'Shit midfielder anyway': The five stages of denial of a football fan in the transfer window

DOES your club’s transfer business seem to consist of selling off all their good players and buying cheap shit ones? Deaden the pain by lying to yourself.

Popular middle-aged man has three friends

A SOCIAL butterfly of a 41-year-old claims to know three whole people he can readily classify as friends.

Scottish student would trade all his so-called 'Highers' for one honest A-level

A SCOTTISH student has admitted he would swap every ‘Higher’ he achieves today for a simple, honest A-level.

Mum advising against motherhood a little too forcefully
A WOMAN discouraging her daughter from having children appears to be speaking from bitter personal experience.
Command the Royal Navy and stop the dinghies: A tabletop game for gammons

TABLETOP gaming is popular and older men need an evening activity to keep them red-faced and angry. So why not take on small boats with the Navy as Reform intends?

Why hot weather is harder for women, by a man who reckons he can guess

THE current heatwave is much worse for women, they’re saying, to the surprise of nobody. I haven’t bothered to listen why obviously but I’ll have a guess.

Ariana Grande to post rolling coverage of her break from public life

SINGER and actress Ariana Grande has announced the next stage of her stardom journey will be a step back from public life, livestreamed to her 363 million Instagram followers.

Shortages of what foods exactly? asks Britain

THE UK is demanding farmers detail exactly which foods might run low before panicking, because it might just be healthy stuff.

Britons may not be drinking enough boiling hot tea, warn nans

BRITAIN’S grandmothers are concerned repeated heatwaves are tempting the foolish towards unhealthy chilled drinks and away from traditional scalding beverages.

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Politics

Banning Kneecap: The real issues Burnham should be spending his time on

ANDY Burnham is stupidly frittering his time on issues like buses and social care. This is not the job of the prime minister, who should be laser-focused on things like this:

How I intend to base Britain on the Warhammer universe. By Andy Burnham

EVERYONE is speculating about my plans as PM, but no one has guessed I intend to turn Britain into the nightmarish ‘grimdark’ world of Warhammer 40k. Here’s what to expect. 

In just two years, Keir Starmer has destroyed Britain

REMEMBER June 2024? When Britain was a paradise? When taxes were low, public services thriving, the armed forces roaring with power?

Today, I become Labour leader. Big f**king deal

AT lunchtime today, I will be made the leader of the Labour Party. Whoop-di-f**king-woo. Think I give a shit about that?

Starmer moved that everyone wrote 'goodbye and good luck' in leaving card

THE prime minister is genuinely touched that his colleagues wrote the most generic of messages in his leaving card, he has revealed.

No way of knowing Jared Leto, Johnny Depp and Russell Brand were creepy
THE world is shocked by revelations that Jared Leto has been accused of serial abuse, stressing they could never have suspected the Joker actor was a freaky creep.

Society

Beautiful expensive sandals creating grubby, dirty feet

A PAIR of designer sandals are doing an incredible job of caking their owner’s feet in filth.

Six ways to survive having a friend who drags you to shit gigs

ANDY Burnham is helping struggling music venues, but this is bad news if you've got a muso friend who keeps insisting on seeing awful bands. Here's how to minimise your suffering.

Offering to pay more tax 'proves Lineker is pure evil'

GARY Lineker’s call for millionaires to be taxed more has proved beyond doubt that he is evil incarnate.

We ask you: Which annoying holiday photos are you sharing on social media?

BOMBARDING social media with holiday photos is the best part of going away. Which insufferable snaps are you posting online?

Bunging everyone a couple of grand would really ease the cost of living, says public

THE public have informed Andy Burnham that chucking everyone two grand would provide some much-needed breathing space.

Your astrological week ahead for August 1st, with Psychic Bob
AFTER a trip to the beach, be the big man and admit Anakin Skywalker was right.

Lifestyle

Dad not letting a little fire stop family enjoying holiday in Bordeaux

A FATHER is refusing to let a spot of uncontrollable wildfire ruin his family’s holiday in Bordeaux.

Six things to do when the unthinkable happens and it rains abroad

OFF to sunny climes completely not expecting it to piss it down? These unfulfilling emergency pastimes will take your mind off knowing you could be in Britain for free.

Elated neighbours agree never to talk to each other again

MILLIONS of Britons have agreed to end the misery of painfully awkward occasional conversations with their neighbours.

Woman quits job to do some middle-class nonsense

YET another woman with a successful corporate job is leaving to follow her ludicrous middle-class passion.

Man chooses sunburn over having back touched by another male

A MAN has opted for agonising sunburn after concluding that a male friend applying sun cream would be gay.

I've been unemployed for 22 years, but now I get to beat the hosepipe ban it's finally paying off

LONG-TERM unemployment means playing the long game. And while all you suckers have been buying houses, cars and holidays, my grift has paid off big-time.

12 items to awkwardly retrieve from the person you dumped last week
BREAKING up was a good idea but leaving a load of stuff at their place wasn’t. Here are the items you’re going to have to get back.

Relationships

Man fails to realise girlfriend has continued conversation long after he left room

A MAN did not notice his girlfriend was keeping a conversation going even though he was not physically present.

Her hormones, and other convincing explanations why she dumped you but it's not your fault

BEING dumped can be devastating, but thankfully there’s no way you could be to blame. Here are the real reasons she did it. 

Girlfriend helps with funny anecdote by correcting inaccuracies

A MAN’S girlfriend kept helpfully interjecting while he was telling a funny story to ensure it was an accurate account of events. 

How to handle grandad coming back from Thailand with a new special friend

NAN passed away four years ago, but Grandad is coping. He's been to Bangkok and now he's introducing people to his ‘special friend’. Here's how to deal with it.

