Wednesday 29 June 2011

Maggie's Handbag

Margaret Thatcher's handbag has sold for £25,000.
Charity Combat Stress is one of the lucky recipients of the proceeds...

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Thursday 23 June 2011

Urban Brain

Brain scans show urban living affects the amygdala. Well, like, durrr!

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Badger Free Zone

Badger Cull cancelled in Wales (Dedicated to Kate 'n' Matthew Vegan Crumble)

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Rory McIlroy: Rub O' the Green

Congratulations to Rory McIlroy of Holywood, Belfast, youngest US Open (golf) winner since 1920

Monday 20 June 2011

Ride-on Lawnmower

 Lawns in the South or jobs
in the North? Opposition may derail  High Speed Rail Link...

Sunday 19 June 2011

Chicken Incisors

 Moaning goes on about Olympic ticket allocation. Even Boris didn't get his.

Ken Clarke Saves

Corduroy and brogues-clad hero saved the Euro... but Greece scored off the rebound

The Joy of Plug


Bash Street pupils delighted with news of Teacher's strike on 30th June

Thursday 16 June 2011

Thunderbirds Are Go!

Lady Penelope puppet is up for sale. F.A.B! This picture dedicated to Mr Matt Harvey, screenwriter of Thunderbirds 2. Joe 90 next, Matt?

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Ladybird, ladybird fly away home...

....Your house is on fire and your children all gone...." Did this cheery kid's rhyme predict on current decline in British ladybird population, being overrun by introduced "harlequin" ladybirds?

Tuesday 14 June 2011

The Ghost of Shep

BBC puts its London studios up for sale. Proposed move to Salford for Blue Peter Garden, including (dead)pet's corner

Monday 13 June 2011

Captain Birdseye's Obscure Fish Fingers

Supermarkets to offer us coley, megrim, pouting, trout and mackerel in effort to protect fish stocks

Thursday 9 June 2011

Wednesday 8 June 2011

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Cop a Copper Nicker

Network Rail losing money hand over fist  as thefts of copper wiring soars

Monday 6 June 2011

Yemeni Tight Rope

Ali Abdullah Seleh teeters on the edge in Yemen

Merchant of Venice

Roman Abramovich upsets the gondoliers by docking his massive yacht in the lagoon

Saturday 4 June 2011

Cool as a Cucumber

Make that a Spanish Cucumber....in Germany. With or without E Coli.

Al Qaida Bun Factory

Al Qaida "How to Make Your Own Bomb" website infiltrated by FBI agent Mr Kipling

Wednesday 1 June 2011

Talking Benches

The National Trust is locating benches with soundtracks to inform and educate those who sit a while