'The biggest issue facing Britain today? I can't have a snakebite-and-black watching Everton'

IT was a perfect moment. Me and Carney watching Everton bang Wolves out of the League Cup. Except even as prime minister I couldn’t get a pint of diesel.

Woman totally into platonic friendship

A WOMAN is thoroughly enjoying a relationship with a man where there is absolutely no chance of them ever having sex.

How to react with dignity after your unusual sex request was denied

ASKED for something a bit kinky from your partner and been turned down? Here are some mature ways to react.

Five jobs hot people shouldn't be allowed to do

HOT people may be pleasant to look at, but that does not entitle them to work in any job they like. In fact they’re best banned from these roles:

UK to swap Chagos Islands for Piddington
THE UK has drawn up a formal agreement to receive sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in return for giving Mauritius Piddington.
TV review: I want to keep Nigella in a case like a beautiful butterfly

YES, there have been other effusive reviews of Nigella on Bake Off. But after seeing her captivate viewers with her beauty, wisdom and wit, I have decided she must be mine.

Outrage as final Fall album 'might be good'

FANS are threatening to boycott the Fall’s final album after rumours those working on it after Mark E Smith’s death allowed themselves to show basic musical prowess.

He's a beloved broadcaster, and other lies about Piers Morgan

EARL Spencer’s new memoir of his sister Princess Diana is full of lies about Piers Morgan, the man who feels he replaced her in the nations’s affections. Including these.

The Chagos Islands, and the two other things Trump knows about Britain

PRESIDENT Trump knows exactly three things about the UK and has forgotten three others. This is the full extent of his knowledge and ignorance.

Six fun workplace grudges to carry you through the week

BORED at work? Have you considered hating one of, or all of, your co-workers for reasons they would consider petty but you call unforgivable? This should get you started.

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Politics

Reform candidates arrested as precautionary measure

ANYONE applying to be a Reform candidate will be interviewed by the police to be on the safe side.

Britain in no place to sneer at village's stupid separatist referendum

THOSE mocking the idiotic Piddington referendum that will achieve nothing have been reminded this is a bit rich coming from Britain.

Why I wouldn't want anything in return for £36 million either, by a Reform supporter

AS a typical Reform voter, retired on ill health with a pension largely spent in Wetherspoons, I understand these crypto billionaires. I wouldn’t want anything back either.

House of Lords members explain dying is personal for them

THE members of the House of Lords have explained they cannot pass a bill about dying because it really hits home given where they are in life.

Charlotte Church's blacklist of bad capitalists
ED Sheeran chose capitalism over doing the right thing: repeating what me and my mates tell him to and cancelling his tour. And these monsters also made bad choices.

Society

Bitching more effective than confronting, scientists confirm

COMPLAINING about people behind their backs yields better results than talking to them directly, scientists have found.

Not fancying you, and other annoying habits of middle-class student girls

STARTING at university? You will meet so, so many middle-class girls, usually studying psychology, that you fancy. But they will also have these infuriating traits.

'We will shakily livestream them on the beaches': Churchill, as understood by Danny Tommo

WINSTON Churchill is an uncomplicated hero to Patriot Platform founder Danny Tommo and his balaclava-wearing followers. These are the five quotes he lives by.

Six useless numbers everyone remembers

LIKE annoying pop songs, numbers from the past have a habit of sticking in your head. Good luck ever forgetting these.

The tourist tax we'll charge, by the mayors of England's six shittiest regions

IF Burnham allows us to charge tourists as much as we like, you can bet we’re going to. These are the taxes we’ll impose, region by region.

What my Christian faith means to me. By a masked boat protestor

SHOCKED that I, a man who masks up, blocks roads and hates the RNLI, believes strongly in Christian values? Let me explain the role Jesus plays in my life.

Lifestyle

Man who was outcast as teenager feels he'd fit right in as Gen Z

A 42-YEAR-OLD who was a pariah in youth for not drinking, not having sex, being right-wing and having a mullet is gratified to see those things become cool.

