News Archive

February 29

• John Oliver just said what most of us are thinking about Donald Trump and it was brutal
• 5 men that proved tuxedos don't have to be boring at last night's Oscars
• Stunning then-and-now shots of Liverpool lay bare the city's timelessness
• Flight of the Conchords announce reunion & tour
• Microsoft has made a Conker game for the Holo Lens
• This is the new 50p coin design
• 10 Cloverfield Lane first look: 15 things we now know
• You might be getting charged for using emoji - here's why
• You'll go mad trying to spot the Oscar statuette amongst these C3-POs
• This Oscars Twitter fail is absolutely horrific
• The Oscars really laid into Will Smith last night
• The ShortListen: Kyko (no. 262)
• Someone finally won an award that didn’t upset Kanye West
• We spent the morning trying to break this child-friendly search engine
• The old white men behind the Oscars
• Sansa Stark just dropped a significant Game of Thrones spoiler
• How to travel for free on the tube today and the next two Mondays
• Would this 'white focused' Straight Outta Compton trailer have got the film an Oscar nod?
• Evolution of the Best Picture Oscar poster artwork
• The saddest thing about the Oscars was 100% Matt Damon
• The full list of 2016's Oscar winners
• 'The bear' from The Revenant showed up at The Oscars - and the film's director wasn't impressed
• Chris Rock's opening Oscar monologue tackled the race issue brilliantly
• The 10 greatest moments of the Oscars 2016

February 26

• This is how much it costs to make an iPhone
• Everything you need to know about the Capital One League Cup final
• 16 facts about Pokémon that could ruin your childhood
• A woman has been tweeting all the messed up things her boyfriend says in his sleep
• The ShortListen: EKKOES (no. 261)
• You won’t believe that this artwork was created by robots
• Man provokes giant anaconda in his kitchen & we have a lot of questions
• 7 Vines that prove Memphis Depay is Manchester United's most skilful player
• Apple has had to tweak a web page to make 'click' look less rude
• Someone discovered a locked box from WWII and its contents are incredible
• Astronomers have traced an 'alien signal' to a distant galaxy
• Steven Avery’s lawyer has 'new evidence' that could prove his innocence
• Hilarious Honest Movie Trailers edit for the Oscar nominees
• This guy has built the creepiest Facebook app ever
• The MacBook selfie stick is a cruel, brilliant joke
• Famous actors read mean Tweets about themselves

February 25

• A new Netflix update could save you a packet on your phone bill
• How to play Halo like a pro
• The best restaurant in London according to TripAdvisor is not what you'd expect
• The Coolest Coffee Tables
• Remembering the car-crash brilliance of MTV's Footballers' Cribs
• 20 of the Best restaurants in Cardiff
• The 20 coolest restaurants in Cardiff
• A worrying amount of drones are delivering drugs to UK prisons
• The second trailer for Netflix's Daredevil looks utterly badass
• Here's the official route map for the Elizabeth Line
• The ShortListen: Chase & Status feat. Slaves (no. 260)
• This woman is your new food hero
• 13 One Direction fans who are unreasonably angry at Chris Martin right now
• How to get Facebook's new Reactions to work
• Donald Trump’s fake dead cousin is trying to ruin his chances of being President
• An awesome Mortal Kombat secret has finally been unlocked after 20 years
• Scientists have figured out a way to fly to Mars in 30 minutes (and the technology already exists)
• John Travolta no longer looks like John Travolta and it’s freaking out the Internet
• Young people don't eat cereal anymore and the reason is pretty depressing
• Sony had to alter the new Uncharted 4 story trailer - here's why
• These are the jobs that are more likely to get you a match on Tinder
• The 10 most unexpectedly excellent moments from the Brits

