Newsbiscuit Writer of the Month November 2025
- Throngsman
- 2 hours ago
- 7 min read
The year is nearly over and Desky has done it again, in spades. Jeremynh has had a good stab at the virtual crown this month as well.
Links to all the subs are, as usual, below the leader board. Cartoon of the month follows, then all the headlines published this month.
Front Page, News in Brief and Features
billclay
Chipchase
Chrisf
Deskpilot
eppursimuove
herculepoisson
ian searle
jeremynh
Lockjaw
McDabble
Midfield Diamond
Modelmaker
Newsbiscuit Editorial Team
rogt
simonjjames
SteveB
Sully
Throngsman
Titus
Walter Eagle
Wrenfoe
writingbsl
Cartoon of the month goes to Lockjaw with How come Trump is now agreeing to release the Epstein files
Headlines
Adrian Bamforth
Alan Bates' cheque is in the post
ashberry
Lammy to reintroduce trial by comba
bigbadbob
Patient leaving Homeopathic Hospital pays only 0.01% of bill
BillClay
BBC to go all in against orange fascist to get full money’s worth
Labour admits prisoner Working From Home scheme a disaster
Deskpilot
Andrew to be stripped of the title Mister
Budget change sees swords taxed to the hilt
COP30: everyone agrees to try and make their bags for life last a bit longer
Experts say collapsed medieval tower WAS built in a day
Hallett's hindsight better than Boris's foresight
Jokes about Andrew expected to continue for another decade or so
Lady Spice
New C5 TV show: Repossession, Repossession, Repossession
Nov 26th: Rachel Reeves to switch off the No10 Xmas lights
Novice nun finds the world is her cloister
Only indirect racial abuse, confirms Farage
Pre-budget depression turns into post-budget depression
Rachel Reeves resignation letter accidentally released early
Rachelnomics: buy it all on credit & cross your fingers
Reform to review its policy of taking bribes
Removal man sent packing
Striking podiatrist puts his foot down
Teacher claims 4 year old Nigel Farage said 'bum' a lot
Wes Streeting accuses union of acting like a union
hokeyloki
First kiss 21m years ago: Keith Richards denies involvement
Man dancing round lamp-posts in the rain blames Gene Therapy
jeremynh
Hadush Kebatu appointed new BBC director-general
joe
Assisted suicide supporters left hanging
Lockjaw
Chancellor not clear on what is covered in new Obfuscation Tax
COP 30 wasn't much cop
Derailment in Cumbria: Avanti lays on helicopter replacement service
mcdabble
$1,000,000,000,000 Doesn't Add Up
Amazon - OpenAI deal means you'll never figure out where your parcel was left
Anguish as Chancellor slaps heavy tax on football excuses
Chancellor to put a penny on income tax to pay damages in BBC court case
Collapsed medieval tower in Rome may not have conformed to building regs, say authorities
COP30 finally agrees to call it 'the burny stuff from below'
Crown Prince gives Trump advice on dealing with journalists
Fake Tins of Meat Seized in Sham Spam Scam
I have ended 8 wars, says Trump, and I'll end them again
Labour plans to house asylum seekers in left-wings 'Big Reservations'
Reeves to Tax Credulity
Titanic watch sells for titanic price
Trump demands a more pro-Russian line from BBC in Ukraine coverage
Trump to be offered BBC2 in settlement of slander case
Yantar was just having a disco light show, says Russia
mick turate
Meghan Markle to play Kate Middleton in new Netflix production
Prisoner due for release, released
Trump to set up magnet factories at the North and South Poles
Modelmaker
Badenoch asks for support from Extinction Rebellion
Couple find renaissance painting in their garage and can now afford to get divorced
F1 drivers disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for having skid marks in their pants
GB News launches KGBeebiees children's channel
Grammar teacher insists double negatives are a no-no
Home Office wants asylum seekers to give them a ring
Pollsters confounded after learning that Reform ‘voters’ can’t be arsed to actually vote
MrQ
Ben stokes the Ashes
Egg & Spoon to split and hold separate races
Half-baked plan to tax potatoes
Study into thin air vanishes
Study reveals steep decline in downhill walking
NB Editorial Team
Andrew looking forward to Sandringham move. "Norfolk enchants", says Charles.
not titus
Billions worldwide thankful they're not American
Trump considering name change: Damien 666
simonjjames
Judge convicts graffiti artist telling him, 'the writing's on the wall'
Throngsman
Farage welcomes milkshake tax
Study finds fear of oversleeping is keeping Britons awake at night
Titus
Agreement at COP, after all countries which disagree stay away
Daily Telegrail to remain 2 distinct newspapers
Extra-good children may qualify for Santa Prime
Google maps latest - 'in VII miles, turn left'
Labour leadership fears after Keir Starmer expresses full confidence in himself
Labour to ban home schooling so children can be killed by classmates rather than by their parents
Pregnant person outraged by 'bigoted' newsreader who referred to her as a 'woman'
Storm Claudia to be followed by Storm Rainier, Storm Windier and Storm Colder
Trump has weapons of mass deportation
tonymc
Andrew advised to avoid Paris underpasses
Andrew says he'll give evidence in US when Trump does
Badenoch : increasing welfare will only help the worst off
Badenoch asks Labour why it's taking so long to clear up Tory mess
Daily Mail insists Kate more upset than Meghan over train attack
Farage admits 2 minutes silence will be a challenge for him
Gove accepts Peerage was right punishment for covid failures
Grave digger says he knows where the bodies are buried
Mahmood insists immigrants have weapons of mass destruction
Mahmood: 'obviously we will deport the Brown ones first'
Should Tories that slashed prison funds hand themselves in?
Standing at the Cenotaph is leading the nation, insists King
UK citizenship test to include nicknames for foreigners
Walter Eagle
Victims insist that Andrew should retain "Vice"-admiral
writingbsl
‘Legitimate’ President Suluhu wins with 115 % of the vote
Bedding thieves caught in undercover operation
Woman who ate dog medicine admits to feeling ruff