THE BIG RETORT

Could Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, be involved in a gigantic cover-up? If so, he's going down... and not just in the eyes of the voter...

The Sun newspaper and Operation Trident. TheBigRetort discovers the (black) gangland shootout that never was. On the 1st January 2010, a...

In a remarkable hush-hush scoop TheBigRetort has discovered that David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, regularly injects Botox in...

The secret to living a longer life, or just a load of plonk? TheBigRetort pulls the cork... Scientists claim that sirtuins, proteins, becom...

A controversial experiment is planned to take place tomorrow that may signal THE END of the Earth. But could experiments like the controvers...

Recently we delivered a startling account of the major failings of Eastbourne District General Hospital and its 'aftercare' treatmen...

As the child of a black man and white woman Barack Obama is often (simply) referred to as 'black'. A description that will one day...

Around the globe the words 'domain' and 'cash parking' are synonymous with GoDaddy. So why are 70% of the reviews on t...

GoDaddy is the largest domain name registrar in the 'electric universe'. During the final six months of 2005 approximately one-third...

TheBigRetort can reveal that a recent allergic epidemic that has been studied in Lahti, Finland, has found that being a dog - or a couch po...

Have we entered an episode of Lost? Or are we simply that popular a publication that major conglomerates wish to cosy-up with we pond life? ...

Since TheBigRetort's birth we have been known under a host of names; thebigretort . blogspot , mybigretort , myretort , etc. But have s...

There is nothing worse than writing a lengthy document than that moment, that split second, when the screen on your computer suddenly goes i...

Are there plans to banish Queen Elizabeth II from new coins? Does Britain's small change herald change? Put simply, is the United Kingdo...

When it comes to offering 'best deal' holiday packages to Paris does Eurostar make the grade, or does it have tunnel vision? TheBi...

Shock! Horror! Crap! George Orwell's 1984 is now at a pub near you. But is pub chain J D Wetherspoon taking the piss? TheBigRetort inv...

A recent flyby of the planet Mercury from 124 miles (200 kilometers) above the surface has revealed an impact crater with more than 50 twist...

In this edition of TheBigRetort we had hoped to bring you the answer to the question to which you have all been waiting: Did he or didn&...

It was 'A Remarkable Wager'. A man wearing an iron mask. Pushing a pram. Full of photograph. Must find a wife along the way. Visit...