Steve Hopkins

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Steve is the deputy director of editorial at Joe. He manages Joe.co.uk and oversees the trending news team, where he helps cover the most talked about news, politics, sports and entertainment stories. Steve joined Joe in May 2021 from HuffPost UK.

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  • Logan Paul thinks he’s going to go bald within five years

    Logan Paul thinks he’s going to go bald within five years

    The YouTuber thinks he ‘isn’t a bad looking thumb’ Logan Paul has made another prediction, but this time it’s far more realistic. The YouTuber-turned-boxer thinks he’ll be completely bald within five years. The 27-year-old currently has a full head of hair but in a recent promotional video with KSI, the former rivals, decided to go […]

    4 years ago

  • Half of Glastonbury trains cancelled because of rail strikes

    Half of Glastonbury trains cancelled because of rail strikes

    Before the strikes were announced, 51 trains were expected to run the route – now only 24 will Ten of thousands of Glastonbury revellers will be forced to find alternative routes to the festival, with more than half of trains due to serve the event being cancelled due to rail strikes. The Somerset festival is […]

    4 years ago

  • Bobby on the beat caught on video performing sex act in London park fined £500

    Bobby on the beat caught on video performing sex act in London park fined £500

    Kevin Phillips blamed his behaviour on stress and a medical condition A Police community support (PCSO) officer who went viral after being caught pleasuring himself on a park bench while on duty has been fined £500. Kevin Phillips was filmed by a member of the public viewing material on his phone in Dog Kennel Hill Park […]

    4 years ago

  • The Whyte Review: Child gymnasts in UK abused and denied water, food and toilet breaks

    The Whyte Review: Child gymnasts in UK abused and denied water, food and toilet breaks

    The review found the scale of emotional abuse was ‘far larger than British Gymnastics had appreciated’ British Gymnastics enabled a culture where young gymnasts were shamed, humiliated and physically and mentally abused, a damning report released Thursday reveals. The Whyte Review, co-commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England, found gymnast wellbeing and welfare “has not […]

    4 years ago

  • Driver who downed 28 drinks after bottomless brunch binge jailed after hitting pedestrian

    Driver who downed 28 drinks after bottomless brunch binge jailed after hitting pedestrian

    Police said Michael Marsden showed ‘no remorse’ and even joked about the collision with mates A drink driver who downed 11 cocktails, 15 shots and two pints of beer before getting behind the wheel has been jailed after causing life-changing injuries to a pedestrian. Michael Marsden necked 11 cocktails at a bottomless brunch event in […]

    4 years ago

  • Tommy Robinson spent £100k on gambling while pocketing thousands a month from supporters

    Tommy Robinson spent £100k on gambling while pocketing thousands a month from supporters

    Robinson told the court he wasted money on gambling, alcohol, and partying and that his life was a ‘total mess’ Tommy Robinson has revealed he wasted £100,000 on gambling while pocketing thousands of pounds a month in donations from supporters. The founder of the English Defence League, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, made the comment at […]

    4 years ago

  • Snoop Dogg just did something we wish all UK employers would

    Snoop Dogg just did something we wish all UK employers would

    Snoop stopped his blunt roller’s salary from going up in smoke Inflation is a real buzz-kill, clipping any extra cash from any pay rise you’re pretty unlikely to get. But one boss, well, boss dogg, has come to the party, like only he can, ensuring his employee’s earnings are high enough to shelter him from […]

    4 years ago

  • In his most Ricky Gervais moment yet, comedian makes hate crime joke about his audience

    In his most Ricky Gervais moment yet, comedian makes hate crime joke about his audience

    ‘Offended by SuperNature? You just wait…’ Ricky Gervais has turned the knife yet again, this time taking aim at his fans for enjoying his controversial material too much. The comic who has been under fire in recent weeks for his Netflix special, SuperNature, has joked that he has reported fans for hate crimes. Writing on […]

