News with a humourous edge
Riyadh named UK City of Culture
19 March 2026 @ 11:37 am
The Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh has been named the 2029 UK City of Culture, the Department of Culture has announced.England awarded 1986 World Cup after FIFA overturns Maradona’s handball goal
19 March 2026 @ 8:58 am
England have been declared the winners of the 1986 World Cup after FIFA overturned the result of the quarter-final game against Argentina, due to Maradona handling the ball. Kim Jong Un wins 2026 North Korean parliamentary election with 156% of the vote
18 March 2026 @ 11:32 am
Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has secured a decisive and mathematically ambitious victory in North Korea’s latest parliamentary elections, winning an impressive 156% of the national vote.Irish celebrating St Porcelain Day for the patron saint of hangovers
18 March 2026 @ 10:46 am
The Irish are celebrating St Porcelain, the patron saint of hangovers, this morning.Donald Trump asks Africa Cup of Nations to overturn 2020 election
18 March 2026 @ 10:28 am
US President Donald Trump has asked the Confederation of African Football to overturn the 2020 election following their decision to award Morocco the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.Banksy paints giant c*ck on Reuters building
18 March 2026 @ 7:26 am
Banksy has painted a giant c*ck on the side of the Reuters headquarters in London after an investigation by the news outlet revealed the graffiti artist’s real name.Government waits until warmest day of the year to announce support plan for rising heating bills
17 March 2026 @ 12:23 pm
The government has announces a £53m support plan to help people with rising heating bills, now that the warm weather is here, and nobody needs their heating.Donald Trump hired by The Simpsons after claiming to predict 9/11
17 March 2026 @ 11:45 am
Known for their knack of predicting historical events, The Simpsons have hired Donald Trump as a writer after claiming to have predicted the 9/11 attacks.UK to send Navy to the Gulf to combat imminent threat of Dubai’s biggest bellends returning to UK
17 March 2026 @ 7:26 am
The UK government has confirmed it will deploy Royal Navy vessels to the Gulf amid what officials describe as an “escalating and deeply concerning geopolitical situation”, namely the growing risk that thousands of Dubai-based British bellends could return home.Ireland once again demonstrates how to do patriotism without turning it into something deeply unpleasant
17 March 2026 @ 7:04 am
Irish people the world over are once again demonstrating how to be truly patriotic without so much as a deckchair being thrown at a Frenchman in anger.