Your astrological week ahead for October 4th, with Psychic Bob

Want to feel old? Lou Bega just released Mambo Number 2,709.

'That new short hair looks great on you,' grins boyfriend through barely repressed sobs

A MAN has bravely told his girlfriend how great her new pixie crop looks while pinching his inner wrist hard to hold back the tears.

We ask you: What true crime case would you like to see reopened because it's been on Netflix?

PROSECUTORS in the US are to reopen the Menendez murder case, because it was on streaming. What British cases should be re-examined?

Middle-class dinner parties indulge in craze for premium strength lager
A NEW range of boutique 12 per cent lagers are the drink of choice for sophisticated urban professionals at upscale dinner parties.
The Archbishop of Canterbury on... how the f**k do you lose money on a monopoly?

WAKING up with a hangover so intense that liquid traces of my brain have dribbled through my eardrums onto my pillowcase, I sit up, check my ‘emails' and am surprised to find a message from Laura Kuenssberg. 

Living in England its own form of assisted dying

EXISTING on this godforsaken island is a form of assisted dying in its own way, it has emerged.

I'm just back from a fortnight in the Chagos Islands, and you cannot imagine a more British place

UNION Jacks hanging from every house. A portrait of the King in every kitchen. A spoonful of Marmite stirred into your tea. The Chagos Islands are the most British place on Earth.

Noel Gallagher's most brazen acts of plagiarism, ranked

YOU have to admire the audacity with which Noel Gallagher pinches musical ideas, and Oasis reforming is a chance to enjoy these classic acts of theft all over again. Here they are ranked from worst to best.

A tale of two chippies: The gammon food critic's fish supper showdown

I LOVE a good chippie tea, me. Been going to Roland's Happy Plaice for years now. He's a Northerner, but I try not to hold that against him. The further towards Scotland you go the better they get at deep-frying shit.

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Politics

You should have planned ahead for being a woman, says Badenoch

ANYONE who knows they are, or suspects they may become, a woman should plan ahead financially to avoid inconveniencing men, Kemi Badenoch has asserted.

I regularly popped into donor's home for a dump, admits Streeting

WES Streeting has admitted that when touching cloth in Covent Garden he would often call into Lord Alli’s penthouse flat to defecate.

Seven historic speeches that idiot Starmer would ruin by saying 'sausages'

THE prime minister showed his rabid anti-Semitism yesterday by saying ‘sausages’ instead of ‘hostages’. He would screw up these speeches from history in similar fashion.

Labour conference has better class of heckler

A TALL, finely-boned and well-spoken young gentleman from a smart family has heckled Rachel Reeves over Gaza.

Why shouldn't I pamper my pets? asks Lord Alli

THE multi-millionaire Lord Alli has asked why he should not give his Labour party pets the best in clothes and apartments.

Gentrified area upset specialist cheese shop they never use is closing down
RESIDENTS of a gentrified town are dismayed that the artisan cheese shop they collectively neglected is going out of business.

Society

Toasted behind radiator, flew out of window: how you lost your childhood pets

TO you they were friends and companions. To your parents, they were teachers of the brutal reality of mortality. This is how they died.

Wear a straw boater to the local comp: How to fake your children going to private school

WORRIED that sending your kids to private school will be unaffordable with VAT on fees? Simply fake the whole thing - you’ll save a fortune, and it can be as ridiculously posh as you like!

Answer to 'Do you think anyone's shagged in here?' always 'Yes'

THE perpetual question of whether any random space has hosted some level of sexual activity can always, without fail, be answered in the positive, it has emerged.

Student numbers almost back down to where they should be

THE number of young people going to university could soon be the same as the number of young people who should be going to university, the government has confirmed.

Thom Yorke attempt to talk woman off bridge 'could have ended better'

AFTER Jon Bon Jovi successfully prevented a suicide attempt on a bridge, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has attempted to do likewise with slightly less positive results.

