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Monday 30 December 2013

The news in brief 30th December 2013

The news in brief:

Politicians promise not to lie (if you vote them in)

Lowlands near rivers 'more prone to flooding'

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Dolphins are totally stoners, man

Rural areas are a bit harder to get to

Perfectly good graph ignored in favour of reactionary outrage

Celebrity sick of people bleating about their first world problems    

Newspaper squeezes every stereotype going into one headline

Who 'ya gonna call?

Diana Watch: still dead

Traumatic footage used in music video

Campaign for common sense misunderstood

Carbohydrates are EVIL!

Halloumi cheese doesn't even taste like chicken

£25 fine becomes £300 if you act like a wanker in court

Duct tape fixes everything

Nudes in brief: Amy Childs

Woman has huge arse

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Sunday 29 December 2013

The news in brief 29th December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Person's weight fluctuates

Outrage as frail old lady doesn't spend too long on her feet

Anonymous internet bastards are bastards

Man wears coat

People's Instagram pictures are news now?!

Paparazzi intrude on family shopping trip

Moody teenager's social media sparks wild, unfounded speculation

Paparazzi intrudes on friends having fun

Woman conforms to media's narrow definition of beauty

Person gets better job

Boy gets dog

Man walk in park with son

Woman wears swimsuit

Singer fails to look photogenic 100% of the time

Performer performs at performance

Woman drinks beverage near a man!

Woman wears skirt

Paparazzi catches actress wearing hat and sunglasses (shock horror)

Actress pops to the shops

Man drinks coffee

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Breaking news

Breaking news: sun exhibits normal star-like behaviour

Saturday 28 December 2013

The news in brief 28th December 2013

The news in brief Horoscope special:

Aries: Chill the fuck out

Taurus: You need a holiday

Gemini: Stop spending money, bitch

Cancer: You gonna get some sexy time

Leo:  Chill the fuck out; you need a holiday

Virgo:  You gonna get some sexy time, but stop spending money, bitch

Libra: You need a holiday, but keep an eye on the old folk

Scorpio:  Chill the fuck out

Sagittarius:  Chill the fuck out 

Capricorn:  Chill the fuck out

Aquarius: Put down the fork

Pisces: Stop chilling the fuck out

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Thursday 26 December 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: woman doesn't understand the meaning of Christmas, money management or personal responsibility

Breaking news

Breaking news: Peter Capaldi

Wednesday 25 December 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all men shattered by now-traditional Yuletide bombing :(

Tuesday 24 December 2013

Monday 23 December 2013

The news in brief 23rd December 2013

The news in brief:

Newspaper prints horror story without printing all the facts

Outrage as the British public believes everything it reads

Consumers boycott popular department store for no good reason

News websites go mental with knee-jerk hate-mongering comments

News in Brief editor contacts shop directly to get the straight dope

News in Brief wonders what the real journalists are smoking

Mainstream media gets its shit together 24 hours later

Department store offers public apology for one teeny-weeny mistake. In one shop. Once

Media and public don't apologise to shop for being reactionary, xenophobic sheep    

In other news:

Male dog has testicles

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Sunday 22 December 2013

The news in brief 22nd December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Zombie cook

Human being eats junk food whilst miserable

Man buys wife FLOWERS!

Woman celebrates with a tipple

Most popular song tops popular chart

Couple gets married

Woman wears sexy clothes to nightclub

Paparazzi intrudes on woman's privacy

Woman wears bikini AT THE BEACH!

Runner-up looks disappointed

Photo of couple smiling

Divorce is somehow our business

Woman is 48

Woman conforms to media's narrow definition of beauty

Singer buys product available on the highstreet

Actress wears trousers

Celebrity spends money as she sees fit

Unfounded speculation about a couple who may or may not be still together

Paparazzi haven't caught couple in a while

Woman changes her hair

Celebrity goes within 10 feet of dance partner

Woman gets taxi!

