How to put a nice positive spin on race riots, by Britain's press

CARS and homes were set ablaze by riots in Belfast last night. But for reasons some newspapers broadly approve of, which is why they get this spin.

You call that a night of violence, laughs Belfast old-timer

AN elderly Belfast resident is chuckling at the relatively small scale of last night’s violence.

Man fails to get himself in mood for wank

A MAN’s attempt to treat himself to a solo sexual experience while on a business trip has foundered on his own lack of interest.

The nightmare of dating Ariana Grande, by her ex

YEAH, it’s over between me, Ethan Slater the Munchkin from Wicked, and elfin Ariana. Honestly it’s a relief. This is what I’ve had to put with for three years.

Cricketer and rugby player get in fight about whose sport is shittest

THE captain of England’s cricket team and a Saracens rugby player came to blows in an argument about whose is the shittest sport, it has emerged.

Nobody is more excited for the football goal contest than I, come on you Home Nations, by Sir Keir Starmer

JUST like the rest of the country, I can’t wait to see if the football will return to where it came from originally. Let’s hope those jewels remain still gleaming.

What tabloids were like in the 80s: an embarrassed dad explains

MY teenage son has asked if red-top newspapers really behaved like that in the 1980s when I was a boy delivering them. He’s not going to f**king believe this.

I am so delighted to be the new James Bond. By Phoebe Waller-Bridge

GOSH, this is just such amazing news, isn’t it? I’m the new James Bond! Me, the posh Fleabag woman! And I've got some brilliant ideas for the script!

Britain forced to suffer televised opinions of yokels again

THE Makerfield by-election campaign means that once again, the UK is being forcibly exposed to the political opinions of bewildered troglodytes.

My quest to find out if there are deepfake nudes of me online, by a 78-year-old grandmother

THEY’RE doing deepfakes now. Your computer takes an ordinary photo and makes it look like you’re up to hanky-panky you haven’t touched since Butlin’s, Bognor Regis, 1985.

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Politics

Robert Jenrick, and the rest of the happy crew riding the 'two-tier' bandwagon

THE police acted incompetently in the Henry Nowak case, but opportunists have turned it into a bandwagon about two-tier, anti-white policing. Here’s who couldn’t wait to get on board.

Twats not helping

VIOLENT twats who believe themselves to be helping are emphatically not helping, Britain has agreed.

Who do you want to tax, and to pay which benefit? Take our quiz

ALL Labour’s discussions are about who to tax and who to give benefits to, according to Pat McFadden. But who would you tax and for whom? Find out.

How to go on a Peter Murrell-style domestic spending spree

ARE you keen to spend hundreds of thousands on items the person sharing a home with you can plausibly claim not to have noticed? Waste it like Murrell.

Your bitter ex, and other people from your past you'd rather hear from than Tony Blair

THE ghoulish spectre of Tony Blair reappeared this week to share his thoughts on current events. Here are five people you’d sooner hear from.

Come to Spain, to laugh at the people who'd normally be in Dubai
THE Spanish tourist board is encouraging Britons to visit this summer for a good chuckle at all those miserable because they cannot be in Dubai.

Society

We ask you: Which iconic British creature must be on banknotes or you'll riot?

THE Bank of England has announced the 18-strong shortlist of beasts for British banknotes and the country is in uproar. Which will you go to war to be included?

University once again the preserve of rich idiots

TUITION fees and high-interest student loans have returned Britain’s universities to the domain of the wealthy and stupid, as they were intended to be.

Young people: If we ignore the evidence, can we still blame them?

YOUNG people are unable to get jobs, locked out of education and suffering poor mental health. But if we really try, can we find a way for it to be their fault?

How to survive an endless series of crises when you're in a safe, distant country

UKRAINE, Gaza, Iran, Sudan, melting glaciers. But, through it all, you’ve remained in a nice house in Sussex eating crisps in your joggers. Here’s how to cope.

Trains turn their heating on

AS the mercury shoots up to record temperatures, trains have decided to set their heating to maximum.

22 the only age anyone should have a phone
THE only age it is healthy and useful for anyone to have a phone is 22, it has been confirmed.

