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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  • Robert De Niro’s grandson’s cause of death confirmed by family

    Robert De Niro’s grandson’s cause of death confirmed by family

    Lenadro’s mum has issued a heartbreaking plea Robert De Niro’s grandson’s cause of death has been revealed by his family. Leandro De Niro Rodriguez death was confirmed by his mother, Drena – who is Robert’s daughter from his marriage to his first wife Diahnne Abbott – in an Instagram post on Monday, but no other […]

    2 years ago

  • Man fell for wife of 60 years when she poured best pint he’d ever had

    Man fell for wife of 60 years when she poured best pint he’d ever had

    ‘It was definitely love at first sight for me’ A doting husband has toasted his wife of 60 years and says he fell in love with her the first time they met – when she pulled him the “best pint of bitter” he’d ever had. Michael Bartlett, 86, was smitten as soon as he clapped […]

    3 years ago

  • Subway restaurant criticised for ‘poor taste’ over Titanic sub joke on sign

    Subway restaurant criticised for ‘poor taste’ over Titanic sub joke on sign

    ‘This is what we are doing now? Making fun of people who lost their lives’ A Subway restaurant is being slammed for making a joke about the Titan submarine tragedy that claimed five lives just weeks ago. Everyone onboard OceanGate’s submersible died after it suffered a “catastrophic implosion” while diving to see the wreckage of […]

    3 years ago

  • Man diagnosed with serious condition after he suddenly becomes horny and aggressive

    Man diagnosed with serious condition after he suddenly becomes horny and aggressive

    ‘I had a positive attitude and genuinely believed I would be alright, but I was terrified inside’ A man who suddenly became “horny and aggressive” was later diagnosed with a brain tumour. Shaun Turner discovered he had an orange-sized mass on his brain in 2014 after he lost his sense of smell and eyesight. The […]

    3 years ago

  • Mum pulls kid out of school after ‘passive-aggressive’ note from teacher

    Mum pulls kid out of school after ‘passive-aggressive’ note from teacher

    ‘They snack-shamed my 3-year-old’ A mum pulled her son out of nursery after getting “food shamed” by teachers who branded her kid’s lunch “unhealthy”. Posting on TikTok, the mum who goes by @peavymegan, told how she sent her 3-year-old off to his nursery school with a mixture of snacks, noting that it has asked parents […]

    3 years ago

  • Nurse sacked after secret lover patient dies in car

    Nurse sacked after secret lover patient dies in car

    The man was found in the back of his car with his trousers down A nurse has been sacked after a patient she was having a secret relationship with died following a late-night hospital car park meeting. Penelope Williams ignored advice to call an ambulance for the man, known only as Patient A, after he […]

    3 years ago

  • PCSO filmed ‘refusing to attend assault 26 seconds away’

    PCSO filmed ‘refusing to attend assault 26 seconds away’

    ‘Yeah, but then I’ll have to deal with it’ Sussex Police has launched an investigation as outrage continues to mount after footage emerged showing a PCSO refusing to attend an assault just a few hundred meters away. Footage of the incident in Lancing, West Sussex, shows a witness pull up next to a marked police […]

    3 years ago

  • Lonely pensioner who became obsessed with postwoman put tracker on her van

    Lonely pensioner who became obsessed with postwoman put tracker on her van

    He also turned up at her mum’s home A lonely pensioner who became infatuated with his postwoman attached a tracking device to her van, a court has been told. Keith Deacon used the device to check where she was going and would occasionally turn up at locations where she was. The 71-year-old developed a “fixation” […]

    3 years ago

  • Husband issues plea after wife kills herself nine days after giving birth to twins

    Husband issues plea after wife kills herself nine days after giving birth to twins

    ‘We were both so excited to be having twins. I can’t even begin to describe how happy she was’ A heartbroken dad lost his wife nine days after she gave birth to twins. Ariana Sutton had experienced postpartum depression (PPD) after welcoming her first child – Melody Ki Sutton, now four – with husband Tyler, […]

    3 years ago

  • Robert De Niro’s grandson dies aged 19

    Robert De Niro’s grandson dies aged 19

    ‘I wish that love alone could have saved you’ Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez has died. He was19. Leandro was the son of De Niro’s adopted daughter, Drena, 51, and artist Carlos Rodriguez. In an Instagram post on Monday, the 51-year-old did not reveal how her son had died, but wrote, “I […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman goes viral for feeding the same fox family for 25 years

    Woman goes viral for feeding the same fox family for 25 years

    ‘Every one of the eight foxes answers its own name, including Twisted, Little Ted, Charles and Dyson’ A woman has been feeding the same family of foxes for 25 years. Sharon Hughes has become social media famous after posting videos of her feeding sessions with her furry friends, with one clip being viewed almost 23 […]

    3 years ago

  • Amusement park shuts down rollercoaster after social media user notices crack

    Amusement park shuts down rollercoaster after social media user notices crack

    The Fury is described as the ‘tallest, fasted and longest giga coster in North America’ A huge crack in the side of an amusement park ride was spotted by a visitor, leading to the ride being shut down. Jeremy Wagner was visiting Carowinds in North Carolina when he noticed that the Fury 325 giga roller […]

