Let’s start at the beginning… a joke, according to my trusty dictionary is:
1.  funny story: a funny story, anecdote, or piece of wordplay that gets passed round and repeated
2.  something funny said or done: anything said or done to make people laugh
dressed up the dog in a hat and sunglasses as a joke
3.  funny event: a funny event or circumstance, or something to laugh at
4.  something inadequate: somebody or something that is laughably inadequate or absurd (slang).

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman… And so the joke goes. But the ‘gags’ sent from 118-118 to a student at UClan, Kameron Abbass, were not about one of these entrenched, playful British sterotypes, they were two, about Asians, and Pakistanis.

Inner peace and spiritual salvation? No, not another Thursday theme night.

National Year of Reading and Get It Loud in Libraries present Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip’s Christmas Library Tour.

The decision at Exeter University to overturn a ban on having the British National Party to speak there is in some ways, an admirable one.

A proposed change in the law on organ donations, supported by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, would mean that everyone in the country would automatically be considered a donor unless they opt-out. Or relatives object.

There has been new-found optimism in the world of UCLan sport following this weeks results:

There may still be a long way to go in the season but another successful day for UCLan tennis shows signs that all four teams stand a great chance of promotion this season.

Tom Hughes produced a man of the match performance as he led UCLan Men’s 1sts to a 32-3 victory over Manchester 4ths.

UCLan Ladies Hockey 1st team shook off the disappointment of last week’s draw against Lancaster to earn a convincing 9-0 victory over Manchester Metropolitan University 1sts at Belle Vue on Wednesday.