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August saw Deskpilot win the title again, bur Scribbles came a creditable second with three FPs and 21 headlines.


Also good to see some new names on the leaderboard.


As usual, the full list of links to the FPs, NiBs and features is provided below the leaderboard, then in a new feature the full list of links to all the cartoons published this month with the winner of the Cartoon of the Month revealed at the end. Finally the full list of headlines published this month.




Front Page, News in Brief and Features



apepper




Benvoleo



Chipchase







Deskpilot













Dominic_mcg



eppursimuove







Fernandomando









Gerontius




gichowdotcom




greengrocer






identifyas



jeremynh




MartinH




McDabble



Midfield Diamond




Newsbiscuit



Newsbiscuit Editorial Team



NickB



robfalconer



rogt







Saraht



Scribbles






stewartbarclay






Sully




Throngsman






Titus





wallydug









Wrenfoe








writingbsl




Cartoons


Deskpilot








dominic_mcg




Lockjaw



































Modelmaker



















urbanhermit








Cartoon of the month goes to Lockjaw with A more accurate depiction of Trump's 'war hero' AI pic


Headlines


adrian bamford   

       

Andy Burnham pledges stronger and more abundant sticking plasters

Missile strike on Russian Amazon hits warehouse next door

Plagiarism professor says his resignation is one small step for a man

Reforming the funeral industry to be a massive undertaking


apepper 

         

Shock as James Cleverly 'still a thing'


cliveosman    


The grass isn't always less brown on the other side


daveha     

       

ECB not sure handcuffs are conducive to bowling action

King announces extensive tour of everywhere else, starting this afternoon

Market news: Iceland referendum on EU membership; Netto considering joining NATO

Mladic prison cell to be ethically cleansed

Sturgeon moon inappropriate, Nicola admits

UK's rarest bird sent back for chef to cook it a bit longer


Deskpilot      

 

Climate change: Iceland now worried about wildfires

Duvet thief sent down

Exam results overshadowed by eclipse

Farage unable to find Clacton Leisure Centre

Gianni Infantino tipped to take over at Thames Water

Meghan to play La-La in Teletubbies reboot

Meredith Kercher's sister criticises knox-knox jokes

Model of squidgy clay man dated to the pleistocene era

'Near normal service' as Cross Country cancels all trains

Reform to take £50bn off the disabled, and trouser it

Trainee dog walker asks for pointers

Travelodge to remove locks from all guest rooms

Trump to start Hormuz Replacement Therapy


dominic_mcg 


Academic says resignation was entirely his own idea

Adulterous Scottish dancer having a fling

Immigrants now collecting Sea Miles, says Farage

Porridge factory workers slave away in gruelling conditions

Prison bunk beds to be fitted with extra levels

Starmer donates his biography to Downing Street library. Wobbly table now fixed


eppursimuove         

   

Farage appears on 3-2-1, goes home with Dusty Bin

Music breaks out at west London stabbing festival


gerontius    

    

Disposable BBQs to be made out of stable doors following overnight rain


ian searle      

 

Divers find 162-year-old Guinness in shipwreck, and it still hasn't settled

Fetishists welcome reduction in cost of school uniforms


jack the quipper        


As Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii, Micronesia braces itself for Tinky-Winky, Dipsy and Po


jeremynh    

    

Labour renames Lake Windermere Lake Burnham


Lockjaw     

     

Is this the end for Gianni Finito?


MartinH   

       

Faulty kettle in signal box source of rail power outage

Moon urged to show restraint following SpaceX rocket attack


Matilda     

       

Burnham denies UK is Islamic republic through loud speaker in the Elizabeth Tower minaret

Clacton - bin there, done that

Low Manchester turnout. Residents feared losing benefits as voting could be

Many people wary of emergency sirens after seeing The Odyssey

Two loos Lautrec flushed with success

Voters out for the Count


mcdabble      


Met Office announces the return of weather for the week ahead

Trump demands payment for return of Harry


mick turate    


Daily Mail explains how solar eclipse will affect house prices


Modelmaker  


Alfalfa male opens vegan restaurant

String quartet accused of carrying out robbery with violins

Water companies blame firefighters for water shortage


robfalconer   


Government sends out emergency alert to tell people not to kill anybody


robowurzel 

    

Andrew offers Harry and Megan a Spare room until they find their own gaff


rogt   

  

Critics of Nolan's Odyssey accused of Homerphobia


rowly  


Can the UK ever get used to having a bloke for PM?

