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All the News You Need to Read This Morning
The majority of Brits think empathy is on the wane, sad study shows.
This Farmyard Fitness Festival Wants to Get Millennials Drinking Milk Again
“I know a lot of young people don’t see milk as particularly healthy. It’s the same with meat—why do people not buy brisket anymore?”
Farmer Arrested for Drunkenly Driving His Tractor to a Pizza Shop
A seriously bad case of the drunchies.
Why Mutton Actually Tastes Better Than Lamb
Mutton, the meat of an adult sheep, isn’t the tough old meat we spurn in favour of juicy lamb—it’s meat with added flavour. That’s according to the Lake District’s Herdwick sheep farmers.
Britain Is Suffering a Biscuit Shortage and People Are Freaking Out
Due to recent flooding, the United Biscuits factory in Carlisle was forced to close, leading to nationwide shortages of ginger nuts and custard creams.
'Cameron Should See How We're Living': Why Is the Government Still Ignoring Flood Victims?
Two months after the floods ruined their homes, people are still struggling to recover and anger at politicians isn't subsiding.
Will Britain See More Extreme Weather Incidents Like Storm Desmond?
Storm Desmond has left 60,000 British homes without power. We asked an expert if we should expect the weather to be like this from now on.
This Atomic Bomb-Themed Beer Has a Message About Nuclear Warfare
Nothing says mutually assured destruction quicker than a frosty craft beer shared among honest folk. The world as you know it may be vaporized before your slowly melting eyes but, fuck, does that pilsner go down smooth.
Bad Pills Warning After a British Teen Dies at a Music Festival
Eighteen-year-old Christian Pay died at Kendal Calling after taking a pill.
It's Art: The Tip of England's Tallest Mountain
Many think Oscar Santillan's taking of a stone from Scaffel Pike's summit is an act of vandalism. Actually, it's art.
The Hangover News
A bunch of people rioted in Paris this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.