    4 years ago

  • Horrific moment homeless woman thrown on to tracks by man who argued with her

    Horrific moment homeless woman thrown on to tracks by man who argued with her

    Theodore Ellis has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment A man has been arrested after being caught on CCTV randomly shoving a woman onto subway tracks in New York. A Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) worker was said to have recognised the man from a wanted poster after video of the incident was circulated. Theodore […]

    4 years ago

  • Berlin: One dead and dozens injured after vehicle drives into crowd

    Berlin: One dead and dozens injured after vehicle drives into crowd

    The incident occurred in Charlottenburg A vehicle has driven into a crowd in western Berlin, killing one person and injuring at least 30 people, according to emergency services. The incident occurred in Charlottenburg on Wednesday morning. One person died in the city centre incident involving a small Renault car, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported. A man, […]

    4 years ago

  • Elon Musk accuses Twitter of breaching merger deal by withholding information

    Elon Musk accuses Twitter of breaching merger deal by withholding information

    The billionaire had previously threatened to pull out of the deal over disclosure issues Elon Musk said he believes Twitter is “actively resisting and thwarting” his information rights by refusing to disclose information. In a filing on Monday the billionaire accused the social media platform of breaching their merger agreement by not providing information about spam […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman fighting for life after ‘axe attack’ as man due in court for attempted murder

    Woman fighting for life after ‘axe attack’ as man due in court for attempted murder

    Bogdan Serban has been charged with attempted murder and is due in court Monday A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after allegedly being attacked with an axe in broad daylight in Coventry. According to reports the woman, aged in her 30s, remains in a critical condition in hospital. The attack happened in Walsgrave […]

    4 years ago

  • Amber Heard’s lawyer says there is ‘no way’ her client can pay $10m to Johnny Depp

    Amber Heard’s lawyer says there is ‘no way’ her client can pay $10m to Johnny Depp

    Elaine Charlson Bredehoft said Heard had ‘excellent grounds’ to appeal Amber Heard‘s lawyer has said her client can “absolutely not” pay Johnny Depp after a court on Wednesday awarded him more than $10 million in compensation. Elaine Charlson Bredehoft appeared on the TODAY programme on Thursday where she unloaded a series of gripes about the […]

    4 years ago

  • Johnny Depp sought $50m in damages but won’t even get the $15m he was awarded

    Johnny Depp sought $50m in damages but won’t even get the $15m he was awarded

    The actor won’t even get a fifth of what he was seeking Johnny Depp was awarded £15 million in his defamation case victory against Amber Heard, but the actor will not get the full amount. On Wednesday, a jury in Fairfax, Virginia found Depp’s ex-wife had defamed him and awarded him £10m in compensatory damages […]

    4 years ago

  • Amber Heard’s team announce plans to appeal verdict in Johnny Depp defamation case

    Amber Heard’s team announce plans to appeal verdict in Johnny Depp defamation case

    Heard said she was ‘disappointed beyond words’ and ‘heartbroken’ by the verdcit Amber Heard‘s team has announced plans to appeal the verdict in the Johnny Depp‘s defamation case after a jury on Wednesday found she had defamed her ex-husband. Alafair Hall, a spokesperson for Heard, said the actor would launch an appeal, The New York […]

    4 years ago

  • Johnny Depp wins defamation case against Amber Heard

    Johnny Depp wins defamation case against Amber Heard

    The jury has finally delivered its verdict after the case got underway on April 11 Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard after the jury returned its verdict on Wednesday. The Pirates of the Caribbean star sued Heard for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote in 2018 for the […]

    4 years ago

  • Boxing legend Butterbean is in ‘best shape ever’ and wants to fight Jake Paul

    Boxing legend Butterbean is in ‘best shape ever’ and wants to fight Jake Paul

    Butterbean says he’s in the best shape he’s been in for 20 years Eric ‘Butterbean’ Esch says he is in the “best shape ever” and wants to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul  in a comeback fight. The heavyweight, now 55, has been retired for almost a decade – hanging up his gloves in 2013 – but in […]

