April Fool's Day 2018 pranks and jokes: Latest roundup of April Fools Day tricks today

Today is April Fool’s Day meaning it is the one day it is completely acceptable to play pranks and jokes on your nearest and dearest.

And because its Easter Sunday, you can eggspect to see some eggscellent egg-related puns too.

Here is a roundup of all the latest jokes so far.

Burger King

Burger King peaked a little early with their April Fool’s Day, posting their spoof on Twitter on March 30.

The fast food chain posted a video online announcing the release of a new dessert version of its signature Whopper burger.

The tweet red: “The NEW chocolate Whopper. Coming soon to your local Burger King. Maybe.”

The new Chocolate Whopper includes a chocolate cake bun, a “flame-grilled chocolate patty,” raspberry syrup, white chocolate rings to resemble onions, candied blood oranges instead of tomatoes, milk chocolate “lettuce leaves” and vanilla frosting “mayo”.

Google

The Google Gnome, an AI speaker for you garden, was last year’s April prank from the tech giant.

This year, the technology firm is

When you open the Google Maps app, a digital game version of Where's Wally pops up.

"He shared his location in Maps, but he's in a crowd. Find him and his friends as they travel around the world," a message reads.

Heinz

Heinz claims to have launched a new chocolate mayonnaise, made with free-range eggs and the ‘”inest Belgian dark chocolate”.

A Heinz spokesperson said: "It’s hard to improve on perfection, but we think we might have done it."

Wilko

Pampered pooches can now keep themselves fighting fit, with Wilko’s new range of “paw-sonal training” kits.

Items include a resistance leash, a dog bell - similar to a dumbbell - and a dog wheel, for the pups who always secretly wanted to be a hamster.

Neil Fairhurst, Pet Buyer at wilko, commented: “If shoppers thought exercise equipment was just for people, they’d be barking mad!”

“We love pets at wilko and we know for our customers, their pooches are part of the family. Helping our customers and their families be the best they can be is what we live for - it’s the leashed we could do.”

Asda

Asda has created mood scan technology that the supermarket giant claims can detect which food will cure their 'hangriness'.

An Asda spokesperson, said: “We see hangry customers every day and wanted to put an end to it.

"At Asda we have thousands of products, this technology will scan a customer’s face and then recommend the perfect remedy to their exact mood.

“Put simply, it summarises the square roots of any two-side emotional states that are equal to the remaining side of up and downess.”

KitKat

KitKat fans will be eggstatic to hear the brand has introduced revolutionary new KitKat soap - that you can eat.

The Nestlé creation comes in three different sizes:

KitKat Bites, Soap Edition – a tasty and convenient bar of KitKat Bites Soap that is designed for on-the-go use and perfect for sharing with family and friends

KitKat Four Finger, Soap Edition – primed for your every day ritual wash

KitKat Chunky, Soap Edition – original KitKat Chunky DNA infused inside the soapy fibres.

Wayfair

Wayfair unveiled the world’s first digitally-controlled wallpaper - completely with changing pattern and even a range of delightful fragrances.

The all-new app feature lets customers completely transform the look and scent of a room in a matter of seconds - adjusting the pattern, enhance colour and modify the fragrance of their wallpaper.

Wayfair says it’s patented technology will activate to rearrange ink molecules in the paper, creating a new design, while microscopic scent diffusers will disperse to generate a fresh fragrance.

Users can also increase the strength of the scent to mask any unpleasant odors in the room.

Carabao Energy Drink

Carabao Energy Drink is launching its new Mandarin Orange flavour in a can that mirrors the exact orange skin shade of current President of the United States, Donald Trump.

In its bid to make energy drinks great again, the exact pantone of Donald Trump’s tan - 17-1350 - has been used for the new range, a shade which has already been touted as one of the key colour trends of 2018.

Carabao’s Head of Design, Tom Prunddal commented: “We’ve been looking at new ways to make our products stand out, so we started looking further afield for inspiration.

“I saw a picture of Donald Trump in the paper and the light bulb moment of brightness struck! We were looking for something between carrot and goldfish and the President’s face was the answer.”

Pot Noodle

Pot Noodle launches Pot NOWdle, an ‘emergency’ food delivery app that offers super-fast dispatch of your favourite snack, all at the touch of a button. The agonising wait for the kettle to boil will soon be a thing of the past, as the innovative new service aims to satisfy noodle cravings across the UK in two minutes or less.

The service has been developed to help Brits achieve their goals and chase their dreams in the two golden minutes that they will now save.

With a simple three-step order process, the ‘Pot NOWdle’ app will dispatch a ‘noodler’ to deliver hot and ready-to-eat Pot Noodles in 2 minutes (or less).

Skoda

Skoda todays announced the launch of a bicker-busting headrest to silence backseat squabblers​.

Featuring ŠKODA’s new QuarrelKancel™ technology, the newest addition to the brand’s range of accessories features in-built speakers that can be deployed by the driver within seconds of a rear seat fracas breaking out.

Available exclusively as an option for the all-new ŠKODA Karoq, the noise-cancelling headrests are activated at the touch of a button via the ŠKODA infotainment system.

Argos

Argos has created a USB-powered scent diffuser in a bid to help its millions of online shoppers who want the digital shopping experience but miss the nostalgia of that heady catalogue aroma.

The retail giant trialed ‘Eau de Catalogue’, which activates when plugged in to any USB port, on a test group of 30 shoppers and found that shopping satisfaction increased when the intoxicating scent of the catalogue was released into the air.

Argos hired renowned perfumer Avril Imbécile to develop a bespoke catalogue scent as part of a trial to retain elements of the catalogue experience for online shoppers.

SodaStream

SodaStream has introduced SodaSoak, a sparkling water marker for the bath.

Game of Thrones star Thor Bjornsson and reality star Reza Farahan both featured in the launch the SodaSoak.

The announcement told viewers the SodaSoak "didn't just stop at tickling your tongue".

Head & Shoulders

Shampoo giant Head & Shoulders introduced Knees & Toes, a new invigorating cleanser specifically designed to give knees & toes a deep clean.

Not to be used on eyes, ears, mouth and nose, the cleanser aims to leave the skin smooth and flake free.

Flight Centre

For one day only, Flight Centre is offering a journey of a lifetime for just £2,001 pp.

Travellers who book this limited-edition holiday can enjoy a stellar itinerary; after hurtling out of the Earth’s atmosphere in complete comfort, travellers will be able to admire the vast expanse of space – a must for any stargazing fanatic or sci-fi enthusiast.

Bud Light

Today Bud Light announced it has rebranded Piccadilly Circus station, renaming it Piccadilly Dilly Circus, in celebration of its new Dilly Dilly campaign and the launch of its new 300ml bottle.

Bud Light has also applied to take over the entire Piccadilly Circus area, turning the iconic Fountain of Eros into the ‘Fountain of Beer-os’ for the summer.