The police have begun an investigation into the bizarre incident US police have seized a car after a woman was seen hanging out of its window with an AK-47, in a scene that wouldn’t look out of place in GTA. The woman was apparently competing in an illegal drag race; ok, so maybe more like […]

5 years ago

Presenters called the LGBTQIA+ community an ‘abomination’ and labelled Hubbard a ‘psychopath’ Russian state TV has come under fire after a series of atrocious remarks were directed at the LGBTQIA+ community, specifically at Olympians Tom Daley and Laurel Hubbard. Daley, who won his first ever gold medal in men’s synchronised diving, and Hubbard, who made […]

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Neymar had his say on a potential Messi reunion earlier this year In case you’ve been living under a rock, Messi is ACTUALLY leaving Barcelona – no, really this time. So, understandably, social media is going bananas and trying to figure out where’s next: PSG? City? America? Pause the GIF to choose Lionel Messi’s new […]

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17 golds, 18 silver and 18 bronze Team GB has reached over a half-century of Olympic medals at Tokyo 2020, with gold-medal performances in cycling, as well as podium finishes in the women’s pole vault and hockey. On Friday, Laura Kenny won the fifth gold medal of her career, taking the Olympic title in the […]

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It’s actually happening this time, isn’t it? In an extraordinary turn of events, Lionel Messi is set to finally leave Barcelona after 18 years at the club, just hours after it was believed there would be a breakthrough and the 34-year-old would renew his contract. While plenty might have been expecting one last twist in […]

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The press conference table fell agonisingly quiet The women’s +87kg weightlifting competition has concluded and after the athletes who took the podium sat down to discuss their achievements, one journalist’s question resulted in extremely uncomfortable silence. The press conference featured weightlifting medallists, Li Wenwen of China, who won gold in the +87kg lifting event; Emily […]

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End of an era. Goodbye to one of the GOATs MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has announced he will finally hang up his gloves and boots by retiring at the end of this season, bring an end to a truly incredible 25-year career. Rossi is one of the sport’s most iconic racers of all time and […]

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Hand it over, Tom Tom Daley delighted Brits and Olympics fans around the globe after he was spotted knitting multiple times during diving events over the past week. He’s always come across as a pretty swell guy but this took the cake. What’s better still is that aside from being a genuinely beloved hobby, he’s been […]

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The canoe sprint specialist couldn’t manage to defend his title but recovered well to take third Liam Heath MBE has brought home another medal for Team GB after narrowly coming third in a tight men’s kayak single final. The canoe sprint is an electrifying event and it was neck and neck towards the end there. […]

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Hubbard, 43, is the third oldest lifter in Olympic history After making history by being the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics, New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard is set to retire from professional weightlifting. The 43-year-old – who transitioned back in 2012 – unfortunately, failed all three of her snatches in the women’s heavyweight […]

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Sky Brown took home the bronze in the skateboarding After having made history by simply being selected for Tokyo 2020 – becoming the youngest Brit ever to be selected for the summer Games – Sky Brown has now added her first Olympic medal to that record, making her Team GB‘s youngest ever medallist. Amazing stuff. […]

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Like the Covid app, VAR is getting a sensitivity tweak After yet another year of controversial decisions and marginal miscalls, a number of new changes to VAR rules are set to be implemented in the Premier League this season. The updated rules and regulations come after referee chief, Mike Riley, said that interference for the […]

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He even called them ‘Communists’. Clarkson is never one to mince his words Jeremy Clarkson has taken aim at SAGE scientists (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) over their advice regarding reopening society following the end of lockdown restrictions. Covid cases are dropping in the UK but there is still the fear that we could see […]

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Team GB are on fire in the sailing, as always Team GB is having yet another fine day in Tokyo 2020 as they notch the third medal in just a couple of hours. That’s right, after former rivals Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell teamed up to take gold in the 49er class, Giles Scott has […]

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Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell bring home yet another gold medal for Team GB, pipping New Zealand and the Germans to the post Team GB has added another gold medal to the tally, this time in the sailing, as duo Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell win the men’s 49er class in a dramatic finish. Fletcher […]

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The grind never stops Seeing Tom Daley shed tears after, at long last, win an Olympic gold medal was just about as heartwarming as we thought things could get – until we saw him casually knitting while watching the women’s springboard final. Whole. Some. It was only a week ago that we thought we’d seen […]

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Laurel Hubbard becomes the first trans athlete to ever compete in an Olympic Games Laurel Hubbard has made Olympic history by becoming the first transgender athlete to ever compete in the Games. However, she failed with her first attempt at the 120kg in the snatch category and then failed to lift 125kg in her next […]

