By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Nick Gibb, Minister of State at the Department for Education, failed a SATs grammar question for 11-year-olds on radio today. He had spent the day defending the primary school exams system, which many parents think puts too much pressure on their offspring. However, he manage to get a question wrong, which features on the very tests he thinks eleven-year-olds should ace. Martha Kearney: Let me give you this sentence, “I went to the cinema after...

A hilarious compilation of Italians trying to pronounce 'Leicester' has emerged after the Foxes were confirmed as Premier League champions last night. Italian site Repubblica took to the streets to see if locals could pronounce the newly-confirmed EPL champions, with some hilarious results. Leicester, along with other towns and cities such as Worcester, Loughborough and Gloucester, is notoriously hard to pronounce for foreigners. But with Ranieri's men guaranteed Champions League football next season, they'll need to learn quick! Watch the full...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Whitehall appointments watchdog may need a radical overhaul after it was found that two thirds of them who applied to Acoba (Advisory Committee on Business Appointments) since 2008 have ended up in private sector jobs, in the same field they left while they were in Government. This has led to MPs demanding the watchdog is fundamentally changed, as it failed to block a single ex-minister or civil servant from moving into a highly paid...

Radiohead have released a claymation video of their new single Burn the Witch. The new release is the first preview of Radiohead’s long-awaited ninth studio album, which has been shrouded in mystery after the band's internet presence gradually began to disappear, erasing all content from their social networks and official website. They broke the social media silence this morning with a 15 second clip of a bird tweeting. The second clip, released a few hours later, has been proceeded by this video of...

By Harold Stone Dear Zac, or should I call you Frank? That is your real name after all – Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith – and I thought it’d be best to be frank with you. Frank, you can’t be racist to someone and then accuse them of racism. Or at least you shouldn’t stir up religious hatred against someone and then accuse them of antisemitism. When you said Sadiq Khan had “extremist links” and “radical” plans for London, you knew...

Controversial Republican politician Donald Trump has edged ahead of Hilary Clinton for the first time in the presidential race. A Rasmussen Reports poll says Trump has support of 41 per cent of US voters compared to just 39 per cent for Clinton. It comes ahead of the Indiana primary where Trump could seal the deal to become the Republican candidate. According to estimates the real estate mogul is up 15 points over rival Ted Cruz, making it a near-certainty that he will lead the Republican...

Robert Watkins works as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s Financial Guidance Service, a specialist team that offers financial support to people affected by cancer. When you receive a cancer diagnosis, money should be the last thing on your mind. But costs like higher household bills or travelling to hospital appointments combined with the fact that many people need to give up work means that those diagnosed with cancer are on average an additional £570 worse off a month. Money worries...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Dr. Tom Micklewright spoke at the Chester TUC May day rally. His speech answered two questions he needed to answer, after a nasty incident with disgruntled passer-by. Tom said that a doctor he knows was spat at while on a picket and was told that “nobody cares, you should be ashamed.” The Doctor went on to explain why should you care? And why he shouldn’t be ashamed of striking? He asked the crowd: “Who has...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Political cringe of the year could be handed to Zac Goldmsith, hoping to be London Mayor. Last week he tried and failed to hold a pint properly but this clip is from the Asian awards 2016 on April 8th. He was asked for his views on the Bollywood film industry. He went onto gushingly praise the awards. Zac said: “It’s a huge festival and it celebrated huge talent. This room is going to be bursting...