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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  • Senior Tory to meet police over claims MPs were ‘blackmailed’ not to oust PM

    Senior Tory to meet police over claims MPs were ‘blackmailed’ not to oust PM

    William Wragg said he will be speaking to a Met detective next week A Tory MP who accused Downing Street of trying to “blackmail” MPs into not ousting Boris Johnson is reportedly set to meet police over his claims. William Wragg said he will be speaking to a Met detective in the House of Commons […]

    4 years ago

  • Man’s agonising penis pain discovered as rare covid side effect

    Man’s agonising penis pain discovered as rare covid side effect

    An earlier study by the University College London revealed that covid had led to a reduction in penis size A man’s agonising penis pain has been blamed on covid, with doctors saying the virus led to blood clotting. The unnamed male suffered penile pain for three days before being seen by a urologist in Iran, […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson ditches mask mandate and work from home advice in covid update

    Boris Johnson ditches mask mandate and work from home advice in covid update

    The Prime Minister said Omicron had likely peaked nationally The mandatory wearing of masks, working from home guidance and covid passports, will be ditched in England from next Thursday. Boris Johnson announced that Plan B measures would be lifted in the Commons on Wednesday. The PM said rules could now be eased because cases were […]

    4 years ago

  • Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on Cumbria caravan park

    Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on Cumbria caravan park

    The man was ‘exploited’ for all of his adult life and slept in a shed worse than the accommodation used by the family dog A man was kept prisoner in a six-foot shed in a caravan park for more than 40 years and paid just £10 a day in a “really harrowing” case of human […]

    4 years ago

  • Drivers warned over £200 fine risk with new rule change happening this month

    Drivers warned over £200 fine risk with new rule change happening this month

    It is time to go truly hands-free behind the wheel UK drivers will next week face a £200 fine as a new Highway Code comes into force, further tightening restrictions around using phones while behind the wheel. While it is already against the law to use a hand-held device while driving unless it’s an emergency, […]

    4 years ago

  • Man who spent £75,000 tattooing entire body reveals inside bum was most painful

    Man who spent £75,000 tattooing entire body reveals inside bum was most painful

    It probably wasn’t a fun job for the tattooist either A man who had spent around £70,000 tattooing his entire body has revealed the most painful area to get inked – the “inside of the bum”. Remy, who got his first facial piercing in 2001 followed by his first tattoo – his son’s name in […]

    4 years ago

  • Prince Andrew ‘left in tears when Queen stripped him of titles’

    Prince Andrew ‘left in tears when Queen stripped him of titles’

    ‘The Prince was tearful when told the news even though he had expected it’ Prince Andrew was in tears when he was stripped of his military titles, according to reports that suggest his “dire situation” has finally hit home. The Duke of York was said to be “utterly devastated” by the Queen’s decision last Thursday, […]

    4 years ago

  • Downing Street apologises to Queen over parties on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral

    Downing Street apologises to Queen over parties on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral

    ‘Deeply regrettable’ Downing Street on Friday issued an apology to the Queen over two parties held on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral. The prime minister’s spokesperson said it was “deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning and Number 10 has apologised to the Palace. “You heard from the prime […]

    4 years ago

  • Former Miss Universe told to ‘put on blouse’ before flight in ‘f***ed up’ decision

    Former Miss Universe told to ‘put on blouse’ before flight in ‘f***ed up’ decision

    Another passenger was wearing an even lower cut top without issue A former Miss Universe was told to “cover-up” before boarding an American Airlines flight to Cabon San Lucas, a decision her sister has labelled “f***ed up”. Aurora Culpo spoke about the incident on her Instagram stories, revealing how her sister Olivia was called to […]

    4 years ago

  • Man’s penis ‘shrank more than an inch due to covid’

    Man’s penis ‘shrank more than an inch due to covid’

    Covid can reduce penis size by damaging blood vessels A man has claimed that catching Covid resulted in his penis shrinking by an inch-and-a-half – almost 4cms. The anonymous male, who shared his story on the podcast “How to Do It”, said the lasting effect of the virus has damaged his self-confidence. Before catching coronavirus, […]

