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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  • Two teenagers executed in North Korea for watching South Korean movies

    Two teenagers executed in North Korea for watching South Korean movies

    The boys were sentenced and shot on the spot Two teenagers in North Korea were reportedly executed by firing squad for watching and selling movies from South Korea. According to reports, the boys, thought to be aged between 16 and 17, were shot on an airfield in front of locals in the city of Hyesan, […]

    3 years ago

  • Amber Heard appeals ‘chilling’ $10.3 million Johnny Depp verdict

    Amber Heard appeals ‘chilling’ $10.3 million Johnny Depp verdict

    ‘Will have a chilling effect on other women who wish to speak about abuse involving powerful men’ Amber Heard has filed an appeal asking the courts to reverse the defamation case finding against her or order a new trial, as her long-running dispute with ex-husband Johnny Depp shows no sign of ending. “If not reversed, […]

    3 years ago

  • ‘America’s Unknown Child’ identified solving mystery after 65 years

    ‘America’s Unknown Child’ identified solving mystery after 65 years

    The boy was found discarded on a road in a bassinet box in February 1957 Investigators have finally worked out who the boy at the centre of one of America’s most infamous unidentified person cases is, some 65 years after ‘The Boy in the Box’ case came to light. A child was found murdered, stuffed […]

    3 years ago

  • Football legend Pele begins end-of-life care in hospital

    Football legend Pele begins end-of-life care in hospital

    Pele is reportedly no longer responding to chemotherapy treatment Brazilian football legend Pele has reportedly “been moved to palliative care” in hospital and is “no longer responding to chemotherapy”, reports on Saturday suggested. Reports in Brazil claim the 82-year-old, who went into hospital last week as he continues to battle bowel cancer, is receiving measures […]

    3 years ago

  • Love Island’s Zara McDermott rushed to hospital in ‘excruciating pain’

    Love Island’s Zara McDermott rushed to hospital in ‘excruciating pain’

    ‘I had excruciating pain in my abdomen’ Zara McDermott has been rushed to hospital suffering from “excruciating pain”. The Love Island star revealed on Instagram on Saturday that she rushed to A&E during the early hours of the morning with doctors suspecting a cyst had burst in her ovary. The 25-year-old, who posted pictures to her […]

    3 years ago

  • Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose announces major change to concerts

    Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose announces major change to concerts

    ‘We always felt it was a known part of the very end of our performance that fans wanted’ Axl Rose has announced he will stop tossing a mic into the crowd at the end of shows, something Guns N’ Roses has done for 30 years. The performer said the change was in response to claims […]

    3 years ago

  • Peter Kay breaks down crying on stage in first stand-up tour in 12 years

    Peter Kay breaks down crying on stage in first stand-up tour in 12 years

    ‘How am I supposed to do bloody comedy now?’ Peter Kay has had an emotional return to the stage. The comedian was moved to tears after receiving a standing ovation on Friday as he opened his first live tour in 12 years. Kay received a rapturous applause from the audience that reportedly lasted several minutes, […]

    3 years ago

  • Guns N’ Roses fan hit in face by microphone thrown by Axl Rose at concert

    Guns N’ Roses fan hit in face by microphone thrown by Axl Rose at concert

    ‘If my head was turned and it hit me in the temple, it could have killed me’ A concertgoers was left with blood everywhere after a microphone thrown by Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose during a concert in Australia hit her in the face. Rebecca Howe was left with two black eyes and a […]

    3 years ago

  • Cruise ship passenger who fell overboard swam with sharks for 20 hours

    Cruise ship passenger who fell overboard swam with sharks for 20 hours

    ‘It scared me not knowing what it was or how big it was – all I could see was a fin’ A man’s trip to the toilet has turned into one hell of a story. James Michael Grimes ended up in the sea, treading water for 20 hours. His only company, jellyfish and sharks. And […]

    3 years ago

  • Boy, 1, eaten alive by 11-foot crocodile in front of dad on fishing trip

    Boy, 1, eaten alive by 11-foot crocodile in front of dad on fishing trip

    The croc later emerged above the water with the boy’s body in its jaw A one-year-old boy was eaten alive by a crocodile in front of his dad, after the reptile snatched him from a canoe while the pair were on a fishing trip. The man, a Palauh tribesman reported to be 45-years-old, was fishing […]

    3 years ago

  • Liver King admits to using steroids and issues apology following email leak

    Liver King admits to using steroids and issues apology following email leak

    ‘Yes, I’ve done steroids and yes, I am on steroids’ Fitness influencer Liver King has apologised and admitted to using steroids after an email leak claimed his physique was the result of using more than $10,000 of performance-enhancing drugs a month – not the carnivorous diet he promotes. Brian Johnson has become social media famous in […]

