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Cyber Security

Phishing test fails 94% of staff, who judged it more credible than anything HR has ever sent

FOR INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD, PRINT, OR REPLY ALL. The Information Security Awareness Enablement Team is pleased to share the results of this year’s simulated…

By Tom Ashworth · 13 November 2026
Animals

Vets Ordered to Publish Prices Publicly, Nation’s Hamster Owners Learn Consultation Costs 14 Times More Than Hamster

Veterinary practices across the country are to display their prices where customers can see them, after the Competition and Markets Authority concluded…

Tom Ashworth · 13 November 2026
Science

Britain’s Cloud Cover Thrilled To Host Leonid Meteor Shower For Thirty-Ninth Consecutive Year, Unseen By Anyone

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Britain’s cloud cover is delighted to confirm that the Leonid meteor shower will once again go unobserved across most…

Sarah Kelsey · 12 November 2026
Environment

Firm Delighted To Announce It Is Still Committed To Net Zero, Just Not Going To Mention It Again

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, BUT NOT FOR ESPECIALLY WIDE RELEASE Wibbleton Synergistic Holdings plc (“Wibbleton”, “the Group” or “the Company”, depending on which…

Tom Ashworth · 11 November 2026
Business

Middle Manager Dreading Six-Month Deadline For Finding Out What New Starter Actually Does

I have been a manager for nineteen years, and in that time I have developed what I like to think of as…

Tom Ashworth · 9 November 2026
Politics

Treasury Streamlines Budget Process By Ruling Every Possible Tax Rise Both In And Out At Once

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. EMBARGOED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. HM Treasury today announced the launch of the Speculation…

Tom Ashworth · 9 November 2026
Food and Drink

Brussels Sprouts Issue Statement Confirming They Now Contain ‘Some Protein’ in Bid to Be Invited Back to Christmas Dinner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brussels Sprouts (Small, Green, Round), c/o Every Christmas Dinner in Britain Hello! Yes, it’s us. Please don’t turn the…

James Whitford · 8 November 2026
Health & Beauty

I Have Eaten Only Protein-Enriched Products For A Month And My Biscuit Has Never Felt More Judged

Day one went well. Breakfast was a yoghurt with 25g of protein, a cereal with 20g and a coffee with 15g. By…

Sarah Kelsey · 7 November 2026
Automotive

Revolutionary New ‘Button’ Lets Drivers Turn On Wipers Without Pulling Over, Says Car Firm Hailing Breakthrough Technology

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Norvane Motors today announces the all-new Axiom, the first family hatchback to let the driver switch on the windscreen…

James Whitford · 7 November 2026
Cyber Security

Entire Workforce Passes Phishing Test After Assuming Any Email Offering Them Money Must Be Fake

Staff at Dunmore Consolidated Packaging Solutions, a mid-sized firm in the East Midlands that makes cardboard for other people’s cardboard, achieved a…

Tom Ashworth · 6 November 2026
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  • Phishing test fails 94% of staff, who judged it more credible than anything HR has ever sent
  • Vets Ordered to Publish Prices Publicly, Nation’s Hamster Owners Learn Consultation Costs 14 Times More Than Hamster
  • Britain’s Cloud Cover Thrilled To Host Leonid Meteor Shower For Thirty-Ninth Consecutive Year, Unseen By Anyone
  • Firm Delighted To Announce It Is Still Committed To Net Zero, Just Not Going To Mention It Again
  • Middle Manager Dreading Six-Month Deadline For Finding Out What New Starter Actually Does
  • Treasury Streamlines Budget Process By Ruling Every Possible Tax Rise Both In And Out At Once

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