    4 years ago

  • Fans thought they caught rapper Kodak Black having sex live at hockey game

    Fans thought they caught rapper Kodak Black having sex live at hockey game

    The twerk that took all eyes off the hockey rink Sports fans momentarily thought they’d caught rapper Kodak Black getting X-rated with his new flame at a hockey game in Florida on Tuesday. During the third period of the Panthers-Canucks game, the ‘Zeze’ rapper – real-name Bil Kapri – was seen holding a woman by […]

    4 years ago

  • Wife plans ‘birthday orgy’ for husband – he ditches it for solo trip to Italy

    Wife plans ‘birthday orgy’ for husband – he ditches it for solo trip to Italy

    A decision, not every man will understand (Warning: This story may contain spoilers) A husband chose to take a solo trip to Italy for his birthday, ditching an orgy his wife was planning as a gift because it was “too meticulously planned”. The revelation came up on ‘Couple’s Therapy’, a Showtime series that is currently […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson finally admits he attended No 10 garden party

    Boris Johnson finally admits he attended No 10 garden party

    Sir Keir Starmer brands Boris’ comments ‘offensive to the British public’  Boris Johnson on Wednesday finally admitted he attended the No 10 “bring your own booze” party during the height of the first lockdown and offered his “heartfelt apologies”. But the Prime Minister refused calls to resign, claiming he thought the party was a work […]

    4 years ago

  • Government use of VIP lanes to award PPE contracts unlawful, court rules

    Government use of VIP lanes to award PPE contracts unlawful, court rules

    PPE contract system was unlawful court rules The government’s use of a so-called VIP lane to award PPE contracts to two companies during the first wave of the pandemic was unlawful, the high court ruled on Wednesday. A legal challenge was brought by campaign groups the Good Law Project and EveryDoctor who argued the bid process […]

    4 years ago

  • Rapper Earl Swavey dead at 26 as fans pay tribute to ‘young legend’

    Rapper Earl Swavey dead at 26 as fans pay tribute to ‘young legend’

    Swavey was mentored by the late rapper A$AP Yams US Rapper Earl Swavey has died age 26. His cause of death is currently unknown, a representative confirmed to Pitchfork on Monday. Swavey grew up in South Los Angeles and is a cousin of fellow rapper, Jay Rock. Rest In Peace to the great Earl Swavey […]

    4 years ago

  • Teen twins jailed over brutal gang stabbing after describing attack in drill lyrics

    Teen twins jailed over brutal gang stabbing after describing attack in drill lyrics

    One brother named his twin in incriminating drill lyrics police found on his phone Twin brothers were caught after a brutal gang revenge stabbing on a 16-year-old boy because one of them named his brother in incriminating drill lyrics describing the attack. Bradley Allison, 19, dropped his twin Steven in it by naming him and […]

    4 years ago

  • Police pull pilot out of plane crash seconds before train hits

    Police pull pilot out of plane crash seconds before train hits

    The heroic rescue in Los Angeles was caught on police bodycam Video has captured the heart-stopping moment a bloodied pilot was dragged to safety moments before a train smashed into his plane. Police bodycam footage shows Los Angeles police officers desperately trying to free the pilot who crash-landed his Cessna onto tracks in an emergency […]

    4 years ago

  • Tony Blair Knighthood: Petition to revoke former PM’s honour reaches 1m signatures

    Tony Blair Knighthood: Petition to revoke former PM’s honour reaches 1m signatures

    The milestone was passed less than a week after the former PM was given the honour A million people have now signed a petition calling for Tony Blair to have his Knighthood rescinded. Labour’s longest-serving Prime Minister was appointed as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman says men love to date her until they find out her real age

    Woman says men love to date her until they find out her real age

    You won’t believe it! A woman has stunned the internet by revealing she is about twice as old as she looks. TikTok user @princessaprilxo told her followers about a dilemma she has in a post in December that has now clocked up over 8 million views. In the post, the woman explains that she gets […]

    4 years ago

  • Boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of murdering 46-year-old man

    Boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of murdering 46-year-old man

    Polish national Dariusz Wolosz died 30 minutes after police were called to the scene A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 46-year-old man in west London. The Met Police said Dariusz Wolosz died 30 minutes after officers were called to Yiewsley High Street in West Drayton in the early hours of […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman nearly died after spin class left her with a life-threatening condition