Six social events guaranteed to make your partner fake an illness

EVERYONE loves a get-together they organised, full of their mates. Everyone except the partner they’re dragging along who develops a terrible cough the night before.

Six harsh realities of not living with your parents that freshers will soon face

UNIVERSITY beckons for thousands of teenagers, but independence comes at a price. Here’s what you face without mum and dad as backup.

Smug September holiday bastards not so f**king smug now

THOUSANDS of self-satisfied twats who ‘prefer to holiday in September’ are not looking quite so clever as they begin their second day at the airport.

Seven bucket-list activities I screwed up by trying to have sex at the same time

WANT to take your influencer videos to the next level by completing your bucket list while balls-deep in your lady? Don’t. I tried and I botched all my life goals.

Maldives were disappointment after three weeks in Tonga, electrician casually mentions

A MIDDLE-CLASS couple are still reeling after an electrician working on their home off-handedly compared the two luxury holidays he has so far taken this year.

18 innuendos Nigella will use on tonight's Bake Off alone
THE Great British Bake Off returns to screens tonight with its most lascivious, finger-licking judge yet. Nigella Lawson will employ all these innuendos in one show.

Relationships

One-night stand seeks online review and feedback

A WOMAN’S one-night stand has followed up on their sexual encounter with a request that she post feedback and a review on his profile.

Goth girlfriend miserable in practice

A MAN has discovered his hot sexy Goth mommy girlfriend is actually morose and melancholic and hard work to be around.

The woman's guide to snaring newly-single silver fox Jim Davidson

JIM Davidson has split amicably with his fiancee, which is sad but a fantastic romantic opportunity for single ladies. Here’s how you should go about wooing this eligible bachelor.

Woman getting silent treatment from boyfriend taking it as a win

A WOMAN whose boyfriend is sulking and refusing to speak to her is actually treating it as a lovely break from his wittering.

The cinema, and other dates where you don't have to talk to each other

ON A date, but prefer to keep all that getting-to-know-each-other conversation to a minimum? Choosing these will make the evening as silent as a long marriage.

Husband baffled by concept of being 'in the mood' for sex

A MAN has been left confused by his wife turning down intercourse on the basis of not being ‘in the mood’, which is not an issue he has experienced.

How to give the impression you've seen online porn but consider yourself above it
WHEN pornography raises its ugly head in conversation feigning total ignorance is unconvincing, but you should imply you never lower yourself to masturbation. Here’s how.

Science & Technology

How I'll function as the ultimate AI guardrail, by President Trump

AI. Everyone wants it but America has it, and they also have the best safety system in existence to make sure it can never harm anyone: me. This is how I do it.

We asked ChatGPT if AI was dangerous, and it says it's fine

THERE are all kinds of rumours going around about AI. That it’s dangerous. That it regularly breaks its own guardrails. That it could ‘wipe out humanity’.

Ultra-violent video game set to unite world in beautiful harmony

A GAMING franchise centred on enacting criminal violence against innocents seems to be so beautiful it could heal the world, fans believe.

Man forced to confront own horniness by age verification check

THE abyss of an age verification check has gazed back at a man preparing to prove he is old enough to access pornography.

Nodding in reasoned agreement, and six other acts for men to monetise on OnlyFans

ONLYFANS has revolutionised the way lonely men abuse themselves to sickeningly specific fetishes while thinking a direct debit constitutes a relationship. Do these and earn back.

How to stop your partner from playing phone games for five f**king minutes

ALRIGHT, you’re not that fascinating, but your company is less predictable than the 10,000th hour of Tank Wars. Get that phone down with these techniques.

Six previous prime ministers warn Burnham what to expect when meeting Trump
ANDY Burnham meets Donald Trump for the first time today, and it is unlikely to go well. The last six prime ministers warn him what to expect.

Arts & Entertainment

Six more made-up reasons for boycotting Ed Sheeran

YOU wouldn’t want to listen to Ed Sheeran whether he’s embroiled in a controversy about Palestine or not. Here are six more reasons you can give for pretending you’re cancelling him.

