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We have been hearing about the sad breakup of Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian for months now, but we are still not ready to accept that he might have a new woman in his life. 

According to reports, Scott Disick is seeing model, Lina Sandberg. 

We definitely think that Scott has a thing for pretty, petite brunettes judging by Lina's Instagram account. 

Reports began circulating earlier this week that Scott was moving on from Kourtney with the pretty, Swedish model. 

And according to E! News, the rest of the Kardashian clan are not happy about it. 

"[They] are pissed off because they are overprotective of Kourtney," a source said.

"None of them are taking it very seriously because it's just another random girl that Scott is seen running around with."

Yikes. We would definitely not want to get on the wrong side of the Kardashian sisters. 

While on the most recent episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians Scott emotionally revealed that he really wants his family back, it seems that he may in fact have moved on. 

Scott has three children with Kourtney, who is also said to be less than impressed with Scott's new love interest. 

"Kourtney’s really p**sed off about it," a source told US Weekly. 

We still hold out hope that these two can work things out. 

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We have to admit, we were tad surprised when a strong Dublin accent emerged from the mouth of the lovely Jeremy McConnell during the Celebrity Big Brother launch show last night. 

Just who is this handsome, tattoo'd man and more importantly WHY had we not heard of him before?

Well, before you get in too much of a fluster, here is all you need to know about the Irish guy who is most definitely going to stir it up in this year's CBB house. 

1) He is a talented footballer 

Despite making his way as a model, it turns out that Jeremy has a keen interest in footie and has played for some pretty well known teams including Bohemians FC and Shelbourne FC. 

2) He has a famous Irish ex 

According to his very humble website, Jeremy has reportedly slept with "all the models in Ireland."

And this apparent achievement includes none other than Danny O' Reilly's new bae, model Holly Carpenter. The pair dated for 18 months but reports suggest that it did not end on a good note… 

3) He has a former BB housemate as a best pal 

Jeremy also had an Irish Big Brother veteran to seek advice from before entering the house.

He is great pals with former Tallafornia star Marc O' Neill who went in as a housemate on the non- Celeb Big Brother last year. 

4) You may recognise him 

This is not Jeremy's first stint on reality TV. 

He appeared as a cast member on MTV's Beauty School Cop Outs which followed a group of young wans moving to Manchester to learn all about beauty treatments. 

Yes, that was a concept for a show. 

5) He's a beauty pageant star 

Jeremy appeared in the prestigious beauty pageant, Mr. Ireland but no one knows how far he went. 

(We are assuming he did not win). 

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Many grandmothers fancy just a little glass of wine or some sherry and they're happy out. But the good people over at Observ sat these grannys down and asked them to try Fireball Whiskey, a popular cinnamon whiskey drink in America. 

Now, when they start off, none of them seem too keen to try the spicy drink, and it clearly makes a large impact when their faces completely change. You can even see them wince as they take their first sip. 

But five or six sips later (and a few shots), they begin to actually like it. The granny that took the shot even thinks they should go out dancing. #Standard. 

All we want to do now is sit our grannys down and have a couple of drinks with them! 

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Undoubtedly the most exciting celebrity couple since Kim met Kanye, we have been living for the blossoming romance between modelling sensation Gigi Hadid and former One Directioner, Zayn Malik. 

But they have been keeping their relationship tightly under wraps and well, fair enough. 

However, a furore was caused this week when Gigi posted a super cute video of Zayn to her Snapchat marking the first time the model has acknowledged the romance on social media.

 

#GigiHadid just posted this video of #ZaynMalik on snapchat! (itsgigihadid)

A video posted by Hadid News (@hadidnews) on

While Zayn shared a sweet Polaroid snap of the couple on his Instagram two weeks ago, the blonde bombshell had yet to show off her new man publicly. 

The pair were first spotted together in November when they were caught getting cosy at an AMA after party. They were then snapped going on a bunch of dates in LA throughout December. 

While the pair did not spend the holidays together as Gigi spent her Christmas with family skiing in the States, it seems that the pair have now reunited after the break. 