Woman has nipples

Man wears jumper

Keeping the Sunday papers in business, so you don't have to...

Saturday 21 December 2013

The news in brief 21st December 2013

The news in brief Christmas countdown #6

Outrage as most popular song looks set to be number 1

'Black Eyed Friday' sees Alcohol Recovery Centres and extra police on the streets

Shoppers push, crush and shove each other in mad panic

January Sales start today - people who already bought stuff demand refunds

Consume!

Pogues, Mariah Carey and Wizzard return to the charts (shock horror)

Families hate each other

Chefs make giant cake

We might have some weather

e-cards are officially shit

If you're not going to write a personal message, don't fucking bother (suggest etiquette expert)

Post office states the fucking obvious

Reindeer rescued from inferno

Doctor Who's going to be on

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Friday 20 December 2013

The news in brief 20th December 2013

 The news in brief:

Newspaper publishes details from intimate conversation - but hey, they didn't do the hacking, right?!

Newspaper is dirty hypocrite

Vince and Boris on course for showdown throwdown 

Uganda outlaws miniskirts 

Government initiative scores own goal 

Pornography allowed. Education banned

Bilbo is definitely a dude - we checked

Uganda outlaws normal human activity

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Rogue state threatens South with 80's technology 

South questions who even has a fax machine these days?

New study gives the anxious something to worry about 

Being an incorrigible rogue is now legal

Nudes in brief: Candice Swanepoel

Newspaper considers celebrity gossip more newsworthy than human lives

Diana watch: conspiracy dismissed (for now)

Man's opinion regurgitated as fact 

Politics is complicated 

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Breaking news

News in brief exclusive: supermarket sells Christmas turkeys with Use By Dates of 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th December.

Breaking news

Breaking news: outrage as authorities use bus to transport many people.

Thursday 19 December 2013

The news in brief 19th December 2013

The news in brief 19th December 2013:

EU shoots giant camera into space

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Convicted murderer still pleading 'not guilty'

London is apparently the only city in the United Kingdom

Sick fucks buy t-shirts

Gatwick and Heathrow are the only airports in Great Britain

Baby-faced pop weasel retires from the music biz

Two older black guys look nothing like each other

Council offends 17,000 families

MP buries head in the sand

Politician says Mean Things on the Internet

Charity founder calls for return of dark age morality

Club card gets it a bit wrong

Passive smoking DOESN'T give you cancer now

Diana Watch: still dead

Seaweed is good for you

Church executes Christmas elf

Terrible calendar is terrible

Nudes in brief: Sheridan Smith

Baby-faced pop weasel was only joking

Former pop star with similar name is NOT a paedophile

Jennifer Lawrence discusses butt plugs

Dirty fuckers spoil nice park

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Breaking News

Apparently last night's The News in Brief wasn't funny. I thought it was hilarious, but that's not always a good barometer. I blame this entirely on my 'editor' going to bed early.

To make up for it, here is a special Breaking News from #tNiB's guest correspondent Sam Abboud:

Breaking News: Redneck 'personality' with redneck reality TV show says redneck thing about people that rednecks say redneck things about.

Wednesday 18 December 2013

The news in brief 18th December 2013

Breaking news: EU will not be happy until all cigarettes are sold in plain, nondescript, tar-filled, diseased lungs.

Tuesday 17 December 2013

The news in brief 17th December 2013

The news in brief Christmas countdown #5:

Milton Keynes' Winter Wonderland is shit.

Shit reindeer

Shit costumes

Shit Santa

Shit ice rink

Actual factual shit 

Charity backers get off at Gateshead

Tickets refunded

The end

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Breaking news

Breaking news: 'I'm not guilty of stealing from her, but I did find incriminating money in her purse.' Wait, what?!

Breaking news

Breaking news: prosthetic limb is NOT a paedophile.