February 24

• Adele swore like a trooper at the Brits & ITV accidentally broadcast it
• The Brits Bowie tribute was absolutely perfect - and better than the Grammys
• The great British hardman according to Irvine Welsh
• Bob Odenkirk on Better Call Saul, crystal meth and British TV
• Ranked: The best and worst killing machines from Robot Wars
• Facebook Gets A Dislike Button - Sort Of
• Cameron is now using Prime Minister's Questions to make 'mum jokes'
• The ShortListen: MUNA (no. 259)
• This is the question Facebook asks in its job interviews
• Dark Souls 3 looks absolutely brutal in this new trailer
• Here's why you need to know about the new Ray-Ban 'Clubround'
• This app lets you play laser tag with your phone
• Jeremy Clarkson apologises to Top Gear producer he punched, settles claim out of court
• This is how video games can help you concentrate at work
• Ray Parlour’s autobiography has the best cover image ever
• Why is the heart emoji so anatomically incorrect?
• There’s a £190k job that gives you 3 months holiday a year and nobody wants it
• 5 things we want to see on Nokia's new phone
• The Imperial March sounds so much happier in a major key
• This epic freestyle skiing video will blow your mind
• Google's latest robot is here to replace humanity

February 23

• 11 signs you're the worst kind of FIFA player
• The new smartphones you're going to want this year
• This is what happened when NASA took bees into space
• Does this patented illustration show the grim future of flying economy?
• This is the most inventive Bowie street art tribute we’ve seen yet
• Revealed: The official name for the new Crossrail (and it's not as cool as you wanted it to be)
• This riddle from a Google job interview is driving people crazy
• This is what the ‘i’ in iPhone stands for
• The ShortListen: Richard Ashcroft (no. 258)
• Man live tweets the worst Megabus journey ever (and it's hilariously tragic)
• The ShortListen: United Sounds of Joy (no. 257)
• 20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Meat Is Murder
• EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Craig has quit as Bond, according to Mark Strong

February 22

• 6 things we can learn about El Chapo according to the druglord’s wife
• These tourist observations of London will make you forget how rubbish it can be
• McDonalds is introducing a new breakfast item and we want it right now
• A mayor 'accidentally' revealed his porn habits on Facebook and his excuse is absolutely abysmal
• If this picture looks familiar you should probably be worrying about your sperm
• 5 futuristic looks for 2016
• Making A Murderer: Avery lawyer says it's obvious who killed Halbach (and she's going to prove it)
• This violent Simpsons spoof of the US Presidential candidates is superb
• Shia LaBeouf punches Oxford student in the face
• There’s a good reason why plane windows are round and it’s terrifying
• Deadpool answers fanmail and gives predictably awful advice
• U.S. Marines completely destroy tiny children in fierce Nerf gun war
• Disney has given us a first look at Star Wars land
• 8 Tube Maps that will change the way you look at London
• This is how long you'd be able to survive if you were trapped in a supermarket
• Listen to the unexplained 'space music' Apollo astronauts heard when they visited the moon
• Seriously dark Back To The Future 'prequel' trailer explores Doc's terrorist backstory

February 19

• Terrifying police pictures show why you shouldn’t fall asleep with your phone
• Author Harper Lee dies aged 89
• Artist takes 20 different drugs and creates 20 different (weird) illustrations
• Zidane Exclusive: 'Mentality is the only thing stopping England from Euro success'
• How to make your cat more affectionate
• Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew has got a big announcement to make
• Some genius tried to get out of an exam using only headphones and imagination
• Snapchat is getting a shopping function, but here's why that's not a big deal
• This is the secret to learning a new skill twice as quickly
• This man claims he’s just proved that the Twin Towers were rigged with explosives
• The ShortListen: Jeff Wootton (no. 256)
• Prince's passport photo is probably the best photo that’s ever been taken
• These are 'officially' the best games of last year
• There's something very odd about this Ronaldo goal and it could prove he's a robot
• Drunk monkey armed with kitchen knife downs glass of rum and attacks bar goers
• There's an even easier way to access your emoji
• CAT has made a smartphone that's basically a Terminator

