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Archive for August, 2009

New look Brown returns from holiday as Lord Mandelson goes missing

New Labour, new agendaA spritely, slim line Gordon Brown returned to Downing Street today, looking a changed man following his four week holiday. The Prime Minister’s new look caused gasps from some observers as he took his first press conference since July. ‘I hardly recognised him’ said one seasoned journalist, ‘He vaguely reminded me of someone else, but I can’t quite think who.’

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Posted: Aug 26th, 2009
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Revisionist historian claims Hitler was actually satirising fascism

Right wing historian David Irving has claimed that the infamous leader of Germany’s Third Reich Adolf Hitler was actually playfully sending up fascism, but that some of his followers had misinterpreted his subtle satire.

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Posted: Aug 25th, 2009
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Brown to be released from Downing Street ‘on compassionate grounds’

In a move that has stunned the political world, Gordon Brown is to be released from his prime ministerial duties as it becomes clear that his political life is nearing its natural end.

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Posted: Aug 25th, 2009
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Scotland missing; CIA snatch squad suspected

Alec Salmond also nowhere to be seenScotland has been arrested by the CIA for aiding and abetting terrorists and has been spirited away to a secret interrogation centre.

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Posted: Aug 25th, 2009
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Man dies of boredom at work

A 32 year old male office worker died today after overdosing on Excel spreadsheets. The dead man’s boss had earlier warned his employee ‘I tried to stop him, I really did. He started off small, inserting columns and deleting rows. But then he learnt how to do sums and eventually the power of pie charts took over.’

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Posted: Aug 24th, 2009
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