Monday 16 December 2013

The news in brief 16 December 2013:

The news in brief celebrity special:

Woman runs on beach

Man boffs older lady

Two people go near each other in nightclub

Woman wears hat

Man has female friends

Woman wears dress AT WORK

Wedding happened

Sugar daddy states the obvious

Model wears fashion item

Man and woman drink COFFEE in the STREET

Crazy celebrity acts the same as always

Singer gets a bit nude

0.004% of viewers offended

Paparazzi intrude on family outing

Nudes in brief: Magnum PI's daughter?!

Newspaper doesn't like woman's dress

Somebody won the X factor

Newspaper doesn't have a clue about animation industry

Dog back from the dead

Blimey - they actually are the SAME dress this time!

Mad dress fails to hide ropey vocals

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Thursday 12 December 2013

The news in brief 12th December 2013

The news in brief totally hilarious/offensive special:

Translator doesn't actually know sign language

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Wednesday 11 December 2013

The news in brief 11th December 2013

The news in brief:

Today's date is 11.12.13 - Internet crashes under weight of psychos, sadacts and conspiracy theorists 

Chinese government are masters of spin 

Outrage as people celebrate at celebration 

Religion's bodycount continues to mount 

BBC airs HOURS of live footage of people walking to church 

India reverts to stone age beliefs 

MP shows you can prove anything with statistics 

Crazy fucknut weirdo whackjobs win moral victory

More wintery weather predicted for December, January and February 

Pot calls kettle black 

Parents blame teachers 

Teachers blames parents 

Ofsted blames children 
 
Diana Watch: still making headlines in the Indian Times... 

Newspaper puzzle punks its owner 

Baker is a total homophobe 

Newspaper demands the government takes over parenting 

Judge reinforces sexist stereotype that all men are predators and all women are victims 

Nudes in brief: holy shit, it's a dude today!

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Tuesday 10 December 2013

The news in brief 10th December 2013

The news in brief:

Ministers want NHS to play God

Mother admits to being selfish bitch LIVE ON AIR

Charity in bed with tobacco, alcohol and weapons companies

MP suggests business should pay its staff

Selfie offends the world

PM likes celebrity cook

Man jailed for boob fraud

Woman with disposable income spends money

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Woman eats lunch

Diana Watch: 'still dead'

Teenager's jolly jape offends prudes

Nerds make not unreasonable demand

Thrill-seekers make stupid decisions

Outrage as rules applied equally

Darwin awards recognise new winner

Nudes in brief: Courtney Stodden (again?!)

More wintery weather due this winter

Gays can always be wrong too (at long last)

Disney makes cartoons

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Monday 9 December 2013

The news in brief 9th December 2013

The news in brief: 

Two different women wear same affordable fashion item.
 
Celebrity panellist harps on about poverty (whilst advertising payday loans)

Celebrity panellist harps on about poverty (whilst advertising a buy now pay later catalogue)

Chancellor singlehandedly destroys novelty Tax Disk holder industry 

Public still upset that they got exactly what they asked for 

Some people are devious thieving c*nts 

Religion's bodycount continues to mount 

Diana Watch: friend suggests people should let her be 

Hilariously offensive sign is hilariously offensive 
 
London is apparently the only city in the United Kingdom 

Testimony surprises no-one 

This is a local shop for local people 

Whining to the press: 1 Parental responsibility: 0 

Darwin award awarded 

UKIP MEP has sense of humour

Supermarket can't win for trying 

Nudes in brief: Katy Perry 

Man has excellent friends 

Older person has old time-y beliefs

Attention-seeking hyperbitch at it again 

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Sunday 8 December 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: Great British Public outraged as they get exactly what they ask for

The news in brief 8th December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Musician offends the entire civilised world 

Singer wears slutty dress

Man gets off plane

Couple may or may not have wedding plans

Woman changes her hair

Celebrity wears skirt

Crazy singer does nothing out of the ordinary

Celebrity split official now it's on Facebook

Singer removes her shoes

Man takes his shirt off

Woman with disposable income goes shopping

Scandal as woman smokes a cigarette

Pregnant woman wears maternity clothes

Woman walks her dog

Suspected pricks acts like a prick (allegedly)

