BBC Politics
Ofgem Announces Price Cap Rise, Because Winter Was Getting Too Comfortable
Ofgem raises the energy price cap by 4% to a three-year high, because winter wasn't already expensive enough.
2026-08-26
BBC Politics
2026-08-15
ScienceDaily
Common Food Preservative Linked to Rising Suicide Deaths Among Young People
A food preservative is now implicated in a worrying spike in UK suicides, with young people and men hit hardest - because of course the internet had to be involved.
2026-08-14
BBC Business
UK Government Considers Slashing EV Targets, Because Nothing Says Climate Leadership Like Negotiating With Car Makers
The UK government, bowing to car maker pressure, considers cutting EV sales targets - because who needs climate goals when you have jobs?
2026-08-12
BBC Health
UK's E-Scooter 'Wild West' Now Injuring Children as Young as Nine, Because of Course
UK hospitals see a surge in child e-scooter injuries, with no laws to stop it - because turbo mode and zero helmet rules are a great combo.
2026-08-02
The Verge
Xbox Prices Get a Workout: Up to €200 or £170 More, Because Why Not
Microsoft's Xbox prices are getting a hefty workout, with EU and UK buyers facing up to €200 or £170 more, because AI's chip cravings have to be paid for somehow.
The Guardian Europe
‘£5,800 on a watch?!’ What happened when five couples kept separate money diaries - then revealed all to their partners?
Couples reveal their separate spending diaries, leading to shock, defensiveness, and the occasional '£5,800 on beauty? That's a lot of Botox.'
2026-07-30
The Guardian Europe
UK Regulators Raid Spam Text Senders, Seize Laptops and Dignity of Claims Companies
UK regulators raid five companies accused of spamming 170m texts about car finance claims, seizing laptops and reminding the public they can complain for free.
2026-07-25
TechCrunch
Vietnam's Solution to Kids on Social Media: Let Them Stay, Just Make Them Ghosts
Vietnam proposes turning kids into social media lurkers, while a global wave of bans from Australia to the UK aims to protect youth by restricting access - because nothing says 'safe' like being seen and not heard.
2026-07-18
The Guardian
Wildfires Getting So Bad Firefighters Now Have to Play Doctor With a Hose
Wildfires are getting so bad that firefighters now have to triage like ER doctors, and even the UK is learning what 'unprecedented' actually means.
2026-07-16
BBC Business
UK Parking Giant Faces Probe Over Charging Drivers Stuck in Petrol Queue - Because Waiting for Fuel Is Apparently a Crime Now
The UK's competition regulator is investigating Euro Car Parks for fining drivers queuing at petrol stations, as part of a broader crackdown on parking ticket practices that have more than doubled in six years.
2026-07-15
The Guardian
MPs Suggest Keeping Chicken Nuggets Out of Arm's Reach of Children
UK MPs propose banning fast food near schools and junk food ads, urging supermarkets to showcase produce and mandate health labels, all to combat a £74bn obesity crisis.
2026-07-13
The Guardian
UK Grid Operator Calls in Lawyers After Whistleblower Claims Staff Were Told to Cover Up Blackout Risks During Heatwave
UK grid operator calls in lawyers after whistleblower claims staff were told to cover up blackout risks during a heatwave, because nothing says 'reliable energy' like hiding the evidence.
The Guardian
Green MP Finally Asks the Obvious: Why Is There a Minimum Work Temperature But No Maximum?
UK workers swelter while the government has rules for cold but not hot - Green MP Spencer aims to fix that, because apparently ovens in bakeries are a valid excuse.
2026-07-11
The Guardian
UK Heatwave to Continue Until Next Week, Because of Course It Will
England and Wales continue to bake as Met Office confirms heatwave will persist, because the weather has apparently decided to make a point about climate change.
2026-07-09
The Guardian
Britain's Grid Operator Sends Another 'Please Don't All Turn On Your Fans at Once' Alert as Heatwave Rolls On
Britain's grid operator issues another heatwave alert, asking generators for extra juice as Europe sizzles and French nuclear reactors get too hot to handle.
BBC Business
EVs Cost More to Insure Because They're Basically Giant, Fragile iPhones on Wheels
New crash tests reveal that minor EV prangs can lead to £4,000 repair bills and write-offs, thanks to glued-together components and expensive batteries - but manufacturers are slowly learning to make them fixable.
2026-06-26
The Guardian
Europe’s Heatwave Claims Four Toddlers, 55 Drownings, and Everyone’s Will to Live
Europe's heatwave kills toddlers and causes drownings, school closures, and festival cancellations - because climate change is the gift that keeps on giving.
BBC Business
Oil Back to Pre-War Levels, Because War with Iran Is Over, and Also Because Eventually Everything Must End
Oil prices have fallen back to pre-war levels after the US and Iran signed a framework deal, but drivers shouldn't pop the champagne just yet - prices are still higher than before the conflict, and the Strait of Hormuz isn't exactly a superhighway…
2026-06-18
ZDNet
Man Discovers Sun Can Charge Things, Spends $17 to Confirm
A tech writer uses a $16 solar panel to keep a security camera charged indefinitely, proving the sun is still a reliable energy source despite its lack of marketing budget.
2026-06-13
The Guardian Europe
Labour Flirts with Idea of Taking Money from People Who Have Way Too Much of It
Labour hints at taxing billionaires, because watching Elon Musk's fortune rocket skyward while the rest of us pay higher rates is getting old.
The Good Times
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