The Sun reports details of a major cover up later today...


scribbles 

       

A row broke out at a Kowloon table tennis match. It’s a Hong Kong ping-pong ding-dong

Animals at London Zoo complain of body shaming at annual weigh-in.

Astronomer says his career is looking up

Barmaid quit due to sexual harassment, after boss offered her a stiff one at closing time

Chimney sweep says his job has made him feel ill. He thinks it’s the flue

Female baker says men enjoy her firm baps, but don’t like her crusty bloomers

Gardener who fell in a pile of earth fears he has soiled himself

Hairdresser who fell in a vat of shampoo got herself into a lather

Impolite Scrabble player told to mind his Ps and Qs

Little girls left in tears as Burnham bans Barbies

Local cemetery is maintained by a skeleton staff

Man accused of stealing duvets found not quilty

Man who loves his job at the broom factory is bristling with enthusiasm

Man who was overcharged for a hive of bees says he’s been stung

Mental health centres to open in banks and libraries – if you can find one

Mountain climber says his career is on the rocks

Penile fillers are becoming more popular, despite concerns about inflation

Postman sacked after saying he’d come in a jiffy

Reform plan to abolish benefits system and bring back workhouses

Tom Jones releases updated version of his hit single - ‘The Brown Brown Grass of Home’

Woman jailed for witchcraft escapes after a spell in prison


sir lupus    


Pile of discarded eclipse glasses visible from moon


sketchly          


Flat Earthers get their excuses synchronised ahead of a very round solar eclipse

News that Harry and Meg...you've switched off, haven't you?

Trump to invent new countries after running out of real ones to fight with


sockpuppet   


Earth to be renamed Planet Trump


stewartbarclay      

     

Reform confirm that they only hire 'current' Neo Nazi activists

Trump unable to remember if he is or isn't bombing Iran


sydalg 


Deliveroo launches dine-and-dash getaway car service

Traffickers offering "3 drownings or less" express lane across Channel


Titus   


Canadians to rename Donald Trump 'America's Supreme Loser'

Duvet makers favour a blanket ban

Trump loses the plot, as well as the war


tonymc          

  

England Bowler shock ,who knew Derby had a nightclub?

Farage admits biggest fear: immigration might stop

Farage going door to door in his 1.4m house

Fergie arriving back in UK in the little helicopter

God misunderstood when Christians prayed for a Sign

I would have stopped Norman invasion, says Farage

Jenrick says legless man just using his crutch as a crutch

Kate & Wills send condolences to ( Add Name)

NIMBYs row over where to hold next meeting

Reform councillor resigns from Burnham's cabinet

Reform insists all bribes are covered by Official Secrets Act

Tories in battle to win the Racist vote


wallydug     

    

Iceland and Farmfoods to Merge to Become Farmland

Trump to rename the Earth 'America'


writingbsl    

   

Dolly Parted







Another tremendous month with a decent scramble for top slot, easily gleaned by Deskpilot. We've seen a lot of new writers this month and a few old ones returning, which is great to see.


As usual, below the leaderboard is the cartoon of the month followed by every headline published this month - there's 103 in case anyone wondered.




Front Page, News in Brief and Features


apepper





Arborio Mulling




Chipchase



Chrisf





cliveosman







Deskpilot












Dominic_mcg




eppursimuove




Fernandomando








Gerontius



hokeyloci



jeremynh











Lockjaw




MartinH



Matilda



Midfield Diamond



Modelmaker



Newsbiscuit Editorial Team



Robowurzel



rogt









Sarah Tipper



Scribbles





stewartbarclay





Sully







Throngsman










Titus



Walter Eagle



Wrenfoe








Cartoonists published this month include:


billclay, Deskpilot, Lockjaw, Modelmaker and urbanhermit



Headlines


adrian bamford      

    

Blakey from On the Buses to be new Minister of Transport

Bordeaux 2026 wines to have a smokey taste

Burnham asks new cabinet: 'does anyone have any ideas?'