Pregnant woman doesn't wear maternity clothes

Newspaper stretches the definition of the word 'sexy'

Different singer also wears dress

Paparazzi intrude on family outing

Newspaper will judge you, no matter your bodyshape

Photographers stalk celebrities and their infant children

Media thinks child's Sesame Street bag is our business

Pop-harlot grinds against SANTA CLAUS

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Friday 6 December 2013

The news in brief 6th December 2013:

The news in brief:

World marks the passing of Nelson Mandela

Weather a bit wintery

Teams are picked for the International Soccerball playoffs

Law applied evenly

Media doesn't fancy England's chances

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Government not so good with the numbers

Woman does her job

Attention-seeking hyperbitch makes unfounded accusations

Religious fanatics can't stop hand-holding

Celebrity doesn't live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Man condemned for pointing out the truth

Law not applied evenly

Research states the obvious

Diana Watch 6th December 2013: headline seems to suggest Diana constructed newsreader

Research proves what we suspected all along

Singer acts perfectly in character

US creates more killer warbots (sort of)

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Wednesday 4 December 2013

The news in brief 4th December 2013

The news in brief:

More spending cuts ahoy!

Celebrity cook admits to a bit of the ol' charlie horse 

Wintery weather to hit this winter

Public designs shit flags

'Alleged' killer pretty much confesses (but still pleads not guilty)

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

New consoles go all Teletubby on us

(Santa's going to get the blame again) 

Newspaper celebrates conformity to social expectations

People like their gadgets

Sick old man still not dead yet

Water found on distant planets

Exo-planets have shit names

First world problem resolved

Attention seeking hyperbitch gets buckets of hate mail

Attention seeking hyperbitch for Prime Minister

Family takes naff Christmas card picture

Nudes in brief: Sam Faiers

Diana Watch 4th December 2013: still pretty much dead

No really, bitch stop fucking

Athlete happy that we're happy for him

Blurry shadow probably not a ghost

Work until you're 70 (maybe)

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Tuesday 3 December 2013

The news in brief 3rd December 2013:

The news in brief:

Family reuses hat

Woman wears the same dress twice

Celebrity Deathmatch: The Doctor vs Coronation Street

Spies do underhanded stuff

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Woman comes into some money

Shock: Tall people have deeper voices

Scientists uncover the bloody obvious

Racy advert shown AFTER watershed

Misleading headline implicates innocent shop

Diana Watch 3rd December 2013: sold a dress from beyond the grave

Nudes in brief: University netball team, Gillian Anderson, an eel

Man stares gift horse square in the mouth

Meaningless headline contains no actual information

Attention seeking hyperbitch might have crossed a line

Performers to perform at performance

Shop not guilty

Doctors to gather in London to discuss a cure for homosexuality

Doctors presumably want cure for brown eyes, lefthandedness and feet

Child's private life is apparently our business

Red top paper in the shit

Potty mouthed news pundit suggest parents to fucking blame

Wintery weather forecast

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Monday 2 December 2013

The news in brief 2nd December 2013

The news in brief:

Outrage as chef accurately describes mascot

Attention seeking hyperbitch slags off Scotland

Wedding party stretches the definition of 'lookalike'

10% of men are shit at Christmas

90% of men who are not shit apparently not news worthy

Diana Watch 2nd December 2013: still making the front page (and dead) 

Bitch stop fucking

Supermarket sells food

Amazon unveils delivery drones

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Energy prices set to come down (a bit)

Athlete is into the dudes

Croatians not happy with shitty new law

Bulgaria not that fussed about the UK

Judge makes poor decision

Twitter a bit more liberal than real life

Shops create self-fulfilling prophecy

Newspaper columnist suggests it is sometimes okay to sedate a woman and forcibly remove her unborn child...

