Tag: Humour

Photo of pregnant woman with child names on bellyI’ll be honest ― I’ve always wondered why people can be so possessive of what other people call their baby.We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about parents who said their children’s refusal to take their baby name suggestions on board was a denial of their freedom of speech (oof). And in a recent Reddit post shared to

Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth Rupert Lowe speaks during the Reform UK's annual conference at the NEC Centre.Reform UK has referred one of its own MPs to the police after he allegedly made “threats of physical violence” towards the party chairman.In a joint statement, Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf and the party’s chief whip

Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown with another former Labour prime minister, Tony Blair, in 2022.An unpopular Labour prime minister struggling on the domestic front is confronted with a global crisis.Despite his travails at home, the PM rises to the moment and rallies international support for his approach.S

Daffodils in bloom in St James' ParkCat owners will probably already know that innocent-seeming lilies can be poisonous to their pets (tulips can also be harmful to your furry friends). And, like a lot of people who grew up in the countryside, I already know to steer clear of

Woman led in bed on a sunny dayI’m an ungrateful person. Every winter, I beg for the tiniest sliver of sunshine; every spring, I rue its presence. Early-year sunlight just seems so passive-aggressive, doesn’t it? “Oh... hey there,” it whinges relentlessly through the gaps in your blinds. “I’m not saying you have to come out at all, haha, but it’s just I’m rarely in town. Haven’t seen you for a bit... Everyone else is coming out lol xx”.Sod off, I say. The pressure becomes too much, and I end up spending

Donald Trump and Vladimir PutinDonald Trump has revived his past threat of imposing sanctions on Russia until a ceasefire and final peace agreement on Ukraine is reached.The US president has been piling up the pressure on Kyiv to come to the negotiating table in recent weeks, even pausing military

Rocky road, tomato soup, browniesI love to cook, and I love celeb chefs (Mary Berry and Nigella Lawson are some of my faves ― I like Gordon Ramsay for a main course, but some of his desserts have left me a little unsatisfied). So you can imagine how happy I am to try the telly legends’ recipes for you! That way, you can see how the recipes work in

A pyrex clear glass measuring cup with old PYREX bowlsAfter a Le Creuset-loving Gen Z home chef posted a viral TikTok of her pricey stoneware cracking open on the hob, an article claimed that young people who love the vintage brand have no idea how to actually use it. I don’t reckon that’s entirely fair.

Richard Tice, Reform UK's deputy leaderRichard Tice was repeatedly put on the spot on BBC Question Time over his party’s response to the Ukraine war last night.The Reform UK’s deputy leader came under fire for the way his party has aligned with the US’s

Woman taking book from library shelfDid you know only 40% of Britons have read a book or listened to an audiobook in the past year? Yup ― according to a recent YouGov poll, two-fifths of us didn’t engage with the hobby at all in the past 12 months,