Newsbiscuit Writer of the Month September 2026
Front Page, News in Brief and Features
Wally Dug has won this month's Writer of the Month competition with a great mix of subs and headlines. Jeremynh came a close second and Deskpilot shares third place with Scribbles. Well done to everyone who got published this month.
As usual the full list of hyperlinks to the published subs follows the leaderboard including the links to the cartoons. Below that is this moths Cartoon of the Month and, finally, the full list of published headlines.
apepper
billclay
cerebrovore
Chipchase
Chrisf
classicqueen
daveha
Deskpilot
Edward Bartholomew Tetanus Bag
eppursimuove
Gerontius
gichowdotcom
ian searle
jeremynh
Lockjaw
MartinH
Midfield Diamond
Modelmaker
mrstrellis
Newsbiscuit Editorial Team
robfalconer
rogt
Scribbles
stewartbarclay
Sully
Throngsman
Titus
wally dug
will
Wrenfoe
Cartoons
Lockjaw
Modelmaker
Sketchly
urbanhermit
Cartoon of the month goes to Lockjaw with Trump rejects adoption of Equal Earth cartographic projection
Headlines
adrian bamford
Money launderers to be put in laundry rooms
apepper
Bondage event cancelled - organisers: 'Our hands were tied'
Farage will talk about donations row "if the price is right"
bigbadbob
Boss of biology lab accused of creating a toxic culture
Man banned from canalboat owners’ moorings after trying to barge in
Monty Gone
daveha
Cotswold farmer denies Middle East connections, though admits to owning some Arable land
Five Guys resume deliveries after brief pause
King's letter clarifies sky is blue, water is wet, further details about Pope and bears
Miliband accidentally sanctions NatWest Bank
MPs assist death of bill
Pilots who ejected from crashed jet lost 1-3 cm height, will have a short stretch in hospital
Trump: 'If we win the mid-term elections, I'll spare your first-born children'
Welsh police cyberattack: password was LLLLLLLL
Deskpilot
Chef says he's pansexual
Farage: I won't be distracted by my own bad behaviour
Fergie returns to UK to claim her state pension
Letby enquiry finds that the Pope is Catholic
Luke Littler realises he has a boos problem
Man has all his teeth sucked out by Dyson toothbrush
Nativity's not difficult - it's child's play
Nick Park confirms Wallace's first name isn't Gregg
OAPs to pay for defence, NHS, social care and buses
Reform adopts early release scheme
Reform reinstates Jules & Orr after thorough investigation
Reform supports arse covering in public
Reports that Houthis have seized Mokha dismissed as froth
VAR exonerates Man City
Weatherman declared hottest on record
Wife accused of parking Fiennes
dominic_mcg
Burnham removes Get Out Of Jail Free cards from UK Monopoly sets
dumbing down
Tommo’s plea for bail sunk in the water by judge
eppursimuove
Palace expresses sadness over Earl Spencer’s accident next week
People who self-harm told not to beat themselves up about it
Police arrest new Welsh Reform leader immediately 'to save time'
Gerontius
Burnham to help first time buyers to buy a ladder
ian searle
Deep-fried food banned under new school dinner rules in England. Pupils have had their chips
Escapologists welcome the end of the triple lock
Government calls in St Swithin to help relieve drought
Monty Don leaving Gardeners' World sign the British monarchy will fall
joe
Musk fires another rocket continuing his 'War on Space'
Katipo
Alarm clock collector accused of being too woke
Butter-fingered cricket fielder let go
Calls for referendum on whether to believe King or Spencer
Man who stalked nuns claims he was only following orders
Trump wants journalists to be fair and preferably blonde
Vinyl forger made record profits
Matilda
ADVERTISMENT - Why buy a toyota, when you could have a real ota
Ban on men wearing black circumvented by them all wearing pink
Ireland has no oil. Trump leaves early and dejected
Migrant claims to have used his own boat. It was the rubber yacht of Omar Khayyam
Pandas built musical instrument & played it to zoo spectators, creating a pandemonium
Poacher grilled
Price of ammunition for guns rises dramatically. Army shell shocked
mcdabble
Apple Folds
Church of England to introduce robot vicars
Data centres can save the high-street, says report
Jaguar Land Rover Crashes
Patients given dementia-causing drugs score better in patient satisfaction polls, say doctors
Pensioners to get more and less
Prisoners to be housed in asylum hotels
UK terrorist threat level goes from 'Severe' to 'Still Severe'
UK to pay Republic Of Piddington to take asylum seekers
White House releases statement denying Trump is a Russian asset
Modelmaker
Animator who trained at Disney Studios told by BBC, he has a Mickey Mouse degree
Danny Tommo arrested for having a slash in public
Scientist who stood on the shoulders of giants regrets treading in dog crap
mrstrellis
Center Parcs to participate in early release scheme
robfalconer
MPs who voted against Assisted Dying all have shares in Swissair
rogt
Winner of TV sewing competition now on the mend
santosh
Men who want to ban the burqa make their protest wearing balaclavas
scribbles
Ancient tapestry discovered depicting Welsh history. It’s the Boyo Tapestry
Beehive thief caught following a sting
Dog accessories stolen from local pet shop. Police say there are no leads
Donald Trump announces he’s the next James Bond
Driver says when his satnav stopped working, he didn’t know which way to turn
Fired set designer leaves without making a scene
Man fainted on ferris wheel. Paramedics say he’s coming round now
Man wearing orthopaedic shoes stands corrected
Man who always gives 110% loses his job as an exam marker
Man who sells sheepskin coats is accused of fleecing his customers
Man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is a seasoned veteran
Man who was sold fake fishing equipment fell for it - hook, line and sinker
Mystery solved, as Pope caught defecating in the Bois de Boulogne
N.A.T.S.: No Aircraft Today. Sorry!
Sheep dog with 3 legs is diagnosed as having the Collie-wobbles
Sketch artist says blunt pencils are pointless
Trump bans Canadian shredded cheese. Make America Grate Again!
Unsatisfactory hosiery model is told she needs to pull her socks up
sinnick
Trump tells Ireland's leaders to rename British Isles as Irish Isles
Andy Burnham introduces Larry-The-Cat-In-The-North
Prince William refers to Harry as an 'Anus Horribilis'
Race to top the charts heats up following spate of musician deaths
Throngsman
Orangemen disagree with the orange man
Titus
Being bullied is a laugh a minute, ain't it?
'Hitler's last emails' now thought to be fake
Man who complained about his hospital treatment described as 'critical'
tonymc
Drop in small boat crossing disaster for Reform, says Farage
Farage sleaze, he's still a Tory at heart
Farage to change his name to Tom Tom Tommy Tom
Hooded man says he will carry on NOT donating to RNLI
Trump forces McDonalds to lose the Mc
UK closes borders with Piddington, withdraws all amenities
UN pass unanimous resolution: President Trump is a knob
wallydug
BBC’s Ski Sunday to end. Presenters say it’s all downhill from here
Bin strike deal could be signed within weeks, council leader says; Union says ‘Rubbish’
Blindfold factory workers in the dark about their future
Bonfire night cancellation leaves plans up in smoke
Drones will not replace officers, says AI-generated police chief
Orange Order: 2 satsumas, 3 sweet clems and a can of Tango
Shoplifters even steal computer keybo