The nudes in brief: That naked chick from the blurred lines video  

Snow forecast FOR DECEMBER

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Sunday 1 December 2013

The news in brief 1st December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Man with obscene amount of money dresses nicely

Man with less money also dresses nicely

Celebrity couple not dressed nicely

Actress wears clothes

Model doesn't

Internet grieves for tragic celebrity death

Internet doesn't give a shit about less famous guy

Woman wears dress

Singer sorry for tossy comments

Breaking news: Women wear swimsuits

Actress gets some shopping in

Shock: Recently separated husband DOESN'T wear wedding ring

Woman wears lipstick

Newspaper makes wild speculation about celebrity's private life

Woman DOESN'T live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Woman DOES live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Paparazzi intrudes on family day out

Actress' manicure is apparently news now

Newspaper stretches definition of 'matching' to breaking point

Last week it was news that a woman was hiding her baby bump - now it's news that one isn't?!

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Saturday 30 November 2013

The news in brief 30th November 2013

The news in brief Christmas countdown #3:

Norfolk town finally replaces shit Christmas tree

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Friday 29 November 2013

The news in brief 29th November 2013

The news in brief:
Attention seeking hyperbitch thinks women can have babies or careers

Attention seeking hyperbitch thinks reasonable adjustments are unreasonable

Small business owner admits breaking employment laws LIVE ON TV! 

Clown epidemic haunts Norfolk

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Police confirm clowns 'not against the law'

Diana Watch 29th November 2013: police want to quiz super secret SAS team - but can't find them  

Correspondents make sweeping  generalisations

BAH HUMBUG! Head teacher bans mentioning Christmas (until December)

Newspaper misrepresents MP's comments

Black Friday shoppers make you ashamed to be human

Badger culling was a bit hit and miss (mostly miss)

Couple buys house

Girls kinda look like their mum

Women's rights campaigners not happy with equality

SHOCK: Sharing maternity with dad means less leave for mums 

Murdering sub-human bastard scum

Teacher suggests good role models are good role models

Drinking shit loads of cola is bad for you

Genuine Ducktales moneybin for sale!

Nudes in brief: Nina Agdal

Sportsman makes inappropriate joke

Miley whores it up again

We're going to have some weather

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The news in brief 28th November 2013

The news in brief:

After a very trying and emotionally difficult week, I'm taking a night off from The news in brief. Back to normal service tomorrow night. Thank you for you patience.

p.s. Diana's probably still dead...

Wednesday 27 November 2013

The news in brief 27th November 2013

The news in brief:

Shame as The news in brief agrees with attention seeking hyperbitch

Attention-seeking hyperbitch mark II thinks she can tell her employees how to spend their money

Outrage as hard up person enjoys a coffee

Business 'helps' economy buy sending jobs overseas

Santa's sleigh breaks down

Scotland is breaking up with us (but it's keeping all our cool stuff)

Diana Watch 27th November 2013: 'still dead'

Skeleton for sale!

Public figure has sense of humour

PM suggests not giving away all our stuff

Thief has a (tiny) conscience

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Nudes in brief: Charlotte Crosby

SNP promises money for nothing (and chicks for free)

Stupidity's bodycount continues to mount

Boredom blamed for expenses scandal

Police might find Madeline by 'working together'

Breaking news: I've been pronouncing Smaug wrong for 20 years

Newspaper exaggerates unconfirmed speculation

UKIP councillor is (allegedly) a bit of a dick

WHALE EXPLODES!