Nobody gives a f**k about the f**king support act

NOBODY ever has or ever will give even half a f**k about the support act no matter who they are, gig-goers have reassured Ed Sheeran.

My demands for GTA VI, by a nerd

AS someone who’s been playing video games for more than 25 years, I’ve got some ideas about what would make GTA VI truly special. Here are my suggestions.

How to pretend you're getting something out of museums and galleries when you're not

THE Bayeux Tapestry is open to the public, but in truth you’re usually bored shitless at worthy exhibitions like this. Here’s how to pretend to be interested convincingly.

YouTube algorithm doesn't understand hate-watching

THE algorithm behind YouTube keeps stubbornly suggesting a man might like to watch things he was only watching ironically to sneer at.

Man only in shape because he's 22
A MAN impressed with his own trim body believes he looks after himself but is actually just not quite old enough to get fat yet.

Celebrity

Tucking up kids with 'Free Palestine!', and other twatty ways to be a left-wing parent

PALOMA Faith says ‘Free Palestine!’ when she tucks her children up at night, ensuring they will grow up to become Tories. How are you being a smug left-wing parent?

I was getting blown when I heard the news, says King

THE King has revealed that he only sounded ‘giddily elated’ because he was being fellated at the time.

The absolute most trashy bits of this Diana book you'll never read

DO you want to hear ghoulish, salacious Royal gossip but there’s no way you’re reading a book by Earl Spencer? Here are the best bits condensed for your puerile tastes.

Forget Diana? Nonsense. I still remember every single man she was adulterous with

I COULD never forget Diana. Her radiance, her kindness, her compassion, and the identity of every man with whom she violated the sanctity of her marriage.

We ask you: What occasion will you wear Princess Diana's revenge dress for?

THE late Princess Diana’s famous revenge dress is up for sale, competitively starting at less than the average British house. Where are you wearing it?

Seven things you'll blow your student loan on in the first fortnight
YOU have arrived at your chosen university and a year’s study stretches ahead of you but you’ve got thousands in your pocket right now. Here’s how you’ll waste it.

Work

Seven legitimately insane thoughts you have when taking a day off sick

RESEARCH has found that the older you are, the guiltier you feel about taking time off sick. And it can definitely cause some deeply irrational thoughts, like these:

Transfer deadline day also a bank holiday, men tell bosses

MEN in offices have explained to their superiors that today is also a bank holiday if you are sufficiently into football.

Why we know salary is the last thing on your mind, by a hiring manager

MONEY is vulgar. We know you’re applying for this position because you believe you can maximise value for our shareholders. That’s why we prefer not to bring it up.

Boss reserves half of meeting for discussion of his holiday

A MANAGER has reserved 30 minutes of a meeting to give his team a thorough briefing on his recent fortnight of seven-star luxury in the Dutch Antilles.

Work friend under delusion he is real friend

AN office worker is living in fear of a colleague who believes he is a real friend and not merely a work friend. 

Alcohol

Freshers drinking to forget they're already 20 grand in debt

STUDENTS newly arriving at university have hit the bars to drink away their fears about already owing tens of thousands of pounds.

Younger drinkers not pulling their weight

DRINKERS under 40 are not managing to keep pace with their elders, leading to awkward round-buying and life-expectancy disparities.

Amber heat health alerts: how much lager should I drink?

MOST of England will be covered by amber heat health alerts for the next three days. How does that translate to lager consumption? Dr Helen Archer explains.

Five things that should be banned in pubs before vertical drinking

THERE’S a row over whether standing in pubs, or ‘vertical drinking’, should be banned. But there are plenty of other irritations to ban first, like these. 

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.

An orgasm, and five other things about which women say 'no worries if not'
AFTER 40 minutes drafting, editing and re-reading the text, proofread and peer-reviewed by four other friends, she adds ‘no worries if not!’ to the end. Also useful at these times.