    Woman nearly died after spin class left her with a life-threatening condition

    Franco was told that if doctors hadn’t acted when they did she may have lost her leg or her life A woman nearly died after a spin class she was trying for the very first time left her with a life-threatening condition. Kaelyn Franco, who used to be really active, collapsed when she got off the […]

    4 years ago

  • Molly-Mae sparks huge backlash for ‘tone deaf’ statements on wealth inequality

    Molly-Mae sparks huge backlash for ‘tone deaf’ statements on wealth inequality

    Molly-Mae mocked, ‘If you’re homeless just buy a house’ Molly-Mae Hague has been absolutely binned over comments made in a now-viral video where she talks about wealth inequality and poverty. The former Love Island contestant made the remarks during an interview shared on YouTube on 13 December, but a clip from The Diary of a […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman catches boyfriend having sex with his stepsister – sends video to his mum

    Woman catches boyfriend having sex with his stepsister – sends video to his mum

    There’s some things a mum, has to know! A scorned woman has gone viral for blasting a former boyfriend for cheating on her with his high school-age stepsister. And she even shared video proof of the sickly hook-up with his mum. Courtney Copenhagen told the New York Post how she was alerted to the infidelity […]

    4 years ago

  • Model Lottie Moss sobs after ‘evil friend’ leaks OnlyFans photos and phone number

    Model Lottie Moss sobs after ‘evil friend’ leaks OnlyFans photos and phone number

    Lottie Moss detailed the sinister plot in a tearful Instagram video Lottie Moss has told how her phone number was leaked online by “an evil human being” who has been telling people to share her X-rated OnlyFans snaps. Moss, who is the half-sister of fashion icon Kate, detailed the sinister plot involving a former friend […]

    4 years ago

  • Disney+ star Kim Mi-soo dies ‘suddenly’ aged 29

    Disney+ star Kim Mi-soo dies ‘suddenly’ aged 29

    Kim’s agency has asked people to stop spreading rumours around her cause of death Kim Mi-soo, star of Disney+ series Snowdrop, has died suddenly at the age of 29, leaving her family “grief-stricken”. News of Kim’s death was confirmed by her agency Lanscape who said the actor died suddenly. No cause of death was revealed, […]

    4 years ago

  • Jason Derulo filmed in brawl with two men after one called him Usher

    Jason Derulo filmed in brawl with two men after one called him Usher

    The men were said to have been left bloodied after the incident Jason Derulo was led away by police in Las Vegas after being involved in a fight said to have started after the singer was mistaken for fellow R&B artist, Usher. A passerby filmed the ‘Talk Dirty’ singer travelling down an elevator inside the […]

    4 years ago

  • Elderly motorist banned after driving 10mph on a 60mph road

    Elderly motorist banned after driving 10mph on a 60mph road

    The man was driving at night and police had concerns about his eyesight A pensioner has been banned from driving after police spotted him driving his car at 10mph (16kmh) on Christmas Day on a road with a 60mph limit. Officers found the man, said to be in his eighties, on the A346 between Marlborough […]

    4 years ago

  • Met Police issue explanation after drug swab video causes outrage

    Met Police issue explanation after drug swab video causes outrage

    Bar goers were swabbed for drugs outside two bars in east London The Met Police has issued a lengthy explanation after a video it posted online showing officers swabbing bargoers for drugs in east London caused outrage. The force posted a video on Twitter on Sunday of officers swabbing patrons at two venues in Shoreditch, […]

    4 years ago

  • Nurse wakes up from 28-day Covid coma – after being given Viagra

    Nurse wakes up from 28-day Covid coma – after being given Viagra

    Monica Almeida believes Viagra ‘definitely’ saved her life A nurse woke up from a 28-day coma caused by Covid after medics tried an experimental treatment – Viagra. Monica Almeida was admitted to Lincoln County Hospital in November and was just  72 hours from having her ventilator turned off when medics had the idea to use […]