Burnham cuts cost of throwing Starmer under a bus


bigbadbob     


Goodies: Goody Goody gone gone


cliveosman    


England decide to try the 11 lions tactic for a change

Ref sends blind twin to France v Paraguay match for a laugh

Trump flies to Australia 'To visit Hitler's birthplace'

Who is Mal Vinas, and will he make the starting XI in the final?


Deskpilot   

    

Andy Burnham adopts Keir Starmer's 'difficult decisions' catchphrase

Andy Burnham reveals plan for his first 100 minutes as PM

Andy Burnham's favourite music? Drill

Buyer of world's most expensive dinosaur calls it Nigel

Crowds brave heatwave to see the absence of Meghan

Diane Abbott back in the Labour party to make up the numbers

Disappointment as Russian warship fails to hit Plymouth

Farage to spend £5m on by-election campaign

Haard luck, Norway

Harry wanted Royal Lodge, but gets Travelodge

I've just bought a wrecking ball at a knock down price

Laxative addict thinks he has Assperger's syndrome

Organised Crime distances itself from Reform

Trump celebrates as oil hits $100 a barrel again

US accuses Canada of blowing smoke

Well, there goes your bank holiday


dominic_mcg 


Guillotine T-shirt scandal: heads will roll

Incarcerated undertaker admits to grave mistakes

Keegan crosses

Plucky Brit underdog turns out to be French after all

Ryanair sucks!


hokeyloki        


Champion fur trapper has skin in the game

Quick Divorce to follow Swift Wedding?

Story about Saltburn cricket cheats dismissed as clickbait


ian searle 

      

Labour seek cap on political donations, Reform seek to pocket them


Lockjaw    

      

Man has replanted his garden. There was no fuchsia in it

Man who stole faulty jacuzzi now in hot water

Origami specialists called in to repair paper factory damaged in Japan earthquake


Matilda    

        

Battery terminal supplier able to make a positive contribution to the high street

Man in boring job improves as he gets to know the drill

Nostalga, it's not what it used to be

Tate brothers to be imprisoned in Rothko room in their gallery to add to sentence misery

The Story of Moving the Bayeux Tapestry to be Made Into a Tapestry

Water companies to go into liquidation


mcdabble     

 

'Ann shudda taken the £5M', says Reform insider

BBC to be funded by sales of class A drugs, says report

Count Binface a real threat to Farage in coming election, say experts

FIFA's investigation into Argentina unfurling a banner finds that a banner was unfurled by Argentina

Football to be floated on Footsy

Russian petrol now contains more than 50% vodka

Starmer asks if its too late to do a U-turn on late pub opening

Tate Meets Fate

Trump's wealth going up now he's not managing it personally


Modelmaker  


Bookies predict Binface to win by a landfill

Postmen strike after being told to deliver Burnham’s policies to every postcode in the land


pleroy 


Pride month flotilla blocked by Straits of Hormuz


robfalconer   


Wife who fell down wishing-well now recovering in Well Woman Clinic


rowly  


Clacton Voters remain Confused over true identity of Andy Binman

Wimbledon Final could end up in Court


scribbles    

    

Amputee who wore out 6 prosthetic limbs on a charity walk is on his last legs

Artist who drew 2 naked women denies rubbing one out

Barber often gives annoying customers a clip round the ear

Burnham to feed 5000 with 5 loaves & 2 fishes, and turn water into wine

Chef plays down kitchen fire as just a flash in the pan

Coal miner says his job is the pits

Experts say the Bayeaux Tapestry is inaccurate, as the facts were embroidered

Farmer says his broken milking machine is an udder failure

Footballer complains of sexual assault, after manager pulls him off early

Leopard playing hide and seek is spotted

Man crosses a Bulldog with a Shih Tzu. The Kennel Club call it Bull-Sh!t

Man found talking to a hedge says he was having a privet conversation

Man suffering from nocturnal urination often awake in the wee hours

Man who combined laxatives with laughing gas said he did it for sh!ts and giggles

