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IT department confirms they’ve been ignoring critical security update email for six months because ‘it looked a bit phishy’ Edinburgh Zoo penguins demand hybrid working after discovering three years of unnecessary commuting to enclosure Scientists Confirm British Weather Now Officially ‘Taking the Piss’ UK’s last remaining hedgerow confirmed to be ‘under review’ for housing development Man Who Spent £2,400 on Smart Home Devices Still Has to Get Up to Turn Bathroom Light On
Cyber Security

IT department confirms they’ve been ignoring critical security update email for six months because ‘it looked a bit phishy’

24 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The IT department at Middlesbrough-based logistics firm Hartwell Distribution has spent half a year diligently deleting emails about a critical server vulnerability, having collectively decided that the warnings from their…

Animals

Edinburgh Zoo penguins demand hybrid working after discovering three years of unnecessary commuting to enclosure

24 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

A colony of king penguins at Edinburgh Zoo has formally requested hybrid working arrangements after realising they have been waddling to their enclosure five days a week despite most visitors…

Science

Scientists Confirm British Weather Now Officially ‘Taking the Piss’

23 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

The Met Office has published a paper concluding that UK weather patterns have moved beyond statistical anomaly into what researchers are calling “deliberate antagonism”. The study, five years in the…

Environment

UK’s last remaining hedgerow confirmed to be ‘under review’ for housing development

22 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The United Kingdom’s final surviving hedgerow, a modest stretch of hawthorn and blackthorn measuring approximately fourteen metres in length, has been officially classified as ‘under review’ by North Wessex District…

Technology

Man Who Spent £2,400 on Smart Home Devices Still Has to Get Up to Turn Bathroom Light On

22 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

A Chelmsford man who has invested £2,400 in smart home technology over the past eighteen months is still required to physically walk three metres to operate his bathroom light switch.…

Politics

MPs to trial new ‘honest answers’ system in Prime Minister’s Questions for one week to measure impact on public trust

20 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The House of Commons will implement a pilot scheme next Wednesday requiring members to provide direct answers to questions during Prime Minister’s Questions, parliamentary authorities have confirmed. The initiative, which…

Food and Drink

Man who ‘doesn’t really like spice’ orders Nando’s medium for third date, regrets everything

19 April 2026 James Whitford No Comments

A Nottingham man is tonight questioning every decision that led him to a Nando’s booth, sweating through a chicken burger he actively doesn’t want to be eating, after ordering medium…

Technology

Man Who Spent £8,000 on Smart Home Devices Now Requires Three Tablets and a Degree in Computer Science to Turn on Kitchen Lights

19 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

A Nottingham man has revealed that his journey towards a fully automated home has instead resulted in a domestic environment that requires more human intervention than a Victorian workhouse. Martin…

Cyber Security

IT department confirms they definitely won’t mention that breach from 2024 unless specifically asked

17 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The information security team at Sentinel Financial Services has issued a carefully worded internal memo confirming that last year’s data breach, which may or may not have affected up to…

Animals

British wasps announce industrial action over ‘unsustainable’ jam consumption expectations

17 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The National Union of Hymenoptera (NUH) has today announced that its wasp members will begin an indefinite work-to-rule from Monday 4th August, citing what it describes as unrealistic performance targets…

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IT department confirms they’ve been ignoring critical security update email for six months because ‘it looked a bit phishy’

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