Britons planning to enjoy heat have forgotten about insects

MILLIONS of Britons envisioning a long weekend relaxing and drinking outdoors have once again forgotten about f**king insects.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on… World Cup 2026: good luck getting that trophy back

WAKING with a hangover so excruciating my eyeballs are hanging from their sockets, I drink a tank of water, spitting out the goldfish, and check the progress of my recently released single.

Trains turn their heating on

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

Reform or Restore? A guide to the choice Britain's worst arseholes are making
IN the constituency of Makerfield, knobheads face an agonising dilemma: Nigel Farage’s Reform or Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain? We help them decide.
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?

Net migration never mattered to serious voters. That's just a left-wing lie

‘NET migration has fallen!’ trumpets this desperate, collapsing government. As if it matters. As if that were ever an electoral concern for anyone.

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.

Past-it old bastard referring to you both as 'people our age'

AN old and decrepit man is under the mistaken impression that you and he are contemporaries.

I am the seagull who shat on the King, and it was a multi-layered republican critique

AS a seagull, my existence is inherently political. Consequently I have developed a radical consciousness that speaks truth to power and that is why I shat on the King.

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.

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Politics

Rayner to enter race riding Streeting like he's a pig

ANGELA Rayner is to make a dramatic entry into the Labour leadership race riding Wes Streeting as if he is a pig mount.

Dodgy tax affairs prove Polanski is ready to lead the country

AN incriminating tax controversy means that Zack Polanski has got what it takes to be prime minister, the public believes. 

King's Speech includes list of whiny little bitches

A LATE addition to the King’s Speech has the monarch listing a number of Labour MPs and cabinet members who ‘will henceforward be known as whiny little bitches’.

'Approach, challenger' Starmer roared to Streeting from atop his throne of skulls

KEIR Starmer summoned the latest challenger to enter his hall of combat while drinking blood from a horn while seated on his throne of enemies’ skulls.

'I have a Wes Streeting waifu': Readers share their wild enthusiasm for potential Labour leaders

A LABOUR leadership contest must happen because the public demands it. Here Britons reveal which much-loved MP they have chosen to be their eternal champion.

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:

Society

Gangster collecting £2m cash wondering if he gets the holdall free

A CRIMINAL taking delivery of £2 million in cash from a heist in order to launder it is wondering if he can keep the bag or bags it comes in.

Six nondescript Northern towns misguided enough to have Tourist Information Centres

NOBODY but a resident or a Reform candidate dreaming of an MP’s salary would ever visit, but these two-stall market towns have Tourist Information Centres anyway. Why?

Londoner doesn't believe there are properties under £500,000

A LONDON resident told housing outside the capital is readily available for less than half a million pounds has dismissed it as a provincial hoax.

'I'm afraid your ticket isn't valid on this service,' gasps train conductor, and comes

THE conductor of a train from London to Manchester has enjoyed his sixth climax of the day by telling passengers their tickets are invalid.

Good old traditional racist disgusted by anti-Semitism

A PROPER traditional racist who bases his prejudice on skin colour is horrified by the rising tide of anti-Semitism.

Lifestyle

Men under increasing pressure to look vaguely presentable

IMAGES of attractive, stylish celebrities in the media are putting unreasonable pressure on men to make the effort to look half-decent.

Can you spot the carefully hidden reason this couple were able to go mortgage-free at 25?

LAUREN Hewitt and Josh Hudson have just bought a house outright aged 25. Can you work out the clever way they did it besides trivial money 'hacks'?

Six reasons never to go on a f**king cruise

ALL that positive hantavirus publicity got you thinking of booking a cruise? Before you set sail like a carefree, oceangoing Zack Polanski, consider these reasons not to.

Dad's perfect spring day out is taking kids to industrial estate to buy car part

A FATHER’S ideal activity on a beautiful sunny day is taking his children to a series of industrial site and scrapyards so he can cheaply purchase a fuel pump housing.

Friends in race to fatten up slimmer

A WOMAN who recently lost weight is now the subject of a race by her female friends to put it back on her as quickly as possible. 

Flint-faced seaside landladies rubbing hands together at jet fuel shortage

SCOWLING landladies of unwelcoming bed-and-breakfasts at windswept British seaside resorts are looking forward to resenting you this summer.

