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  • New Zealand to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes

    New Zealand to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes

    Anyone born after 2008 will be unable to buy cigarettes Yet another nation moves towards being smoke-free as New Zealand ban cigarettes for young people. Jacinda Ardern and the NZ Labour Party’s new anti-smoking legislation means that anyone born after 2008 will be unable to purchase cigarettes or any other tobacco products. As reported by […]

    4 years ago

  • Elon Musk issues warning about crumbling of civilisation

    Elon Musk issues warning about crumbling of civilisation

    We cannot escape the mire of Musk content for love nor money Elon Musk has done more than just cut his hair this week; on Tuesday December 7, the world’s richest man gave a fairly jam-packed interview with the Wall Street Journal and among many quotes, he warned that “civilisation is going to crumble. Mark […]

    4 years ago

  • Elon Musk says humans could receive Neuralink chips from next year

    Elon Musk says humans could receive Neuralink chips from next year

    Musk co-founded the company back in 2016 and its already looking at human trials Elon Musk says humans could start receiving his Neuralink chips from as early as 2022. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal for its ‘CEO Council’ program, the company’s 50-year-old co-founder discussed everything – from Tesla, Joe Biden, the US government and […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson urged by SNP to resign over No 10 party

    Boris Johnson urged by SNP to resign over No 10 party

    The prime minister is getting it from all sides, including members of his own bench Ian Blackford, the leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons has called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over the ongoing no. 10 Christmas party scandal and what more and more perceive to be a […]

    4 years ago

  • Tyson Fury set to fight Dillian Whyte at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium

    Tyson Fury set to fight Dillian Whyte at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium

    The Welsh arena looks to have edged ahead of Old Trafford as the likely venue Tyson Fury‘s as-yet-to-be-scheduled fight against Dillian Whyte looks like it could be held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, the home of the Welsh national rugby and football teams. The venue has emerged as a likely location after the WBC […]

    4 years ago

  • Met police to review leaked video of Downing Street aides joking about Christmas party

    Met police to review leaked video of Downing Street aides joking about Christmas party

    It doesn’t look like they’re going to hold their hands up any time soon The Metropolitan Police are set to investigate even more recent footage which shows Jacob Rees-Mogg joking about the no 10 Christmas party scandal. In the video widely circulated by Guido Fawkes, Rees-Mogg can be clearly seen joking about whether or not […]

    4 years ago

  • Ant & Dec call out the Prime Minister over Downing Street Christmas party

    Ant & Dec call out the Prime Minister over Downing Street Christmas party

    Evening, Prime Minister Ant & Dec took a pop at Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The comedy duo have always been pretty good at dropping in topical jokes to their opening monologue and links between clips – the ‘Evening, Prime Minister’ gag has […]

    4 years ago

  • FBI release previously-unseen photos of Epstein’s mansion

    FBI release previously-unseen photos of Epstein’s mansion

    The pictures have been submitted into evidence as part of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutors have revealed previously unseen photos of the inside of Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion. Dozens of photos from an FBI raid of the Palm Beach property in 2005 have been made public, including shots of the sex offender’s bedroom, bathroom and […]

    4 years ago

  • Shocking video shows CEO fire 900 people on Zoom call

    Shocking video shows CEO fire 900 people on Zoom call

    A brutal one-minute watch In a truly agonisingly clip, watch as a CEO fires 900 people on a Zoom call. Careful though – believe us when we say this one’s utterly brutal and genuinely painful to watch. Better.com CEO, Vishal Garg, held a meeting on the popular video conferencing app Zoom – an app that’s […]

    4 years ago

  • BBC perfectly dissects No 10’s Christmas party sh*tshow in five minutes

    BBC perfectly dissects No 10’s Christmas party sh*tshow in five minutes

    BBC’s Ros Atkins delivers a perfect account of Downing Street’s back-pedalling waffle over Christmas party scandal The BBC‘s Ros Atkin, known for his work on explainers, Outside Source and a number of other projects, recently delivered a delightfully comprehensive and clinical five-minute segment in which he picked apart No 10‘s Christmas party debacle. In just […]

    4 years ago

  • Dave Chappelle teams up with Netflix again to head huge comedy festival

    Dave Chappelle teams up with Netflix again to head huge comedy festival

    The Netflix-Chappelle dynamic has been heavily criticised of late Dave Chappelle is set to team up with Netflix once again for a massive comedy festival believed to feature more than 130 acts due to take place in late April next year. Simply entitled Dave Chappelle and Friends, the event will run from April 28 until […]

