It’s the news every streetwise hipster has been waiting for and today a man from London has confirmed that beards are still the must have essential accessory of the moment.

For many years just acceptable on geography teachers, porn stars and members of Abba the beard was frowned upon by the man about town, but in recent years when paired with a heavily tattooed arm, turned up jeans and no socks, the beard is right up there with Pokemon Go, the hoverboard and Mocha skinny frapachinos.

However there is not such good news for wearers of the “top-knot” as experts claim this look is, not now or ever will  be, cool. You still look like a twat.