    3 years ago

  • ‘Sopranos’ star found dead in the street

    ‘Sopranos’ star found dead in the street

    A man is now facing eight charges including concealment of a human corpse Green Book and The Sopranos actor Frank Vallelonga Jr has been found dead. The 60-year-old was found dumped in the street in the Bronx. According to Fox News, Vallelonga’s representative confirmed his death, saying: “It’s a terrible tragedy. He was an incredible […]

    3 years ago

  • TikTok star Megha Thakur dies ‘suddenly’ aged 21

    TikTok star Megha Thakur dies ‘suddenly’ aged 21

    Megha’s parents described her as ‘the light of our life’ Canadian TikTok star Megha Thakur has died “suddenly and unexpectedly” at the age of 21. The influencer, who was from Brampton, Ontario, was well known for promoting self-confidence, body positivity and South Asian representation on her platform – where she had amassed 930,000 followers. Thakur’s […]

    3 years ago

  • Kanye West banned from Twitter after mocking Elon Musk

    Kanye West banned from Twitter after mocking Elon Musk

    Kanye now loves Hitler but doesn’t like Elon Kanye West rinsed his mate Elon Musk in what was his final tweet after being kicked off the platform – again – after posting an image of a swastika inside the Star of David. Just hours after telling the world how much he “loves Hitler” on Alex Jones’ […]

    3 years ago

  • Kanye West banned from Twitter after mocking Elon Musk

    Kanye West banned from Twitter after mocking Elon Musk

    Ye is now endorsing Hitler and mocking Musk Kanye West rinsed his mate Elon Musk in what was his final tweet after being kicked off the platform – again – after posting an image of a swastika inside the Star of David. Just hours after telling the world how much he “loves Hitler” on Alex Jones’ […]

    3 years ago

  • Glastonbury 2023: Elton John will headline Pyramid Stage in final UK gig

    Glastonbury 2023: Elton John will headline Pyramid Stage in final UK gig

    Glastonbury will be the final UK show of Sir Elton’s last ever tour Sir Elton John is to headline the Glastonbury Festival next summer, playing what will be the last ever UK date of his farewell tour. The BBC reported that the singer will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday, 25 June. In […]

    3 years ago

  • Kanye West says ‘I love Hitler’ on Alex Jones’ show and explains why

    Kanye West says ‘I love Hitler’ on Alex Jones’ show and explains why

    ‘There’s a lot of things that I love about Hitler’ Kanye West has said he likes and “loves” hitler while appearing on Alex Jones’ Infowars podcast in what is his most shocking interview yet. The disgraced rapper, now known as just Ye, also defended Nazis and denied the Holocaust on Thursday, weeks after his reputation […]

    3 years ago

  • Orange Is The New Black actor William Henke dead aged 56

    Orange Is The New Black actor William Henke dead aged 56

    ‘Brad was an incredibly kind man of joyous energy’ Brad William Henke, a former pro football player who went on to star in Orange Is The New Black, had died aged 56. His manager, Matt DelPiano, confirmed to The New York Post that Henke died in his sleep on Tuesday, but did not give details […]

    3 years ago

  • Mysterious black hole has been found pointing directly at Earth blasting light at us

    Mysterious black hole has been found pointing directly at Earth blasting light at us

    The detected light started its journey across space when the universe was about a third of the age it is now Astronomers have identified an incredibly intense blast of visible light that came towards Earth as having come from a black hole. The discovery marks the first time scientists have seen a black hole use light, […]

    3 years ago

  • Made In Chelsea’s Maeva and James announce birth of first child after difficult labour

    Made In Chelsea’s Maeva and James announce birth of first child after difficult labour

    The couple named their son Beau Christian Taylor Made In Chelsea star Maeva D’Ascanio has welcomed her first child with her fiancé James Taylor. Maeva  and James announced the arrival of their newborn son Beau Christian Taylor on Instagram on Wednesday say. The reality star, 30, revealed she had to have a caesarean after struggling […]

    3 years ago

  • First trailer for Cocaine Bear film based on a true story has been released

    First trailer for Cocaine Bear film based on a true story has been released

    The bear ate millions of dollars of cocaine then went a little mad The first trailer for Cocaine Bear has dropped and it is about as crazy as it sounds. The movie tells the bizarre story of a bear went a little too hard on the white powder in 1985, consuming several million dollars worth […]

    3 years ago

  • US player Antonee Robinson lauded for hugging heartbroken Iranian opponent

    US player Antonee Robinson lauded for hugging heartbroken Iranian opponent

    ‘There are good people in this world. Antonee Robinson is one of them’ US footballer Antonee Robinson is being celebrated for showing “the best of humanity” after consoling devastated Iranian opponent Ramin Rezian after the team’s World Cup defeat, in footage that has since gone viral. The US beat Ian 1-0, ending their dreams of […]

    3 years ago

  • Covid lab blunder linked to deaths of 20 people, investigators believe

    Covid lab blunder linked to deaths of 20 people, investigators believe

    Researchers estimated the mistake would have led to 680 additional hospital admissions A mistake at a lab which saw thousands of positive covid cases reported as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people, new estimates on Wednesday suggest. The error at a Wolverhampton lab meant around 39,000 PCR tests were reported as […]

