night out, reports claim. The Mirror states that the man and the woman are understood to have lived in the same […]

    3 years ago

  • Three people dead and man arrested after ‘shocking incident’ in Nottingham

    Three people dead and man arrested after ‘shocking incident’ in Nottingham

    A van also attempted to run over three people Three people have been found dead in Nottingham, three others are in hospital, and a man has been arrested. The development comes after police declared a “major incident” in the city earlier on Tuesday. Police were called to Ilkeston Road just after 4am where two people […]

    3 years ago

  • US actor Treat Williams dies aged 71 after motorcycle accident

    US actor Treat Williams dies aged 71 after motorcycle accident

    By Steve Hopkins “He’s been the heart of Hollywood since the late 1970s.” Treat Williams had died in a motorcycle accident. He was 71. The Everwood and Hair star’s family announced his passing in a statement, saying: “It is with great sadness that we report that our beloved Treat Williams has passed away tonight in […]

    3 years ago

  • Man goes on stag party to Ibiza – wakes up in an airline overhead bin

    Man goes on stag party to Ibiza – wakes up in an airline overhead bin

    ‘If this ain’t me leaving Ibiza I don’t want it’ Flying budget can often be an uncomfortable experience, but for one traveller conditions were a little more confined. The unnamed traveller appeared to have woken up in an overhead storage bin on a flight leaving Ibiza. In a video that has gone viral on TikTok, […]

    3 years ago

  • 10 people killed after ‘heartbreaking’ wedding bus crash in Australia

    10 people killed after ‘heartbreaking’ wedding bus crash in Australia

    ‘So cruel, so sad and so unfair’ At least 10 people have died and more than 20 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crash in New South Wales. The tragic incident that has led to the driver being arrested. The passengers were reportedly returned from a wedding at a winery in Australia’s Hunter […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman stops doing housework after husband tells her she does nothing

    Woman stops doing housework after husband tells her she does nothing

    And the results speak for themselves A woman has proved just how wrong her husband is after he claimed she did nothing around the house. Rather than taking the comment on the chin, or arguing about it, Lindsay Donnelly decided to stop cleaning for a few days and film the results. In a TikTok that’s […]

    3 years ago

  • 108-year-old says the secret to a long life is to have dogs instead of kids

    108-year-old says the secret to a long life is to have dogs instead of kids

    By Steve Hopkins She has no children or grandchildren. A 108-year-old woman has revealed some rather surprising advice on how to life a long life. Ada Daniel says the secret to longevity is to raise dogs instead of children. Ada “had a lot of greyhounds” in her younger days. The centenarian was surprised with nearly […]

    3 years ago

  • Jeremy Clarkson struggles to answer basic driving-related question

    Jeremy Clarkson struggles to answer basic driving-related question

    By Steve Hopkins Turns out Clarkson might know more about farming that driving For a man who has made a living out of knowing everything about cars, it turns out Jeremy Clarkson has some blind spots. Namely, the Highway Code. Who Wants to be a Millionaire audience members were shocked when the former Top Gear […]

    3 years ago

  • Breaking Bad actor Mike Batayeh dies, aged 52

    Breaking Bad actor Mike Batayeh dies, aged 52

    By Steve Hopkins ‘A devastating loss of a huge life – Mike Batayah, you were everybody’s friend’ Breaking Bad actor Mike Batayeh had died age 52. The actor passed away on June 1 from a heart attack while sleeping at his home in Michigan. He did not have a history of heart issues, his sister […]

    3 years ago

  • Four children missing following Colombian plane crash found alive after 40 days

    Four children missing following Colombian plane crash found alive after 40 days

    By Steve Hopkins It has been described as a remarkable ‘example of survival’ that will ‘remain in history’. Four children have been found alive five weeks after the plane they were travelling in crashed in the Colombian jungle. The kids, siblings aged 13, nine, four, and 11 months, were rescued by the Colombian military not […]

    3 years ago

  • Tupac finally gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star as his sister fights back tears

    Tupac finally gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star as his sister fights back tears

    By Steve Hopkins Tupac was described at the event as “a symbol as visible and important as Malcolm X and Che Guevara and an inspiration for activists today”. Tupac Shakur has been honoured with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, nearly 27 years after his murder. The legendary rapper and actor, who […]

