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Liverpool FC have won the Premier League title with four matches still to play, leaving fans ecstatic and Merseyside fireworks retailers all set until Bonfire Night. WE’VE DONE IT!!!!!!!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5gKRKDeHN8 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 27, 2025 Of course, it hasn’t gone down well with some of their rivals – most notably, but not […]

At the time of writing, Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is projected to win the Canadian general election, although it isn’t yet clear whether he will have a majority. His main opponent, the Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who was the favourite to sweep the boards just a few months ago, is said to be in a sombre […]

There comes a point in everyone’s life when they come to the realisation that their parents are not infallible, god-like beings but actually as foolish and ridiculous as any other human. They’ve been talking about this on the AskUK subreddit after user PaddedValls asked ‘What is the stupidest thing your parent regularly does?’ and added […]

If you’re after some new clothes, but also want a bargain, then Vinted can be the perfect place. Other secondhand goods apps are available. Unfortunately, not every seller is worth a five-star review. If you’ve ever bought from Vinted and it’s been less ‘new outfit’ and more ‘hissy fit’, then play our Vinted Buyers Bingo […]

Farewell then, Jeremy Vine’s cycling videos, in which the Radio 2 and Channel 5 man highlighted the everyday perils of making your way to work on the bike. How much you took his side or sympathised with the drivers he was doing his best to put in the spotlight, well, that’s down to you. But […]

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Piers Morgan on TV, mostly because he’s not really on it anymore, his Talk TV programme now reduced to a YouTube channel which you may or may not subscribe too. And it’s surely been even longer since we found ourselves cheering him on, but that’s what happened when […]

Readers of a certain age may best remember Sharron Davies for her exploits in the swimming pool, or for her second career as a TV presenter. But younger readers – we know you’re out there – might be more familiar with Davies as a keyboard tapping culture warrior. And this particular tweet was a classic […]

Canadians have gone to the polls in an election that has been almost entirely overshadowed by Donald Trump’s trade war and his seeming obsession with making the country the 51st state of the United States. The most important consolation of Trump’s tubthumping has been to given an entirely new lease of life to Justin Trudeau’s […]

To the world of Olly Murs now – not a phrase we’re sure we’ve ever used before – where the singer, presenter and lightest of light entertainers has undergone something of a transformation in the gym, by all accounts. Murs took to Instagram to show off his new physique and it’s quite the look.   […]

The ‘butterfly effect’ – the notion that a butterfly flapping its wings will ultimately cause a tornado – is a metaphor used to describe the concept that small, seemingly insignificant things can lead to much larger consequences. They’ve been applying this idea to history over on the AskReddit page, after user SleepDeprivedCultist asked: ‘What is […]