Man who couldn’t sleep after taking Viagra says he was up all night

New video sharing platform for stupid people is launched – Thick Tok

Playground attendant likes some bits of his job more than others. Swings & roundabouts

Sacked trainee hairdresser is told she didn’t make the cut

Shoplifter with soap in her bra wanted to make a clean breast of it

Short-sighted worker sacked for not focusing on the job

Short-sighted worker sacked for not focusing on the job

Stupid comedian drives a sports car. The jokes come thick and fast

Towel manufacturer says his business is drying up


sir lupus  

        

Showbiz wedding? That don't impress me much


sketchly   

       

Suffolk firefighters fined for ignoring hosepipe ban


steveB 


Reform Clacton campaign leaflets delivered pre-torn-up


Throngsman 

 

Iran offers to sell US missiles 'to help them out'

London's financial centre under cyber attack. Your Capital may be at risk

Suspension after red card now just advisory


Titus   


Burnham clapped in - Starmer clapped-out

Clacton to build special dedicated full-time polling stations, ready for future weekly by-elections

Clacton voters may prefer non-Binnery candidate

Government to achieve 5% of GDP spend on defence by reducing GDP

Infantino dismisses finance row as 'storm in a football cup'

Labour changes team captain at 1/2 time. Will they need a hydration break next year?

Mexico city altitude 7350 feet. England will need to up their game

Trump declares hydration break in Iran war


tonymc    

        

It's part of Brits culture to fight on planes insists Farage

Trump blames Biden as USA exit World Cup

Trump insists Bone Spurs kept him out of US soccer team

Under Reform there will be no free handouts say Farage

US pirates demanding money from world shipping

Widdecombe wants Ruth Ellis exhumed and hanged again

Winners in new NHS marathons may earn GP appointment


urbanhermit  


Angela Rayner rules out acting with integrity after returning to Cabinet



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Deskpilot has pulled it off again - ooh er missus - but jeremynh, new writer cliveosman and veteran in more ways than one, Titus have also had a great month. Sully and ChrisF have both had a good run.


Congrats to everyone who got published, but also thanks to anyone who pitched but didn't get selected - keep at it.


As usual, below the leaderboard is the fulll list of published subs, followed by the winner of the cartoon of the month, followed by every headline published this month.



Front Page, News in Brief and Features


apepper





Benvoleo



billclay




Chipchase




Chrisf







cliveosman









Deskpilot














eppursimuove





Gerontius



ian searle



James_Doc



jeremynh













johnnyotter



Lockjaw



lucienne




luke



McDabble



Midfield Diamond



Modelmaker



pleroy



Robowurzel



rogt



Sketchly


Skylarking



stewartbarclay




Sully









Throngsman





Titus



Wrenfoe









Cartoons supplied this month by: billclay, Deskpilot, Lockjaw and Modelmaker


Cartoon of the month goes to Modelmaker with First Review of all-American made Trump T1 mobile


Headlines


adrian bamford  

        

Andrew charged soldiers rent for standing in sentry boxes

Police given new powers to send people to their rooms

Two poles found near Stonehenge evidence for prehistoric washing line


agstilp 


Ben Stokes Now Free for Bar Room Bust-Ups Every Night


apepper   

       

England football team plan to commemorate Brexit with 'festival of own goals'

Starmer denies messages autodel...

Try blindfold darts; you don't know what you're missing

Whip round organised as Elon Musk no longer trillionaire


bigbadbob     


Man planning marathon dressed as baby completes dummy run

Shortage of supplies for landscape gardeners leads to turf war


cliveosman    


Buckingham Palace 'Not posh enough for Camilla" says Charles

Erling Haaland. The ugly face of world cup football

Mein Gott! Deutschland verliert ze penalty shootout

Police in the Black Country in search for "Bostin Stangler"

Sharp rise in number of Scots boycotting the world cup

Their Majesty The Qing: The world's first non binary monarch


DanWakling   


Police to save time by beating themselves up


Deskpilot       


Abba holograms pull out of Trump's Freedom 250 events

Andrew rented royal cottages on Heir bnb

Bungalow owners complain about two-tier housing market

Lilibet is 5, or 6,788 in social media posts

New British £500 note to feature a monkey

Nightclub incident: England cricket team all out

Peter Murrell to be imprisoned in his motorhome

Royals still not keen on paying Inheritance Tax

Starmer left defenceless

Strait of Hormuz: an open and shut case

Trump finally realises Iran have played him for a sucker

Trump threatens Iran with a massive earthquake


granger     

       