February 18

• We got people to heckle Chris Ramsey and his reaction was brilliant
• 15 things you need to stop putting on your Tinder profile
• Cowboy boots and machine gun bacon: meet Ted Cruz
• The first film appearances of Star Wars: Force Awakens actors
• This is what the kid who played Forrest Gump looks like now
• 9 excellent pieces of relationship advice from the longest married couple in America
• David Bowie rejected an invite to work with Dave Grohl with the best email sign-off ever
• These typography posters of famous books belong on your wall
• This 115-megapixel map of Mars is stunning
• A video guide to the 103 Easter Eggs in Deadpool
• This chart sums up how messed up the war in Syria really is
• This Street Fighter V clothing collection is seriously awesome
• This woman created a fake Snapchat boyfriend for Valentine’s Day and the result is hilarious
• The RAF just turned Top Gun and intercepted two Russian jets heading for UK airspace
• There’s a new contactless card scam you need to be aware of
• The ShortListen: Eliza Shaddad (no. 255)
• Twitter just made it a whole lot easier to find brilliant cat GIFs
• Bond, snooker and Angelina Jolie: When Shortlist met Jack O'Connell
• Kanye West's backstage rant calling Taylor Swift a "fake ass" on SNL has been leaked
• There’s a Sharknado-level of sharks swimming off the cost of Florida

February 17

• Jack Garratt talks top knots, beards and getting drunk at the Brits
• 20 timepieces to blow the budget on
• Honest thief returns man's wallet with an absolutely incredible note
• Five long haul holidays to inspire you in 2016
• China so committed to finding aliens they’re turfing 9,000 people out of their homes
• Jeep is selling mud in a can for your car. No, really
• 20 Times Alan Partridge Dressed Better Than You
• This law shows how truly insane America’s approach to gun control is
• Cool things to do in Helsinki
• These are the 10 best beaches in the UK, according to TripAdvisor
• The ShortListen: Babeheaven (no. 254)
• Ryan Reynolds crashes Hugh Jackman junket, asks him about drugs
• 5 Conversation Starters For Today: featuring Dolph Lundgren, sea monsters and Kanye
• Some of the coolest cities to visit in 2016
• The Simpsons is going to do a 'live' show
• Weird things happen if you zoom in too far on Google Maps
• Even Pizza Hut is trolling Kanye West now
• A genuine sea monster just appeared on an Australian beach and it will haunt your dreams
• Jeb Bush tweeted a picture of a gun with his name on it - and the internet's response was brilliant
• This is what 101 people playing Mario Kart looks like
• There is a trailer for Kindergarten Cop 2 starring Dolph Lundgren

February 16

• 20 style lessons from Coen Brothers movies
• Stephen King has been talking about the presidential candidate that scares him the most
• Here's everything you need to know about the new Fallout 4 DLC
• Leo DiCaprio's Red Carpet Rampage is the best game you'll play today
• Brilliant clip merges school dance scenes from Back to the Future I & II
• There's a revolutionary new drug that could obliterate cancer
• We controlled a video game with our eyeballs and we think it's the future
• Is someone writing Kanye's tweets for him?
• Virgin Australia's Twitter account just slammed Kanye West
• The ShortListen: Pet Shop Boys (no. 253)
• A Nigerian Astronaut is stranded in space and needs money to get home
• Samsung are so confident about their new phone they 'accidentally' leaked it early
• You can play Champ Man 93/94 in your browser & now your life is over
• The late Alan Rickman features in the new teaser for Alice in Wonderland
• This is how to find out who your "Best mate" is on WhatsApp
• This is what the world will look like in 100 years time
• Edward Snowden took just two words to perfectly shut down Kanye West
• Lady Gaga’s David Bowie tribute at the Grammy Awards was perfect
• 33 Things all great men should own
• Bieber and James Corden back together for a Grammys Carpool Karaoke special
• Retro gamers could be getting the handheld Spectrum console of their dreams
• Musicians read mean Tweets about themselves

