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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  • GTA 6 leak details reveal 750GB file size and 400 hours of gameplay

    GTA 6 leak details reveal 750GB file size and 400 hours of gameplay

    Storage may well be a problem for some gamers Another day, another GTA 6 leak. The latest revelation is that the hotly-anticipated game could have a 750GB file size and provide 400 hours of gameplay. Leaks around GTA 6 have been coming thick and fast in recent months. Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto V […]

    2 years ago

  • Couple take revenge on Airbnb host by leaving taps running and gas on for 25 days

    Couple take revenge on Airbnb host by leaving taps running and gas on for 25 days

    The couple fled the country before the owner could confront them A couple reportedly took revenge on their Airbnb host by leaving the taps running and the gas on for their entire 25-day stay. The property owner was left with an 840,000 won (£1,260) bill after a falling, including over the location of the accommodation, […]

    2 years ago

  • Brits will soon be able to fly to Spain on world’s biggest aircraft

    Brits will soon be able to fly to Spain on world’s biggest aircraft

    ‘It’ll be more like travelling on a cruise ship than a plane’ Flying can be a real pain in the ass, quite literally. And then there’s the lack of leg room, kids and drunks yelling, and hospital-quality food. So why not take a flight on the aircraft nicknamed, the ‘Flying Bum’. The worl’d’s biggest aircraft, […]

    2 years ago

  • Ron Perlman wants to return for Hellboy 3

    Ron Perlman wants to return for Hellboy 3

    ‘We owe this to the fans and we should give it to them because it would be an epic conclusion’ Ron Perlman says he wants to return for Hellboy 3 because “we owe this to the fans.” Almost 20 years after the actor transformed into the fictional superhero in 2004’s Hellboy, then again in Hellboy […]

    2 years ago

  • Jimmy Buffett dead aged 76

    Jimmy Buffett dead aged 76

    ‘He lived his life like a song till the very last breath’ Jimmy Buffett had died age 76. The singer-songwriter’s passing was confirmed on his official Twitter account late Friday. Buffett is said to have passed away that night surrounded by loved ones. The statement read: “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September […]

    2 years ago

  • Dog runs away from home then watches entire Metallica show

    Dog runs away from home then watches entire Metallica show

    This dog certainly had its day Forget Enter Sandman. A dog named Storm stole the show at a recent Metallica concert in California. Last weekend the four-legged metal fan snuck out of her home adjacent to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, then took a seat to take in the show. Storm, Metallica noted, “made her […]

    2 years ago

  • Red Dead Redemption 3 confirmed by Rockstar parent company

    Red Dead Redemption 3 confirmed by Rockstar parent company

    Hold onto your cowboy hats! Red Dead Redemption 3 has been confirmed. While no release date has been released, the critically acclaimed western series will be returning. Fans of the series, which began as Red Dead Revolver way back in 2004, have already been waiting five years for the next iteration as Red Dead Redemption […]

    2 years ago

  • Dire Straits legend dies at 68 as band pays tribute

    Dire Straits legend dies at 68 as band pays tribute

    Rest in peace Jack Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has died aged 68. The musician’s passing was announced on X by the band, alongside a black and white picture of the performer. It reads: “#JackSonni Rest In Peace #DireStraits.” Sonni’s cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was known as “the other guitarist” […]

    2 years ago

  • Hundreds of job losses at Wilko confirmed as rescue bid collapses

    Hundreds of job losses at Wilko confirmed as rescue bid collapses

    The jobs will formally be made redundant from Monday A bid to buy Wilko has fallen through putting hundreds of people out of work. Administrators PwC said 269 roles at the chain’s support centre in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, would be made redundant, along with 14 roles at Wilko subsidiary Kin Limited. Further redundancies across two distribution […]

    2 years ago

  • Jeremy Corbyn stars in trailer for new British comedy ‘Sumotherhood’

    Jeremy Corbyn stars in trailer for new British comedy ‘Sumotherhood’

    Corbyn makes an unlikely cameo in a roadman comedy Adam Deacon fans have been blindsided by a star in his new comedy, Sumotherhood. The BAFTA Rising Star recipient who starred in the likes of Kidulthood and Adulthood, has dropped the trailer for his new flick, and the inclusion of one well-known public figure has people […]

