A hobby is an activity that you do in your downtime, a chance to relax and take your mind off the pressures of work and day-to-day life. Well, it’s meant to be. But if the answers to this question posed by Stukwan on the AskReddit page are anything to go by, sometimes it’s the exact […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:12:26 (Source: The Poke)Nicholas Brandram was a suspect in the incident where a woman was shoved into the path of a bus nine years ago.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:07:10 (Source: BBC News)The controversy surrounding the VAR decision to allow Erling Haaland's winner in the Manchester derby has rumbled on for days, so what led to the error?
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:03:53 (Source: BBC News)Matt Fitzpatrick says he is not "100% comfortable" with the prospect of travelling to Dubai for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in November when he is due to be defending champion.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:09 (Source: BBC News)The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:52:38 (Source: BBC News)Christian Democratic Union leadership throws its weight behind the chancellor ahead of two state elections this weekend.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:50:26 (Source: BBC News)Of all the brownnosers in the Trump administration, House Speaker Mike Johnson seems to have his schnoz furthest up the President’s rear end. Johnson will defend literally anything Trump says or does, either directly or through pleas of ignorance. The Speaker is best known for his ability to have not heard the latest reports out […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:46:20 (Source: The Poke)We’ve featured plenty of posts on these pages of Brits telling various Magas exactly what’s what, and they don’t come much better than this. It’s a rewind to back in the day (does last year count as back in the day?) and this American who arrived in London for some sort of protest or another […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:39:04 (Source: The Poke)The offer of extra money by the government reduces the prospect of strike action by the largest teaching union.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:32:22 (Source: BBC News)Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:51 (Source: BBC News)Prince Harry and Meghan face a backlash after pulling their kids from school over a security blunder, with experts branding their UK return a self-made fiasco
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:29:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Unions who donate to Labour will meet John Healey on Thursday to press home their demands ahead of next month's Budget.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:19:23 (Source: BBC News)Suffolk Police Superintendent Tom Pearse has issued a new statement following online speculation of criminality as the search continues for the missing three-year-old boy Noah
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:16:25 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Mustafa Suleyman says he believes the AI giant is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:16:14 (Source: BBC News)We’re all aware that talking to a stranger can be a risky endeavour, but sometimes there’s no avoiding it. And as you’d expect, it often leads to some bizarrely memorable moments. To hear about the oddest encounters, C-My-Vest challenged r/AskUK users to share the strangest interactions they’ve had with strangers in the UK. And to […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:15:16 (Source: The Poke)Kash Patel hasn’t been in the news in a while. For him, that is a very good thing. Because when he does find himself back in the headlines, it’s never positive. Which brings us to Patel’s latest senate hearing, which was basically asking him why he has his job. Not surprisingly, Patel didn’t have a […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:11:13 (Source: The Poke)Kendry Paez was one of the world's best young talents when Chelsea signed him as a 16-year-old. Three years later, he's playing for the Under-21s. So what has gone wrong?
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:05:00 (Source: BBC News)Former officer who asked for a suspect's sex video to show "the lads from footy" is jailed for four years.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:58:54 (Source: BBC News)Suffolk Police released CCTV of the last confirmed sighting of Noah in the park in Brantham at 14:37 BST on Tuesday.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:53:26 (Source: BBC News)Gary Anderson, who is serving 15 years for the murder of Karol Kelly in Londonderry in 2018, remains on the run on Wednesday.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:52:09 (Source: BBC News)On the night JJ Gabriel was supposed to become Manchester United's youngest player in history, the scramble is on to persuade him not to quit.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:49:17 (Source: BBC News)Dozens of people are missing beneath the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike last year, where some 10 families had been living.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:28:46 (Source: BBC News)The theft of Earl Spencer's memoir about his late sister comes one week ahead of the book's release.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:22:16 (Source: BBC News)If there’s a worse person than Donald Trump to help guard against the frankly terrifying excesses of artificial intelligence then we haven’t met them yet. And yet the president continues to insist it will all be hanky dory despite all of the evidence – exhibit A: Donald Trump – suggesting otherwise. And surely no-one nailed […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:17:08 (Source: The Poke)Nadine Dorries should surely have seen this coming when she took aim at Angela Rayner over a Telegraph story about ‘botched local government reorganisation’. The tale, such as it is, concerns Reform UK demanding that Rayner – newly returned to the government under Andy Burnham – repay the cost of the aborted local government shake-up. […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:59:19 (Source: The Poke)Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father star Michael Whitehall has shared a brutal verdict on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the royal couple became his new neighbours in the Cotswolds
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:54:28 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:41:03 (Source: BBC News)Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:36:51 (Source: BBC News)The FBI says five men "conspired to intimidate, threaten, or murder people on US soil and around the world".
