New research reveals that almost one in ten British people say they haven’t got any friends in real life. Instead, eight per cent of Brits between the ages of 18 and 70 emanate all their social interaction from the internet, the poll of 3,000 people reveals. Extrapolated out to the wider UK population of aboutContinue reading “Social Media And Online Gaming Dominate Brits’ Social Lives, With One In Ten Lacking A Single ‘Real’ Friend”
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Currently, The BBC Licence Fee Is £159, But Ministers Plan To Scale It Back To Ease The Cost-Of-Living Crisis
A newspaper outlet understands that the BBC licence fee would be cut in real terms under planning being considered by Ministers to reduce the cost of living crisis for households. The £159 fee is expected to rise in line with soaring inflation next April, meaning viewers are facing a near double-digit growth in the charge.Continue reading “Currently, The BBC Licence Fee Is £159, But Ministers Plan To Scale It Back To Ease The Cost-Of-Living Crisis”
Meeting Official Healthy Food Guidelines Will Cost The poor Half Their Disposable Income
Research shows that Britain’s most impoverished families would need to spend half their disposable income on food to meet Government healthy eating guidelines. Soaring food and drink prices have left numerous households struggling to afford the healthier alternatives recommended in the NHS’s Eatwell Guide. The Food Foundation has cautioned that rampant inflation has hit theContinue reading “Meeting Official Healthy Food Guidelines Will Cost The poor Half Their Disposable Income”
This Is More Than Insensitive
A grieving mother has criticised police for congratulating themselves on Twitter with a Top Gun GIF for finding her daughter’s dead body. Nevres Kemal said Kent Police’s Tweet, which boasted about finding a deceased person’s dead body within 90 minutes alongside a GIF showing two Top Gun characters high-fiving each other was horrendous and unacceptable.Continue reading “This Is More Than Insensitive”
Now Health Professionals Are Urged To Call Vaginas ‘Bonus Holes’
Women have criticised a charity after it suggested the vagina could instead be referred to as ‘the bonus hole’ to avoid upsetting non-binary or trans men. Female rights campaigners rounded on the alternative glossary, branding it both misogynistic and utterly degrading. It’s featured on the charitable organisation Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust on a page forContinue reading “Now Health Professionals Are Urged To Call Vaginas ‘Bonus Holes’”
A Four-Star Spa Hotel That Laid Off ALL Its Staff To Accommodate 241 Asylum Seekers
A four-star spa hotel which is reportedly sacking all its staff and cancelling all events is facing legal action. Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, is said to be accommodating up to 241 asylum seekers across its 77 rooms, under new plans by the Home Office. According to a newspaper outlet, 95 full and part-timeContinue reading “A Four-Star Spa Hotel That Laid Off ALL Its Staff To Accommodate 241 Asylum Seekers”
Nearly ALL Ticket Offices At Rail Stations Have Been Closed
Plans to close almost all of England’s remaining train station ticket offices were revealed by rail chiefs, amid concerns over the impact on the elderly and disabled. The Railway Group has unveiled proposals which could see most of the 1,000 offices being closed, with facilities only staying open at the busiest stations. The move willContinue reading “Nearly ALL Ticket Offices At Rail Stations Have Been Closed”
Sadiq Khan’s Hated ULEZ Expansion
A High Court challenge by five Conservative-led councils against London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) will be heard today. The outer London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon along with Surrey County Council started legal action in February over the proposed extension. A High Court judge gaveContinue reading “Sadiq Khan’s Hated ULEZ Expansion”
The Long-Term Game Is On For Kate
New disclosures that Kate was the one behind the Royal Family’s famous Ophrah fightback statement, showing that she truly is the real steely operator in the Palace. Details of how the late Queen approved the subtle but strong comeback to Harry and Meghan’s poisonous attack on the monarchy, using the expression ‘recollections may vary’, haveContinue reading “The Long-Term Game Is On For Kate”
Auf Wiedersehen Brit!
Intoxicated German troublemaker tourists have taken over the mantle from boozy Brits in Majorca’s famous holiday resorts. English holidaymakers have always been branded the worst lawbreakers in the town of Magaluf. But now the small village of Arenal on the opposite side of the Bay of Palama has become a mecca for young German hoodlums,Continue reading “Auf Wiedersehen Brit!”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 