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Lib Dems claim credit for Budget measures they opposed six weeks ago Britain’s gastropubs now legally required to have at least one thing with ‘confit’ in the name Man Who Spent £89 on Smart Kettle Now Locked Out Until He Updates His Water Preferences IT security team forced to explain what a password is for eighth consecutive Monday British wildlife formally requests transfer to EU after discovering post-Brexit habitat regulations ‘too vague to bother with’
Politics

Lib Dems claim credit for Budget measures they opposed six weeks ago

6 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The Liberal Democrats have issued a press release celebrating their instrumental role in securing three key Budget measures which the party described as “economically illiterate” and “a betrayal of working…

Food and Drink

Britain’s gastropubs now legally required to have at least one thing with ‘confit’ in the name

5 April 2026 James Whitford No Comments

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today announced sweeping new legislation requiring all gastropubs in England and Wales to include a minimum of one confit dish on…

Technology

Man Who Spent £89 on Smart Kettle Now Locked Out Until He Updates His Water Preferences

5 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

A Nottingham man has been unable to make tea for three days after his smart kettle refused to boil water without an urgent software update and a comprehensive review of…

Cyber Security

IT security team forced to explain what a password is for eighth consecutive Monday

3 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The IT security department at Berkshire-based logistics firm Hargreaves & Sons has this morning completed its eighth consecutive Monday morning session explaining the fundamental concept of password authentication to the…

Animals

British wildlife formally requests transfer to EU after discovering post-Brexit habitat regulations ‘too vague to bother with’

3 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

A coalition of British fauna has submitted formal relocation requests to the European Union following what they describe as an unacceptable deterioration in environmental protection standards since 2021. The animals,…

Science

UK’s New Hydrogen-Powered Buses Achieve Remarkable 12-Metre Journey Before Requiring Infrastructure That Doesn’t Exist

2 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

The Department for Transport has celebrated the successful launch of Britain’s latest hydrogen bus fleet, which completed an impressive journey from the depot gates to approximately where the depot gates…

Environment

UK’s last remaining recycling bin celebrates two years without contamination incident

1 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

A blue wheelie bin in Wolverhampton has achieved what waste management experts are describing as an unprecedented milestone, having maintained an entirely uncontaminated recycling stream for twenty-four consecutive months. The…

Technology

UK Government Announces New ‘Right to Disconnect’ Law Will Be Enforced by Literally Disconnecting You

1 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

The government has unveiled details of its new Right to Disconnect legislation, which will guarantee workers the freedom to ignore work communications outside contracted hours by forcibly removing their ability…

Food and Drink

Britain’s new £8.50 meal deal tax bracket confirmed as ONS reclassifies anyone buying premium sandwiches as ‘high earner’

31 March 2026 James Whitford No Comments

The Office for National Statistics has announced a sweeping change to the UK’s income tax system, introducing a new threshold that will classify anyone purchasing a premium meal deal as…

Business

British worker who checked email on holiday now legally considered to have never left office

31 March 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

A marketing coordinator from Swindon has been informed that her two-week holiday to the Algarve will not count towards her annual leave entitlement after she responded to a single Slack…

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Lib Dems claim credit for Budget measures they opposed six weeks ago

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Britain’s gastropubs now legally required to have at least one thing with ‘confit’ in the name

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Man Who Spent £89 on Smart Kettle Now Locked Out Until He Updates His Water Preferences

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IT security team forced to explain what a password is for eighth consecutive Monday

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