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Britain’s last remaining environmental officer discovers job now entirely admin for planning applications he’ll be overruled on

Martin Heswell sits in what was once the Environmental Protection Department at Brackley District Council, a title still visible on the door despite the department now consisting entirely…

By Tom Ashworth · 8 July 2026
Technology

Man Who Refused Smart Home Devices Now Spends 6 Hours Daily Managing Smart Home Devices

A Nottingham man who spent years refusing to install smart home technology on principle now dedicates approximately six hours per day to…

Sarah Kelsey · 8 July 2026
Food and Drink

M&S Launches ‘Summer Body’ Colin the Caterpillar with 40% Less Filling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marks & Spencer has today unveiled its most body-positive initiative yet: a limited edition ‘Summer Body’ Colin the Caterpillar…

James Whitford · 5 July 2026
Technology

Apple announces new charging cable will only work with devices purchased on Tuesdays

Apple has unveiled its latest Lightning cable variant, the Lightning Pro Temporal Edition, which will exclusively charge iPhones and iPads purchased on…

Sarah Kelsey · 5 July 2026
Cyber Security

Man who uses ‘Password123’ for everything claims he’s ‘not important enough to hack’

Martin Eccleston, 47, a logistics coordinator for a medium-sized packaging distributor in Slough, has spent the past eleven years using variations of…

Tom Ashworth · 3 July 2026
Animals

Squirrel submits flexible working request to accommodate winter nut-burying schedule

A grey squirrel employed in the grounds maintenance sector has formally requested a shift to flexible working hours in order to fulfil…

Tom Ashworth · 3 July 2026
Science

Britain’s Last Remaining Scientists Huddle Together for Warmth in Underfunded Laboratory

The final cohort of British scientists still conducting research on British soil have been observed gathering around a single Bunsen burner in…

Sarah Kelsey · 2 July 2026
Environment

Britain’s rewilding projects now just ‘slightly less tidy bits of National Trust car parks’

A comprehensive survey of Britain’s rewilding initiatives has confirmed that the overwhelming majority now consist of approximately forty square metres of unmown…

Tom Ashworth · 1 July 2026
Technology

Man Who Spent £1,200 on Smart Home Devices Now Spends 40 Minutes Daily Troubleshooting Why Kitchen Thinks It’s Tuesday

A software developer from Bristol has confirmed that his investment in seventeen smart home devices has successfully transformed him into an unpaid…

Sarah Kelsey · 1 July 2026
Science

Britain’s last remaining quantum physicist admits he still doesn’t understand quantum physics either

Professor Michael Hendry, the sole quantum physicist left in Britain after the others emigrated or retrained as plumbers, has admitted he hasn’t…

Sarah Kelsey · 18 June 2026
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  • Britain’s last remaining environmental officer discovers job now entirely admin for planning applications he’ll be overruled on
  • Man Who Refused Smart Home Devices Now Spends 6 Hours Daily Managing Smart Home Devices
  • M&S Launches ‘Summer Body’ Colin the Caterpillar with 40% Less Filling
  • Apple announces new charging cable will only work with devices purchased on Tuesdays
  • Man who uses ‘Password123’ for everything claims he’s ‘not important enough to hack’
  • Squirrel submits flexible working request to accommodate winter nut-burying schedule

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