Brexit has gone that mad that two opposing activists, boxing in a ring, almost seems the sane option. How many people would like to step into the ring with Nigel Farage for example? Well this did actually happen, reports the Hackney Citizen, on April’s fools day, but only the UKIP MEP looked foolish in Bethnal Green’s York Hall. Lib Dem activist Toby White went up against UKIP MEP Jonathon Arnott in a bout of “chessboxing.” This sport sees alternate rounds...

With the long Easter weekend fast approaching, we’ve compiled a selection of recipes perfect for the holiday.

Between them they have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, cycled to Paris, run a marathon in the Arctic circle, kayaked down the Zambezi and driven a Mototaxi across Peru. Now, four friends from Bristol are to take on the ultimate challenge – to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Despite having no previous rowing experience, Mark Gibson, Jon Lakin and brothers Steve and Dan Baker, who together form the ‘Nuts over the Atlantic’ team, are taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic...

Two players in two different countries won a combined total of nearly £7 million over the span of five days on online casino Casumo. The winners managed to hit two jackpots in two separate games. The first jackpot was won in Mega Fortune on the 30th March by a 28-year-old man who took home £2.8 million. The second win was registered in Mega Fortune Dreams on the 4th of April. It amounted to £3.9 million and is the biggest win...

Everybody had a dream. When we were kids, we all had dreams of doing something with our lives. I wanted to be a pilot; others wanted to be doctors, actors or lawyers. Some achieve their dreams. Many don't. And some people get to come home, flop on the sofa after a hard day’s work, and when their partner asks, "What did you do today baby?" they get to reply, "I finally finished knitting that damned penis, honey." The above -...

The latest wage growth report paints a gloomy picture for the UK economy. Wage rises have now dropped below inflation, which is worrying for an economy that has been so reliant on consumer spending. In the public sector, a Government cap of one per cent on wage increases means the average full-time public sector worker has lost out to the tune of £9,000 since 2010. If the cap remains in place they will stand to lose £4,000 more by 2020 –...

Today the Daily Mail has issued a public apology to US First Lady Melania Trump and paid damages and costs understood to be in the range of £2 million for a story alleging she once worked as an escort. An apology and full retraction was published prominently by Mail Online and will also appear in the print edition - and so it should. The Mail must learn that it cannot print falsehoods about the First Lady or anyone else for that matter,...

Describing themselves as a “(fucking) loud instrumental band”, Liverpool’s Alpha Male Tea Party have announced a fresh signing to Big Scary Monsters Recordings for the release of third album, titled health, on 23rd June Commenting on the new material, the trio say: “We spent a while working out how we wanted to make it happen and decided to be a proper band this time, so we booked out a residential studio in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside for a week to create our newest Ugly Baby. We...

The tricky problem of why shoelaces become undone has been solved by scientists. Walking along and then suddenly having that horrible feeling of footwear becoming loose has frustrated humans for thousands of years. It occurs without warning - and a study now reveals the series of events that make it happen. A double whammy of footfall and whipping forces acts like an 'invisible hand', loosening the knot and then tugging on the free ends of your laces until the whole...