    4 years ago

  • Prince Harry says quitting jobs to protect mental health should be celebrated

    Prince Harry says quitting jobs to protect mental health should be celebrated

    ‘We’re just at the beginning of the mental health awakening’ Prince Harry has said that he thinks people who quit their jobs for the sake of their own happiness and mental health should be celebrated. The Duke of Sussex was speaking to Fast Company magazine in his capacity as chief impact officer for the mental health organisation, […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson backs ‘Arthur’s law’ which would see child killers die in prison

    Boris Johnson backs ‘Arthur’s law’ which would see child killers die in prison

    The Prime Minister promised to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in the national review following Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ death Following the abuse and killing of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly backed newly proposed legislation dubbed ‘Arthur’s law’ which will see child killers slapped with life sentences and subsequently die in prison. The PM told […]

    4 years ago

  • Tommy Fury issues statement after backing out of Jake Paul fight

    Tommy Fury issues statement after backing out of Jake Paul fight

    The younger Fury has spoken out Tommy Fury and his team have issued a statement following the cancellation of his fight with Jake Paul. The much-anticipated bout was scheduled for December 18th but the 22-year-old boxer has been forced to pull out after an injury and illness, with Paul confirming so in a social media post. […]

    4 years ago

  • Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ stepmum ‘spiked with salt in prison’

    Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ stepmum ‘spiked with salt in prison’

    Emma Tustin was sentenced to a minimum of 29 years in prison on Friday Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ stepmum, Emma Tustin, has reportedly been spiked with salt in prison following her and father Thomas Hughes’ cruel torture and killing of the six-year-old child. As per multiple outlets, the 32-year-old has apparently been targeted by fellow inmates who […]

    4 years ago

  • Men spread covid more than other populations, study shows

    Men spread covid more than other populations, study shows

    Dirty blokes strike again Men spread covid more than any other population, according to a recent study. The research carried out by Colorado State University tracked the spread of covid-19 in performing arts settings and in the process apparently discovered that blokes spread coronavirus particles more than anyone else. Conducted over the course of several […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘Mystery house’ spotted on moon to be investigated by China

    ‘Mystery house’ spotted on moon to be investigated by China

    Insert next confounding headline: BONG! China is set to send their space rover to investigate a mystery house spotted on the moon. Read it as many times you like, that’s still what it said. That’s right, journalist Andrew Jones has been chronicling Chang’e-4 lunar mission since 2019 and this past Friday he tweeted how the […]

    4 years ago

  • Charlie Cox to return as Daredevil, Marvel boss confirms

    Charlie Cox to return as Daredevil, Marvel boss confirms

    The fans have spoken and they have been heard – rejoice! Marvel president and producing mastermind Kevin Feige has confirmed that fan favourite Charlie Cox will be returning to his much-lauded role as Daredevil. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the 48-year-old said, in no uncertain terms: “If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, […]

    4 years ago

  • Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ grandad says killers ‘must never see light of day again’

    Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ grandad says killers ‘must never see light of day again’

    An unimaginable level of grief Arthur Labinjo-Hughes grandad, Peter Halcrow, says his grandson’s killers should never be freed. As reported in multiple outlets, Halcrow – the father of Arthur’s birth mother – says dad Thomas Hughes and step-mother Emma Tustin should “never see the light of day again” after they were jailed for life on […]

    4 years ago

  • RNLI vows to continue Channel rescues amid Britain First hate campaign

    RNLI vows to continue Channel rescues amid Britain First hate campaign

    We’ll say it again: People, not migrants The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has reiterated its commitment to rescuing those attempting to cross the channel and find safe passage to the UK. This firm stance and reinforcing of the charity’s core values comes after reports of a new hate campaign headed up by far-right group […]

    4 years ago

  • The Valentino Rossi Special airs on BT this evening

    The Valentino Rossi Special airs on BT this evening

    The hour-long special will chronicle his incredible 25-year career It still doesn’t quite feel real but it’s been three weeks since MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi officially retired after a glittering 25-year career that put the sport on the map and tonight, BT gives him a proper goodbye. The Valentino Rossi special airs on BT Sport […]

    4 years ago

  • Elon Musk suggests people over 70 shouldn’t be running for political office

    Elon Musk suggests people over 70 shouldn’t be running for political office

    More Musk content no one asked for Elon Musk has suggested that no one over the age of 70 should be running for political office in a dig that could be about absolutely anyone – though there’s one very obvious one in mind. The jokey but perhaps somewhat serious suggestion came in a tweet he […]

    4 years ago

  • Maskless London commuters fined over £30k in just one day

    Maskless London commuters fined over £30k in just one day

    A total of £30,400 in fines were issued in less than hours Maskless commuters have been slapped with heavy fines for failing to wear a face-covering on public transport after they once again became mandatory on Tuesday. As per ITV, Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that a total of 152 fines were handed out […]

    4 years ago

  • Mount Semeru: Indonesian volcano erupts as 40,000ft ash clouds ‘block out the sun’

