Plant milk bollocks and food for bloody hamsters: The gammon food critic's New Year, New You diet

IF you ask me, New Year resolutions are just an excuse for the fun police to suck the enjoyment out of life. It’s like living in Nazi Germany, apart from the war, death camps and entirely different society. 

Sex on Fire, and other songs so terrible they overshadow anything good the artist ever achieved

IT only takes one appalling song to undermine a musical legacy. Here are the tunes that ruined everything for the talented idiots who wrote them.  

Man excited to see house on TV following grisly murder in street

A MAN was delighted to catch a glimpse of his own home on TV during a news item about a killing just metres from his front door. 

2025 gone to shit in record time
2025 has defied expectations by descending into a grim hellscape within a single day, it has emerged.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor's guide to doing karaoke at your local pub

HORRIBLE people have criticised Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s New Year’s Eve BBC show. However the singer feels it was a performance worthy of any pub karaoke night. Here are her tips.

Nation excitedly begins countdown to Dry January

THE UK is excitedly counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until Dry January can begin, it has emerged.

Mum forcing family to watch old, shit film

A MOTHER is selfishly forcing her entire family to watch a film that was made before 1990 and is therefore a slow, cheap, boring torture.

Look at your phone while everyone kisses: How to survive NYE while single

THERE are worse times to be alone; March to June 2020 was f**king rough, for example. But New Year’s Eve is a hard time for the single man or woman. This is how to survive.

'For the love of Christ, play with your new toys' child told

A CHILD complaining of boredom has been handed the ultimate slapdown with a suggestion he play with his new toys though it is the last thing he wants to do.

How to join the National Richard Osman Crappy Christmas Book Opt-out Register

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Politics

It’s normal to be outraged at being f**ked over even if warned, explain Waspi women

WOMEN cheated out of five years of retirement have patiently informed the government that even if they were told about it being pissed off is justified.

Everyone in UK to be paid £500 to like Nigel Farage

EVERY man, woman and child in Britain is to be paid £500 by Elon Musk to have positive views about Nigel Farage.

My father was a sandwich, says Starmer

KEIR Starmer has come to the defence of sandwiches by pointing out that his father was a convenient bread-based meal.

Britain has no f**king idea what to do with this much time off
ACROSS the country, adults are realising that once given more than four days off in a row they run out of things to do and visit garden centres.

Society

Cheese-rolling, and other quirky feel-good stories of 2024 with sinister subtexts

THE time of year when the media fills space with round-up of whimsical news stories of the year has come around. But are they actually deeply disturbing conspiracies?

Catching a Replacement Bus Service Home for Christmas: Festive songs if they were realistic

CHRISTMAS songs, all snowfall and merriment, are as realistic as a snowy village where children carol and adults carry armfuls of gaily-wrapped boxes. This is what it’s really like.

Mum sending lovely handwritten cards to everyone but f**king wankers who didn't send them last year

A WOMAN is sending Christmas cards with caring, personal handwritten messages to everyone except the worthless shitstains who did not send her cards in 2023.

The six arsehole parents at your child's nativity play

ATTENDING your child’s nativity play, even though he’s a mere shepherd for the second year running? Distract yourself with fury at these twats.

Nobody is allowed to question anything we do, say country folk

RESIDENTS of the countryside have confirmed nobody understands their rural ways and therefore any criticism of their actions is automatically invalid.

Your astrological week ahead for December 28th, with Psychic Bob
In Scotland they call New Year ‘Hog Money’. It’s a time when they give all their hard-earned cash to a massive, threatening pig called Hamish.

Lifestyle

We ask you: who are you least looking forward to seeing this Christmas?

THE most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and you’ll be spending it trapped in a room with a person you abhor. Who is your Yuletide nemesis?

Getting married, and other things that are insane to do at Christmas

DECIDED to f**k up everyone else’s Christmas by having a wedding? You probably think these other things are a great idea too.

Women pointedly ignoring mistletoe

WOMEN are fully aware there are sprigs of mistletoe strategically placed over doorways and are deliberately disregarding them, it has emerged.

Young rich Britons discovering the joys of threatening pubs

YOUNG thrill-seeking drinkers, bored with gentrified gastropubs, are seeking out old-fashioned drinkeries that serve pints flavoured with intimidation and danger.

Warhammer shop cancels beauty pageant

A POPULAR high street wargaming store has announced that the beauty pageant it was due to hold today has been cancelled.

Man's forehead simply growing

A MAN has countered allegations of hair loss by asserting that it only seems that way because his brow is growing by the day.

Set of Christmas photos also taken without sister's boyfriend
FOR every family Christmas photo taken with a woman’s current boyfriend a near-identical one is being taken without him, it has emerged.

Sport

BBC to win back gammon football fans by replacing Lineker with a woman

THE BBC has apologised to right-wing football fans for employing a man with vaguely left-wing views and hopes this woman will make up for it.

Money to host 2034 World Cup

HUGE sums of dirty money have been chosen to host the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

That's the club I know and love, say 90s Man City fans

ALIENATED 1990s Manchester City fans admitted seeing their club blow a 3-0 lead against Feyenoord last night was like coming home.

Ten iconic Premier League managers ranked by what bastards they'd be as father-in-laws

THE storied history of the Premier League is rich with legendary managers, and Christian Gross. But which would you least look forward to seeing every other Christmas?

Gary Lineker's reign of terror to end

LIBERAL despot Gary Lineker, who has cruelly ruled Britain from his throne of football lies for decades, has announced he is to step down.

