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A branch of KFC in Birmingham, Alabama has egg on its face after showing pictures of Birmingham, Englandshire, in its restaurant.


Diners in the thriving Alabama city seemed amused by the confusion with its quaint European counterpart which became bankrupt after being obliged to pay its female serfs at the same rates as the male ones.


The company is looking into how the mistake happened and thinks its new AI restaurant décor system may need a few tweaks.


As yet another search of Loch Ness comes to a conclusion, we answer all your questions about this heap of nonsense, er sorry...we mean this fascinating mystery.



Did the search find anything?


No.



Was there ever any chance they would find genuine evidence of Nessie?


No.



Is the revelation of a possible network of underwater tunnels at the bottom of the loch a game changer?


No.



Will the mobilisation of hundreds of volunteers, on top of decades of studies and thousands of tourist trips on the loch, all finding nothing, end speculation about the monster?


No.



Does the whole thing benefit the tourist industry of the area, including two competing official Monster Museums, all of it based on something that doesn't exist?


Oh yes.



Would the volunteers be better off searching for something else that doesn't exist, like Kier Starmer's imagination or Nadine Dorries' integrity?


Not really. At least Loch Ness has nice scenery.


They're getting in a bit of flap amid Oxford's dreaming spires and it's all to do with Britain's ever-increasing population of Red Kites.


Wallingford Council has started a poster campaign urging its residents not to feed the birds following reports they have taken to copying the behaviour of seagulls and are snatching food from unsuspecting al fresco diners.


But the kites are not happy. Their Spokeskite Kevin told us: 'It's a disgrace and feels like May's "Go Home" campaign all over again. One minute you can't get enough of us soaring majestically overhead on draughts and thermals, the next we're being demonised and shunned. It's all your own bloody fault anyway. You brought us back from the edge of extinction. You started feeding us your leftover Sunday chicken carcases. You upset nature's delicate balance. We're meant to be scavengers after all.'


One takeaway devotee told said: 'It's getting so bad you can't walk down the street with a burger or a slice of pizza on your lunchbreak without getting divebombed and your grub snatched.'


In response Kevin, said: 'Look, I'm not unreasonable. How about a compromise? Say we agree not to snatch Doner Kebabs? Then if you all stick to those we'll leave you alone. And thinking about it, compared to yer average doner, a tasty bit of roadkill might just be a lot safer for us.'




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