    4 years ago

  • Michael Owen ‘trusts’ daughter Gemma not have sex in Love Island villa

    Michael Owen ‘trusts’ daughter Gemma not have sex in Love Island villa

    ‘Gem, remember to keep it classy’ Michael Owen is supportive of his daughter Gemma Owen’s decision to go on Love Island but trusts her not to do anything to embarrass the family – like having sex on the show. The 19-year-old international dressage rider and business owner told the Mirror that her dad – a […]

    4 years ago

  • Brits in disbelief as Johnny Depp casually poses for pictures and shakes hands with fans

    Brits in disbelief as Johnny Depp casually poses for pictures and shakes hands with fans

    Johnny Depp continues to delight British fans as he awaits defamation verdict Brits were left bewildered in Sheffield on Sunday when they chanced upon Johnny Depp casually walking about. Depp, whose defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard continues Tuesday with jurors resuming deliberations, was seen outside Sheffield City Hall, where he had just performed […]

    4 years ago

  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy hits out at Conor McGregor over his past praise of Putin

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy hits out at Conor McGregor over his past praise of Putin

    McGregor previously called Putin ‘one of the greatest leaders of our time’ Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly hit out at Conor McGregor during a recent meeting with Irish politicians because of the UFC star’s praise for Vladimir Putin. According to the Irish Independent, Zelenskyy told the delegation that he was once a fan of McGregor […]

    4 years ago

  • Midlands earthquake: Residents report ‘houses shaking’ amid 3.8 magnitude tremor

    Midlands earthquake: Residents report ‘houses shaking’ amid 3.8 magnitude tremor

    The earthquake was detected at 2.36pm in Wem, Shropshire An earthquake has shaken parts of the Midlands at a magnitude of 3.8. Residents reported that a tremor was felt in Staffordshire and Shropshire on Monday afternoon, with some saying they felt their houses shake, the Independent reported. The British Geological Survey confirmed an earthquake was […]

    4 years ago

  • Gangland enforcer charged £6K to attack victims with acid and £10K to blind them

    Gangland enforcer charged £6K to attack victims with acid and £10K to blind them

    Jonathan Gordon was ordered to pour ‘a good litre’ of acid on one victim A gangland enforcer has been convicted of launching a horrifying acid attack on a victim, plotting to blind others, and being involved in a number of shootings. Gordon Johnson took orders from an unidentified crime boss over encrypted comms platform EncroChat […]

    4 years ago

  • Queen’s troops arrested for dealing cocaine just days before Platinum Jubilee parade

    Queen’s troops arrested for dealing cocaine just days before Platinum Jubilee parade

    The soldiers were also arrested for being part of an alleged loan sharking operation Soldiers from the Queen’s bodyguard have reportedly been arrested on suspicion of selling cocaine and running a loan shark operations, just days before they were due to lead the Platinum Jubilee parade. Six members of the Irish Guard were held on […]

    4 years ago

  • Amber Heard tells Johnny Depp defamation trial that she ‘wakes up screaming’ every day

    Amber Heard tells Johnny Depp defamation trial that she ‘wakes up screaming’ every day

    Heard said people had told her they want to put ‘my baby in the microwave’ Amber Heard has revealed how Johnny Depp‘s defamation case has magnified her suffering, saying that she relives the trauma “every single day” and that her “hands shake. I wake up screaming”. And that she suffers constant death threats – “regularly, […]

    4 years ago

  • EasyJet cancels 200 flights due to IT issues

    EasyJet cancels 200 flights due to IT issues

    The airline advised passengers to check their booking before going to the airport EasyJet has cancelled 200 flights after being hit by IT problems. The airline on Thursday advised customers to check their booking before going to the airport, with flights due to depart between midday and 2pm GMT being affected. We apologise to all customers […]

    4 years ago

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