THE BIG RETORT

We thought the ad makers at Omega were winding us up when we saw the recent ad for one of its watches in the Times online; which boasted,...

Since publishing my findings on Harry Bensley, the Man in the Iron Mask, many people have asked for proof that he did not do what he said h...

      From its earliest history, the moon was thought to be less geologically active than the Earth. But what is that stuff its plume...

The Loch Ness Monster has fascinated the public imagination for decades. TheBigRetort uncovers movement in the waters of the loc...

[Engraving, Copyright (c) Jim Westergard. Used with his kind permission.] On the 1st January 1908, following a remarkable wager, a m...

Wh en homeless and jobless Billy Ray Harris recently returned a diamond engagement ring to its owner little did America realise here s...

Sir Steve Brokebloke Wadsofcash@Lewisham.con At a point when the public purse is being squeezed ever-tighter, Lewisham Council...

TheBigRetort had a crisis recently when a catch on its kitchen rubbish bin broke. Following which we left a heavy knife sharpener on it s...

  Startling evidence has been uncovered that recently deceased Michael Winner may not have been such a nice chap after all. Shock! Hor...

The Representation of the People Act 1969 introduced a specific provision that ‘convicted persons’ are legally incapable of voting dur...

The year was 1908. A Remarkable Wager. A man wearing an iron mask... Pushing a pram full of postcard photographs... Must find...

We recently highlighted the ‘banker’ who splashed out £71,000 on a drinks binge at a top London nightclub in one single evening - and w...