    3 years ago

  • X Factor Australia contestant charged with murdering nine month old baby

    X Factor Australia contestant charged with murdering nine month old baby

    The baby girl died in 2018 A former X Factor contestant has been charged with murder. Mitchell Callaway, who appeared on the Australian version of the show, was arrested following a five-year police investigation after emergency services were called out to treat an unresponsive child in 2018. The performer was pictured being led from his […]

    3 years ago

  • Disney announce Hocus Pocus 3 is in development

    Disney announce Hocus Pocus 3 is in development

    By Steve Hopkins The Sanderson sisters are coming back once again. Disney has confirmed there will be a third Hocus Pocus movie. Just months after Hocus Pocus 2 debuted on the Disney Plus streaming service, Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed another movie was planned. Although he did not reveal […]

    3 years ago

  • Tina Turner admitted she put herself in ‘great danger’ in post weeks before her death

    Tina Turner admitted she put herself in ‘great danger’ in post weeks before her death

    Turner said she had refused to ‘face the reality’ surrounding her health troubles Tina Turner urged her fans to take their health seriously weeks before her death, admitting she put herself in “great danger”. On Wednesday night, writes Steve Hopkins, it was announced the superstar singer had died “peacefully” at her home in Switzerland. She […]

    3 years ago

  • Grandmother, 95, who was tasered by police has died

    Grandmother, 95, who was tasered by police has died

    The police officer was charged on Wednesday. A 95-year-old woman who was tasered twice by a police officer in a care home has died. Clare Nowland was tasered by police in Cooma, a town in New South Wales, Australia in an incident that has caused widespread outrage. The grandmother, who suffered from dementia, had been found […]

    3 years ago

  • ITV issues statement amid claims Holly Willoughby was involved in Phillip Schofield’s exit

    ITV issues statement amid claims Holly Willoughby was involved in Phillip Schofield’s exit

    ITV has responded to speculation. ITV has issued a response to claims around Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning and speculation that Holly Willoughby, his co-presenter, was involved. Last week, the 61-year-old announced he was leaving the programme with “immediate effect”, after more than 20 years. The news came after weeks of headlines around his […]

    3 years ago

  • Phillip Schofield ‘devastated’ by This Morning axing as new details emerge

    Phillip Schofield ‘devastated’ by This Morning axing as new details emerge

    Holly Willoughby will be taking the next two weeks off from the show following recent events. Phillip Schofield is reportedly “completely broken” after announcing he has left This Morning after more than twenty years. According to The Sun, the 61-year-old has been given six months’ wages as a parting gift. He was reportedly on around £700,000 […]

    3 years ago

  • Facebook glitch saw app send friend requests when people looked at other user’s profiles

    Facebook glitch saw app send friend requests when people looked at other user’s profiles

    ‘The end of stalking.’ A Facebook glitch saw the app auto-send friend requests when users viewed other people’s profiles, in what was a nightmare scenario for some users. ‘Profile-snoopers’ were caught out when Meta fixed a bug and inadvertently created another problem. It dispatched friend requests to any profiles users had viewed. Some users were […]

    3 years ago

  • AI shows what the ‘perfect man and woman’ look like

    AI shows what the ‘perfect man and woman’ look like

    ‘Largely unrealistic’ Artificial intelligence has produced what the “ideal” man and perfect woman look like according to social media data. The images, writes Steve Hopkins, were created through engagement analytics on social media, using tools to look at billions of images of people. Not surprisingly, the images are somewhat, “unrealistic”, much like what is projected […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix’s Cleopatra documentary scores just 2% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Netflix’s Cleopatra documentary scores just 2% on Rotten Tomatoes

    ‘Much of what we know thanks to Hollywood is pure rot’ Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra docudrama has been heavily criticised for its casting, but it has also bombed with viewers and critics. Adele James, who plays the famous monarch, along with the director and producers, has been forced to defend her casting which even prompted an Egyptian lawyer […]

    3 years ago

  • Tom Hanks wants Idris Elba as the next James Bond

    Tom Hanks wants Idris Elba as the next James Bond

    ‘I would issue that licence to Idris Elba.’ Tom Hanks has said that 007’s licence to kill should be handed down to Idris Elba, and the Britsh actor should be the next James Bond. Speaking to the BBC, the Hollywood icon made clear that he thinks the Luther star should take over the mantle from Daniel […]