February 15

• I spent Valentine’s Day speed dating on a train
• Frank Lampard talks the MLS, young English talent and drinking with Pirlo
• Did you know your iPhone can send self-destructing messages?
• Brilliant new trailer for Better Call Saul: Season Two
• How to order a drink like you actually know what you’re talking about
• Green Day's 'Basket Case' Sung by 109 Movies
• Star Wars: Episode VIII has begun filming and here's the first teaser video
• Martin Shkreli has been conned out of millions while trying to buy the Kanye album
• Don't expect Daniel Craig to return as Bond any time soon
• 8 brilliant alternative posters for The Walk
• The ShortListen: Beaty Heart (no. 252)
• This is what £800,000 can buy you outside of London
• Kanye West wants Mark Zuckerberg to give him $1bn
• This is what that new scary red padlock on Gmail means
• Man finds out why you should never slide down the escalator in tube stations
• This teenager just got banned from playing football for the most incredible reasons
• Location revealed for new series of The Trip
• Whatever you do, don't set your iPhone to this date
• Are you smarter than an 8-year-old?
• Was this Messi pass-penalty disrespectful?
• Here's the new chilling trailer for Game of Thrones Season 6

February 12

• The ShortListen: Palace Winter (no. 251)
• How to win any argument (using science)
• 10 last minute Valentine's gifts for the woman in your life
• The 15 most important unwritten rules of life
• How many of these Simpsons film references did you spot?
• This is how to access a ton of secret emoji on your iPhone
• The ShortListen: Christine and The Queens (no. 250)
• Frank Lampard: "Chelsea should offer John Terry a new deal"
• Hand drawn video game covers are so much better than the real thing
• They've finally built a life-sized BB-8 toy
• Martin Shkreli wants to buy Kanye's new album for $10m
• You're going to wish this Mario Kart + Star Wars game was real
• You won't be getting new Assassin's Creed game this year - and that's a good thing
• Chilling pics from inside the $300 million Titanic replica set to sail in 2018
• What the American Psycho business card scene was supposed to look like
• Final Batman v Superman trailer shows dark side of Bruce Wayne

February 11

• Mick Jagger on the fine art of Rock'n'Roll
• This new dating site wants to use Nicolas Cage to find you a girlfriend
• Scientists have just made the biggest discovery of the decade
• This is the reason why Coke tastes better from a glass bottle
• The US Army’s latest weapon is a three-year-old pizza
• This new OK Go video is outta-this-world brilliant
• Your girlfriend will want a pygmy marmoset for V-Day (but this is why you’re not getting her one)
• How to tell who's calling you by only the vibrations on your phone
• Robin Williams' deleted scenes from Mrs Doubtfire will give you goosebumps
• Russia may have revealed a huge Walking Dead spoiler
• 20 classic movies that turn 10 years old in 2016
• Here's what London will look like if all its planned skyscrapers are built
• House of Cards releases its most chilling season 4 trailer yet
• Kanye's revealed another new album title, and we don't know what to believe any more
• How to turn off Twitter’s new 'Facebook' style timeline
• GTA V has made a special Valentine's mode you can play with your girlfriend
• REVEALED: All of the new presenters joining Chris Evans for the revamped Top Gear

February 10

• Johnny Depp stars in secret new Trump film (and you can watch it here)
• Here's how to stop Snapchat eating all your data and battery
• Steven Avery has written an open letter that suggests he knows who the real killer is
• Bob Odenkirk on what to expect from Better Call Saul Season Two
• Everything you need to know about the London tube strikes happening this week
• Douglas Booth talks zombie survival
• You've been bench pressing wrong this whole time (and here's why)
• This might be the darkest 'wrong number' prank we've ever seen
• You’ll want to stay off London’s roads today, and here’s why
• This is how 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' should have ended
• These are the places you're mostly likely to die when taking a selfie
• The ShortListen: Weird Dreams (no. 249)
• Facebook is in trouble for snooping on people who aren't members
• 6 vines that prove West Ham's Dimitri Payet is a footballing genius
• You can pilot the Millennium Falcon on Star Wars Street View
• Ricky Gervais has revealed his favourite outtake of all time
• Could a new Crash Bandicoot game be on the way?
• You'll be able to ride bears into battle in Far Cry Primal
• Rob Brydon just confirmed a third series of The Trip is happening
• The Simpsons recut as Making A Murderer is perfect
• You can buy this Russian super truck for £34k