"I'm at work, you f**kers"
HAVING a good time? Sat on your sofas, stuffing your faces, watching Saturday Kitchen? Christ I hate you. I’m at work.

Science & Technology

'How to get Oasis tickets or are they shit': The top Google searches of 2024

GOOGLE has released the UK’s most frequent search terms of 2024, no, not the porn ones. The results will surprise and depress everyone.

The sad bastard's guide to using entirely inappropriate websites to try and pull women

IS a woman under the age of 55 asking for plumber recommendations on Nextdoor? Or flirtatiously adding career goals on LinkedIn? You should definitely make a move. Here’s how.

Best Shouty Blonde Moron: The TikTok Awards 2024 categories

THE first UK and Ireland TikTok Awards are here, and what a feast of quality they promise to be. These are the categories.

They only go as fast as a milk float: Seven things gammons firmly believe about EVs

CONSUMERS are rejecting electric cars for a variety of reasons, but it’s great news for right-wing blokes who’ve always hated these effeminate vehicles. Here Roy Hobbs explains why you shouldn’t buy one.

Five fair, reasonable punishments for people who use their phones in the cinema

NO reprisal is too extreme for the subhuman scum who use their bright phones in dark cinemas. Even these punishments are entirely reasonable.

The MasterChef Christmas special they didn't want you to see
LIKE an 80s video nasty or the Star Wars Holiday Special, Masterchef’s Christmas show will never be seen by anyone. These are descriptions of the most chilling scenes. Reader discretion advised.

Arts & Entertainment

Lovers' Guide, and other sexy things that look pathetically dated in hindsight

THE famous 1991 sex tips video Lovers’ Guide is in the news due to the sad death of one its stars. But like so many vaguely forbidden sex things, the reality didn’t match up...

Women just way safer, says BBC

THE BBC has announced it is choosing women for everything from now on because they mostly do not cause horrible sleazy scandals that take ages to sort out.

Last Tango in Paris, and other films that are not a great advert for bumming

ANAL can be a beautiful act between loving couples in committed relationships, but is rarely portrayed that way by so-called liberal Hollywood. These acts are off-putting.

Vampire Weekend, and other titillating band names that hide how boring they are

THESE enigmatic band names promise exciting and mysterious things, but unfortunately are just masking how dull the music actually is. Be quickly disappointed by these artists.

Cultural event of the year was one millionaire rapper calling another one a paedo

THE cultural event of the year, according to august commentators and heavyweight intellectuals, was when that one rapper called the other one a paedophile.

Christmas pudding, and other festive treats nobody has actually wanted for years
BEGINNING with an oversized dry turkey, Christmas is a catalogue of foodstuffs avoided every other day of the year. And yet you gorged on all these.

Business

Water: How hard can it f**king be?

WATER: it falls from the skies. Collect it, treat it, send it out through the taps, sieve out the turds, treat it, job f**king done. Is that so hard, water companies?

Renationalised rail firms to be as great as local councils

THREE rail operators which are to be renationalised next year will soon have the same fantastic quality and customer service as your local council.

Man driving 2008 Fiat Punto not buying Jaguar because it’s 'gone woke'

A MAN working night shifts as a security guard and driving a 16-year-old Fiat Punto has abandoned plans to buy a Jaguar F-Type because the brand is now woke.

Five boyfriends you've brought home at Christmas and how badly it went
THE post-Christmas lull is the ideal time to try out yet another new boyfriend on your family to see what they think. It can’t go worse than these five.

Work

Hot desking, and other workplace initiatives to guarantee a hostile environment

MODERN jobs like to advertise perks to improve your wellbeing at work. But while they're appealing in theory, you'll soon start to feel it's oppression of the workers.

Photocopier planning to skip office Christmas party

A PHOTOCOPIER has decided not to attend this year’s office Christmas party because it finds it always a degrading experience, it has confirmed.

Not sitting next to the boss: Office Christmas party options you wish were on offer

THE time has come to select your flavour of forced festivity with workmates. But you’re offered bone-dry turkey or pan-roasted hake when these are the options you want.

Homeworker only in office for the biscuits

A HOMEWORKER has begun to come into the office every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday purely for its selection of biscuits, colleagues believe.

Pretend you've never heard of Microsoft Word: how to get out of work tasks, fast

ASKED to do something at work, which is really unfair considering the weekend you’ve had? Determined to lower expectations? Try these simple techniques.

Man takes massive pay cut for dream job that's still better paid than yours

A MAN has willingly slashed his income in order to pursue his dream job which still boasts a far better salary than yours, it has emerged.  

Alcohol

How to shock the nation with disgraceful scenes of drunken behaviour, but at home

TONIGHT photographers will be prowling to catch shameful scenes of pissed-up Britain showing its knickers and urinating publicly. But how can you do this at home?

Britain still lying about how drunk it is

THE UK has yet to meet even minimum standards of honesty about its level of intoxication, it has emerged.

Claims that Gen Z do not drink slightly undermined by prevalence of pissed-up kids

ASSERTIONS that sensible younger people avoid alcohol are being challenged by the sheer number of hammered teenagers everywhere you go.

How to make any pint into a Guinness

A LOOMING Guinness shortage will deprive millions of their favourite tipple, but don’t despair – following these simple tips will turn any pint into a Guinness.

Two women sharing bottle of Chardonnay discover they're right about everything

TWO friends who have just finished their first bottle of Chardonnay have discovered they both hold the correct views on every subject there is.

Cartoons of foxes in waistcoats, and other features of truly characterless gastropubs

SOULLESS pubs feigning a long rustic history always pull the same interior design crap based around the same few bollocks items.