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  • Claudio Ranieri sacked by Fulham after nine defeats in last ten games

    Claudio Ranieri sacked by Fulham after nine defeats in last ten games

    Dilly Ding, Dilly Gone Fulham have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after losing 11 games since taking charge in November. Premier League survival has proved to be an incredibly difficult task for the West London club in their first campaign in the top flight since 2014. They currently sit ten points from safety with only ten […]

    7 years ago

  • British MPs have just received their 8th pay rise in the last decade

    British MPs have just received their 8th pay rise in the last decade

    The £2,000 pay boost comes after the government began to pull back on its public sector pay cap A pay rise for MPs worth 2.7 percent has been approved and will come into place on April 1. Members of parliament will experience an increase from £77,379 to £79,468 per year, as announced by the Independent Parliamentary […]

    7 years ago

  • Will Smith will not play Deadshot in Suicide Squad 2

    Will Smith will not play Deadshot in Suicide Squad 2

    Reports suggest the actor’s split from the upcoming production was “amicable” The sequel to Suicide Squad is set to take place without Will Smith after the American actor parted company with the upcoming film. Filming is reportedly not due to begin until the autumn ahead of a touted release of August 2021, and while Smith’s […]

    7 years ago

  • Donald Trump has walked out on the North Korea nuclear summit with Kim Jong-un

    Donald Trump has walked out on the North Korea nuclear summit with Kim Jong-un

    The meeting in Vietnam was seen as vital in reducing North Korea’s nuclear threat Talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have ended without an agreement after the US president walked out on their historic second meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. There had been hope that the North Korean leader would accept further attempts to denuclearise […]

    7 years ago

  • A journey through Brendan Rodgers’ greatest ever quotes

    A journey through Brendan Rodgers’ greatest ever quotes

    Rejoice, dear football fan, for the messiah returns to English football Leicester City don’t know how lucky they are. With Brendan Rodgers likely to join the Foxes as their new manager, they can look forward to many memorable quotes from the Northern Irish tactical genius. Here’s some of his best yet. “The problem with being a manager […]

    7 years ago

  • Today is the hottest day in February on record and tomorrow could beat it

    Today is the hottest day in February on record and tomorrow could beat it

    Book tomorrow off and get yourself down the beach The Met Office have confirmed that Monday was the hottest February day on record in the UK, with Tuesday also set to be an absolute cracker. As the mercury tipped 20.3°C in Ceredigion, western Wales, February 25 went down as the first winter day to surpass […]

    7 years ago

  • Alan Partridge emails entire BBC staff ahead of his triumphant return to our screens

    Alan Partridge emails entire BBC staff ahead of his triumphant return to our screens

    Over 20,000 employees got the message with This Time premiering tonight Alan Partridge is back on British television tonight and it’s clear he’ll be on top form after emailing every BBC employee and taking a shot at both the corporation and rivals Sky Atlantic in the process. Ahead of his return, Partridge sent a cheeky email to […]

    7 years ago

  • David Luiz explains his advice to Kepa Arrizabalaga during Carabao Cup final controversy

    David Luiz explains his advice to Kepa Arrizabalaga during Carabao Cup final controversy

    An apparent injury to the goalkeeper in the final minutes led to a confrontation with coach Maurizio Sarri David Luiz has given his take on the incident that saw Kepa Arrizabalaga refuse to be substituted in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. Blues boss Maurizio Sarri was incensed by the goalkeeper’s insistence […]

    7 years ago

  • Bear Grylls faces a fine after killing and boiling a frog

    Bear Grylls faces a fine after killing and boiling a frog

    As far as we’re aware, he didn’t drink its piss Celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls could be fined by environmental officials in Bulgaria for his activities inside a protected national park, which included catching a wild frog before killing and boiling it. The incident occurred during filming for Grylls’ Running Wild series, shown on American television […]

    7 years ago

  • LeBron James’s Space Jam sequel has an official release date

    LeBron James’s Space Jam sequel has an official release date

    LeBron James is set to star in the film, produced by Ryan Coogler of Black Panther fame The long-awaited sequel to the film Space Jam is due to drop into cinemas almost 25 years to the day after the release of the 1996 classic. LeBron James is taking over the lead role from Michael Jordan for […]

