All local and regional bus fares in England could be capped at £2 this autumn. Prices could be slashed for six months from October, with bargain rates for cross-country journeys of up to 80 miles and lasting more than three hours. Downing Street has reportedly been working on the scheme since April but it’s notContinue reading “Just The Ticket!”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
After Telling Santander Staff He Was A G4S Guard, Clever ‘Bank Robber’ Walks Out With £150,000 In Cases
A thief posed as a G4S security guard to fool bank staff into giving over money boxes with £150,000 inside. The criminal walked into a Santander’s Brixton branch in a uniform kitted out with both helmet and visor, although sources claimed it wasn’t even a G4S uniform. The man reportedly showed a fake ID andContinue reading “After Telling Santander Staff He Was A G4S Guard, Clever ‘Bank Robber’ Walks Out With £150,000 In Cases”
University Chiefs Ban Students And Academics From Using Terms Such As ‘Mankind’, ‘Millennials’, And ‘Manpower’
The Universities of Bristol and Nottingham have reportedly banned words like ‘mankind’ and ‘millennial’ to avoid causing offence, while terms such as ‘manpower’ are to be replaced with ‘workforce’. Woke chiefs at the Russell Group schools fear that everyday expressions contribute to stigmas and can have negative associations it was reported by a newspaper outlet.Continue reading “University Chiefs Ban Students And Academics From Using Terms Such As ‘Mankind’, ‘Millennials’, And ‘Manpower’”
EXCLUSIVE: Another Work Do For Downing Street?
Boris Johnson was pictured laughing and joking last night as he canoodled with a bunch of elites on a Whitehall patio just hours after he announced his resignation. The disgraced Prime Minister was seen hobnobbing with several coworkers and officials, giving out hugs and cracking jokes as the party drowned their collective sorrows on aContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Another Work Do For Downing Street?”
Is The Millennial Generation Putting Lullabies To Sleep For Good?
Classic cradlesong are at risk of dying out as almost half of millennial mothers and fathers don’t know all the words to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. A poll of 2,000 parents aged 26 to 41 revealed just 53 per cent can recite all the lyrics to Baa Baa Black Sheep, while only 51 per centContinue reading “Is The Millennial Generation Putting Lullabies To Sleep For Good?”
The Cost Of Living Crisis In Britain
Shoppers hoping to pick up their favourite brand of butter may be in for a shock after it emerged one supermarket goliath was now selling Lurpak for more than £7 a tub. The luxury butter brand, first produced in Denmark in 1901, has become a staple for millions of households across the country, but familiesContinue reading “The Cost Of Living Crisis In Britain”
There is a deadly blood-eating bug that poses a threat to tens of thousands of heart surgery patients
It was warned that tens of thousands of patients who had heart valve operations as far back as 2005 should be forewarned they’re at risk of a potentially lethal blood-eating bug. Five years ago, a newspaper outlet revealed how the NHS was about to contact 47,000 patients who had heart valve operations between 2013 andContinue reading “There is a deadly blood-eating bug that poses a threat to tens of thousands of heart surgery patients”
Seeing spies everywhere, Vladimir Putin
One of Russia’s leading scientists has died less than two days after he was yanked out of a cancer bed and locked up on charges of high treason. Dr Dmitry Kolker, 54, was flown across Russia from Novosibirsk, where he taught quantum physics and maths, to Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo Prison on Friday. After 48 hours,Continue reading “Seeing spies everywhere, Vladimir Putin”
The Queen Consented To Prince Harry Naming His Daughter After Her, Believing It Would Be Elizabeth
A friend and interior designer to the royals claimed that the Queen thought that Harry and Meghan would name their daughter Elizabeth, not Lilibet, after a phone call with the Duke of Sussex and was taken aback when their choice was announced. Socialite Nicky Haslam, whose royal friends include everyone from the Duchess of CornwallContinue reading “The Queen Consented To Prince Harry Naming His Daughter After Her, Believing It Would Be Elizabeth”
The Exodus Of Bank Customers
Dozens of Halifax customers are closing their accounts with the bank after a staff member told them to leave if they didn’t like their latest pronoun policy. The bank revealed on Twitter earlier this week that it would permit staff to display their pronouns on their name badges. In a post that read ‘pronouns matter’Continue reading “The Exodus Of Bank Customers”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 