How to smoothly move on from a failed attempt at sexting to discussing the weather

TRIED to spice things up with dirty texts and been rebuffed? Here’s how to move onto a much safer topic: the British weather.

How to party like accountants this financial New Year's Eve

EXCITED about the new tax year? Here’s how to party like an accountant before a thrilling new fiscal year begins in April. Don’t forget the Alka-Seltzer!

Yes, I've been secretly shitting myself for a decade

HI guys, Scott Mills here, and to answer the question on everyone’s mind, yes, I have been living in quiet terror for ten years.

Speeding driver taught powerful moral lesson by sad face on flashing sign
A DRIVER has taken a long, hard look at his life after being confronted with a disappointed face on an electronic road sign.
Seven no-brainer benefits of the BBC adopting a eunuchs-only policy

SCOTT Mills has been sacked by the BBC over allegations dating back to 2016. But with so many sex-related scandals, is it time to demand that all male BBC stars are eunuchs? Consider the benefits...

How to tell if your girlfriend has climaxed without troubling to ask, with the Mash sex columnist

WOMEN are proud, shy creatures, who keep their metaphorical cards close to their heaving chests. Has she come? Or not? Might you be offended if you ask?

Changing a tap, and other useful skills you can learn by watching enough porn

WHY engage a professional when you’ve subliminally picked up everyday skills from seeing them in the opening scenes of filth? You already know how to do this.

Daylight f**ked

THE clocks being brought forward by an hour over the weekend has resulted in daylight being ‘f**ked’, scientists have confirmed.

Police not investigating 92 per cent of burglaries because you can get another PlayStation

THE police have confirmed they do not investigate the vast majority of burglaries because the shops are open and you can get another laptop this afternoon.

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Politics

We ask you: What did you ask Nigel Farage to say on Cameo?

NIGEL Farage is the second most popular presenter of personal messages in Britain, beaten only by Jay from The Inbetweeners. What did he say in yours?

Assisted dying vote swayed by MSP Mark Renton's moving 'Choose life' speech

THE assisted dying bill in Scotland has been defeated after a moving monologue on choosing life delivered by Edinburgh MSP Mark Renton.

'I assure you, I have only done something popular by accident'

IT seems that, based on polling, I have stumbled into a policy which is popular with the public at large. I promise you that was not my intention.

I'll do anything to save the special relationship, Starmer tells Trump seductively

KEIR Starmer purred down the phone to President Trump that he is willing to do anything, ‘and I do mean anything’ to get the special relationship back in track.

We ask you: What are you doing to bolster Britain's shamefully underfunded Navy?

THE UK has been humiliated on the world stage for not having the same mighty Royal Navy it had a century ago. What are you doing to help out?

Man's trip to Asia all about authentic food, exotic locations and fanny
A BRITISH man has stressed his upcoming trip to Japan is all about experiencing the country and its culture as faithfully as possible, right down to getting laid.

Society

War drives hatred of benefits claimants up to 2006 levels

WAR in Iran, and the prospect of poor people receiving fuel subsidies, has driven national hatred of anyone claiming benefits to levels not seen since 2006.

'Order your bank to agree to two per cent': Trump's advice to first-time buyers in the UK

BRITISH mortgage rates are shooting up like a Patriot missile because of war in Iran. So Donald Trump, always focused on the bottom line and the little guy, has advice.

Why I am an ardent feminist when it comes to foreigners. By Wayne Hayes

FEMINISM? I don’t need it, I’m a white man. But these foreigners coming to Britain? They’ll find no louder feminist than I if they try disrespecting our slags.

Dad simultaneously furious about potholes and roadworks

A FATHER is furious at his local council about potholes in roads and is apoplectic at the roadworks needed to fix them.

IRA regret never recruiting Gerry Adams

AFTER Gerry Adams protested in court that he was never a member of the IRA, retired members of the group are kicking themselves for failing to recruit him. 

Six thoughtful, sensitive break-up texts that definitely aren't AI generated
BREAKING up is hard to do, and it would be wrong to outsource it to a Large Language Model like all other hard work. That’s why all of these are human and genuine.