    3 years ago

  • Two children and woman die in ‘devastating’ flat fire

    Two children and woman die in ‘devastating’ flat fire

    ‘It’s just heartbreaking’ Two children and a woman have died after a “devastating” flat fire in Cambridge early on Friday morning. A man managed to escape the flames, which engulfed a maisonette in Sackville Close, King’s Hedges, and is in a critical condition in hospital. More than 30 firefighters attended the fire after emergency services […]

    3 years ago

  • Boy, 17, found in canal after being stabbed to death

    Boy, 17, found in canal after being stabbed to death

    Three youths aged 14, 15 and 17 have been arrested A teenage boy pulled from a London canal with fatal stab wounds has been named. The 17-year-old was on Saturday named as, Victor Lee, from Ealing, and was pictured for the first time. He was recovered from the water under Scrubs Lane, west London, just […]

    3 years ago

  • Man jumps over barrier at 800ft canyon for prank then slips in terrifying video

    Man jumps over barrier at 800ft canyon for prank then slips in terrifying video

    ‘I always wondered as a kid how people fall into canyons like this’ Heart-stopping footage shows the moment a man’s prank at a national park could have easily ended in tragedy. In a video posted to Reddit earlier this week, an unknown man is seen running and then vaulting himself over a guard rail at […]

    3 years ago

  • Husband asks wife for a divorce after she refuses to have sex on wedding night

    Husband asks wife for a divorce after she refuses to have sex on wedding night

    And they separated two weeks later A heartbroken bride has told how she was married for just 24 hours before her husband asked for a divorce. The woman phoned into Abbie Chatfield’s Hit Network radio show, Hot Nights, in Australia, this week to share the story of her wedding night disaster. “I was married for […]

    3 years ago

  • Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor in Little Miss Sunshine, dies aged 89

    Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor in Little Miss Sunshine, dies aged 89

    ‘Hilarious, heartbreaking, and the ability to be terrifying, his range was amazing’ Acting legend Alan Arkin has died. He was 89. The Oscar, Tony, Emmy, BAFTA, SAG, and Golden Globe winner best known for his roles in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ and ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, passed […]

    3 years ago

  • Online retailer ridiculed by shoppers after launching denim hot pants for men

    Online retailer ridiculed by shoppers after launching denim hot pants for men

    ‘It’s just too much’ Having outraging social media last month with denim shorts that better resembled a thong, Chinese fast fashion retailer, Shein, has released a pair for men – and people can’t quite believe it. The tiny pair of “Daisy Dudes” as on person called them – officially known as the Manfinity Fever City […]

    3 years ago

  • Key witness in Madeleine McCann case reveals gruesome footage he found in suspect’s home

    Key witness in Madeleine McCann case reveals gruesome footage he found in suspect’s home

    ‘The biggest mistake of my life’ The man who tipped police off about the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has spoken about discovering videos showing him torturing an elderly woman and tormenting a young girl that “ruined my life”. The German man, identified only as Helge B, said he approached Scotland Yard […]

    3 years ago

  • 13-year-old skateboarder becomes first woman in history to land 720

    13-year-old skateboarder becomes first woman in history to land 720

    And she did it in front of Tony Hawk A 13-year-old has made history by landing a “720” on a skateboard. And the trick was made even sweeter by the fact Australian Arisa Trew nailed it in front of the sport’s biggest icon, Tony Hawk, at his event, Vert Alert in Salt Lake City over […]

    3 years ago

  • Man pours milk over the heads of Just Stop Oil protesters

    Man pours milk over the heads of Just Stop Oil protesters

    ‘Thuggish assault and utterly condemnable’ Video of a passerby pouring a bottle of milk over the head of Just Stop Oil protesters has gone viral, but divided opinion. Footage posted on social media shows a man approaching protesters as they held a slow march in Hammersmith, London on Thursday. The group has been performing the […]

    3 years ago

  • Dad hits back after vile trolls slam him for kissing his 5-year-old son on lips

    Dad hits back after vile trolls slam him for kissing his 5-year-old son on lips

    ‘I find it worrying that it bothers you’ A Dad from Leeds has hit back at trolls who have criticised him for kissing his five-year-old son on the lips. Tom, who posts videos on TikTok as @tom_leeds, has been questioned much the same as David Beckham has for kissing his daughter, Harper, on the mouth. […]

    3 years ago

  • Handbag ‘smaller than a grain a salt’ sells for $63k

    Handbag ‘smaller than a grain a salt’ sells for $63k

    The bag is based on a Louis Vuitton tote which retails at full size for between $3,100 and $4,300 A tiny handbag “narrow enough to pass through the eye of a needle” has sold for over $63,000 (just under £50k). The accessory, barely visible to the human eye despite being fluorescent yellowish-green, sold during an […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman loses leg after getting caught in moving walkway at airport

    Woman loses leg after getting caught in moving walkway at airport

    Travellers rushed to turn off the emergency switch as the victim was pulled into the mechanism A tourist has had her leg amputated after getting it caught in a travelator at an airport. The 57-year-old woman was due to board a flight from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport to the southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province on […]

