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Reddit is a curious place that throws up all kinds of strange and eccentric subjects, opinions and questions. One of these popped up on the AskUK page recently, with user holybloodnoarms asking ‘Why do British tourists smell so good?’ and following their question up with this slightly mysterious story: I’m in a small town in […]

So it turns out Donald Trump isn’t launching a global trade war after all. More of a global trade intermission (well, all except China, but that’s another story). So after tanking worldwide markets, they’ve all pretty much bounced back again, the only difference being that a lot of people unimaginably richer than us are now […]

There are things money can buy that are normal. There are things money can’t buy – and for that, there’s Mastercard, or so we’re led to believe. And then, at the washed-up, dog-eared end of the universe, there are things you wouldn’t dream money can buy, but if you wait long enough, they appear. That place […]

Donald Trump has been obsessed with water pressure at least since the first time he ran for office. Here he is back in 2020, wanging on about dishwashers. President Trump: “Anybody have a new dishwasher? I’m sorry for that. I’m sorry for that, it’s worthless. They give you so little water. You ever see it? […]

Artist Vanessa Horabuena is a Christian, a Trump fan, and a ‘worship artist’, which looks suspiciously like being a speed painter. Think Rolf Harris on amphetamines and altar wine. While we can’t critique her technique, we’re not too sure about her taste in cult leaders. Back in January, she was chosen to perform a live […]

Been handed a bill recently only to see an eye-watering sum of money you didn’t expect to have to pay? Welcome to 2025. It seems like everything you purchase these days costs more than you’d expect, and that’s before you factor in the latest rounds of US tariffs. But to find out the most surprising […]

After two days of denying rumours that he was about to announce a 90-day pause on his so-called retaliatory tariffs, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce even higher tariffs on China …and a 90-day pause on retaliatory tariffs for other countries. Here’s what he said on Monday. Reporter: Would you be open to […]

As no-one anywhere needs reminding, we live in increasingly perilous and uncertain times. The good news is that there’s a new series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror on its way – huzzah! And it reminded us of another Brooker creation, Diane Morgan’s fabulous Philomena Cunk which seems to go viral every year or two so […]