    2 years ago

  • ‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking

    ‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking

    You’re just going to have to own it! It turns out men invented beer goggles and beauty really isn’t in the eye of the beer holder. Scientists have called time on the expression often used by people – men – to excuse them from behaviour they might find unattractive in the harsh light of day […]

    2 years ago

  • Daniel Radcliffe shows off incredible transformation after getting stacked for TV role

    Daniel Radcliffe shows off incredible transformation after getting stacked for TV role

    Harry got hench Daniel Radcliffe might have finally outgrown the title of boy wizard, with pictures emerging showing him ripped to shreds. The actor, best known for his role as Harry Potter, has clearly been hitting the weights, and he’s undergone a pretty magical transformation. The 34-year-old first lifted a wand as Harry Potter in […]

    2 years ago

  • Phillip Schofield takes action to secure wealth after admitting his TV career is ‘over’

    Phillip Schofield takes action to secure wealth after admitting his TV career is ‘over’

    He’s hired a firm that helps rich people get richer Phillip Schofield has reported hired a team of wealth management accountants to help him boost his bank balance after his television career imploded after revelations he lied about having an affair. The 61-year-old quit ITV in May as his relationship with co-star Holly Willoughby soured, […]

    2 years ago

  • Airline tests adult-only zones on flights

    Airline tests adult-only zones on flights

    It seems you can put a price on peace and quiet A European airline is reportedly set to trial adult-only zones on flights. The Independent reported on Tuesday that Corendon Dutch Airlines, the sister company to Turkey-based Corendon Airlines, will begin testing the approach on flights between Amsterdam and the Caribbean island of Curacao from […]

    2 years ago

  • Video game stories are better than film, say majority in study

    Video game stories are better than film, say majority in study

    ‘People haven’t always associated video games with good stories’ The stories in video games are better than those in TV shows and films, a study that will surely divide the internet has found. Given the immersive nature of games, and the advances in technology, it is perhaps not that surprising. But while the very best […]

    2 years ago

  • Chris Packham reported to police for sniffing wild goshawk chicks live on TV

    Chris Packham reported to police for sniffing wild goshawk chicks live on TV

    Hampshire police are looking into the matter A BBC presenter has been reported to police – for sniffing a gohawk chick. Environmental activist Chris Packham was celebrating the return of the protected species while filming The One Show. Goshawks were all but extinct as a breeding bird in the UK by the end of the […]

    2 years ago

  • Dad-of-five collapses and dies while helping son move into university

    Dad-of-five collapses and dies while helping son move into university

    He got engaged just two months ago A dad collapsed and died while helping his son move into a university dorm. Jeremy Tillman, a dad of five, appeared in distress inside an Arkansas State University campus residential building where he was helping his son, Jace Tillman, ahead of the new term in Jonesboro. The 45-year-old’s […]

    2 years ago

  • Man mistaken for IT expert during iconic interview says he will sue BBC

    Man mistaken for IT expert during iconic interview says he will sue BBC

    The video has been viewed millions of times A man who became internet famous after mistakenly been interviewed on the BBC more than 17 years ago – now wants royalties for the clip. Guy Coma turned up at the corporation in 2006 to interview for a job as a data cleanser. Instead, he got dragged […]

    2 years ago

  • UK air traffic control system problem has been ‘identified and remedied’

    UK air traffic control system problem has been ‘identified and remedied’

    National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has said they have now identified and fixed the technical issues with the UK air traffic control system causing widespread failures and delays. In a statement on their website on Monday afternoon, Nats confirmed: “We have identified and remedied the technical issue affecting our flight planning system this morning. “We […]

    2 years ago

  • Sir Elton John hospitalised after accident

    Sir Elton John hospitalised after accident

    The performer is said to have had both a brain and lumbar scan at hospital Sir Elton John was reportedly hospitalised after suffering a fall at his villa in Nice. The 76-year-old was taken to the orthopedic department of the Princess Grace hospital centre in Monaco, where he was said to have been treated for […]

