Category Archives: Sensational headlines
Frogs: massacred
It’s hard to believe there hasn’t yet been an episode of hit nostalgia crime series Heartbeat based on this storyline. I’d like to see PC Alf Ventress try to get to the bottom of this one. Scarborough Evening News, 26 … Continue reading
Filed under Heartless bastards, Sensational headlines
A-rousing headline
I’m sure they’ll have had a laugh about this one back in the newsroom. When you throw in the ‘romped’ and ‘cruising’ references too, it’s clear there’s something in the air at the Reading Evening Post. Thanks to Nowtas for … Continue reading
Filed under Sensational headlines
Ring a-ring o’ roses, a pocketful of mucus
A new form of civil warfare is plaguing the streets of Britain: sneezing. Stockport Express, 10 January 2010: Protester cleared in court of sneezing on security guard Jennifer Williams A MAN who held a three-year vigil outside the town hall … Continue reading
Filed under Council hatred, Justice, Sensational headlines
The bleeding and the obvious
This Welwyn & Hatfield Times billboard was found in Potters Bar by Ben Ferguson. In tomorrow’s issue: the Pope is a Catholic heartless and bigoted fascist.
Filed under Sensational headlines
Man threw profiteroles at wife
Being a court reporter for a regional newspaper is a demanding role requiring a firm grasp of media law, an understanding of courtroom protocol which might seem baffling to The Average Joe, and an ability to condense proceedings into a … Continue reading
Filed under Justice, Sensational headlines
You can feed me lollipops
This is a quintessential popular-servant-of-the-community-shafted-by-heartless-bastards news story. Alloa and Hillfoots Wee County News, 21 October 2009: WEE County’s longest serving lollipop lady was given the fuzzy end of the stick when she discovered her lollipop of 23 years had been … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s just in the jeans
Quite fittingly, the first substantive post on The nether regions is all about one of the regional media’s favourite topics: flashers. It is a truth universally acknowledged that stories about grown men revealing their private parts at unsuspecting women or … Continue reading
Filed under Flashers, Sensational headlines
