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Paddy Maddison
Paddy is a freelance writer with a penchant for menswear, music, pies and beer. When he's not busy putting his Northern fingers to keyboard, he can be found around London complaining about the cost of things.
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Style
The best Converse trainers: fantastic Cons to own today
Hey now, these Converse trainers are all All-Stars.
Style
The best Nike trainers for fashion and sport
The ultimate Nike trainers revealed.
Fabric is selling its old sound system and you can bid on it
Piss your neighbours off the right way
Entertainment
Russell Brand wants to be a 'Strictly' judge now Noel Fielding is confimed for 'Bake Off'
Not even this would be surprising anymore
Sean Spicer wore a green tie on TV and it did not go well for him
He was asking for it, really
Mobile
This new retro-Mac-themed iPhone 7 looks seriously cool
Forget about the iPhone 8, this is the one you want
Music
Your favourite albums on Spotify could soon be premium only
Time to get your wallet out
These police officers took over a pissed student's group chat
Modern policing at its finest
Paul O'Grady is going to be the host of the new 'Blind Date'
A pretty good choice, no?
Mobile
Samsung might finally drop their foldable smartphone this year
The flip phone is back, but not as we know it
Food And Drink
A new study has found that people who eat more cheese are actually thinner
Finally, 2017 brings us some genuinely good news
Tech
The Science Museum is opening a Tim Peake astronaut VR experience
You'll be able to hurtle back to Earth in his space shuttle
Films
Kal Penn shares all the stereotypical roles he's been offered as an Indian actor
So many requests to put on a "stereotypical accent"
Sport
A Man Utd fan found this terrifying advice sheet in his Russian hotel room
Not what you want to find on your bedside table
Tech
Ed Sheeran has inadvertently revived everyone's favourite hashtag
First it was Susan Boyle, now it's Ed's turn
Films
Ben Affleck reveals he's been undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction
"There's no shame in getting help"
This Google app could share your search history with your contacts unprompted
Just when you though your online privacy couldn't be any more violated
Music
52 David Bowie stamps are currently floating into space
There's a starman waiting in the sky, literally
This mum totally ruined her son with maybe the most brutally embarrassing punishment imaginable
He's never coming back from this
This new facial recognition app is basically Shazam for human beings
Just when you thought technology couldn't get any more creepy
Entertainment
Gus Fring and Saul Goodman made a surprise appearance at the Los Pollos Hermanos pop-up
Breaking Bad's notoriously obsessive fans got the treat of a lifetime at SXSW
TV
A 'Young Sheldon' 'Big Bang Theory' spin-off is happening
It's never going away, is it?
Food And Drink
The 20 best restaurants in Edinburgh
From fine dining to greasy haggis burgers, we round up the city's 20 coolest eateries
Here's the incredible presidential benefits Donald Trump will be entitled to
Presidential seal M&Ms anyone?
Food And Drink
The 20 coolest restaurants in Newcastle
The finest eateries the Toon has to offer
Exploding shellfish assassination attempt on Fidel Castro might have been the craziest of all
Exploding shellfish assassination attempt on Fidel Castro might have been the craziest of all
Entertainment
Ed Sheeran's face slashed by a sword wielding Princess Beatrice
James Blunt's attempted knighthood has left Sheeran looking like a low-budget Bond villain
Two men have escaped from HMP Pentonville and left mannequins in their beds to fool staff
Reports suggest the pair also used diamond-tipped cutting tools to escape their cells
Style
Blur star Alex James hasn't washed his hair for 10 years
The Blur bassist and cheese connoisseur has washed his hair for the first time in a decade
Why are so many people terrified of clowns? Psychology has an answer
Why are the USA's continued clown sightings freaking us out so much?
TV
Making A Murderer's Steven Avery is engaged to a woman he's only met once
If you're unlucky in love there's still hope for you
Entertainment
Matt LeBlanc confirmed for two more series of Top Gear
Joey's taking the wheel for a while longer
Music
All the clues that suggest 2017 will be the year of Daft Punk
We live in hope
Music
Album cover models: where are they now?
From Nirvana's iconic Nevermind baby to Blink's Enema nurse
This Canadian town will give you a job and land for just moving there
Always wanted to move to Canada? Now's your chance...
French hitchhiker throws 'hissy fit' after failing to get a lift for 4 days
He's not helping to shake the stereotype