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Satire · UK

Manchester City Unveils Bold New Defensive Strategy: Inflatable Bananas

Thirty-odd years after the original craze, the fruit is back and the manager wants more of it.

Satire · UK

Britain's Octopuses Announce They Are Simply Eating the Seafood First

Landings are up nearly 1,500% since 2021, and the crabs would like to file a complaint.

Commentary · UK

New Tiger-Sized Dinosaur Found in a Natural History Museum Drawer, Where It Sat Since 1924

Invictibellatrix amberina, the 'unconquered female warrior', waited almost a century for someone to open the right cupboard.

Commentary · UK

Arthur's Seat Bone Pile Mystery: 800 Animal Bones, One Painted, and a Horse From About 1811

Archaeologists hoped for ancient ritual. They got limpets, electric-saw marks and a cat from after 1950.

Commentary · UK

Britain Considers 'YouTube Tax' So You Can Pay the BBC While Watching Someone Else's Cat

A plan to stretch the £180 licence fee over Netflix, YouTube and friends could bring 3 to 4 million more households into the net.