A few weeks back I joked about David Davis learning of an interesting alliance called the European Union following revelations that the Brexit MP was considering paying a fee for access to the single market as well as backtracking on several other mis-truths laid out on the campaign trail which would effectively leave us in a similar position to the one we voted to leave - just a few billion pounds lighter. It's a joke that seems to be becoming less funny...

People who leave school with no qualifications are more than twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as those with a university degree, according to new research. The findings come from a groundbreaking new Australian study of healthy ageing in the Southern Hemisphere. Researchers investigated the links between education and cardiovascular disease events - such as a heart attack or stroke - by following 267,153 men and women in the state of New South Wales aged over 45 for...

A strange case of “Schrodinger’s Chanting” has been spotted at football grounds amongst fans who simultaneously want to go home and not go home. Like the hypothesised cat, who is both dead and alive, new cases of football fans who are both heading home and not heading home have emerged disguised in chants that appear to indicate their disdain of a town as well as their eagerness to stay around and drink all its beer. The discovery came after Doncaster...

Pictures of surfers attempting to ride Britain's biggest wave have emerged as swells in excess of 15ft hit the Cornish coast. The meteorological phenomenon known as the giant 'Cribbar'  occurs just a handful of times a year and is officially the biggest wave breaking anywhere in the world today. Among the brave souls taking up the challenge was Henry Neill, who made the journey all the way from Australia to attempt it. Before his failed attempt, Henry said: "I've been waiting for a swell...

A bungled burglar blamed the Tories after he stole seven bottles of whisky, vodka, brandy and Drambuie from Waitrose, saying "they're the real criminals". The 57-year-old launched into a 15-minute tirade whilst representing himself in court, blaming "the looting Tories". During the rant, he also blamed a chief constable, who he claimed to have shamed, the high suicide rate, power prices, Tony Blair, David Cameron's broken election promises and his lack of an education. He appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday and...

Three unsuspecting families were reunited for Christmas in a tear-jerking festive video that's sure to warm your cockles. The families got the surprise of a lifetime when they turned up to a hotel to film a special video message they thought they had won in a competition, only to find that the family members had been flown in for Christmas. The families were then treated to a festive weekend in London enjoying everything from Christmas shopping in Oxford Circus, to seeing...

2016 has been a rubbish year for our heroes. As the year begins to wind down it makes sense to feel reflective on all the brilliant artists we lost over the last 365 days. And while we said goodbye to some outstanding musicians this year, none will be missed more, perhaps, than David Bowie. That's why it seems fitting that the late great Ziggy himself has been named the UK’s favourite musician in a piece of recent research. The singer, songwriter and...

When opening a new restaurant in an area that’s surrounded with competition, balance between the space’s food and ambience is of immeasurable importance. Instead of contrasting with harsh discordance, each of these elements are (generally speaking) best when purposely designed to intricately work in harmony with one another, but without being too overworked. Chef Shaun Rankin’s Ormer in the basement of Flemings’ Hotel in Mayfair, for instance, is a prime example of a new restaurant to strike that balance with...

Leicester City's captain Wes Morgan has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with rum brand Captain Morgan, with several interesting clauses in the contract. According to the terms, Morgan can go into a bar, turn to face everyone in there, spread his arms, and shout "There's only one Captain Morgan!" and then all eligible drinkers will be entitled to the free drink. Morgan must also dress up as the Captain, in a costume of the pirate on the front of the rum bottles,...