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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  • Lionel Messi set to agree deal to join Inter Miami next season, report claims

    Lionel Messi set to agree deal to join Inter Miami next season, report claims

    The deal is expected to make Messi the highest-paid player in MSL history Inter Miami are reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Lionel Messi, with the club said to be confident of landing the Argentina captain after the World Cup. The Times reported on Sunday that the Miami franchise, part owned by David Beckham, […]

    3 years ago

  • Prince Andrew ‘furious at losing taxpayer-funded bodyguards’

    Prince Andrew ‘furious at losing taxpayer-funded bodyguards’

    Andrew is said to have complained about the decision to the Met and Home office Prince Andrew is reportedly furious that he is set to lose his taxpayer-funded police protection within days. Reports on Sunday suggested that Andrew’s £3m-a-year armed police guards will be axed from December in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal […]

    3 years ago

  • Pensioner announces sex ban with Egyptian lover, 37, as she often ends up in A&E

    Pensioner announces sex ban with Egyptian lover, 37, as she often ends up in A&E

    Iris said her skin can rip during their intimate encounters A pensioner has had to implement a sex ban with her toy boy lover because their intimate encounters have left her needing A&E treatment. Iris Jones, 83 – who shocked the British public by opening up about her sex life on This Morning – has […]

    3 years ago

  • I’m A Celebrity fans spot ‘hidden messages’ in campmates’ outfits during Cyclone

    I’m A Celebrity fans spot ‘hidden messages’ in campmates’ outfits during Cyclone

    But, all was not what it seemed I’m A Celebrity fans were convinced they spotted secret messages during Saturday’s Celebrity Cyclone. But the well-placed messages proven not come to much, when the eviction news was announced just minutes later. The Celebrity Cyclone sees campmates tasked with getting their giant stars onto the staggered star markers […]

    3 years ago

  • Worshippers ‘left in tears’ as Cambridge dean claims Jesus was trans

    Worshippers ‘left in tears’ as Cambridge dean claims Jesus was trans

    ‘I am contemptuous of the idea that by cutting a hole in a man, through which he can be penetrated, he can become a woman’ A University of Cambridge dean has suggested Jesus could have been transgender, after a row broke out over a sermon in which a research student claimed Christ had a “trans […]

    3 years ago

  • Fans are praising ‘genius’ casting in Netflix’s new top show

    Fans are praising ‘genius’ casting in Netflix’s new top show

    ‘I can’t believe no one has mentioned Fred Armisen as Fester’ Netflix’s Addams Family adaptation, Wednesday, has won over some critics and fans are massively impressed with the casting. Fans of the creepy family have been loving the steaming platform’s top rated show, especially how the actors have nailed the leading characters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q73UhUTs6y0 Jenna Ortega […]

    3 years ago

  • Man downs cup of bleach in courtroom after armed robbery verdict is read

    Man downs cup of bleach in courtroom after armed robbery verdict is read

    ‘We thought we were going to lose Jermaine that day’ Horrifying footage shows the moment a desperate man drinks an entire cup of bleach and collapses as he’d found guilty of armed robbery. Jermaine Bell somehow got hold of a cup of the chemical and chugged it as the verdit was returned in a Miami […]

    3 years ago

  • Twitch makes cerebral palsy streamer with 0 viewers blow up on Thanksgiving

    Twitch makes cerebral palsy streamer with 0 viewers blow up on Thanksgiving

    He now has over 15,000 followers A Twitch streamer with cerebral palsy went viral in a moment of pure joy after a video of his sheer delight at interacting with another user spread across the internet. TikToker Cole Caetano decided to tune in to the gamer’s viewless stream to let him know he wasn’t alone on […]

    3 years ago

  • Greta Thunberg sues Sweden over climate crisis

    Greta Thunberg sues Sweden over climate crisis

    ‘Sweden has never treated the climate crisis like a crisis’ Greta Thunberg marched with hundreds of other activists through the Swedish capital where they filed a legal claim against the state for not doing enough to combat climate change. More than 600 people under the age of 26 signed the 87-page document, which was filed […]

    3 years ago

  • Elon Musk says he will make new phone if Twitter is booted off App store

    Elon Musk says he will make new phone if Twitter is booted off App store

    Musk’s remark comes after a longtime Apple exec quit Twitter Elon Musk has a simple fix if Apple decided to kick Twitter out of the App store – he will create his own smartphone. The billionaire said on Friday that he would “make an alternative phone” to compete with Apple’s iPhone if the tech giant […]

    3 years ago

  • Wales supporter who travelled to World Cup with his son dies in Qatar

    Wales supporter who travelled to World Cup with his son dies in Qatar

    ‘We have lost one of the Red Wall’ A Wales fan who travelled to Qatar for the World Cup with his son has died. The male supporter was attending the tournament when he lost his life, according to the Wales Football Supporters’ Association’s fan embassy . He has been named as Kevin Davies, 62, from […]