    Mount Semeru: Indonesian volcano erupts as 40,000ft ash clouds ‘block out the sun’

    The active volcano erupted around 2.50pm local time Mount Semeru, an active Indonesian volcano, has erupted in Lumajang City, East Java. Staggering footage of the eruption is circulating all over social media as locals flee the area which is now being blanketed in hot smoke and ash. BREAKING: Large eruption at Indonesia's Mount Semeru pic.twitter.com/UO78ZekatP […]

    4 years ago

  • Parents arrested for manslaughter after Michigan school shooting

    Parents arrested for manslaughter after Michigan school shooting

    The mother and father of shooter Ethan Crumbley were arrested after an hours-long manhunt James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley who shot killed four and injured seven in a school shooting on November 30th, have been arrested after hours of searching. As reported in multiple outlets, the mother and father were charged […]

    4 years ago

  • Netflix making film about strangers meeting for Thanksgiving after accidental text

    Netflix making film about strangers meeting for Thanksgiving after accidental text

    Yet more wholesome content only, this time, with a budget Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton, the pair of Thanksgiving strangers brought together over a mistaken text, are set to be the subject of a new Netflix film. The original story which broke back in 2016 resurfaced once again this year as the unlikely friends spent […]

    4 years ago

  • IKEA customers sleep in store showroom after being snowed in

    IKEA customers sleep in store showroom after being snowed in

    To be honest, ‘The Big IKEA Sleepover’ is a marketing campaign just waiting to be snapped up A group of IKEA customers and members of staff were trapped inside a location in Denmark during an intense snowstorm overnight and, as such, the store had to hold a big sleepover. Not going to lie, we are […]

    4 years ago

  • Ralf Rangnick rejected Chelsea but ‘could not possibly turn down Man Utd’

    Ralf Rangnick rejected Chelsea but ‘could not possibly turn down Man Utd’

    The Godfather of Gegenpressing has given his first press conference as United manager Manchester United held its first Ralf Rangnick press conference on Friday morning as the highly-regarded German coach officially replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The 63-year-old coach also takes over from Michael Carrick, who announced his somewhat surprising departure from the club after his […]

    4 years ago

  • No More ‘Mr Nice Guy’: Lando Norris gunning for Hamilton and Verstappen

    No More ‘Mr Nice Guy’: Lando Norris gunning for Hamilton and Verstappen

    Nice guy Norris is not messing about next season Lando Norris has been one of the darlings of Formula 1 ever since his full debut in 2019 and after a promising season at McLaren, the young Englishman is determined to do big things in 2022. Speaking in a candid interview with BBC Sport, the 22-year-old […]

    4 years ago

  • Men who vape are twice as likely to suffer erectile dysfunction, study finds

    Men who vape are twice as likely to suffer erectile dysfunction, study finds

    Bad news for vape lords According to a recent survey of over 13,000 blokes, men who vape could be more than twice as likely to suffer erectile dysfunction (ED) as the pros and cons of vaping continue to be a point of discussion. The study – published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on […]

    4 years ago

  • UK Weather: list of places due to be hit with snow and ice within hours

    UK Weather: list of places due to be hit with snow and ice within hours

    Batten down the hatches, there’s more snow on the way The UK is set to be hit with more wintery weather as a number of regions are due to be hit with rain, snow, ice, wind and generally grim conditions. Less than a week after Storm Arwen first hit Britain, the Met Office have issued […]

    4 years ago

  • Arsenal defender Gabriel fights off masked robbers in baseball bat attack

    Arsenal defender Gabriel fights off masked robbers in baseball bat attack

    Defending is a full-time job In a story that has gone under the radar, a man has pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães at his home back in August. The man, identified as Abderaham Muse, along with another robber, followed Magalhães home from a night out before accosting him and […]

    4 years ago

  • Channing Tatum confirmed to return for Magic Mike 3

    Channing Tatum confirmed to return for Magic Mike 3

    Boyfriends set to be ‘forced to watch’ and pretend they aren’t secretly enjoying themselves once again The long-awaited conclusion to the trilogy everyone has been calling for is officially on its way. That’s right, Magic Mike 3 has been confirmed with Channing Tatum set to return to the role of Michael ‘Magic Mike’ Lane for […]

    4 years ago

  • Fake yo-yo master made his way on to local morning news show

    Fake yo-yo master made his way on to local morning news show

    A master of yo-yo-ing and deception, it would seem Before he was the scarily accurate office bore Colin Robinson in What We Do In The Shadows – or even the socially awkward Nate in The US Office – comedian Mark Proksch conducted a legendary prank on local television in the US. Ever heard of the […]

