Newsbiscuit Writer of the Month June 2026
- Throngsman
- 2 minutes ago
- 7 min read
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