    3 years ago

  • England fans ‘made to strip naked’ after dressing as Crusaders in Qatar

    England fans ‘made to strip naked’ after dressing as Crusaders in Qatar

    ‘They just wanted to humiliate us’ Two England fans who turned up at England’s opening World Cup match against Iran dressed as Crusaders claim security officers stripped them naked as a “ritual humiliation”. The Three Lions supporters, whose costumes were inspired by Monty Python, claim the “bullying and vindictive” staff asked “Are you here to […]

    3 years ago

  • Boy abandoned by parents on motorway had to walk a mile for help

    Boy abandoned by parents on motorway had to walk a mile for help

    ‘Imagine having to walk a mile at night, on the darkest stretch of that motorway’ A teenager has been rescued after he was left stranded on the side of a motorway in Cambridgeshire by his parents. The 17-year-old boy had been abandoned by his family on the M11 in an incident Cambridgeshire Constabulary has chosen […]

    3 years ago

  • Number plates could be printed on McDonald’s customers’ wrappers to stop littering

    Number plates could be printed on McDonald’s customers’ wrappers to stop littering

    The idea is ‘fraught with some difficulties’ McDonald’s drive-thru customers could have their car number plates printed on food packaging in an attempt to combat littering. The Welsh government has reportedly “explored” the option with the fast-food chain after Plaid Cymru reported a rise in rubbish following the first lockdown. Chris Howell, Swansea Council’s head […]

    3 years ago

  • Anti-vegan ‘sausage expert’ tricked into eating ‘luscious and lovely’ vegan sausage

    Anti-vegan ‘sausage expert’ tricked into eating ‘luscious and lovely’ vegan sausage

    ‘What an underhanded, downright rotten trick’ An anti-vegan, so-called “sausage expert”, had to eat his own words after praising a “lovely” plant-based banger after being fooled live on TV in a reputation ruining moment. The amusing moment unfolded on an episode of Jeremy Vine’s self-titled show on Channel 5 where he invites panellists and guests […]

    3 years ago

  • Katherine Ryan says famous TV star is a ‘predator’ and everyone in industry knows

    Katherine Ryan says famous TV star is a ‘predator’ and everyone in industry knows

    ‘I called him a predator to his face and in front of everyone’ Katherine Ryan has claimed a famous TV star is a “predator” and everyone in the industry knows, prompting people to call on her to name the alleged offender. UPDATE: Katherine Ryan shares harrowing truth about media coverage of ‘famous TV predator’ The […]

    3 years ago

  • Squid Game actor is indicted for indecent assault for ‘touching woman’

    Squid Game actor is indicted for indecent assault for ‘touching woman’

    Police closed the case in April but re-opened it at the alleged victim’s request Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct after he allegedly touched a woman inappropriately, officials said on Friday. The 78-year-old Golden Globe winner was formally accused by the Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors […]

    3 years ago

  • Tyson Fury rushes to hospital ahead of Derek Chisora fight

    Tyson Fury rushes to hospital ahead of Derek Chisora fight

    Fury is set to face Chisora on 3 December Tyson Fury has had to skip training ahead of his bout with Derek Chisora next month. The Gypsy King had to rush to his sick mother’s hospital bedside after she became unwell. Fury, 34, is busy preparing for his trilogy fight against 38-year-old Chisora on December […]

    3 years ago

  • I’m A Celeb hit by covid outbreak just days before ITV show’s finale

    I’m A Celeb hit by covid outbreak just days before ITV show’s finale

    Show producers are said to be on ‘high alert’ ahead of the final I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is reportedly dealing with a covid outbreak just days before the King or Queen of the Jungle is announced. ITV bosses are said to have ramped up measures, including staff wearing masks around camp […]

    3 years ago

  • I’m a Celeb won’t be on at 9pm tonight

    I’m a Celeb won’t be on at 9pm tonight

    I’m A Celeb has been kicked down the schedule a bit Bad news for I’m A Celebrity fans, tonight’s episode has been bumped from its usual 9pm slot. Friday’s night eviction has been moved by ITV to make way for England’s World Cup match against USA. The show has been kicked back by 15 minutes and will […]

    3 years ago

  • Harry Kane wears £535,000 watch in show of defiance against FIFA

    Harry Kane wears £535,000 watch in show of defiance against FIFA

    Clearly, FIFA need to watch a little more closely Harry Kane was pictured wearing a £535,000 rainbow Rolex as he arrived at FIFA’s stadium in Doha on Monday in what some have suggested was a show of defiance against FIFA. The England captain’s gesture, ahead of England’s 6-2 opening match win over Iran, comes as […]

    3 years ago

  • Football fans are throwing a record number of ‘sickies’ to watch World Cup matches

    Football fans are throwing a record number of ‘sickies’ to watch World Cup matches

    ‘No one wants to be a killjoy but losing days to unauthorised absences is a real issue’ Football-mad workers have been throwing “sickies” at record rates so they can watch World Cup matches during working hours, employers are claiming. Businesses have been flocking to legal advisors amid concerns that staff are taking dodgy days off […]