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Tuesday 26 November 2013

The news in brief 26th November 2013

The news in brief:

Attention-seeking hyperbitch sets back women's lib by 50 years

Horrendous c*nt confesses to horrendous c*ntery

Celebrity break-up enters wild allegation phase

America gets a bit falklands-y over islands

Crosswords will never be the same again

People would rather tweet than tango

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Stadium looks like a lady's intergalactic rocket socket

Couple canoodle

Wolf killed (no not him from Gladiators)

Girl sells virginity AGAIN

Diana Watch, 26th November 2013: 'still dead'

Jobsworth a bit heavy handed

France is pretty fucking awesome

Women a bit keen to check out

Nudes in brief: some bint from Big Brother

UK business u-turns on suggesting it's staff should speak English

Woman wears jewellery

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Monday 25 November 2013

The news in brief 25th November 2013

The news in brief:

Attention-seeking hyperbitch tells victims of bullying to 'man up'

Attention seeking hyperbitch tells women to stop bleating about equality

Banks in bother again

Businesses make money

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Popular character has used up all of his lives

Fist bump totally pwns handshake

The world is full of pricks

Internet goes berserk as cartoon character dies

11,000 children dead in Syria, Internet not really bothered

Diana Watch, 25th November 2013: 'still dead'

Free service complies with it's terms and conditions

Hysterical media jumps to conclusions

Newspaper fails to grasp how democracy works

Country opts to move back to the stone age

MacGyver scores an own goal

Post Office customers are dicks

China gets a bit Falklands-y over islands

The nudes in brief: Mathew Wright

Celesbians is a word now

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Sunday 24 November 2013

The news in brief 24th November 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Singer has one job. ONE JOB!

Woman wears boots

Man wears the same outfit TWICE

Couple moves house

Consenting couple might be doing it

Women wears BLACK

Couple to get married

Definition of celebrity apparently includes friends and family

Musician likes her daughter

Woman wears WHITE

Pregnant woman wears loose fitting clothes

Consenting couple might not be doing it

Woman photographed not wearing make up

Paparazzi intrudes on family day out

Paparazzi intrudes on two family days out!

Celebrity gets some shopping in

Woman goes outside even though its windy

Man wears HAT!

Celebrity goes outside dressed for the weather

Celebrity goes outside not dressed for the weather

Celebrity goes outside not dressed

Celebrity goes outside

Woman fails to live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Woman has breasts near a horse

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The news in brief 23rd November 2013:

The news in brief Christmas Countdown special #2:

Cities throughout the United Kingdom turn on their Christmas lights

Cities need to get a grip - it's only November

Going outside so you don't have to...

Friday 22 November 2013

The news in brief 22nd November 2013

The news in brief:
Internet still freaking out over TV show

News pundit distracted by Google Doodle

30-year-old tastes freedom for the first time

Pair of total bastards arrested

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

JFK still making headlines

People camp out to by celebrity cast-offs

Breaking news: nuts are good for you

Letting anybody run a school might not be a good idea

Business plans to match supply to demand

Perennial strikers fail to connect the dots

Overenthusiastic school doesn't know how sick notes work

Diana Watch: Spies plotted her death

Heavy handed school backtracks over insane policy

Attention seeking hyperbitch suggests feminist is just ugly

Sometimes clowns can be good employers

Nudes in brief: Lucy Mecklenburgh (whoever that is)

Darwin award!

Pupil's hair a bit tall

IMMIGRANT ARMAGEDDON!

Absolute bastard burns down Santa's grotto

Think tank suggests state should do the parenting...

Publication makes regional changes to comply with local laws (even if they are fucking stupid laws)

Shocker: students like a tipple

Columnist smacks down homophobic parents

Footcheese is a thing now

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Thursday 21 November 2013

The news in brief 21st November 2013

The news in brief:
News pundit completes 31st orbit around the sun

Restaurant apologises for rap music

Competing businesses compete for business

Old couple have been married for a while

Justice should probably be done

Shooting unarmed civilians a Very Bad Thing

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Man enjoyed his job

Parents cry 'Won't somebody think of the children!?' Irony missed

Old comedians want cash

Things are looking up

Internet still excited for TV show

Weather perfectly typical

Cotton wool is not food!