    4 years ago

  • Piers Morgan savages Lionel Messi on Twitter after he wins 7th Ballon d’Or

    Piers Morgan savages Lionel Messi on Twitter after he wins 7th Ballon d’Or

    Yeah, we get it, you’re Ronaldo over Messi but come off it, Piers, honestly Piers Morgan has taken a pop at Lionel Messi following his seventh Ballon d’Or win, and it’s safe to say he’s been slated for it. Following the announcement, the well-known CR7 fan tweeted the suggestion that Messi isn’t even in the […]

    4 years ago

  • You can now get paid £150,000 to let a robot use your face and voice

    You can now get paid £150,000 to let a robot use your face and voice

    What in the deep-faking Black Mirror is this? Apparently, you can now be paid £150,000 to let a robot use your face and voice. The singularity nears, my friends. Tech company Promobot is on the lookout for people who are willing to sell their physical likeness in order to create a new, hyper-realistic line of […]

    4 years ago

  • Oasis tribute band and more than 50 punters trapped in Britain’s highest pub

    Oasis tribute band and more than 50 punters trapped in Britain’s highest pub

    Some might say they were trapped behind a winter wonderwall — wahey, two for one An Oasis tribute band and more than 50 punters have been trapped inside a pub in Yorkshire after this weekend’s wintery conditions saw them snowed in for three days. There are far too many Oasis puns running through our heads […]

    4 years ago

  • Anthony Joshua unfollows Eddie Hearn in social media cull

    Anthony Joshua unfollows Eddie Hearn in social media cull

    Joshua now follow just 25 accounts – most of which are sponsors Anthony Joshua has unfollowed just about everyone on social media, including his own long-time promoter and friend, Eddie Hearn. The rationale behind AJ’s online cull remains unclear, with the 32-year-old boxer having been less vocal since his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk back in […]

    4 years ago

  • Stowaway emerges from wheels of plane after hours at 33,000ft

    Stowaway emerges from wheels of plane after hours at 33,000ft

    You don’t go to such extraordinary lengths unless you have to A stowaway managed to hide in a plane’s landing gear for hours as an American Airways aircraft landed back in the US on Saturday November 27. The as-yet-unidentified man is believed to be a 26-year-old Guatemalan who fled the Central American country and was […]

    4 years ago

  • Over 200 kilos of cocaine with Liverpool FC branding seized

    Over 200 kilos of cocaine with Liverpool FC branding seized

    The packaging is cheap imitation of the iconic Liverpool crest A shipment of over 200 kilograms of cocaine with Liverpool FC branding – or a close approximation, at least – has been seized by authorities in Paraguay. The images taken by authorities in the town of Pedro Juan Caballero along the Paraguayan border have been […]

    4 years ago

  • Man chops off two fingers in mission to become fully-fledged ‘black alien’

    Man chops off two fingers in mission to become fully-fledged ‘black alien’

    Whatever makes you happy… A man has undergone a rather intense series of body modifications to make himself look like a ‘black alien’. Yep. Anthony Loffredo, 33, began his life-changing transformation around a decade ago, starting off with tattoos and piercings before ramping up the stakes fairly significantly. He has been updating his nearly 800,000 […]

    4 years ago

  • Tony Blair tells Keir Starmer to ‘reject wokeism’ and wage war on socialism

    Tony Blair tells Keir Starmer to ‘reject wokeism’ and wage war on socialism

    The former prime minister compared Labour’s current position to when the party faced criticism back in the 80s Tony Blair has urged Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party to “reject wokeism” while still “openly embrac[ing] liberal, tolerant but commonsensical positions on the ‘culture’ issues”. As reported by the Independent, the former prime minister said […]

    4 years ago

  • Grandma and man she accidentally texted reunite for 6th Thanksgiving

    Grandma and man she accidentally texted reunite for 6th Thanksgiving

    Oof – right in the feels Remember last week when we wrote about the strangers who became close friends after a Thanksgiving text was sent to the wrong person by mistake? Well, they have been reunited once again this year – and it’s set the waterworks off. Jamal Hinton, 22, and wholesome grandmother Wanda Dench, […]

    4 years ago

  • Man, 24, charged with murder of missing 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod

    Man, 24, charged with murder of missing 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod

    The arrest was made after a woman’s body was found on Tuesday A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod. Cody Ackland, from Southway, Plymouth, has been remanded in custody by Devon and Cornwall Police and is due to appear in Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday […]

    4 years ago

  • New Covid variant ‘worst one we’ve seen so far’, say UK experts

    New Covid variant ‘worst one we’ve seen so far’, say UK experts

    The UK government has brought in urgent travel restrictions for six African countries A new Covid variant, not only thought to be more transmissible than the Delta variant but being labelled as “the worst one we’ve seen so far”, has led the UK government to apply immediate travel restrictions to six African nations said to […]

    4 years ago