Local councils have spent £60k removing flags after summer surge
Operation Raise the Colours has cost councils thousands Local councils have spent more than £60k taking down flags across Britain this year, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Union Flags and Saint George’s Crosses appeared across the nation over the summer, which supporters put down to a rise in patriotism. However, critics accused the […]
4 months ago
UK property market ‘summed up’ by disused London Phone Box listed on sale for £10k
“Quite roomy for London to be fair,” joked one social media user An iconic red phone box is up for grabs on Rightmove of all places. Situated beside a junction in Winchmore Hill, North London, this Grade II listed emblem of the analogue world has a price tag of £10,000 despite covering just 9sqft. Ahead […]
7 months ago
Study reveals where Britain’s funniest people are born
Hard to argue with! Merseyside has been crowned the funniest region in the whole of the UK. Boasting the likes of John Bishop, Ken Dodd, Ricky Tomlinson and Peter Serafinowicz as its finest comic exports, this land of the Scouse officially produces the highest amount of comedians per capita according to digital marketing agency Dark […]
7 months ago
UK is the second most miserable country in the world
What’s everyone else so bloody happy about? Misery is what the British population specialises in, apparently. In its latest Mental Health Quotient survey, Sapien Labs analysed 419,000 participants across 71 countries and found that only the Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan ranks as more fed-up than the UK. This research, which should be taken with […]
7 months ago
UK households urged to sprinkle chilli powder on garden this month
Help save the birds! If you’re lucky enough to have a garden at your home, spare a thought for our avian friends this month by scattering chilli powder around it. In a 2022 review led by Manchester Metropolitan University titled State of the World’s Birds, it was confirmed that around 48% of existing species are […]
7 months ago
New £200 cost of living payment available for UK households
You have until March 2026 to submit an application Families in the Wealden District of East Sussex can now check if they’re eligible to receive a cost of living payment worth £200 thanks to the Household Support Fund. For the uninitiated, the Household Support Fund is a cash kitty sectioned off for vulnerable households by […]
7 months ago