April Fool's

April Fool's Day, celebrated annually on the first of April, is usually a light-hearted and mischievous occasion marked by good-natured pranks, hoaxes, ...

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Happy April Fools' Day! It's a time for harmless pranks and good-natured humor. Learn about the origins of this tradition and share these messages and ...

Those who continued to celebrate the New Year's Day on April 1 were ridiculed and called "April fools". April Fool’s Day is celebrated on the 1st of April every year and is a day filled with harmless pranks and good-natured humor. And of course, no April Fool’s Day is complete without a good prank. It is a day to have fun and enjoy some harmless mischief. Some of the funniest messages and quotes include “Good made daylight which is called sun and brightness at night which is called the moon and then he made a fool and that is you….. The day when pranksters come out of their shells to play practical jokes and hoaxes on their friends and family.

Ant and Dec, McDonald's and the Royal Albert Hall all got in on the April Fools action. Here, MailOnline rounds up the daftest pranks pulled this April ...

The Cornish way of preparing scones (left) sees jam put on first then clotted cream 'It doesn't solve the issue but it gives driver more time to react. The change-up is said to be in homage to King Charles' Coronation on May 6, with a mock-up of a red paint tin labelled Coronation Velvet shared by the brand. The change-up is said to be in homage to King Charles' Coronation on May 6, with a mock-up of a red paint tin labelled Coronation Velvet shared by the brand With one hailing from the shores of the Caribbean and the other from Cumbernauld, these two drinks make a very unlikely pairing - perhaps too unlikely for some to believe. The fast-food chain claimed today that it is launching the must have of the season - the 'Big McNugget Boot' WalesOnline's report that some parts of the M4 motorway are to become the slowest in the world is likely to have wound up a few motorists today. A fake news report shared by the pair read: 'Ant and Dec have confirmed they are in talks* to join the cast of the next instalment in the James Bond franchise. Ant and Dec say they are in talks to join the cast of the next James Bond movie, as Bond fans eagerly await an announcement on who the new Bond will be. Ant and Dec say they are in talks to join the cast of the next James Bond movie, as Bond fans eagerly await an announcement on who the new Bond will be The game was given away by the name of the venue's former boss - O'Follipar - previously known to have struck on this day The game was given away by the name of the venue's former boss - O'Follipar - previously known to have struck on this day.

To cryptic crossword setters and solvers, every day is like April Fools' Day. Whereas the world at large is consumed with pranks, pratfalls and spoofery for ...

But of course, each of them could fit in one of two places in the grid. For example, alternate letters in ATTEST and STREET are the same (aTtEsT and sTrEeT), so the solver can insert either answer in different places. Guy Haslam, who sets the FT Weekend magazine’s crossword under the pseudonym Aldhelm, threw in references to fools in half a dozen of his cryptic clues.

Media and brands take chance to offer up some light relief, including Matt Hancock cheddar and an Oasis reunion.

In a fake press release, the dating app Tinder said it would be banning all images of people holding fish, and the language learning app Duolingo said it had partnered with the streaming service Peacock on a fake dating show called Love Language. In a tweet, it called on listeners to “add more to your cooking than just a knob of butter – include a knob of cheese, too”. There were also reports that some of Britain’s tallest buildings, including the BT Tower, were to be converted into wind turbines to help Britain reach net zero under radical climate plans secretly approved by the government. [unveiled its new Big McNugget Boot](https://twitter.com/McDonaldsUK/status/1642059986980286466?s=20), “the most flavoursome shoe of SS23”, and the paint brand Dulux, which “decided” to ditch its iconic sheepdog logo in favour of a king charles spaniel in honour of the new monarch. On Saturday morning, though, readers enjoyed waking up to a wealth of stories offering some light relief. [opening of a hospitality suite](https://twitter.com/SaintsRugby/status/1642060634769563649?s=20) halfway up the Northampton Lift Tower.

Players will notice some unusual events this weekend and some off-the-wall products.

To get in the spirit of April Fools’ Day, the team even put out a tongue-in-cheek explanation about [why Rock is one of the best cards in the game. The team is selling a Rock avatar and a Rock title for 400 gold. For those who don’t play the game, the Rock is one of the most useless cards except in certain situations where Carnage or Patriot is involved. It’s a call back to a time early in the franchise when players complained that the only Pokemon available were pidgeys. “PUBG: Battlegrounds” — The popular shooter is tweaking the formula to last year’s Monster Chicken Royale mode by adding zombies to the mix as well as giving players special abilities. It’s definitely the most colorful celebration and it includes a new Bop the Teddy Game Mode.