Are you exploring your sexuality or are you just cheating? A quiz

'EXPLORING your sexuality' sounds like a worthy attempt to grow as a sexual being, but are you just using it as an excuse to cheat? Take our quiz.

Look like a member of the IRA: How to base your love life on The Joy of Sex

IS your sex life lacking? With a new film about The Joy of Sex starring Colin Firth coming out, there’s never been a better time to emulate the original 1970s book. 

We ask you: Are you terrified of being hacked by an AI?
FIRST a version of ChatGPT hacked other systems, now it’s Anthropic’s Claude AI doing it. Are you understandably scared of an AI hacking you?

Science & Technology

How to write a prompt, and other nonsense teenagers will learn in AI classes

THERE are plans to add 'AI' to the secondary school curriculum, but you’re probably wondering what exactly pupils will learn. Most likely these things.

Gran pressing remote buttons with the force of a thousand Hulks

A GRANDMOTHER is operating her TV remote as if she intends to crush it into oblivion.

Seven f**king obvious problems with AI everyone should have noticed ages ago

THIS week OpenAI claimed an AI ‘went rogue’, but does anyone believe their melodramatic tales anymore? In fact scepticism is well overdue for AI nonsense like this.

Your crypto investment guide, with cryptocurrency understander and tech genius Donald Trump

DONALD Trump has made at least $1 billion from cryptocurrency, it has emerged. So who better to give advice on putting your money into this risky and complex investment?

Entering text on telly still as primitive as in 1980s

NONE of the advances in technology of the last half-century have made it any easier to enter text via a remote control.

Arts & Entertainment

Seven films to claim as your favourites when your relationship's new and you're lying

IN a new relationship everything about each other is fascinating, so you won’t want to admit you mostly watch films about violent robots. Here’s what your film taste should be.

The Cornish WW2 Midwife Wedding at the Primrose Cottage Bookshop, and other books your mum is reading this summer

LOOKING for a holiday read that actively lowers your intelligence? Take inspiration from the shite your retired mother claims to enjoy.

You're the Voice by John Farnham, and other dangers of rediscovering 80s soft rock

EVERYONE loves Bonnie Tyler belting out Total Eclipse of the Heart, but Gen Z should be warned that 80s soft rock is not a safe space. These songs are why.

What happens in The Odyssey, by an online right-wing arsehole

THE Odyssey, a proud story of white men’s heroism, has been totally ruined by a woke film adaptation. Let me tell it how Homer did, six Stellas in.

Passengers to pay less for trains that don't turn up
RAIL firms are set to charge less for non-existent trains, thereby offering better value for services their customers do not receive.

Celebrity

We ask you: What's your advice to Prince George about the difficult teenage years?

YOUR teenage years are notoriously awkward, so what advice would you give to Prince George, who turned 13 this week?

Cloning Sam Neill: the ethical debate

WOULD it be wrong to use blood harvested from the late Sam Neill to create an entire island of cloned Sam Neills as a tourist attraction? We debate.

'Imagine how many songs I could get out of calling this off at the last minute'

TAYLOR Swift is contemplating just how many hit songs would come from cancelling her wedding just before it happened.

I have reached the stage of my marriage when I need to get out of the f**king house

THE Princess of Wales has announced that if she has to climb three peaks in 24 hours just to get away from the f**king kids, that is what she will do.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on… Boy George's pro-Israel AI slop could ruin his non-career
WAKING up with a hangover so raging it has been declared a national emergency, I quaff several gallons of water to control the unfolding crisis.

Work

Equestrian, philanthropist, socialite and other jobs that don't exist if you're poor

FANCY being able to call yourself something impressive like ‘tycoon’? Sadly these occupations are not open to the likes of you average income peasants.

Job-related stress higher if you're an idiot who expects work to be pleasurable

PEOPLE who think toil should be enjoyable suffer from higher levels of work-related anxiety, it has been confirmed.

Should you call your boss 'Daddy'? A guide

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and shy Reform UK donor George Cottrell have called other men ‘Daddy’ in professional settings, so should you?

Nobody in office interested in details of boss's charity challenge

THE boss of a company has informed staff of his intention to do an endurance challenge and received no follow-up questions from anyone.

How to tell if your colleague is lying about watching the game live in the pub

CO-WORKER bigging up the thrill of watching last night’s match live in their local when you suspect they only saw the score when they woke up? Catch them out.

Older co-workers making baffling references to Um Bongo

COLLEAGUES in their 50s are making unexplained references to something called Um Bongo triggered by tonight’s England game against DR Congo.

What caused the Suffolk wildfire, by a climate change denier
ONLY an idiot would think that the myth of climate change sparked the Suffolk wildfire. Armchair expert Martin Bishop explains the real causes.

Alcohol

Six ways to politely remind your mate it's his f**king round

HE’S been sitting there all evening and you know, and he knows you know, it’s his round. Use these ways to gently point it out to the scrounging bastard.

Am I opening until 5am on Monday? F**k off. By your local pub

I READ Keir Starmer is allowing pubs to open until 5am on Monday morning to show the England game. Am I extending my hours? Am I f**k.

UK trains best enjoyed four beers in

NEW research has found making a train journey in Britain can be survived and even enjoyed if the passenger has drunk enough.

We ask you: Should children should be given their own pubs?

CHILDREN are disturbing heavy-drinking adults at their serious work of getting shitfaced, so should they be given pubs of their own?

Ireland's rich culture and complicated history celebrated via beer

IRELAND’S proud Celtic heritage and long, complex history is being celebrated by millions drinking ceremonial pints of beer.

Butterflies 'pissed'
THE erratic flight patterns of Britain's butterflies are due to them being permanently drunk.