Lifestyle

Job hunting in this market impossible, says teen without CV

A 18-YEAR-OLD who has made no effort to find any kind of job has decided his unemployment is down to global economic factors far beyond his control.

Past-it old bastard includes you when referring to 'people our age'

A FUSTY old geezer seems to be under the mistaken impression that you and he are in some way contemporaries.

Parents of pretentious teen wish he'd get into beer and football

THE parents of a teenager who opines on Bertolt Brecht and Brutalist buildings wish he would drink cider and vomit at bus stops like his peers.

A swimming pool, and other great heatwave items to be lumbered with

PLANNING to buy cool stuff in a fit of enthusiasm for the hot weather? Definitely purchase these items too expensive to get rid of when the weather turns shit again in a few days’ time.

Text too small, and other legitimate reasons to give up on a book and go on your phone

THE sun is shining, out-of-office is on, it’s a perfect time to read a good book but you don’t want to. Use one of these excuses to squint at your phone instead.

We ask you: What are you going to regret doing in your garden this weekend?

THE year’s first heatwave is here, and with it the chance to perform indoor activities in full view of your neighbours. What will you be ashamed of doing tomorrow?

World clubbing together to buy Trump an overseas territory to shut him up
THE world is trying to decide on an overseas territory it can award to Trump to satisfy his ambition to acquire one during his second term.

Relationships

45-year-old who says girls in their 20s are mature asked how many men in their 20s he hangs out with

A 45-YEAR-OLD who exclusively dates women in their 20s while claiming they are ‘emotionally mature’ does not seem to have any male friends of that age.

Flight attendants, and other women your boyfriend saves a creepy little smile for

THAT sickly, ingratiating grin isn’t for everyone. It isn’t for you. It seems to specifically be for women employed to serve him, like these.

Man sleeps with woman to prevent second date

A MAN who wanted to avoid the awkwardness of turning a woman down after their first date achieved the same result by having sex with her instead.

Boyfriend subject to hour-long monologue about need for more communication

A MAN has nodded through a 60-minute monologue from his girlfriend on how they need to sit down and have a proper talk about their relationship.

Asking what you are to each other, and other ways to get a man to ditch you

WANT to terminate a relationship abruptly? Say any of the following and you’ll never see him again.

Couple in budding relationship agree to stop ghosting other people

A MAN and woman about to get into a serious relationship have made the mutual decision to stop ghosting other people.

Throuples are solution to cost of living crisis
YOUNG Britons are entering into three-way romantic and sexual relationships because they are a great way to keep rent and bills down.

Science & Technology

We ask you: What is Nasa hoping to find on the Moon?

POPULAR T-shirt manufacturer Nasa is racing China to land a manned flight on the lunar surface. What do they expect to find there?

VR headsets, and other technologies you got bored of after 20 minutes

ONCE it was the next big thing, now you can’t even Freecycle it. Were you one of the visionaries who bought a piece of the future that turned out to be a dusty piece of crap?

Baby names, long emotional messages to men, unattainable life goals: what girls have in their phone notes

CAMERON, Ezra, Hector? 22 reasons why you’re emotionally dead and need therapy, Mark. Become size eight. A woman’s Notes app offers regrettable insights.

Is this email spam, or is Elon Musk offering you sperm to have his children?

IS this a spam email, or is it a genuine offer from Elon Musk to send you frozen sperm to birth yet more of his legion of children? You decide!

Clickbait headline admittedly rather intriguing

A MAN cannot help but admit that a clickbait headline has done an incredible job of piquing his fickle interest.

Successful 19-year-old filmmaker gives false hope to millions
A YOUTUBER turned filmmaker’s successful debut feature means tens of thousands of teenagers now believe they can do the same, wrongly.

Arts & Entertainment

Boards of Canada, and other artists great for working to because they're so ignorable

HEADPHONES in the office? But real, good music too distracting? These meticulous peddlers of dullness have created oeuvres with your eight-hour shift in mind.

We ask you: Which deeply exploitative reality show are you pretending it's ethical to watch?

MARRIED At First Sight has shocked viewers by horribly and openly exploiting participants. Which reality show are you convincing yourself it’s okay to watch instead?