The adorable Snapchat posted two days ago features the gorgeous popstar saying: "I'm not going to do it again" to which the model asks "Please?"

I guess we will never know what Zayn was up to but they are sure giving us relationship envy. 

The pair were also spotted hanging out in NYC yesterday. 

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If you like a bit of Irish talent (like we all do), then feast your eyes on this list. From all around Ireland, these bands and singers are the ones to watch in 2016. 

And believe us when we tell you, you'll be impressed:

1. The Academic

These lads from Mullingar have just sold out an Irish tour. But that's not all, The Academic also supported The Strokes and Noel Gallagher in 2015 and in March they're headlining Vicar Street. Not too shabby, boys. 

 

2. Exmagician

Belfast's Exmagician have taken a more bluesy approach to their music of late. They first made a stir on the Irish music scene in 2011, but 2016 is definitely going to be their year.

 

3. James Vincent McMarrow

This Dublin man first debuted in 2010 but since then has changed his sound to a more hip pop and R&B vibe. And if his latest single, How To Waste A Moment is anything to go by, he's going to be big. 

 

4. Ciaran Lavery

Lurgan singer/songwriter Ciaran was nominated for the Northern Ireland Music Prize recently but this year he is really going to stand out from the crowd. Imagine a smooth Damien Rice-like sound. Just lovely. 

 

5. Saint Sister

These two beautiful ladies from Derry and Belfast have a enchanting sound to their music and describe it as 'atmosfolk'. Just think a traditional, Enya-type vives, but with a modern twist. 

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Kim Kardashian might reign supreme when it comes to Instagram followers, but there's one area where she hasn't been able to win out over her little sisters – Snapchat.

Kylie and Kendall are currently the only Kardashian-Jenner siblings using the photo and video sharing app – in fact, Kylie's been so influential that she's even been awarded her own personalised crown emoji next to her name.

Now though, it seems their big sister Kim is ready to get down with the kids and start a Snapchat account of her own.

The mum-of-two made an appearance on DJ Khaled's account last night – which has previously featured everyone from Taylor Swift to Kendall Jenner herself – and indicated her own Snapchat wasn't far off.

 

Salute my sis @kimkardashian bless up ! #wethebest

A video posted by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on

Khaled used his signature line "they don't want you" to praise Kim for her style, her app and being "the biggest boss in the game," before captioning the snap "Kim Snapchat soon come."

Kim herself took to Twitter last night to ask her fans if they thought she should set up an account – something which we're taking as a sign it's probably already well on the way.

Watch this space, people.

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Who knew that a puddle could be so entertaining? 

Some bright spark has set up a live stream of a particularly large and cumbersome puddle that has developed on a busy pathway after some woeful weather in Newcastle. 

And the live stream has really taken off. 

As of writing, over 13,000 people have tuned in to watch the Periscope live stream and #drummondpuddlewatch is trending on Twitter. 

Get in on the action here. But be warned, you will become addicted. 

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*Spoilers!* 

Without a doubt, your newsfeed has probably been choc-a-block full with news about Netflix's documentary series, Making a Murderer. 

The documentary follows the arrest, trial and conviction of Steven Avery for the murder of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc back in 2007. 

And while there has been a FLOOD of new information regarding the case and even a startling confession from a juror released yesterday, we have yet to get to hear who Steven Avery thinks committed the crime. 

Until now. 

In files obtained by TMZ, Steven allegedly filed legal documents back in 2009 revealing who he suspects to have murdered Teresa and why. 

According to the 53-year-old, his own brothers could have been responsible for the crime. 

Earl and Charles Avery, who are not mentioned in the documentary, are accused of committing the murder by Steven in the documents and then framing him for it.

And the motive? The files reveal that the brothers were fighting over the family business at the time of Teresa's death and were allegedly jealous of Steven's million dollar lawsuit against the local Sheriffs' department. 

What makes these accusations more interesting is the fact that both men have a serious history of assaulting women. 

Earl Avery plead 'no contest' in a suit regarding the sexual abuse of his own children. 

Meanwhile, Charles Avery was charged with sexually assaulting his own wife as well as a number of women who visited the Avery junk yard, according to the documents. 