    3 years ago

  • Kate Winslet uses BAFTA speech to condemn harmful social media content

    Kate Winslet uses BAFTA speech to condemn harmful social media content

    By Steve Hopkins ‘We don’t want to lie awake terrified for our children’s mental health’ Kate Winslet won Best Leading Actress at the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday and used her speech to make a heartfelt plea over social media, urging “the people in power to criminalise harmful content”. “We don’t want it and we […]

    3 years ago

  • Ed Sheeran celebrates court victory with surprise New York street concert

    Ed Sheeran celebrates court victory with surprise New York street concert

    By Steve Hopkins “Can I sing you one song before I go?” Ed Sheeran took to the streets of New York to surprise fans with an impromptu performance after coming out victorious in his copyright lawsuit last week. The singer-songwriter was taken to court over accusations that his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copied harmonic progressions […]

    3 years ago

  • Girl, 11, with autism, has higher IQ than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

    Girl, 11, with autism, has higher IQ than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

    By Steve Hopkins She graduated high school at 8 and is now working towards a masters degree. A child prodigy, who has an IQ higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, is studying for a master’s degree in engineering – age 11. Adhara Pérez Sánchez reportedly finished elementary school at five, according to Goalcast, then finished […]

    3 years ago

  • Heidi Klum defended after posing with her 18-year-old daughter for lingerie advert

    Heidi Klum defended after posing with her 18-year-old daughter for lingerie advert

    ‘They are models, it’s their job! What’s wrong with a mother-daughter campaign?’ Heidi Klum has been shamed for posing in a lingerie advert with her daughter, writes Steve Hopkins. However, many have come to the model’s defence. The 49-year-old former supermodel features in a new campaign by Intimissimi along with her 18-year-old daughter, Leni. Since […]

    3 years ago

  • Michael J. Fox says he won’t make it to 80 amid battle with Parkinson’s

    Michael J. Fox says he won’t make it to 80 amid battle with Parkinson’s

    By Steve Hopkins ‘You don’t die from Parkinson’s – you die with Parkinson’s’ Michael J. Fox has given a heartbreaking insight into his life with Parkinson’s and predicted he won’t make it to age 80. The Back to the Future star told CBS News Sunday Morning that he’s been thinking about mortality associated with the disease he’s […]

    3 years ago

  • One of the best comedies of the 21st century is set for a sequel

    One of the best comedies of the 21st century is set for a sequel

    By Steve Hopkins “It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for ’em.” A sequel to the hit 2004 sports comedy Dodgeball is in early development at 20th Century Studios, according to reports. The original grossed over $168 million worldwide. It tells the story of Average Joe’s Gym owner Peter LaFleur (Vince […]

    3 years ago

  • Jerry Springer: US talk show host dead aged 79

    Jerry Springer: US talk show host dead aged 79

    By Steve Hopkins. ‘He’s irreplaceable.’ Jerry Springer had died aged 79. The famous US talk show host’s passing was confirmed by his family in a statement on Thursday. He died Thursday morning, peacefully at his home in the Chicago area. Spokesperson Jene Galvin said: “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of […]

    3 years ago

  • Barry Humphries, comedian and Dame Edna star, dies aged 89

    Barry Humphries, comedian and Dame Edna star, dies aged 89

    By Steve Hopkins “Farewell, Barry Humphries, you comedy genius.” Barry Humphries, who played Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89. The Australian comedian had been readmitted to hospital days after being discharged from surgery due to complications. Humphries tripped on a rug while reaching for a book in February and was taken […]

    3 years ago

  • Dominic Raab resigns as UK deputy prime minister after bullying allegations

    Dominic Raab resigns as UK deputy prime minister after bullying allegations

    By Steve Hopkins Raab claimed the findings of a report into his conduct set ‘a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government’. Dominic Raab has resigned as the UK’s justice secretary and deputy prime minister. The senior Tory MP quit on Friday (21 April) after months of allegations about bullying behaviour in the Ministry […]