    3 years ago

  • Glastonbury worker found dead during clean-up as festival suffers second fatality

    Glastonbury worker found dead during clean-up as festival suffers second fatality

    It is the second death at the iconic event this year A Glastonbury worker was found during the clean-up after the music festival. The man, in his 40s, was discovered on Tuesday afternoon. Police, who were called to the scene around 2.20pm, said the death was not suspicious. The man is the second to die […]

    3 years ago

  • Jake Paul broke his new $420,000 Ferrari just one hour after buying it

    Jake Paul broke his new $420,000 Ferrari just one hour after buying it

    First, he joked he should get a job on Top Gear, and then the warnings lights started flashing ‘The Problem Child’ has lived up to his name, yet again, breaking a $420,000 (£332K) Ferrari just an hour after getting it out of the showroom. The Youtuber-turned-boxer got a little too excited in the supercar and […]

    3 years ago

  • Partner’s heartbreaking final text to Nicola Bulley on the morning she vanished

    Partner’s heartbreaking final text to Nicola Bulley on the morning she vanished

    A corner has recorded a verdict of accidental death An inquest into the death of Nicola Bulley on Tuesday heard the heartbreaking text he sent her on the morning she disappeared sparking a massive three-week search. The 45-year-old disappeared after dropping her daughters, six and nine, at school and taking her dog for a walk […]

    3 years ago

  • KSI and Logan Paul forced to leave stage as crowd pelts them with bottles of Prime

    KSI and Logan Paul forced to leave stage as crowd pelts them with bottles of Prime

    Security had to step in and protect the social media stars KSI and Logan Paul got pelted with their own product during a lunch event in Denmark on Tuesday. The influencers-turned-boxers had to be helped by security during the event in Copenhagen. Video circulating on social media shows the duo coming under attack after KSI […]

    3 years ago

  • Asteroid bigger than ten buses is hurtling towards Earth

    Asteroid bigger than ten buses is hurtling towards Earth

    It is passing close enough to be recorded as a ‘near-Earth object’ A space rock bigger than ten buses is hurtling towards Earth and is due to fly past on Wednesday. NASA says the asteroid, called 2013 WV44 and estimated to be up to 524 feet (160 metres) in diameter – bigger than the London […]

    3 years ago

  • Man on holiday died trying to drink all 21 cocktails on bar menu

    Man on holiday died trying to drink all 21 cocktails on bar menu

    The man’s family has hit out at the medical treatment he received A British holidaymaker reportedly died after trying to drink all 21 cocktails on the pool bar menu in Jamaica. Timothy Southern, from Staffordshire, had worked his way through a dozen of the drinks before retiring to his room at the Royal Decameron Club […]

    3 years ago

  • Titanic actor Lew Palter has died aged 94

    Titanic actor Lew Palter has died aged 94

    ‘He got to a beautiful 94. The proof is in the pudding’ Titanic star Lew Palter has died. He was 94. The actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as real-life department store magnate Isidor Straus, who embraced his wife in bed, in James Cameron’s 1997 drama, Titanic, passed away from lung cancer at his […]

    3 years ago

  • 14-day heatwave to hit Britain as dates temperatures to soar over 40C revealed

    14-day heatwave to hit Britain as dates temperatures to soar over 40C revealed

    ‘We got 40C last year and before that happened no one thought there was an outside chance’ While some Brits might already be sick of the heat and have the fan on full, experts have said a heatwave next month could hit 40C and potentially last two weeks. Sunday was the joint hottest day of […]

    3 years ago

  • How much Elton John was estimated to be paid for Glastonbury performance

    How much Elton John was estimated to be paid for Glastonbury performance

    ‘They cap their budget’ Elton John might have pulled in record-breaking crowds at Glastonbury on Sunday but the Rocket Man is unlikely to have pocked a fee to match. The icon’s “special and emotional” performance on the Pyramid Stage featured numerous guests and a tribute to Elton’s late friend, George Michael on what would have […]

    3 years ago

  • Elton John pays tribute to George Michael at Glastonbury on late singer’s birthday

    Elton John pays tribute to George Michael at Glastonbury on late singer’s birthday

    ‘This is for you, George’ Sir Elton John paid a moving tribute to his late friend George Michael on what would have been his 60th birthday, during his headline set at Glastonbury on Sunday. Elton described his performance as “special and emotional” and kicked off his Pyramid Stage set at 9pm with, Pinball Wizard, in […]

    3 years ago

  • Viewers stunned by ‘biggest ever’ Glastonbury crowd for Elton John’s final UK performance

    Viewers stunned by ‘biggest ever’ Glastonbury crowd for Elton John’s final UK performance

    ‘You’ve been an incredible crowd tonight. I wish you love and health and happiness’ Sir Elton John never thought he’d play Glastonbury and people watching his last-ever UK performance couldn’t believe just how many people were watching as the sun went down on the iconic performer. Elton’s headline performance on Sunday has sparked suggestions he […]

    3 years ago