Perhaps most worryingly is the fact that there are reports of three women being assaulted by Charles within a month of Teresa's disappearance. 

As with almost every aspect of this troubling case, this new information sure does sound fishy… 

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If you are an iPhone user, you are more than likely aware of those annoying non-deletable apps that plague your phone. 

We have never needed to check the Stocks and we really don't know what the Wallet app does? Oh and we have enough friends already without the Find Friends application (but your guess is as good as ours as to how it works). 

Well, instead of trying to hide these apps by putting them all into a folder and doing your best to forget about them, one tech savvy YouTuber has finally given us a simple solution to rid ourselves of these useless apps for good. 

Now unfortunately you cannot actually delete the apps permanently from your phone (curse you Apple!), but you CAN hide them permanently from your home screen meaning you don't ever have to actually look at them again. 

Hurrah!

Tech vlogger, videosdebarriquito, demonstrates in this handy little video exactly how you can do this. 

Careful though, because he doesn't show you how to get them back once they are hidden! 

 

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You may think that getting older is to blame for your hangovers becoming worse and worse, but as it turns out, it could be the winemakers. 

In a new study published by the Journal of Wine Economics, it found that wine is getting boozier each and every year. 

Researchers from the University of California tested more than 127,000 wines from all around the world, from the years 1992 to 2009. 

They tested the actual alcohol percentage in each bottle and then compared the number to the percentage listed on the label. 

And guess what? In most cases, the actual percentage was higher than what was listed. 

Older, European wines had a higher alcohol percentage than newer wines and wines from cooler climates, like Canada, had a lower percentage than wines from hotter places, like the U.S and Australia.

Red wines were way boozier than white wines, and overall, they have all a higher percentage than what they had a couple of years ago. 

And the most disturbing fact of all? Winemakers are often wrong (or lying to us) about how much alcohol is in their bottles.

The researchers found that the average content was 13.56%, but the average number on labels was 13.15%.

Now this may not seem like much, but the researchers warned that it could be very dangerous. 

"Even errors of this magnitude could lead consumers to underestimate the amount of alcohol they have consumed in ways that could have some consequences for their health and driving safety," they wrote. 

So, there you go, maybe it wasn't your fault you got so drunk on New Year's… Maybe. 

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We all know that Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne are BFF's and we also know that they like to affectionally nickname themselves CaKe (Ca for Cara and Ke for Kendall, geddit?).

In fact, their nickname has taken off so much they were even snapped sporting CaKe t-shirts over the summer and it seems that someone figured it would be a good idea to officially make the high fashion duo's brand a thing. 

And we reckon it is going to seriously take off. 

And after trade marking their combined name earlier this year, the duo have revealed that they are looking to design and create a fashion collection encompassing their combined style, a source has told the Sun. 

"They both see it as a bit of fun but are secretly confident it will do well." 

The pair debuted the label at Glastonbury this year on Kendall's Instagram while the super model pair were attending Kanye West's epic set at the festival. 

 

still can't hear #Glastonbury #CaKe

A photo posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on

Kendall and Cara wore plain black t-shirts emblazoned with CaKe Tour in white writing.

According to the source, Kendall is the driving force behind the brand. The duo have reportedly already designed hats and t-shirts but have every intention to expand into a full range of garments in the future. 

The collection is to be sold in both the US and the UK as well as online. 

We reckon these two are onto a winner here. 

 

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People all over the Ireland and the UK are celebrating their canine pals on Twitter today in honour of #WoofWoofWednesday, but Google decided to take things one step further.

If you follow @GoogleUK  on Twitter, you may have noticed a few strange-looking tweets this morning. Well, that's because they were typed by Doogler, the office's resident Golden Retriever.

There he is, typing away like any good Social Media Manager:

 First tweet! Complete with dog selfie:

Things soon took a turn for the chaotic, though:

Unfortunately poor Doogler's creative flow was stifled when the (human) bigwigs realised that his tweets didn't make a whole pile of sense, really.

Aaaw, we were just getting used to him.

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