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UK’s new carbon capture plant successfully stores 12 tonnes of CO2 after three years, equivalent to what was emitted building it Man Who Spent £899 on ‘Repairable’ Phone Now Has Collection of Tiny Screws He’ll Never Use Again Starmer announces new ministerial post of Secretary of State for Saying It’s All The Last Lot’s Fault Waitrose confirms new ‘Essential’ range will still cost more than your actual essentials Man Who Spent £2,400 on Smart Home Devices Still Has to Get Up to Turn Bedroom Light Off
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Man Who Spent £89 on ‘Smart’ Bin Now Receives Passive-Aggressive Notifications About His Lifestyle Choices

15 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

A Manchester man is being subjected to daily wellness advice from his own rubbish bin after connecting it to an app he has used exactly twice. Tom Fletcher, 34, purchased…

Politics

Starmer announces new taskforce to determine what a taskforce actually does

13 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The Prime Minister has established a sixteen-member taskforce charged with determining the precise function, scope, and deliverables of governmental taskforces, following what Downing Street described as “mounting uncertainty” about whether…

Cyber Security

IT department confirms password must now include at least three extinct species and a reference to Leviticus

10 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

Employees at Midlands-based insurance firm Steadfast Solutions were informed on Monday that the company’s password requirements have been updated to include mandatory references to at least three extinct species, one…

Animals

Britain’s squirrels to be reclassified as ‘economically inactive’ in new ONS figures

10 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that approximately 2.7 million squirrels across England, Scotland and Wales will be reclassified as economically inactive in quarterly labour market figures beginning this…

Science

UK’s Last Remaining Physics PhD Student Officially Declared National Treasure

9 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has granted Grade I listed status to Thomas Whitmore, 26, the only person currently enrolled in a physics PhD programme in the United…

Environment

Britain’s rivers now so polluted they qualify as renewable energy source, says water company

8 April 2026 Tom Ashworth No Comments

Thames Valley Water has announced that its ongoing commitment to depositing untreated sewage into local waterways has successfully transformed the River Kennet into what it describes as a ‘pioneering bioenergy…

Technology

Man Who Spent £3,000 on Apple Vision Pro 2 Unable to Explain What He Uses It For

8 April 2026 Sarah Kelsey No Comments

James Thornton, 34, sits in his Guildford living room surrounded by the boxes his Apple Vision Pro 2 came in. He has kept them all. He cannot say why. “It’s…

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…

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