Arne Slotted

For you, Fritz, the VAR is over

OFFICIAL! Musk now greediest tw4t of all time


ian searle       


Burnham to move part of No. 10 to Manchester and Larry offered part in Corrie titles

Investigative journalist's funeral to be televised using hidden cameras

Reports of substandard chocolate in ice cream cones dismissed as 'flake news'

Russell T Davies cancels Christmas


jeremynh       

 

Flesh merchant sues BBC for calling him flesh merchant

Horses urged to 'stand up and be mounted'

Starmer to ban Burnham and Streeting from social media


joe   

    

Channel 4 to host Prisoner Swap

Makerfield great again

You can be PM too in our £1 Omaze draw!


Lockjaw

          

David Sullivan has had his knockers

Trump gets the hump about his ratings slump


mcdabble      


BBC human interest story attracts the interest of a human

Every Pothole to get a Postcode

Makerfield To Re-Join EU

Our highest priority is not over-paying the pensions, say Capita

Pedestrian crossings exist only to confuse drones, says Govt

Scientists monitoring DNA in wastewater detect strong signs of bull in S E Water

Trump demands science must be 'Truthy'

World cup competition hotting up


mick turate    


Starmer resigns after 16.5 lettuces in office.


midfield diamond     


Hydration break as Scotland fans stop drinking for 3 minutes


Modelmaker  


Burnham promises to release the Johnson files when he becomes PM

Deaf toll at Drum and Bass extravaganza reaches 300

Farage supporters, demand hydration breaks during this Summer's riots

Reform MPs charged more for boarding planes with all their excess personal baggage


Paul L 


Exact location of silent retreat to remain hush hush


rogerg 


Recovering stroke victim says he is all right now


rowly  


Andy Burnham will be Running in the Derby today, as a warm up for Makerfield

Defence Secretary Surrenders

Uncle Tom Cobley Confirms that he will NOT be standing in Makerfield


scribbles       

 

Buckingham Palace to be used to house asylum seekers

Meghan & kids won’t visit UK with Harry, after finding out they’d be staying with Uncle Andy


sinnick    

        

Liz Truss puts her name forward in Labour leadership challenge

So, What Exactly Did That Achieve, Donald ?


sir lupus    

      

Brits set Wimbledon record - 9 out on day 1


sketchly          


Met Office issues warning of ‘The wrong kind of sunshine’


steveb 


Hot dog stand closed until furter notice


Titus   


"Weather much more dangerous under Labour than under Tories" say Tories

Donald Trump maintains role of America's Supreme Loser

Escaped creature in Fukushima 'smarter than the av-er-age bear!'

Goal-scoring footy player crippled for life by team-mates jumping on him

Govt. offers Army choice of more sticks, sharper sticks or re-sharpening of existing sticks

Iran patiently waits for Trump to claim 'agreement close' before confirming each time 'No, it isn't'

Islamaphobia unites rioting Irish Christians

King Charles seeking better-paid job

Man who pushed woman under bus described as merchant banker

Next week, roads forecast to melt & fill all the potholes

No rush for Starmer to go - any time this week-end will do

Police to save money on police cars - plod to simply hitch lifts on delivery vans in future

'Single patient record' a good idea, but what about all the other patients?

The Makerdecision by-election

Today at 11:30 AM - Radio 4 broadcasts a report from France - 'From Our Rhône Correspondent'

Trump sends Venezuela 'all the aid they can afford'

Wild-water swimmers warned of risk of being boiled alive


         


Deal for USA to win World Cup close says Trump

Farage calls off protest after attacker found to be white

Farage confirms he's happy to exploit a man's murder

Honours issued in further attempt to shore up class system

Reform back Tories idea , trips to tax havens tax deductable

Royalists crowdfund to pay Prince George's Eton fees

Spurs to be given 3 minute breaks to change manager




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