    3 years ago

  • Every blue eyed person on Earth is a descendant of one single human

    Every blue eyed person on Earth is a descendant of one single human

    By Steve Hopkins. Your family might be a bit bigger than you realised. All blue-eyed people descend from a single human who lived around 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, scientists believe. While 70-79 per cent of the world’s population have brown eyes – the most common colour – just 8 to 10 per cent have the […]

    3 years ago

  • Terrifying moment snorkeller bitten by 220lb shark off Maldives coast

    Terrifying moment snorkeller bitten by 220lb shark off Maldives coast

    By Steve Hopkins. She got back in the water and continued swimming. A video shows the terrifying moment a 220-pound shark clamped its jaws around a swimmer in the Maldives. Carmen Canovas Cervello was diving at Vaavu Atoll in the island paradise nation with a friend when the eight-foot-long nurse shark came up alongside her […]

    3 years ago

  • Dad lives on Easter egg diet after being unable to break lifelong habit

    Dad lives on Easter egg diet after being unable to break lifelong habit

    By Steve Hopkins Ashley eats between three and six eggs a day A dad is forced to live on a diet of Easter eggs – and has already scoffed down more than 200 this year. Ashley Kean says he can only digest chocolate, mashed potato, Yorkshire puddings and fruit. So, from January to April each […]

    3 years ago

  • S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole dies aged 46

    S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole dies aged 46

    By Steve Hopkins “We are truly devastated.” S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole has died days after the group announced it was going on a major reunion tour. He was 46. The band’s management said: “We are truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul. There are no words to describe the deep sadness and […]

    3 years ago

  • Brad Pitt let 105-year-old man live on his $40m LA estate rent-free

    Brad Pitt let 105-year-old man live on his $40m LA estate rent-free

    “He was very, very kind to the husband.” Brad Pitt let an elderly neighbour whose wife had passed away stay on at a property in his $40 million estate rent-free. The Oscar-winner purchased the 1.9-acre property in 1994 for a reported $1.7 million from Elvira, Mistress of the Dark star Cassandra Peterson, People reported, adding […]

    3 years ago

  • Diddy forced to pay Sting $5,000 a day for the rest of his life

    Diddy forced to pay Sting $5,000 a day for the rest of his life

    Diddy got stung big time. P Diddy pays Sting $5,000 (€4,590) a day for sampling one of The Police’s songs without permission more than 25 years ago. Diddy, real name Sean Combs, sampled the band’s 1983 hit, ‘Every Breath You Take’, in his 1997 tribute to The Notorious B.I.G, ‘I’ll Be Missing You’. The mogul […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman passes her driving test on her 960th attempt after spending over €12,500

    Woman passes her driving test on her 960th attempt after spending over €12,500

    By Steve Hopkins. ‘I wouldn’t want someone who has failed over five times to be on the same road as me.’ A South Korean woman finally passed her driving test, on her 960th attempt. It meant Cha Sa-soon spent over €12,500 securing permission to drive. The 69-year-old first attempted the written test in April 2005 […]

    3 years ago

  • Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star, Sam Neill diagnosed with stage-three cancer

    Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star, Sam Neill diagnosed with stage-three cancer

    ‘I can’t pretend that the last year hasn’t had its dark moments’ Sam Neill has revealed that he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writes Steve Hopkins. The Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor broke the news in his book, Did I Ever Tell You This?, which he spoke about to the Guardian. The 75-year-old’s […]

    3 years ago

  • Dave Bautista once turned down role in Fast and Furious franchise

    Dave Bautista once turned down role in Fast and Furious franchise

    It just wasn’t for him. The currently very in-demand Dave Bautista once turned down the chance to be in the Fast and Furious franchise. On top of the wrestler-turned-actor recently earning acclaim for his more dramatic roles in Glass Onion and Knock at the Cabin, he is set to appear in the massive blockbuster sequels […]

    3 years ago

  • Pirates of the Caribbean producer hints that he wants to work with Johnny Depp again

    Pirates of the Caribbean producer hints that he wants to work with Johnny Depp again

    ‘He’s just so good at what he does and actors recover from things like this.’ Pirates of The Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer has lauded Johnny Depp’s work and hinted the two might again work together. Depp first starred as pirate Jack Sparrow in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, he then […]

    3 years ago