    2 years ago

  • Planes grounded to and from UK due to air traffic control ‘technical issue’

    Planes grounded to and from UK due to air traffic control ‘technical issue’

    More than 6,000 flights were due in and out of UK today Air traffic control is currently experiencing “a technical issue” and has restricted UK flight traffic while it is being fixed, with reports suggesting the problem could last days. The National Air Traffic Controller Service (Nats) told the BBC the issue is affecting its ability […]

    2 years ago

  • Man returns to Leeds Festival 14 stone lighter since he visited in 2021

    Man returns to Leeds Festival 14 stone lighter since he visited in 2021

    He started by walking around the block – then completed a half marathon A man has returned to the Leeds Festival 14 stone lighter, and been named Slimming World’s ‘man of the year’. In 2021, Aaron Walker, attended the festival played that year by Liam Gallagher, Stormzy and Post Malone, weighing 27stone (171kgs) and thinking […]

    2 years ago

  • Phillip Schofield set to write ‘tell-all book’ on ITV affair scandal

    Phillip Schofield set to write ‘tell-all book’ on ITV affair scandal

    He wants to ‘tell his story in full, and in some ways to draw a line under what has happened’ Phillip Schofield is reportedly planning a comeback and may write a tell-all book about the affair that ruined his television career. The former This Morning favourite is said to have spoken to a senior Talk […]

    2 years ago

  • British Museum director quits following alleged theft of artefacts

    British Museum director quits following alleged theft of artefacts

    He acknowledged the museum did not respond ‘as comprehensively as it should have’ The director of the British Museum has quit his role immediately after treasures were stolen from the London institution. Hartwig Fischer said on Friday that it was evident the museum “did not respond as comprehensively as it should have” when it was […]

    2 years ago

  • Girl, 8, dies after falling from balcony in Portsmouth

    Girl, 8, dies after falling from balcony in Portsmouth

    A woman has been taken into custody for questioning An eight-year-old girl has died after falling from a balcony in Portsmouth and a woman has been arrested. Hampshire Police said a 43-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and is being questioned. Police and paramedics were called to Wingfield Street in the city […]

    2 years ago

  • Man found dead after burglars broke into his home to steal his labradoodle

    Man found dead after burglars broke into his home to steal his labradoodle

    ‘We are all truly heartbroken at this news and we are all struggling to come to terms with his death’ A murder investigation has been launched after police were called out over the theft of a beloved pet and found its owner dead. Around 10.30am Tuesday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) responded to a report a […]

    2 years ago

  • Police officer hit by train while trying to save distressed man on tracks

    Police officer hit by train while trying to save distressed man on tracks

    ‘Truly devastating’ A police officer is in a serious condition after being hit by a train while helping a “distressed man” who was on the tracks. Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to a residential area in Balderton over concerns for a man’s safety just before 7pm on Thursday. The officer was taken to Queen’s […]

    2 years ago

  • WWE champion Bray Wyatt dies aged 36

    WWE champion Bray Wyatt dies aged 36

    ‘Very unique, cool and rare character, which is hard to create in our crazy world of pro wrestling’ Three-time WWE world champion Bray Wyatt has died aged 36. The wrestler had been dealing with an undisclosed health issue that had kept him out of the ring since February, but his death was characterised as sudden […]

    2 years ago

  • 93-year-old grandma’s reaction to her ex dying goes viral

    93-year-old grandma’s reaction to her ex dying goes viral

    ‘I slay while he lays’ A 93-year-old grandma has gone viral for delivering the coldest lines on the internet about her ex dying. Lillian Droniak, from Shelton, Connecticut, has become internet famous for her TikTok videos, having reportedly started the account with her grandson in November 2019. Newsweek reports that Droniak and her grandson made […]

    2 years ago

  • Top Gear future uncertain as top boss quits just months after horror Flintoff crash

    Top Gear future uncertain as top boss quits just months after horror Flintoff crash

    A decision on what happens next is expected imminently Top Gear’s editorial director has announced she had quit the show, months after host Freddie Flintoff left, casting further doubt over the show’s future. Clare Pizey worked on the show for seven years and got the top editorial job in March last year, having previously been […]

    2 years ago