    7 years ago

  • London commuter trains could be cancelled for cargo in no deal Brexit, operator warns

    London commuter trains could be cancelled for cargo in no deal Brexit, operator warns

    Go-Ahead’s chief executive also warned that bus driver applications had dropped since the referendum The jam-packed commuter trains taking passengers into London may be cancelled to make room for emergency freight trains to run instead, in the event of a no deal Brexit. That is according to David Brown, chief executive of Go-Ahead, the operator […]

    7 years ago

  • UFC legend Georges St-Pierre retires, again

    UFC legend Georges St-Pierre retires, again

    GSP leaves the sport with a record of 26 wins and two defeats The world of mixed martial arts waved gooddbye to one of its top performers on Thursday with Georges St-Pierre announcing his retirement at the age of 37. Few have remained at the top of the MMA game for as long as the […]

    7 years ago

  • Watch the full-length trailer for upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman

    Watch the full-length trailer for upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman

    “You’ve got to kill the person you were born to be in order to become the person you want to be” Elton John is the latest musical icon set to be portrayed in a feature-length biopic, and you can watch the latest trailer for Rocketman below. Starring Taron Egerton as the dynamic rocker, the film contains a […]

    7 years ago

  • EU president Jean-Claude Juncker ‘not optimistic’ a no deal Brexit will be avoided

    EU president Jean-Claude Juncker ‘not optimistic’ a no deal Brexit will be avoided

    Brussels continues to warn of the “terrible” economic and social consequences of leaving without a deal A no deal Brexit is becoming an increasingly likely prospect after another round of discussions between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Union Commission president has warned. Following talks with the British prime minister on Wednesday, Juncker admitted he […]

    7 years ago

  • Jeremy Corbyn says Shamima Begun should return to UK to ‘answer questions’

    Jeremy Corbyn says Shamima Begun should return to UK to ‘answer questions’

    The Labour leader criticised Home Office attempts to strip the teenager of her British citizenship Plans to deny Shamima Begum the right to return to the United Kingdom after travelling to Syria to join ISIS have been described as an “extreme manoeuvre” by Jeremy Corbyn. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has come under fire regarding the legality […]

    7 years ago

  • Conservative MP Christopher Davies charged over expenses claims

    Conservative MP Christopher Davies charged over expenses claims

    He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in March Conservative MP Christopher Davies has been charged with making fraudulent claims relating to his parliamentary expenses. The charges are two counts of forgery and one count of providing false or misleading information for allowances claims. The 51-year-old has been MP for Brecon and Radnorshire […]

    7 years ago

  • Eminem refuses to perform Killshot and lays into Machine Gun Kelly on stage

    Eminem refuses to perform Killshot and lays into Machine Gun Kelly on stage

    Fans chanted for Eminem to perform the hit song during a show in Brisbane Eminem refused to play diss-track Killshot and launched a verbal attack on Machine Gun Kelly during a concert in Australia. The song is just one part of a long-running feud between the artists and, as a performance in Brisbane reached its climax […]

    7 years ago

  • Fanta Grape is coming to the UK right on time for summer

    Fanta Grape is coming to the UK right on time for summer

    It will only be available in the sugar-free version Grape Fanta is coming to a supermarket near you after the drinks creator announced plans to release it across the country. Up until now, the flavour has only been available in the make-your-own Freestyle machines found in venues such as cinemas. From 21 February, however, it […]

    7 years ago

  • Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy to host own 6 Music radio show

    Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy to host own 6 Music radio show

    The actor is taking over Guy Garvey’s slot on the popular radio station Fans desperate to get their fill of Cillian Murphy before the fifth season of Peaky Blinders premieres later this year can indulge in the Irish actor’s charming tones with his new radio show. BBC Radio 6 Music have handed Murphy the reins […]

    7 years ago

  • Donald Trump declares national emergency to build controversial border wall

    Donald Trump declares national emergency to build controversial border wall

    Constructing the barrier between the United States and Mexico is set to cost up to $8 billion (£6.2bn) Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in a bid to push through funding for a border wall between Mexico and the United States. A major part of his election campaign in 2016, the barrier had been […]

