Head to Hyde Park in London for the Redbull Flugtag –  an annual gathering of oddballs trying to fly using a cardboard box and just the power of their mind.

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Paint yourself green and run round town screaming. The Incredible Hulk – starring Ed Norton, Tim Roth and Liv Tyler – is terrorising UK cinemas today.  

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The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, The Zutons and Kate Nash play the Isle of Wight festival. Here’s hoping Nash joins John Lydon live on stage –then he eats her.

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It's Father’s Day! Gift idea 1: a novelty tie. Gift idea 2: a music subscription to Rough Trade's album club – www. thealbumclub.com. Trust us, he'll love it.

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Royal Ascot: bet your entire month’s wages on a horse that'll stack it, and ogle drunk ladies in silly hats who, close up, actually look like horses themselves.

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Celebrate Uncle Ben’s National Rice Day by stuffing as much of the stuff into your ears, nose and mouth as is humanly possible.

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Wimbledon starts today! Yes, two weeks of British  disappointment. On the plus side, Maria Sharapova will be there flashing her knickers. Result.

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Glastonbury ’08 – watch all the pesky sods who actually got tickets get a bit  muddy from the comfort of your own dry bed. Unless you live in a swamp.

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Sean Lock rounds up his UK tour at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon. ‘Never read a pop-up book about giraffes,’ he says. We say go see him – he’s funny!

Tickets for Sean Locks Swindon show here

It’s the Euro '08 final. Here’s hoping it's better than the last one. Remember? Greece beat Portugal 1-0. (We read that online as we didn't remember it either.)

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Hurrah, it’s World Whale Day! Be sure to celebrate it in style by heading down your local Yates’ and pulling the biggest whale in the entire place.

Click here for some fascinating Whale facts