    3 years ago

  • Place in The Sun’s Jonnie Irwin axed after cancer diagnosis

    Place in The Sun’s Jonnie Irwin axed after cancer diagnosis

    ‘That broke my heart. I feel hugely let down. I can’t even watch the show now’ Jonnie Irwin has accused A Place In The Sun bosses of dumping him as soon as he told them he had cancer, with the presenter claiming he was paid off mid-series with his contract not being renewed. The 49-year-old […]

    3 years ago

  • Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer speaks out over possible sale

    Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer speaks out over possible sale

    He also had a few parting words for Ronaldo Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer has spoken out about the possible sale of the club after being confronted near his home in Florida and had a few parting words for Cristiano Ronaldo. Sky News tracked down Glazer near West Palm Beach where he told the broadcaster […]

    3 years ago

  • Fox trashes family kitchen then rests on counter top and refuses to leave

    Fox trashes family kitchen then rests on counter top and refuses to leave

    It took three hours to clean up the mess A woman was left shocked after a fox crept into her family home, trashed the kitchen, took a rest on the countertop and then refused to leave. Emma Slade had left the door open in the early hours to let her dog into the garden. The […]

    3 years ago

  • Amber Heard sues insurance company over $8.3 million Johnny Depp debt

    Amber Heard sues insurance company over $8.3 million Johnny Depp debt

    Five months after the verdict and the case is far from resolved Amber Heard has reportedly filed a lawsuit against her insurance company, arguing that they should cover her $8.3 million debt to Johnny Depp just week after the actor took action to overturn the one claim his ex-wife won against him. The Aquaman actor […]

    3 years ago

  • Fans want the loser of England versus USA to keep James Corden

    Fans want the loser of England versus USA to keep James Corden

    ‘Certainly would give England something to play for!’ Football fans have upped the stakes ahead of this Friday’s World Cup clash between England and USA, suggesting the losing team should have to keep James Corden. The English actor and Late Show host has hardly been out of the headlines in recent weeks, with incidents at a […]

    3 years ago

  • Man quits his McDonald’s job in the middle of a shift after being asked to clean

    Man quits his McDonald’s job in the middle of a shift after being asked to clean

    ‘Kids don’t wanna work, lazy as hell’ A young McDonald’s crew member shocked his colleagues, but divided the internet by walking out in the middle of his shift after being asked to clean cooking equipment. The incident was filmed at a New Zealand fast food restaurant and has gone viral, with the initial video racking […]

    3 years ago

  • Punter loses $160,000 after betting on Argentina to beat Saudi Arabia

    Punter loses $160,000 after betting on Argentina to beat Saudi Arabia

    This world cup isn’t quite working out for everyone As far as bets go it probably didn’t seem a bad punt. On one side you had Argentina, two-time World Cup winners and among the favourites to win in Qatar. Captained by one of the best players ever, Lionel Messi, who is desperate to add the […]

    3 years ago

  • Messi is ruthlessly mocked by fans after Argentina’s shock defeat

    Messi is ruthlessly mocked by fans after Argentina’s shock defeat

    ‘The greatest choke artist of all time’ Lionel Messi has been given yet another football accolade – this time for “chocking” in Argentina’s shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia. The two-time winners were stunned in their World Cup opener in Lusail, Qatar, by a team ranked 51st in the world, and in the aftermath Messi […]

    3 years ago

  • Couple take selfie after surviving disastrous plane crash

    Couple take selfie after surviving disastrous plane crash

    ‘Selfie of the year. Glad they are okay’ A couple has taken a selfie that almost no one will ever get the chance to – after surviving a plane crash. Last Friday, at Jorge Chávez International airport in Lima, Peru, a firetruck crashed into a plane as it was taking off around 3.30pm local time. […]

    3 years ago

  • Jack Grealish says little sister with cerebral palsy is his ‘best friend’

    Jack Grealish says little sister with cerebral palsy is his ‘best friend’

    ‘She’s like my best friend. I speak to her all the time’ Jack Grealish, whose touching victory dance after scoring in England’s World Cup opener against Iran melted hearts across the world, has sealed his status as a national sweetheart, by revealing that his little sister Hollie is his “best friend”. Grealish shares a close […]

    3 years ago

  • ITV’s Roger Pearce dies while covering Qatar World Cup

    ITV’s Roger Pearce dies while covering Qatar World Cup

    Roger was set to retire in five weeks time ITV Sport’s technical director has died in Qatar while covering the World Cup that got underway just days ago. Roger Pearce passed away on Monday, aged 65. The tournament had kicked off just 24-hour earlier, with the host nation losing 2-0 to Ecuador. Roger had worked […]

    3 years ago

  • I’m A Celeb fans convinced camp mate has been getting ‘secret meals’ after ‘clue’

    I’m A Celeb fans convinced camp mate has been getting ‘secret meals’ after ‘clue’

    ‘Apparently she’s being fed in secret. If they didn’t, she’d be in a coma’ I’m a Celebrity fans are convinced one campmate is getting “secret meals”. And they’ve spotted a “clue” that might give their theory some legitimacy. Camp mates, as is always the case, are reliant on winning stars during Bushtucker Trials when it […]

    3 years ago