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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she was “forced” to leave and stay in a Tokyo hotel overnight under police protection Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarusian Olympian who was competing in the women’s 100m, has now been ordered to fly home by her team after alleged criticism she made towards coaching staff. The 24-year-old sprinter has refused the dismissal […]

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Jacinda Ardern continues to set an example for leaders around the world New Zealand‘s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has issued a formal apology to the Pacific Islanders on behalf of the government for the ‘Dawn Raids’ which took place during the 1970s right up until the early 1980s. This dark moment in Kiwi history saw […]

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Mourad Aliev went on to protest his disqualification for a series of head clashes Frenchman Mourad Aliev was disqualified in the men’s super-heavyweight Olympic boxing earlier today, a decision that saw the 26-year-old stage a sit-in protest following the end of the fight. The aftermath made for a slightly uneasy watch, as his disqualification wasn’t […]

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This is Ocon’s first ever Formula 1 victory Formula One has finally been given the kick up the backside it’s been crying out for this year, with the championship as open as it’s been in some time. Lewis Hamilton has dominated for so long and although his mastery is marvellous to watch, seeing Max Verstappen […]

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Italy continues to have a stellar competitive summer, as Lamont Marcell Jacobs adds the men’s 100m to the list It must be punishment for all those people still putting pineapple on pizza… Whether it be sports or singing, Italy has absolutely smashed it this summer. In case you didn’t realise, not only have they won […]

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Gary Neville spittin’ facts. In other news, water is still wet Lord Digby Jones has found his title actually being mentioned for once, as he managed to get himself in the headlines for his pompous and insulting comments made towards Alex Scott. Alex Scott, who is the presenter for Football Focus and the ongoing Olympic […]

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Max Whitlock wins gold again in the gymnastics with a perfect pommel horse routine In the second gold medal of the day for Team GB, British gymnast Max Whitlock has retained the Olympic title he won back in Rio 2016 with a professional and perfectly executed pommel horse routine. Whitlock won Britain’s first-ever Olympic gold […]

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Charlotte Worthington makes Olympic history In a first for the Olympics, Britain’s Charlotte Worthington has taken the gold medal in the inaugural women’s BMX freestyle at Tokyo 2020 and, my word, didn’t she do it in fine fashion. The 25-year-old scored a massive 97.50 out of a possible 100, beating out Team USA’s hopeful, Hannah […]

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Free pizza, cinema tickets and other vouchers are set to be included as vaccine incentives As per The Telegraph, the government’s next step in encouraging young people to get the vaccine is to implement an incentivisation programme, which is believed to include everything from free pizzas and taxi rides, to cinema tickets, cups of coffee, […]

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The new football season is nearly here but we’re not gonna waste time twiddling our thumbs. Here’s some stuff to watch in the meantime You’ve probably asked yourself this question a hundred times already since May: ‘when does the football season start again?’ We’ve all had a busy summer as football fans, it’s hard to […]

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Morris and Marlboro brand think “the sooner it happens, the better it is for everyone” Philip Morris International (PMI), the Swiss-American multinational cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company known for producing Marlboro cigarettes, has urged the UK and other countries to ban cigarette smoking within the next decade. Speaking to the Telegraph, PMI’s CEO, Jacek Olczak, […]

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Van Dijk could finally make his first-team return after almost a year It’s fair to say that Liverpool‘s recent resurgence would not have happened without two things: Jurgen Klopp and Virgil Van Dijk. They then had to play the majority of last season without one of those and they still managed to come third. However, […]

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As if Covid wasn’t enough to worry about A deadly fungal infection that is resistant to all existing drug treatments is currently spreading throughout nursing homes and hospitals in the United States, according to reports. Outbreaks of Candida auris – an emerging yeast infection first identified in Asia back in 2009, were reported at a […]

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Brilliant stuff A dad from Loveland, Ohio in America was worried that his two children would struggle to find job opportunities due to having Down’s Syndrome, so he came up with a brilliant idea: create the work himself. Named by his wife, Freida, Joe Wegener bought the ‘Special Neat Treats’ ice cream van not only to […]

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Piers reckons he got the ‘rona Piers Morgan has said that he contracted Covid-19 at Wembley during the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy (yes, we know it still hurts) despite being double-jabbed. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, the 56-year-old said he suffered with a fever, chills, violent coughing and sneezing fits after […]

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The MP for Brent central put parliamentary etiquette aside to call out the PM and the Tories and she’d do it all again. Earlier this week, Dawn Butler was kicked out of the Commons for her impassioned and poignant speech in which she tore into the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, calling him a “liar” and […]