February 09

• This is what really happens to your body when you quit smoking
• This one thing could be seriously ruining your Tinder chances
• These vintage Star Wars toy ads are toe-curlingly brilliant
• The funniest photoshop reactions to the new Premier League logo
• The Oscars goodie bag is worth £200k and includes sex toys and boob jobs
• There’s a new video of the world’s biggest shark and it's now as tall as a house
• The ShortListen: Sundara Karma (no. 248)
• These new NASA space tourism posters are stunning
• New study says violent video games won't turn you into a violent lunatic
• 10 incredible pancakes to eat in London today
• Is this tiny house the most ridiculously expensive property in London yet?
• Here's how to add multiple accounts to Instagram
• You're going to want to build this LEGO paper aeroplane folder
• The Premier League has a new logo for next season
• David Cameron's own mum is petitoning against Tory cuts
• This iPhone/YouTube hack changes absolutely everything
• Street Fighter V launch trailer is absolutely gorgeous
• 10 tips to massively improve your coffee making skills

February 08

• Crazy football fan tries to fight the entire away end on his own
• This smart patch is going to end snoring forever
• Last meals of death row prisoners will make you lose your appetite
• John Boyega is getting stacked for Star Wars Episode VIII
• This TV show map of the UK by an American is excellent
• MySpace Tom’s life these days looks pretty damn sweet
• The ShortListen: Pandora Drive (no. 247)
• Twitter is about to undergo a massive change
• Is this the world's most jealous brother?
• This guy just made an incredible action camera using some string and an iPhone
• Richard Bacon on why the thirties are the most important decade in a man's life
• Warning: this new Whatsapp scam could have stolen your personal details
• VIDEO: Jackie Chan blew up a bus in the middle of London and almost caused a terrorist scare
• Last night Apple CEO Tim Cook took the worst iPhone photo ever (and the internet let him know)
• The best film trailers from Super Bowl 2016
• Elton John rocks out carpool karaoke with James Corden

February 05

• 10 things we learnt going behind the scenes of Sky Sports News on Deadline Day
• Eddie Jordan poised to join new Top Gear cast
• This is why you REALLY shouldn't get your iPhone 6 repaired on the cheap
• Harvey Keitel chats mud baths, death and his manhood
• Parents really enjoy watching Ice Hockey son punching rival in the face
• Tim Peake will watch England and Scotland's 6 Nations match from space
• Guy heads to Craigslist to ask who "took a sh*t" on his car
• We lost £2 gambling against Evander Holyfield
• Did you know you can play chess in Facebook Messenger?
• The ShortListen: James (no. 246)
• These are the most dangerous Underground stations & lines
• The 10 most borrowed library books list makes for very macho reading
• The 10 most romantic UK restaurants to book for Valentine's Day
• This robotic golfer just nailed a hole in one
• The first advert for the return of the DeLorean is here
• This is how much money the biggest tech companies make every second
• VIDEO: NASA lets you take a 360 tour of Mars
• Count Dracula was actually inspired by 'a priest from Devon'
• Skier tumbles 1000ft down a mountain and somehow survives
• Elton John plays piano to stunned London commuters
• Apple could soon let you trade in your old broken iPhone

February 04

• Photos of politicians with David Brent quotes playing is amazing
• Which streaming service is best for you?
• Football Manager has predicted who will win the Premier League
• Here's the hellish new trailer for DOOM
• The ShortListen: Lonely The Brave (no. 245)
• Here's the first footage from the Friends reunion
• These are the exclusive shows coming to YouTube Red
• Drone footage reveals scale of devastation in Homs, Syria
• Luxembourg wants to become a world leader in asteroid mining
• 30 pieces of wisdom from Pixar characters
• Partridge is back in the new trailer for Mid Morning Matters
• Matt LeBlanc joins Chris Evans as Top Gear host
• Audi’s David Bowie Super Bowl ad will get you right in the feels
• Google is clamping down on deceptive download buttons
• This Simpsons search engine is our new favourite meme generator
• The final Zoolander 2 trailer is ridiculously good viewing
• Julian Assange may finally be giving himself up
• Here are the very best Twitter reactions to Gary Neville's 7-0 loss to Barca
• This is what people thought of Facebook when it launched back in 2004

