The London 2012 Olympics organising committee disappoints the nation by admitting that it was unable to persuade John Prescott to be the 2012 mascot, the role being awarded to two strange, meaningless blobs instead of just the one.
Posted: May 20th, 2010
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Vehicles may accommodate passengers ranging from dogs to whole families.
Posted: May 20th, 2010
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One of Britain’s leading compensation lawyers is taking legal action against the employers of crash test dummies, claiming that they knew there was a strong likelihood of an accident but did nothing to prevent it. It is alleged that the New Car Assessment Programme knowingly allowed the crash test dummies to drive along a pre-determined route at high speed despite clear evidence that there was a big brick wall at the end.
Posted: May 19th, 2010
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Present and previous members of girl supergroup The Sugababes are embarking on a long, repetitive and out-of-tune court battle to establish who holds the strongest legal claim to the band’s so-called “talent”.
Posted: May 19th, 2010
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In a major step forward for the nation’s estate agents, the UK has seen its last barn converted into luxury accommodation, finally freeing the country from the inconvenient legacy of its pastoral history of farming and unpleasant agricultural smells.
Posted: May 19th, 2010
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