Pirates operating off the coast of Somalia have blamed ‘overregulation’ and an over-zealous attitude to enforcement of Health and Safety rules for their recent lack of success.
Posted: Jan 27th, 2012
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As cold fronts move in and more snow and sub-zero temperatures are forecast, Britain’s elevated pubs and inns brace themselves for another influx – that of hundreds of men hoping to get snowed in for days on end with nothing to do but play dominos and get drunk.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2010
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HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, is to be brought back into service as a replacement for Trident and the Ark Royal.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2010
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St Mary’s Collegiate, the flagship Academy School which opened in Wolverhampton in September, has reportedly been seized by Somali pirates and is en route to the gulf of Aden.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2010
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Pirates off the coast of Somalia have been undergoing a radical re-branding exercise in a bid to help increase public sympathy with their cause. Henceforth cargo ships risking the dangerous waters off the horn of Africa will have to look out for Somalis wearing eighteenth-century frock coats, eye patches and black hats featuring the distinctive ‘skull and crossbones’ logo. A spokesman for the new-look Somali privateers explained the shift to more traditional pirate attire; ‘Aha, Jim lad, thar be pieces of eight in that there Spanish galleon!’, after which the ‘pieces of eight’ point was re-iterated several times by the green parrots on his left shoulder.
Posted: Apr 21st, 2009
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