Britain’s bookmakers have been taken by surprise after the new Labour leader unexpectedly received a standing ovation for his maiden speech at the Labour Conference in Manchester.
Posted: Sep 29th, 2010
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An in-depth investigation by the BBC’s Panorama programme has delivered ‘conclusive’ evidence that Tory donor Lord Ashcroft invariably finds an excuse not to put his hand in his pocket at the pub.
Posted: Sep 28th, 2010
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Experts had hailed the haul of gold coins and other artefacts the ‘biggest and most important find ever’, and held high hopes that it would provide ‘new insights into medieval life to challenge the public’s misconceptions and long-held views’, but today were forced to accept that most people’s interest was limited to ‘how much did that sad, lonely guy with the metal detector get out of it then?’.
Posted: Sep 28th, 2010
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Office workers have reported scenes of anger, consternation and panic as PCs up and down the country yesterday failed to respond to the popular troubleshooting technique of ‘turning it off and on again’.
Posted: Sep 28th, 2010
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Hercule Poirot has slammed the increasing use of forensic policing techniques by Britain’s rural police forces investigating killings in English country houses with upper class killing sprees ending before there’s a chance for anything really interesting to happen.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2010
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