February 03

• Bradley Cooper's doppelgänger wreaked havoc at Sundance Festival
• This property price Underground tube map is brilliant & depressing
• Here's how to perform that barbershop wax thing
• Ryan Reynolds: Heroically Offensive
• How to live forever
• A David Bowie mural has gone up in Sheffield and it isn't going down well
• LEGO accidentally reveal a key Star Wars: Rogue One character
• There's been a big development in the Making A Murderer case
• The greatest 2016 Super Bowl ads so far
• The ShortListen: Niki & The Dove (no. 244)
• Uber has a weird new logo we can't work out
• This is the easiest way to cook perfect bacon
• This video of a ‘ghost baby’ is scaring us to death today
• 'World's luckiest passenger' gets solo flight
• You can now relive the glory days of Windows 95 with this emulator
• BBC reveal presenter line-up for new Robot Wars series
• Rejoice! Bad Lip Reading is back, and it’s funnier than ever
• Can you tell the classic horror film from the screenshot?
• Ryan Giggs 'could leave Man Utd in the next 48 hours'
• This Google engineer's smartmirror is incredibly cool
• Chris Martin joined James Corden for Carpool Karaoke and it was superb

February 02

• 10 things we learned from the European catwalks last month
• This is what it looks like when you sink a real battleship
• 'British' Super Bowl commentary is absolutely hilarious
• DJ Fresh's Ultimate Playlist
• The 10 most offbeat things to do in London this Valentine's Day
• Woman in Miami pulls cop over for speeding, elicits apology
• Star Wars recut as a grindhouse film is a must watch
• It turns out the Earth is actually made up of two planets
• Noel Gallagher is working on 'Bowie-influenced' new album
• Cookie Clicker might be the Internet’s most addictive game ever
• Brazilian football fan travels 18,000 miles to watch Blyth Spartans
• You can finally buy your own Poe Dameron/Finn jacket
• The ShortListen: Primal Scream feat. Sky Ferreira (no. 243)
• Frying these foods is actually good for you
• Could this week get any more cringeworthy for Presidential candidate Ted Cruz?
• Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company
• How to master Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening
• The is the greatest used car listing ever
• Want to know more about the new Star Wars saga? Play this LEGO game
• First clip of Chris Martin carpool karaoke (and the best guest yet confirmed)
• IKEA's anti-smartphone table is a brilliant idea

February 01

• Here's why you should stay away from illegal football streams
• Watch Gordon Ramsay Swearing At Terrified Children In His 'New' Show
• Watch eagles get trained to take out illegal drones
• This Trump vs Trump 'debate' shows how ridiculous he really is
• This is the best redesigned London Tube Map yet
• The very best Twitter reactions to Guardiola's move to Man City
• Peterborough manager reveals dramatic FA Cup draw vs West Brom was inspired by The Revenant
• Pep Guardiola confirmed as next Manchester City manager
• Man gets shot, goes on live TV, blows us away with how chilled out he is
• Delete this app to majorly boost your Android phone's battery life
• 10 Transfer Deadline Day Predictions
• These are the sort of Facebook posts everyone hates the most
• An insane brawl just happened in an Argentinian football match
• Cannabis coffee is now a thing, and it’s tripping us out
• A real-life Top Gun happened above the UK last week
• 15 Most Surprising Football Transfers
• Star Wars Episode IX could be filmed in actual space
• Waggish Twitter account is making London tube adverts honest
• The ShortListen: Jorja Smith (no. 242)
• Photoshopped image wins photography competition, internet responds brilliantly
• The Glastonbury 'Legends' slot has been announced
• Tom Hiddleston stars in the thrilling first trailer for BBC spy drama The Night Manager
• Your mobile service could be about to get more expensive