Lifestyle

Giving way is a sign of weakness, drivers confirm

ALLOWING another road-user to take precedence over you is an unforgivable sign of weakness and should incur points, motorists have agreed.

Danes sex, Spanish sex, Germans opening windows: six European nations and what they're better at than you

CONTINENTAL Europe is better at everything than you stodgy Brits because they’re just so sophisticated. Here’s what they outshine you at, country by country.

Ellie-Maes, and other people who claim to have two first names

ONE was good enough for Jesus, Elvis and Buddha, but the greedy not only insist they have two first names but demand to be called by them. What can we learn from these freaks?

We ask you: What ridiculous bullshit hat did you wear at Cheltenham?

THE Cheltenham Festival has concluded, and with it your chance to staple a falcon’s wing to your forehead and call it a hat. What titfer did you look a tit in this year?

Five things every mum wants for Mother's Day: A guide for shit sons

ARE you a terrible, inconsiderate son who doesn’t know what to get his mum for Mother’s Day? Try these safe gifts.

Restaurants, the theatre, an intensive care ward: Six places I have every right to take my dog

MORE and more places are welcoming dogs these days, but society still has a long way to go. Here are just six of the places I should obviously be allowed to take my gorgeous little fur baby.

Your astrological week ahead for March 28th, with Psychic Bob
Stop using the phrase ‘flew too close to the sun’. Some of us are still in mourning for our close friend Icarus.

Relationships

'Dying alone is dying your way!' and other comforting sayings for the recently dumped

FRIEND been dumped? They’re being all moody about it? Change their outlook with these insightful views into their situation.

Dog poo bag in hedge reminds woman of ex

A WOMAN has seen a a bag of canine excrement hanging in a hedge and instantly flashed back to her last relationship, she has confirmed.

Seemingly perfectly man on dating app a massive red flag

A MAN on Tinder who appears to be without significant perversions, addictions, commitment issues or a receding hairline is a huge red flag, women have agreed.

Shag the groom, and other desperate ways to avoid being a bridesmaid

BEEN honoured with the chance to organise a hen weekend nobody wants to attend and to wear a hideous dress? Get uninvited, fast.

Date somehow goes from awful to sex

A FIRST date has inexplicably escalated from stilted small talk to the height of physical intimacy, it has emerged.

How to keep your man interested by treating him like shit, by a plumber

YOU know who gets texts from blokes, ignores them and it only makes them want me more? Me over here, a licensed plumber. Need him hungry for you, girls? Do this.

How to find out everything that's wrong with your friend by going on holiday with her
YOU’VE seen her hungover. You’ve seen her cry over a situationship. You’ve even seen her attempt to reverse park. Now, for a nightmare week in Marbella, you meet the real her.

Science & Technology

One minute's silent masturbation: How to mark the passing of the owner of OnlyFans

LEONID Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has passed on aged just 43. These are the ways users and content creators are remembering the billionaire who did so much for filth.

Six scientific reasons you're far more attractive than you look in photos

CELEBRITIES at an Oscars party have complained about the excessively bright lighting making them look bad. Quite right - photos always present a falsely unattractive image of you. Here’s why.

Why under-16s must not face a social media ban. By a teenager who is a living advert for it

IT would just be like so wrong to deprive teenagers like me of my socials because I have grew up with it and there is all what you learn from it, right?

Five tips for taking the perfect dick pic

BELIEVE the only reason you’re not winning women over with your dick pics is the lack of artistry? Follow these tips to become the David Bailey of the penis portrait.

Phones, cars, PlayStations: All the things you won't have shortly because of AI

A GLOBAL shortage of memory chips driven by AI demand means many items will no longer be so freely available. Our tech expert explains why that’s fine.

We ask you: If Britain's such a Christian country, what's Palm Sunday about?
GO on then, if you’re so convinced of Britain’s credentials as a Christian country, how do we celebrate Palm Sunday? No looking at the New Testament.