Three tampons should cover it: The clueless boyfriend's guide to menstruation
BOYFRIENDS are often mocked for not understanding periods, but really it’s no more complicated than looking after a hamster. Follow this advice and your partner will be fine. 

Lifestyle

Cyclist gangs getting less respect than motorcycle gangs

GROUPS of middle-aged cyclists in Lycra are unhappy that motorised two-wheeled travellers in denim and leather are far more feared.

'Our hood had a serious penknife problem': How to make your middle-class teenage years sound street

ZOMBIE knives in the news make you feel pathetically cosseted and middle-class. But by tweaking the facts, you too can have the benefits of a rough upbringing.

Why I need a £68,000 a year personal photographer to document my life, by your working-class auntie

WHEN you’re achieving as much in life as me and Angela Rayner – for her being deputy Labour leader, for me rearranging bird ornaments – it needs to be documented.

Mudlarking the number one Guardian activity for twats

DIGGING around in the foetid mud of the Thames among the accumulated rubbish of the past 200 years is a shit way to spend a Saturday, it has emerged.

How to survive on the fringes of a pub chat: A guide for shy people

STRUGGLING to chime in at the pub due to your terrible social skills? Make it through to last orders in one piece with this guide.

A handful of cheddar makes all Italian dishes better: How to piss off a foodie with facts
KNOW an idiot who believes pizza is better with just bland, boring mozzarella? Here are some food facts they need to stop being in denial about.

Sport

We ask you: should we just give a random man called Lee the England job?

NOBODY seems to want the England job and fans believe anyone could do it better than Gareth Southgate, so should we let this lad Lee Carsley do it?

We ask you: who can succeed Gary Lineker on Match of the Day now?

FOLLOWING the shocking exposure of Jermaine Jenas as neither bland nor sexless enough for The One Show, who will take football’s top presenting job?

Transfer market continues to make mockery of being a football fan

THE multi-million pound transfer market is once again ridiculing the pointless allegiances of football fans.

We ask you: which team has the unquestionable moral right to win the Premier League this season?

A NEW Premier League season has begun, but which club deserves to win it most and will therefore inevitably triumph?

Olympics abducted by deranged Scientologist

THE Olympic Games were kidnapped by an abseiling maniac from the Church of Scientology right under the noses of a global audience last night.

Hopes rise that cycling will now be banned

THE horrific crash during the women’s cycling at the Paris Olympics yesterday has raised hopes that cycling can now be stopped altogether.

Nick Knowles' guide to munters
NICK Knowles of DIY SOS is in trouble for allegedly referring to women from the North East as ‘munters’. But what are they and how valid is his claim? Nick explains.

Science & Technology

'Did you mean something completely different that’s more profitable for me to find?' asks Google

GOOGLE is wondering if you meant a different search term which requires less effort and more showing of sponsored posts, it has confirmed.

The toilet, and five other places smartphones can never be banned

BANNING mobile phones in schools makes sense because why should they have fun? But in these sacred spaces devices should always be allowed.

Billionaire finally gets to look down on entire Earth

A BILLIONAIRE has finally achieved his dream of looking down on the entire world’s population while shaking his head condescendingly.

Britons spending 45 per cent of leisure time maintaining some kind of streak

THE average Briton spends almost half of every day maintaining a dubious series of streaks, it has emerged.

Arts & Entertainment

Gen Z fan at gig hoping band doesn't distract from her phone

A GEN Z woman attending a gig is hoping the artist does not demand she spend too much time looking up from her phone.

'You just didn't understand it': The seven most annoying traits of arsehole Joker fans

WITH Joker: Folie a Deux out soon, prepare for a legion of twats angrily taking offence at even the most reasonable criticism of it. Here’s what to expect from them.

Earth to get unwanted immigrant moon

THE Earth is to get a moon it did not ask for, that has waltzed over from the outer solar system without permission, and which everyone is united against.