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It’s not a good look for the Olympic committee US footballer Megan Rapinoe and the Olympic committee are being heavily criticised for mixed and contradictory messages regarding the use of cannabis. Rapinoe, 36, featured in a recent Forbes article which saw her promoting a CBD (Cannabidiol) or cannabis product called Mendi, as well as highlighting […]

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Pier is at it again with yet another detrimental downplaying of mental health Piers Morgan is once again facing backlash on social media after tweets he posted mocking Naomi Osaka as she lit the torch during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremony. The 23-year-old was chosen to light the torch for her home country at this […]

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As if it wasn’t bloody ‘ot enough already The UK’s July heatwave is expected to extend into August as the Met Office predicts more sun and high temperatures to follow the thunderstorms later this week. Britain’s baking one day and bombing it down the next. Although the current heatwave is set to cool off this […]

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Time to mask up your arse, I guess According to the experts, Covid-19 could be spread through flatulence or farting, to us commoners. A lot of partners are now finding another reason to tell the bloke off for having a cheeky trump. They do advise ventilation in order to slow the spread of Covid so […]

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Netflix and chill really means chill when it’s this hot outside. Here’s what’s coming to Netflix UK in August 2021 The Euros are behind us, the Olympics are underway, but if you’re not a big sports person you might still be looking for something to sit inside and watch whilst you beat the heat – […]

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The poor pups are boiling and some want people to be penalised for putting them at risk In case you didn’t notice, “it’s well ‘ot”—”might be too hot” (definitely is)—and if you think you’re struggling to beat the heat, just imagine how the poor doggies are. One woman named Paige Spearman, 25, has even gone […]

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Italy are getting Covid vaccine certification According to reports, Italy is set to make vaccine certification known as a ‘green pass’ compulsory for entry into stadiums, museums, theatres and cinemas; exhibition centres, swimming pools, gyms and several other public spaces from August 6th. People will only be granted permission upon presenting said green pass – […]

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One of Hollywood’s most puzzling personalities is back with a bang At last, we have another Nicolas Cage film to get our hands and by the sounds of it, this one actually falls into the so weird and left-field it’s good category. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Pig. Here’s your brief synopsis: Cage plays […]

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Susanna Ohlen was on the ground posing as one of those helping clean up after the Germany floods A German reporter has faced waves of criticism online after she was caught muddying her face to look as though she was helping clean up after the recent Germany floods. The natural disaster has wreaked havoc throughout […]

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Say what now? Yes, you read that right and no, you didn’t just unknowingly smoke a joint before reading this: you can now buy Lotus Biscoff sausages at a butchers in Limavady, County Londonderry. More importantly, judging by how well they’ve reportedly gone down, we expect this won’t be the last we see of them […]

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The wall outside the journalist’s house was defaced after comments he made about the late Dawn Foster Giles Coren has always been a divisive figure in the world of media, then again, you could say that about pretty much any journalist. However, when he decided to send tweets essentially laughing at the death of a […]

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As if ‘it’ll make you go blind’ wasn’t a big enough deterrent A 51-year-old man nearly masturbated himself to death after suffering a stroke following ejaculation. Thankfully, the poor bloke (who will remain anonymous) survived the cerebrovascular incident. According to a medical report published by the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases earlier this year, the […]

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Johnny doesn’t mince his words does he English foreign correspondent and veteran journalist, John Simpson CBE, made today’s episode of Good Morning Britain a little more entertaining after deciding to say w**ker live on telly. A well-respected reporter in his 50+ years at the BBC, Simpson was invited on to the show to discuss his […]

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Robinson lost a libel case Tommy Robinson has claimed he’s bankrupt after being ordered to pay a schoolboy £100,000 in damages. The far-right activist lost a libel case over allegations made about the teenager in question. The English Defence League (EDL) founder – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – was successfully sued by Jamal Hijazi after […]

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Plonker An Indonesian passenger who had tested Covid-positive was caught on board a mid-air flight, masquerading as his wife in order to somehow make it onto the plane. Though it might sound impossible for the airport staff to make such an oversight, the man – only identified by his initials, DW – had the advantage […]

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Players will need the jab Premier League players and club staff face compulsory vaccinations if they are to play for their clubs in the coming season, it has been revealed. As part of a Government plan to keep football going in the face of a winter lockdown, players will now join fans in requiring full […]

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Cases might be going up but so is resistance According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), nine out of ten people aged 30 now have the necessary Covid antibodies to fight the coronavirus, as past infections and the continued rollout of vaccines is helping build wider immunity. With 90 percent of this age group […]

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