    3 years ago

  • England’s white population declined in past decade, census reveals

    England’s white population declined in past decade, census reveals

    The number of people identifying as Christian has also fallen The white population is declining in England and Wales with 81.7 per cent of people identifying their ethnic group as white on the day of the 2021 census, down from 86.0 per cent a decade earlier. And the number of people describing themselves as Christian […]

    3 years ago

  • New tobacco plant produces cocaine inside its leaves in bizarre breakthrough

    New tobacco plant produces cocaine inside its leaves in bizarre breakthrough

    Scientists have been trying to crack the code for more than a century In news that may delight drug traffickers, a new genetically modified tobacco plant is reportedly able to produce cocaine inside its leaves. A study published earlier this month reveals how scientists have managed to recreate the cocaine-producing biochemistry of the coca plant […]

    3 years ago

  • Top Gun and Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard dies aged 66

    Top Gun and Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard dies aged 66

    ‘A beacon of light and strength for everyone around him’ Top Gun and Die Hard legend Clarence Gilyard Jr has died, the University of Nevada has confirmed. He was 66. Clarence passed away following a “long illness”, according to reports. He had a glittering Hollywood career spanning 30 years and was best known for his […]

    3 years ago

  • New Tim Burton Wednesday series on Netflix has broken Addams Family record

    New Tim Burton Wednesday series on Netflix has broken Addams Family record

    The Addams family has been on TV since September 1964 Tim Burton’s new series Wednesday has only been on Netflix five days but it’s already beaten an Addams Family record. The comedy series, released on the streaming service last Wednesday, follows the Addams Family’s only daughter, Wednesday Addams, as she attends Nevermore Academy. There Wednesday, played […]

    3 years ago

  • The reason you should never smile in a custody mug shot

    The reason you should never smile in a custody mug shot

    If there was ever a reason not to smile – surely this is it There’s a reason why you shouldn’t smile in police mugshot photos – and it is about as obvious as you’d expect. It shouldn’t be a happy occasion and a smile does not indicate, remorse. A TikToker has revealed how best to […]

    3 years ago

  • Elon Musk sleeps with two guns on his bedside table

    Elon Musk sleeps with two guns on his bedside table

    A timely post given Musk has been firing so many people Elon Musk sleeps with two guns on his bedside table. The billionaire posted a picture on Sunday, around 2am, of what he likes to have at hand during the night in what is a rather timely post given the amount of people he’s been […]

    3 years ago

  • Katherine Ryan shares harrowing truth about media coverage of ‘famous TV predator’

    Katherine Ryan shares harrowing truth about media coverage of ‘famous TV predator’

    ‘They don’t want his name. That’s the thing people don’t seem to understand’ Katherine Ryan says she will never talk about her experience with a TV “predator” again after she ignited a fierce debate around not naming him during a BBC documentary. The Canadian comedian recently spoke to Louis Theroux and claimed that the man’s […]

    3 years ago

  • National Grid set to announce blackout plan which will see power turned off

    National Grid set to announce blackout plan which will see power turned off

    It could come into effect as early as tomorrow Households could receive payment to switch off their power to ease pressure on the UK’s grid operator – preventing the need for blackouts Tuesday evening when England take on Wales. The National Grid’s electricity systems operator division has said that it is considering whether to start […]

    3 years ago

  • I’m A Celeb fans spot Ant and Dec’s relieved reaction as Matt Hancock comes third

    I’m A Celeb fans spot Ant and Dec’s relieved reaction as Matt Hancock comes third

    ‘You can tell how much Ant & Dec can’t stand him’ I’m A Celeb fans spotted what they thought was noticeable relief in hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly when they announced that Matt Hancock had placed third. Footballer Jill Scott was crowned Queen of the Jungle on Sunday and Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner was […]

    3 years ago

  • Matt Hancock ‘snubs GMB interview’ as only I’m A Celeb finalist to refuse press

    Matt Hancock ‘snubs GMB interview’ as only I’m A Celeb finalist to refuse press

    Jill, Owen and Mike all made time on Monday Matt Hancock snubbed Good Morning Britain on Monday and refused to do an interview, despite his I’m A Celebrity campmates all appearing on the show after Sunday’s final. The former health secretary came third in the show, with footballer Jill Scott crowned Queen of the Jungle […]

    3 years ago

  • Crytocurrency founder Tiantian Kullander found dead aged 30

    Crytocurrency founder Tiantian Kullander found dead aged 30

    Tiantian Kullander was ‘widely recognised as a pioneer for the industry’ The co-founder of a cryptocurrency has suddenly died at the age of 30. Tiantian Kullander, the co-founder of Hong Kong-based digital asset company Amber Group, died in his sleep on November 23. The company confirmed Tiantian’s passing on its website “with the deepest sadness […]

    3 years ago