Shed Seven, and other 90s bands so forgettable you had no idea they'd already reformed

EVERYONE is still talking about Oasis, but did you know these other bland 90s bands are already touring again?

Mid-morning experimental techno tests man's commitment to being 6 Music listener

A MIDDLE-AGED man listening to 6 Music is gritting his teeth through a nine-minute experimental German drum and bass track before lunch.

ET, and six other films that would have been undone by one minute of responsible parenting

COUNTLESS cinematic classics in which children roamed magical worlds with fantastic companions only happened because parents were lax and lazy. Each of these is a tale of neglect:

Giving a horse an OBE a sign of a sane country
THE awarding of an OBE to a horse that stood and watched cars go past is proof once and for all that Britain is sane and rational.

Business

Paint over the smoke alarms: the landlord's guide to interior design

TENANTS are ungrateful bastards. Always complaining about broken sinks and holes in roofs but no appreciation for the finer points of interior design. Detail is everything.

Shop staff deeply touched by empathy of former retail worker

THE overworked staff of a busy clothes shop have found great comfort in the sympathy of a woman who knows what it is like because she worked in retail once.

'What's the matter, too pussy for this good shit?' How to market pumpkin spice lattes to men

MEN are simple creatures who can easily be convinced to do anything. Here’s how to sell them even the most feminine of beverages.

Seven draconian measures to stop Charlie Mullins sneaking back into the UK

xBRITAIN’S richest plumber and worst Rod Stewart tribute Charlie Mullins is leaving the UK to avoid tax. But what if he tries to return? Here’s how to keep this scourge from our shores.

You are Kemi Badenoch. Can you make it through a whole hour without saying insane shit?
YOU are Kemi Badenoch and the microphones are hot. Can you manage a whole hour without spouting lunatic nonsense?

Work

'Bring Your 14-Year-Old Daughter and her Bitchy Mates to Work Day' a disaster

A BUSINESS is rethinking its morale-boosting strategy of asking staff to bring children to work after a group of teenage girls tore them to shreds.

What if being present in the office is all you have to offer? A shite employee asks

EXPERTS are disparaging the need to be physically in the office you work in as mere ‘presenteeism’. But what if that’s the only bit you’re good at?

Company's culture is alcoholism and being called John

A CONSULTANCY firm is proud of its distinctive workplace culture of drinking too much while employing multiple staff members with the same name.

Seven highly effective ways of f**king candidates over, by a recruitment consultant

HI, [INSERT NAME HERE], I came across your LinkedIn profile and thought you would be a great fit to make me look like I’ve got a wealth of candidates. Here’s how I’ll screw you over.

Naive fool expects full-time job to provide liveable income

A SWEET, delusional man expects his 40-hour a week job to cover not only rent but utility bills and food, he has admitted.

Everything you don't know and don't want to know about the conflict in the Middle East
WHY is it happening? When will it end? Is it my fault at all? Just a few of the things you do not know, and would prefer not to, about the conflict in the Middle East.

Alcohol

What you're terrified you did while drinking last night vs what you actually did

MORNING! Oh God, what did you do? How did unwinding with three bottles of wine lead to this? What is your pickled brain claiming happened and did it?

Non-drinker mortified at all the mundane things he said last night

A MAN who absolutely underdid it on the pints has woken up mortified at the not even slightly embarrassing things he said the night before.

London scientists on brink of breaking £15 pint barrier

SCIENTISTS in Britain’s capital believe they are only months away from creating an ordinary point of beer which costs more than £15.

The top six things to eat at 2am pissed: ranked

SHITFACED way after midnight? Illogically hungry? These are the foods you will stumblingly prepare yourself, ranked from worst to best.

The best times of day to have a pint, ranked

PINTS are scientifically proven to make all your troubles melt away, but the time of day can make them taste even sweeter. These are the best times to drink one, ranked.

Girlfriend trying to imagine what being wrong would be like
A GIRLFRIEND who believes herself to be an empathic person is trying to visualise what it would be like to be wrong about something.