The Backrooms, and other horror concepts that collapse under the slightest scrutiny

HORROR movie The Backrooms is being praised by critics for its clever liminal concept, but will audiences agree? Here are more terrifying ideas that don’t stand up to much scrutiny.

The Case of the Missing Katie Price Husband: A new Sherlock Holmes mystery

SHERLOCK Holmes is always inspiring new stories, so who better to solve the mystery of Katie Price’s missing husband Lee? Or will this impenetrable case stump even the famous sleuth?

Six reality TV ideas that didn't make anyone say 'Actually let's not do this'

SERIOUS allegations are hanging over Channel 4’s Married at First Sight, but it’s not the first reality show to see nothing wrong with engineering appalling situations. Like these:

The five very peculiar boxes Josh Widdicombe ticks as Strictly host

JOSH Widdicombe’s casting as the new Strictly Come Dancing host? Just the latest BBC box-ticking exercise. Specifically these.

Your astrological week ahead for June 6th, with Psychic Bob
Bit desperate to secure the next Bond theme aren’t we, Dua Lipa?

Celebrity

Six unmarried pop stars you still have a chance with: a guide for deluded men

DUA Lipa is off the market. But do not let that deter you, an overweight man in Reading, from your quest to land a hot, high-earning pop princess. All these are still available.

Why was Tom Hardy fired? Six scurrilous and verifiably untrue rumours

TOM Hardy has been dismissed from hit drama MobLand, which is on a channel you do not watch and have never heard of. But why? We make up the reasons.

Piers Morgan, and other people who clung on and are now loved by everyone

KEIR Starmer is so right to face down his massive unpopularity, as proved by these examples of people who bounced back from being hated to become the nation’s darlings.

Woman knew Vernon and Tess would split because he sexted a Page 3 girl in 2010

A SWINDON woman is unsurprised that Vernon Kay and Tess Daly have separated, because 16 years ago he sent numerous explicit texts to a Page 3 stunner.

We ask you: What school would you send Prince George to?

THE 12-year-old heir to the throne is moving to big school, but which educational establishment should we pay the fees for him to attend?

Animal kingdom gets David Attenborough strippergram for his birthday

THE animal kingdom have clubbed together to get Sir David Attenborough a birthday greeting performed by a stripper, they have revealed. 

Woman agonising over wedding outfit as if anyone gives a shit
A WOMAN is subjecting herself to enormous stress over what she will wear for an upcoming wedding, irrespective of the fact nobody will notice.

Work

'That's summer over then' proclaims twat who's probably right

AN office arsehole has greeted the end of the May heatwave by saying ‘Hope you enjoyed summer,’ and the worst of it is that he may well be correct.

Five weekend plans you shouldn't share with your colleagues

IT’S only a matter of hours until office chat turns to what people are doing at the weekend. But probably keep these plans to yourself.

All homeworkers naked

ALL homeworkers are completing their allotted tasks and attending meetings entirely naked, they have confirmed.

'It's probably AI,' says man who doesn’t understand what AI is

YOUR middle-aged co-worker who confidently opines on any subject he does not understand has begun stating everything is ‘probably AI’.

Man hates the snivelling maggot he becomes in covering letters

THE grovelling sentences a man comes out with when writing a covering letter disgust him to his core, it has emerged.

32-year-old has crush

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been forced to confront the fact that, as well as a mortgage and back pain triggered by sleeping the wrong way, he also has a crush.

We ask you: Which crappy losers have you got in the office World Cup sweepstakes?
THE World Cup is almost here, and with it the chance to pull a team out of a hat and lose £1 because it’s Panama. Which no-hopers have you been stuck with?

Alcohol

UK trains best enjoyed four beers in

NEW research has found making a train journey in Britain can be survived and even enjoyed if the passenger has drunk enough.

We ask you: Should children should be given their own pubs?

CHILDREN are disturbing heavy-drinking adults at their serious work of getting shitfaced, so should they be given pubs of their own?

Ireland's rich culture and complicated history celebrated via beer

IRELAND’S proud Celtic heritage and long, complex history is being celebrated by millions drinking ceremonial pints of beer.

Man never more than eight hours from beer

A MAN is never more than 480 minutes from being able to neck pints of delicious, refreshing beer, it has emerged.