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:26:00 (Source: BBC News)Jake Humphrey used to be best known as a sports presenter but now he’s all about the High Performance podcast, helping us all become the very best version of ourselves (or, if we’re lucky, someone else). And we mention Jake because he was out and about minding his own business when a complete stranger yelled […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:25:53 (Source: The Poke)Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:25:24 (Source: BBC News)This won’t be the first or last time we’ve found ourselves bigging up Victoria Derbyshire on these pages but if anyone is doing this sort of thing better at the BBC (or anywhere else) we’d like to see it. This time it was Tory Mark Harper in her sights, after it turned out she was […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:54:45 (Source: The Poke)Sheeran tries to stay away from politics and controversy, but that stance has come in for criticism.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:50:12 (Source: BBC News)Hashim Thaci has been jailed for crimes including torture and murder during Kosovo's independence war with Serbia.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:42:50 (Source: BBC News)Annoying your parents is par for the course when you’re a kid. After all, you’re still learning how to be a human. However there are occasions where kids have pushed their folks too far with their nonsense. KuntaWuKnicks was curious to learn more, so they invited r/AskCasual members to share the times they made their […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:39:10 (Source: The Poke)The Canadian PM is in Strasbourg this week seeking a "unique alliance" - and there is one clear catalyst.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:08:01 (Source: BBC News)Like us you might not have come across American congresswoman Joyce Beatty but once you watch this you surely own’t be able to forget her. Beatty clashed with Donald Trump after a judge rejected his demand to add his name to the Kennedy arts centre, of which she is a board member. Which the president […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:00:44 (Source: The Poke)Vini Jnr, Mbappe and Konate cover up Ceuta message of support ahead of Real Madrid's match against Elche.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:55:00 (Source: BBC News)Two senior Army officers have been cleared by a court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a young soldier who took her own life a few months later.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:43:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Andy Burnham has shelved Sir Keir Starmer's plan to hold a flagship investment event later this year, with the next summit expected to take place outside London as part of the prime minister's effort to shift economic power into Britain's regions.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:27:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The world’s biggest toddler and the President of the USA should ideally be two different people, and yet here we are. The Oval Office Orange is having a strop of epic proportions because – yet again – a court has blocked his name from being displayed on the John F Kennedy Memorial Center. This was […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:25:10 (Source: The Poke)Time now to turn to the world of Richard Tice, the increasingly angry Reform UK deputy party leader who’s not happy with Sky News, he’s not happy with Sky News at all. Specifically he’s not happy with the widely respected and multiple award winning journalist Cathy Newman who he has accused of being an ‘anti-Reform […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:18:34 (Source: The Poke)At least 21 Palestinians who were sheltering in a bombed-out apartment building in Gaza have been killed after the structure collapsed overnight.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:18:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)There's nothing quite like the satisfaction of unearthing an absolute Fantasy Premier League bargain - so who are the most iconic picks ever?
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:14:45 (Source: BBC News)Sheeran's backing band and all of his support acts pulled out of his US tour, so what happens now?
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:10:41 (Source: BBC News)Twelve men accused of sexual offences against a woman will go on trial next month after her husband admitted drugging and raping her over more than 20 years.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:56:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Playwright and novelist Bonnie Greer has died aged 77 following a brief illness, her husband David Hutchins says.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:11:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Hello, and welcome to the Poke’s round-up of the funniest things we’ve seen on Bluesky since last week. We’re heading to the long slide into the weekend, and that has to be a cause for celebration. If you find something that makes you laugh, show it some love. If we missed a banger that you […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:14 (Source: The Poke)The US president has pushed the issue to the forefront of American politics - even at the risk of losing supporters.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:41:44 (Source: BBC News)A former police sergeant who asked a colleague to send him an intimate video of a member of the public has been jailed for four years.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:39:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been jailed for 25 years after being found criminally responsible for war crimes following a trial in The Hague.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:23:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The village of Piddington in Oxfordshire has been in the news after residents staged protests over plans to house around 1250 male asylum seekers in a nearby military base. In a village referendum on whether to withdraw from the UK, they voted to leave by 285 to 26, plus one spoiled ballot. The vote carries […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:01:53 (Source: The Poke)Police in Malawi have offered a reward after a British woman was kidnapped in the southern African country.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:48:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)At the last set of local elections, Durham Council came under the control of Reform UK, with 65 councillors – including former GB News presenter Darren Grimes, who was appointed Deputy Leader of the council. Last week, a Sky News report revealed chaos in the council, with allegations of bullying and incompetence, illustrated by a […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:32:52 (Source: The Poke)Businesses reveal the impact of shoplifting with recorded offences still above pre-pandemic levels.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:06:05 (Source: BBC News)We cross now to the US, where FBI chief Kash Patel has been having a normal one in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight. Patel was forced to defend his decision to drop the Bureau’s bar on hiring agents with convictions for theft from an employer, solicitation of sex, or bestiality. Or all […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:59:25 (Source: The Poke)At least three people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Los Angeles near the scene of a fatal bus accident, officials have said.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:22:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)As many as half of people report working when sick. The reasons for this are complex, experts say.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:40:07 (Source: BBC News)The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:39:55 (Source: BBC News)The British 200m ace sparked a huge reaction after hitting out at an ad where Sydney posed naked with strategically-placed footballs and other sporting equipment
