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Gen Z Slang Challenge Think you can talk the talk? Let’s find out. Pick the right meanings for these Gen Z slang words and phrases. No cap. 1. What does ‘no cap’ mean? A. No hat required B. I’m being serious / not lying C. Stop talking 2. If someone is ‘sus’, what are they? […]

When it comes to the social calendar, few events are bigger than birthdays. But not all of them live up to the pressure. Reddit user gummibear853 wanted to know how people’s birthdays have not quite gone according to plan by inviting r/AskReddit users to share their worst ones. And they even got the ball rolling […]

As humans beings, we get deeply entrenched in all sorts of behaviours that we know are not very good for us, but find it impossible to stop. Until we do, for one reason or another, and suddenly everything feels better. They’ve been chatting about this on Reddit after user Same-Tea1899 asked: ‘What’s one thing you […]

Anyone who has shopped from Temu will know the pain of purchasing something that looks brilliant online, only to open the box when it arrives from China a couple of carbon footprint-enhancing weeks later to find it is literal rubbish. The only saving grace of which is that when you do actually buy something high-quality […]

You don’t have to be a royal to sit in Wimbledon’s royal box, but it helps. Joining Hugh Grant – a proper national institution – in the royal box on Wednesday was Camilla, Queen Camilla or Queen Consort Camilla (delete according to taste). The BBC posted the video of her grand (well, grand-ish) entrance and […]

There are certain things British people are pretty much obliged to enjoy or participate in, and mostly they live up to those expectations, without complaint. However, sometimes they rebel and commit a crime that goes against the national character. But can they admit to it? Over on the AskUK subreddit, user The-Sassy-Pickle asked ‘Fess up, […]

Here’s a fabulous 30 seconds to (briefly) take you away from everything else that’s going on right now. It was shared by all-round top telly critic and presenter @scottygb, a most unfortunate ice cream fail on Irish TV that sent the daytime airwaves hilariously blue. Nothing NSFW we hasten to add! Meanwhile on Irish breakfast […]

Not that we need an excuse to look at cute cats on the internet but, if we were looking for one, National Kitten Day would seem like the perfect choice. So here are some fun facts and some cute kitties to celebrate the day. 1. All kittens are born with blue eyes. 2. A kitten’s […]

If you enjoy a bit of a gossip – and let’s face it, who doesn’t – you’ve probably done your fair share of speculating about how long somebody’s new relationship is going to last. However, sometimes your fun is spoiled because there is a red flag of such immense proportions that the answer is obviously […]

Back in 2022, after a series of hot weather warnings in the UK (sound familiar?), the Met Office’s John Hammond spoke to GB News. Presenter Bev Turner wasn’t too concerned, and tried to laugh it off with that climate sceptics’ favourite – “But the summer of ’76, blah, blah, blah.” Watch how that worked out […]