    4 years ago

  • Boy, nine, ‘almost goes blind’ after suffering rare ‘Covid-eye’ side effect

    Boy, nine, ‘almost goes blind’ after suffering rare ‘Covid-eye’ side effect

    Zac Morey lost vision in his eye less than a week after testing positive for Covid A nine-year-old boy spent Christmas in hospital and almost went blind after catching ‘Covid eye’ – a rare side effect that experts have linked to coronavirus. Zac Morey, who’s in Year 5 at school, lost vision in his left […]

    4 years ago

  • Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant chain goes into liquidation with £5m debt

    Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant chain goes into liquidation with £5m debt

    The chef’s problems are nothing new Gino D’Acampo’s My Pasta Bar Chain has reportedly gone into liquidation owing millions of pounds to creditors. The chef is said to have called in liquidators with The Sun reporting that the chain owes £4,939,332 to 49 creditors, £113,975 to HMRC, and £37,887 in staff wages, according to Companies […]

    4 years ago

  • Boy fitted with £10,000 bionic ‘Iron Man’ arm

    Boy fitted with £10,000 bionic ‘Iron Man’ arm

    Billy Gregson now wears the high-tech arm to school every day and is ‘over the moon’ A boy has been fitted with a £10,000 ‘Iron Man’ arm, making his dream of being able to cast his own fishing rod with his dad  come true. Billy Gregson was born with an upper limb congenital deficiency, meaning […]

    4 years ago

  • BBC to investigate why it aired interview with Epstein’s ex-lawyer over Maxwell verdict

    BBC to investigate why it aired interview with Epstein’s ex-lawyer over Maxwell verdict

    The BBC interviewed a lawyer who used to represent Jeffrey Epstein The BBC has confirmed it will investigate how an interview with a former lawyer of Jeffrey Epstein was aired shortly after the Ghislaine Maxwell verdicts, admitting that he was not “suitable”. In a statement on Thursday, the broadcaster said its interview with Alan Dershowitz […]

    4 years ago

  • Mutant hairless goat born ‘with face of human baby’

    Mutant hairless goat born ‘with face of human baby’

    (Warning: Some readers may find images in this story disturbing) Oh my Go-at! A farmer was astonished after one of his goats gave birth to a kid with the “face of a human”. The “human baby-like offspring” is said to have surprised locals in Gangapur village in Dholai in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. […]

    4 years ago

  • 90% of intensive care patients are unboosted, Boris Johnson confirms

    90% of intensive care patients are unboosted, Boris Johnson confirms

    The PM said 2.4 million eligible double-jabbed people are yet to take up the offer of a booster Ninety percent of Covid patients in intensive care units have not had the booster jab, Boris Johnson has confirmed. “I’m sorry to say this but the overwhelming majority of people who are currently ending up in intensive care […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘Psycho’ squirrel leaves town ‘afraid to leave their homes’ after attacking 18 people

    ‘Psycho’ squirrel leaves town ‘afraid to leave their homes’ after attacking 18 people

    The squirrel attacked its victims at ‘frightening speed’ and for ‘no reason whatsoever’ Residents of a small-town were left too scared to leave their homes after a “psycho” squirrel went on a 48-hour rampage – injuring at least 18 people. The grey squirrel began indiscriminately attacking pensioners, children, and pets in their gardens in Buckley, […]

    4 years ago

  • Families will be £1,200 worse off in 2022 due to ‘cost-of-living catastrophe’

    Families will be £1,200 worse off in 2022 due to ‘cost-of-living catastrophe’

    2022 will be defined as the ‘year of the squeeze’ Families will face a £1,200-a-year hit to their incomes next year, with a report warning of a “cost-of-living catastrophe” due to soaring energy bills and rising taxes. The Resolution Foundation (RF) said from April families would be hit with a rise to the energy cap and […]

    4 years ago

  • Armed intruder arrested in grounds of Windsor Castle as Queen celebrates Christmas

    Armed intruder arrested in grounds of Windsor Castle as Queen celebrates Christmas

    The Queen is celebrating Christmas at Windsor this year after cancelling traditional plans to go to Sandringham An armed man has been arrested after breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. Police were called to the grounds of Windsor Castle around 8.30am after being alerted to a security breach. The Queen is […]

    4 years ago