    7 years ago

  • BATE Borisov celebrate beating Arsenal in Burger King

    BATE Borisov celebrate beating Arsenal in Burger King

    Post-game burgers are integral to team bonding Fresh from beating Arsenal on Thursday night, a troop of BATE Borisov players headed straight to Burger King to enjoy a chunky snack that truly rubbed in the Gunners’ bad night. Football.london’s Arsenal correspondent Charles Watts snapped the trio of BATE stars tucking into the double whopper just […]

    7 years ago

  • Ja Rule is planning ‘Fyre Festival II’ despite first one being utter disaster

    Ja Rule is planning ‘Fyre Festival II’ despite first one being utter disaster

    Two in-depth documentaries uncovered the utter fiasco that was Fyre Festival, but that won’t deter Ja Rule Fyre Festival was the disastrously overambitious music festival created by entrepreneur Billy McFarland, now in jail, and musician Ja Rule, who has claimed he’s coming back with plans for a new festival. What form this may take, as […]

    7 years ago

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Boer War concentration camps to Glasgow

    Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Boer War concentration camps to Glasgow

    The row over Churchill’s legacy continued to escalate on Question Time In a bid to restore the reputation of former British prime minister Winston Churchill, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg compared death rates in Boer War concentration camps to that of Glasgow at the time on Thursday night’s Question Time. Churchill’s legacy has been a big […]

    7 years ago

  • Facebook begin process of integrating WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram

    Facebook begin process of integrating WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram

    The trio of wildly popular apps are now to be linked on a technical level Users may eventually be able to receive WhatsApp messages on Facebook Messenger and Instagram, as the tech giant begins the process of linking the trio of apps. A personal pet project kickstarted by Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg is moving towards […]

    7 years ago

  • Gymnast Beth Tweddle is suing Channel 4 over injuries she received on The Jump

    Gymnast Beth Tweddle is suing Channel 4 over injuries she received on The Jump

    The Olympian fractured her vertebrae while participating in The Jump in 2016 Channel 4 is being sued by former The Jump contestant Beth Tweddle after the gymnast fractured two vertebrae when colliding with a barrier on the show. Tweddle appeared on the third series back in 2016 and joined the long list of its casualties from […]

    7 years ago

  • Brexit cheerleader Sir James Dyson relocates company HQ to Singapore

    Brexit cheerleader Sir James Dyson relocates company HQ to Singapore

    The innovative fan, heater and vacuum cleaner manufacturer will no longer pay as much tax in the United Kingdom The headquarters and tax base of Dyson are to leave British shores and relocate to Singapore, in a move that the company claims has nothing to do with Brexit. Based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, Dyson made headlines […]

    7 years ago

  • Spurs injury crisis deepens with Dele Alli out for two months

    Spurs injury crisis deepens with Dele Alli out for two months

    The England international suffered a hamstring injury during the win over Fulham Dele Alli has become the latest key player to be made unavailable for selection at Tottenham Hotspur after the club confirmed he will be out until March. In the second half of Sunday’s win over Fulham, the midfielder was forced off with a […]

    7 years ago

  • David Cameron never really believed he’d have to hold a Brexit referendum, says Donald Tusk

    David Cameron never really believed he’d have to hold a Brexit referendum, says Donald Tusk

    The prime minister’s surprise 2015 election victory was the major catalyst in Brexit actually happening The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has spoken out about David Cameron’s apparent complacency at the prospect of actually holding a Brexit referendum, after he had promised one to voters. Ahead of the 2015 general election, the British […]

    7 years ago

  • Real Madrid to reportedly ‘offer player-plus-cash deal’ to Spurs for Christian Eriksen

    Real Madrid to reportedly ‘offer player-plus-cash deal’ to Spurs for Christian Eriksen

    Spanish newspaper AS believes Madrid have identified a way lessen the cost of signing Eriksen Christian Eriksen’s future at Tottenham Hotspur remains up in the air amid uncertainty over his contract situation, and new reports suggest James Rodriguez could be the Dane’s replacement at the heart of Mauricio Pochettino’s midfield, according to reports. Currently on […]

    7 years ago