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:49:24 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Around 5,000 bogus pharmacy websites were accessed by UK consumers in 2025, according to cybersecurity firm Avast
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:22:24 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)King Charles' letter confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considered "private citizens" and any duties carried out would not be on behalf of the Royal Family, as experts analyse what this means for the couple's new life in the UK
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:47:40 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The UK had the hottest summer ever and now it has been suggested that yet more sunshine is on the way in the coming weeks
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:38:21 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Language is what connects us as humans across the globe. Unless it’s Brits and Americans. In which case, it seems to have driven a wedge between two cultures that are entirely unwilling to meet half way. We say this after Twitter user @gabrielledisco posted about the Americanism that is becoming commonplace and they are really, […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:37:21 (Source: The Poke)We wouldn’t have believed someone could pull off this shot if we hadn’t seen it for ourselves, courtesy of ESPN. @espn WAIT FOR IT 😳 (via @Bonzatron) #bowl #bowling #trickshot #timing ♬ original sound – ESPN Well done to @Bonzatron for that 2022 stunner. We’d like to know how many recordings show disaster. It certainly […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:51:16 (Source: The Poke)Going to the doctor provokes a myriad of emotions, one of which, depending on your ailment, can be an enormous amount of awkwardness. However, experiencing an extreme level of cringe in a medical setting is such a common experience that we can all comfort one another with similar war stories. Which is what they’ve been […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:42:18 (Source: The Poke)The boss of a major airline has slammed the UK's latest air traffic control problems as 'unacceptable' after a rescue mission was launched to bring 7,200 stranded passengers home
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:15:34 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Another major UK high street chain is closing 17 stores forever, launching clearance sales while adding to a growing wave of nationwide retail closures
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:29:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Noel Gallagher watched Manchester City beat Manchester United at the weekend but has had troublesome fan experiences in the past
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:15:14 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)New research reveals 84% of people only felt their talent was worth pursuing after a teacher, boss, or mentor stepped in
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:06:08 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)'People suddenly begin spotting those extremely large, lengthy-legged spiders scurrying across floors.'
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:45:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Meghan Markle has shared an adorable social media post showcasing the family's first few weeks back in the UK following their return from California
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Brits juggle multiple thoughts at once – often resulting in 'too many tabs syndrome'. Here are the top signs you might be experiencing it too.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)IRN-BRU is marking its 125th anniversary by unleashing a gang of balaclava-clad grannies on mobility scooters across four UK cities
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:08:20 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A member of the UK armed forces has tragically died in a “road traffic incident” in Ukraine over the weekend, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed as they extend "thoughts and our sympathies" with their loved ones
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:54:03 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Most small businesses don’t think they’d survive if they stopped taking cash.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:32:59 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)King Charles has reportedly helped persuade the African nation of Uganda to reconsider its decision to pull out of his son Prince Harry's Invictus Games following a letter
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:21:31 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)One in four homeowners aren't confident they could recognise the warning signs of a gas safety issue at home - putting themselves and others at risk
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:50 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Prime Minister Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, Downing Street said.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:32:10 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have left their 19-bathroom Montecito mansion empty after their sudden return to the UK, leaving experts speculating over what happens next
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:15:39 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The European Union wants Canada to become the block's first "associate member", as the country's trade war with Donald Trump escalates.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:07:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Jack Shepherd, who was previously jailed for manslaughter over the death of Charlotte Brown in a speedboat incident, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for assaulting his girlfriend
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:33:51 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Sophie Potter, 19, from Huyton, was last seen at the Reminisce Festival in St Helens on Saturday, September 12 – family appeal for information.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:21:12 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A minor earthquake struck near the town of Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales at around 4am on Sunday, with the tremor sending vibrations and "loud rumbles" through nearby homes and startling residents from their sleep
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:09 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)James Hindson, 69, who worked at Moreton Hall School near Oswestry, has been banned from teaching by a TRA misconduct panel after he accidently shared his sordid search history on YouTube
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:10:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Behind the scenes with Manchester United and England star Ella Toone.
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