Reform UK councillors in Kent wanted the national anthem played at the end of council meetings, but it blew up in their faces in the most hilariously petty way

Ricky Gervais’ new animated show Alley Cats is being ripped to shreds – 18 people with their claws out for him

Turns out that “functionally illiterate” US workers earn about the same per hour as the average British worker, if you want a reminder of the wretched state of British salaries

Donald Trump’s latest excuse for staying out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is about as flimsy and convincing as, say, an ill-fitting hairpiece

An anti-vaxxer trolled this doctor’s response to a child vaccination ‘pause’ and their A++ response was a comeback for the ages

A lifelong Trump voter said he felt ‘totally betrayed’ after ICE detained his Venezuelan fiancée and the entirety of the internet responded as one

People have been sharing the biggest ‘WTF moments’ when they first visited America – 27 transatlantic jaw droppers

People shared the hobbies they reckon attract the ‘biggest assholes’ – 19 pastimes with a tendency to attract the very worst of us

Julie Andrews’ accidentally NSFW moment from The Sound of Music is a proper humdinger and they should have Academy awards for this sort of thing

Our 25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week

Derek Guy gave Calvin Robinson’s right-wing preacher buddies a whole internet fashion history lecture on why their shoes make them look like Donald Duck, and the internet cheered

A woman shared how awfully predictable (and predictably awful) her neighbours are and it’s a painfully relatable watch

These Magas suffered a severe case of voters’ remorse and sympathy was in predictably short supply

People have been sharing the videos they never get tired of – 17 clips to lighten up your day

Alastair Campbell tried to get one over on Count Binface only to fall flat on his face and a very satisfying watch it is too