'New York Times is making up words for Wordle' – players fume at latest solution

'New York Times is making up words for Wordle' - players fume at latest solution

If the New York Times has heard complaints Wordle is harder since they took it over, it is showing no intention of dumbing down the popular online word game. No spoilers until further down this article, but today’s solution has once again sparked twitter indignation with furious players wondering if the five-letter answer is even … Read more

There are 20 men's words women don't know, according to researchers

There are 20 men's words women don't know, according to researchers

There are 20 words men understand that women won’t get, and another 20 that are understood by women but not their male couterparts. That is according to researchers at a university in Belgium. The study used 220,000 people looking at an online list of vocabulary, and asking whether people knew the words, reports the Mirror. … Read more

Why is Unite threatening to stop funding Labour? War of words over Coventry bin lorry strike escalates

Why is Unite threatening to stop funding Labour? War of words over Coventry bin lorry strike escalates

Unite has warned Labor that it could stop funding the party, threatening a financial black hole as the dispute between Labour-run Coventry council and its bin lorry drivers escalates. The trade union, which was Labour’s largest funder under Jeremy Corbyn, has already significantly reduced its financial support for the Labor Party – but the union’s … Read more

Words have consequences: Boris Johnson's Savile claim was 'inappropriate' says Commons Speaker

Words have consequences: Boris Johnson's Savile claim was 'inappropriate' says Commons Speaker

Boris Johnson’s claims about Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer were “inappropriate”, the speaker of the House of Commons told MPs today (Tuesday, February 8). Making a statement to the Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle condemned the “disgraceful behavior” directed at Sir Keir and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy by a mob on Monday. And he said … Read more