Drink pints and eat chips: Manchesterism in practice, explained by a Mancunian
ANDY Burnham is all about Manchesterism. And, what with living in Ardwick, so am I. Let me tell you how it works here on the ground.

Relationships

Woman against one-night stands keeps man pointlessly hanging around for eight months

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman who prides herself on not having one-night stands has instead unnecessarily kept one in her life for two-thirds of a year.

'How long has it been now?' and other thoughts women have during cunnilingus

BLESS him for trying, but cunnilingus can drag on with no end in sight. Here is what's running through a woman’s mind when the dreaded erotic situation occurs.

It happened to me: I dated a man for two years, and now I find out he buys football stickers

YOU can never know what darkness lies in a male heart, not really. You can think you’ve got the full measure of it, then two years in he comes home with football stickers.

Any woman husband speaks to now referred to as 'your girlfriend'

A WOMAN has confirmed that if her husband engages in any interaction with a woman, that women then becomes his girlfriend and is referred to as such.

Pubs closing because wives are alright these days

DRINKING establishments are shuttering because men no longer mind being at home with their spouses, it has emerged.

Kash Patel's guide for ugly men dating someone genuinely hot

UNQUALIFIED FBI head Kash Patel is facing allegations of alcoholism and incompetence caused by his girlfriend being objectively more attractive than he is. Here’s how he clings on.

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.

Science & Technology

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.

Connoisseur dad searching out only the finest AI bullshit internet can offer

A FATHER of refined tastes watches only the cream of awful AI videos spewed out by social media, it has emerged.

Southampton spy was Middlesbrough double agent
THE Southampton spy who has caused the club to be removed from Championship play-offs was actually a Middlesbrough double agent.

Arts & Entertainment

We ask you: How will you stop politics influencing your sacred Eurovision vote?

THE Eurovision Song Contest is a safe space away from any political leanings, which is why Ukraine beat Sam Ryder in 2022. How will you keep it that way?

Five possible reasons Euphoria and Rivals are popular, all of which are sex

EUPHORIA and Rivals are the biggest shows on TV right now, but why? Here are five potential reasons, all genital-based.

Replacing Grandad with Uncle Albert: Six TV show changes you've still not forgiven

ARE you still bitter about the writers of a TV show you loved messing around with a perfect formula and ruining it? You may have been watching these.

How to look as stupid as Met Gala celebrities on a budget

WISH you looked as laughably idiotic as the celebrities attending the Met Gala? Create an appropriate wardrobe on a budget with our guide.

The Pussycat Dolls, and other bands way too old for their names

LATER this year, half an act that rode to fame on the popularity of lap-dancing will play UK arenas. Their combined age will be 137 but they hobble on regardless, as do these.

The Wicker Man, and other films with surprising yet disturbing wank potential

MASTURBATORY opportunities can present themselves at the strangest of times. Who would have thought these classic movies would contain dubious wanking material?

Masturbating only a sin if you're hot, says church
THE Church of England has announced that self-pleasure is only a real sin if you are attractive to others.

Celebrity

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. 

Kate going to Italy to take lover

THE Princess of Wales has announced she is embarking on a solo trip to Italy where she intends to take a lover.

We ask you: Which dictator should we send King Charles to dance for next?

OUR monarch has done as he was told and performed a humiliating little show for president Trump. Which potentate who hates laws should he do it for next?

Six emails sent by shops immediately after you've left them
YOU’VE paid for an item, scanned your rewards card, and seconds later the emails beseeching you for further custom begin. All these hit before you can unsubscribe.

Work

All your colleagues hate you, and other subtle signs it's time to leave your job

WONDERING if you're outstaying your welcome in your job? Look out for these telltale signs.

Builders annoyed it's another bloody homeworker

A TEAM of builders contracted to construct a home extension are disappointed to learn it is yet another bloody homeworker.

Office workers calling for 'orderly timetable' for boss to resign told to f**k off

A GROUP of office workers who have requested their manager set out an orderly timetable for his resignation have been told to f**k off and do their jobs.

Man forgotten how to be shit at his job after long weekend

A MAN has forgotten how to be an underperforming drone after the four-day Easter weekend, it has emerged.

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.

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.

Why I gave up being a fashion editor to become a bricklayer, and why the answer is wealth
I USED to be the fashion editor for British Vogue, and now I’m a bricklayer and hod-carrier. Why? You already know the answer is money, don’t you?