Arts & Entertainment

New Trainspotting kids' cartoon to be educational and fun, promises Welsh

A NEW cartoon based on Trainspotting will be a joyful learning experience for the under-fives, author Irvine Welsh has promised.

Blur, and other bands who followed popular success with albums recorded up their own arses

HAD a hit? Enjoying the money and blowjobs, but feel it does not adequately reflect who you are as artists? Then record your next album in your own colon, like these.

I will fight anyone in this Nuneaton Kwik Fit who doesn't agree Train Dreams should have won

AN injustice has been done. And if any of you bastards here replacing tyres dares suggest Train Dreams’s sublime meditation on civilisation rightly lost, I will f**k you up.

Lost Doctor Who episodes include that time he wanked off a Dalek

THE two lost Doctor Who episodes now recovered include a scene where the protagonist gives a Dalek hand relief, the BBC has confirmed.

Why watching two men going at it is queer allyship, but you watching girl-on-girl makes you a pervert

INSPIRATIONALLY, I spent last night watching man-on-man romance and writing breathless fan fiction about it. Because I am a woman and my sexuality is radical.

Five other art forms that can go f**k themselves and all, by Timothée Chalamet

NOT content with shots fired at opera and ballet, actor Timothée Chalamet has decided a number of other art forms are shite and for wankers, including these...

Celebrity

Michael B Jordan and Cheryl Tweedy: Celebs who should be forced into relationships to please the fans

CHERYL Tweedy fans want her to date Michael B Jordan after they flirted in a viral clip, because we own them, they are ours and they should shag if we want it. Especially these.

Are you the father of Bonnie Blue's baby? A quiz

ONLYFANS star Bonnie Blue is allegedly pregnant, but who will come forward to claim paternity? Find out if it’s you.

Katniss, and other kids old enough to really hate their pop culture names

NAMING your child after a once-popular TV show or celebrity was always stupid, and now the poor victim is old enough to hate you for it. These were a mistake.

'Can we make it not about jam?': The increasingly fraught emails from Netflix to Meghan

NETFLIX have ended their partnership with Meghan Markle after her show failed to be a compelling glimpse of her life or even her jam. These are the leaked emails.

Pete Tong, and other celebrities who picked the worst careers for getting old

PETE Tong, once the Pied Piper of the rave generation, is now 65 and still doing it. And DJ isn’t the only job it’s tricky to be old and wizened in, as these celebs have learned.

Trump: is he insulting Britain, which is bad, or Starmer, which is bloody brilliant?
WHEN Trump insults Britain and our Royal Navy does he mean the country, which is outrageous, or our prime minister, which is great?

Work

65 per cent of webinar participants emptying dishwasher

ATTENDING an online seminar is a fantastic opportunity to get stuff done while some arsehole is droning on about bullshit, research has found.

Ticking wrong box means man forced to be gay in new job

A MAN who accidentally ticked a box saying he was gay on his equalities form now feels compelled to go along with it, to be an ally.

Old twats doing nothing at home want to stop you working from home

AN army of retired old bastards with nothing better to do but sit at home resenting your working at home wants legislation to stop you.

The wanking isn't that excessive, and other working from home myths debunked

NIGEL Farage has appealed to morons this week by calling for an end to working from home. Here’s why it isn’t as bad as he fears.

Five shit leaving presents that show your colleagues never liked you

ARE you unsure if your colleagues are genuinely sad to see you go? If you received any of these leaving presents, the answer is ‘no’.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on… the Met, totally successful at stopping terrorism by elderly women
WAKING up with a hangover so horrible that my first act of the day is to shave my tongue, I reflect on a week which saw church and politics mix in controversial fashion. 

Alcohol

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.

Drink seven pints on your lunch break: how you can save Britain's ailing pubs

BRITAIN’S pubs are on the brink of collapse. You must do your bit to save them by drinking heavily during the day, and more.

Seething gammons, and others whose screen time should be limited to an hour a day
GOVERNMENT guidance has called for screen time to be limited for children under five. But frankly these other groups could do with some restrictions too.