Diana Watch, Cybertronian edition: Offline

Murdering fuckends: lots

Hilariously offensive students are hilariously offensive

Spitting is bad, but not £500 bad...

Clowns can be terrible employers

Nobody buys crap product

Nudes in brief: Lady Gaga

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Wednesday 20 November 2013

The news in brief 20th November 2013

The news in brief No-Shit-Sherlock special:

R2-D2 to be in new Star Wars

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Tuesday 19 November 2013

The news in brief 19th November 2013

The news in brief:

'Egyptian curse' just buses going past

TV pundits don't know how the Internet works

Google and Microsoft do as they're told

Experts say 'we told you so'

Think tank has an idea. Media goes nuts

Dude probably can tell the time

Snow doesn't cripple the UK

Hit and run driver doesn't know how Twitter works

Or vehicle tax apparently

Tweet biggest regret - so not the hit and run then?

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Performer makes poor judgement call

Cyclists outraged by common sense

'Kim keeps North covered' - still not about Korea

NHS a bit shit

Spain still a bit Falklands-y over Gibraltar

The Daily Mail and Aldi totally need to get a room

English language cries itself to sleep

IMMIGRANT APOCALYPSE!

Crackpot religion unveils time machine

Sci-fi technology for really clingy couples

Journalist hasn't watched Doctor Who

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Sunday 17 November 2013

The news in brief 18th November 2013

Breaking news: 

Bizarre weather phenomenon known as 'winter' to hit UK within the next few weeks

Northern hemisphere to tilt AWAY FROM THE SUN

Snow, wind and rain forecast

Wintery conditions could last until SPRING

The news in brief 17th November 2013

The news in brief Celebrity Special:

Man with disposable income spends money

Business is a bit shit

Man fails to chill out max or relax all cool

Woman wears bikini

Shock: woman has cleavage

Mum tells it like it is

Controversial video is controversial

Performer performs (at performance)

Woman dresses for the weather

Celebrity's ex lives in same (enormous) city 

Paparazzi intrudes on family moment

Couple enjoys museum

Why is this news: Couple argues about children's education

No shit: pregnant woman has baby bump

Famous cheater cheats

Newspaper confuses 'librarian' with 'wears glasses'

Woman dyes hair

Man SMOKES CIGAR!

Apparently nipples are news now

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Saturday 16 November 2013

The news in brief 16th November 2013

The news in brief Christmas Countdown special #1: Where has Jesus been spotted this year?

Communion wafer

Plane crash

Clouds

A dog's backside

Car Windscreen

Grilled cheese

Asteroid HEADING TOWARDS EARTH!

Google Earth

Washing up suds

Tree

Airport floor

Church (funnily enough)

Dust sheet

Googling things so you don't have to...

Friday 15 November 2013

The news in brief 15th November 2013

The news in brief:

Study shows some women are irrational

Internet goes nuts for TV show

Reality TV star pipped to win reality TV show

Breakfast is good for you

Country chills the fuck out

Nudes in brief: Columbia

Criminals abuse technology

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Government to bribe parents

Fact: dogs fossilize

Cardboard cops strike again

Terrorists score own goal

Newspaper exploits personal tragedy

Snow! In Winter!

Men are shit at online dating

Coffee keeps you awake

Commentators don't know how babies work

Panel show pundit doesn't understand the economy

Woman gets some shopping in

Diana Watch, Day 67: Dead

MP calls celeb out on his shit

Man likes video game

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Thursday 14 November 2013

The news in brief 14th November 2013

The news in brief:

Outrage: business has the heating on whilst employees are still AT WORK

Killer robots are a Bad Thing

Old man draws pension

Hurricane survivors don't need your unwanted shit

Old party frocks and cast-off heels 'useless'

113-year-old dies

Media can't make up its mind about the EU

Obama admits fuck up

'Slut' likes sex

Nudes in brief: Cheryl Cole, Nicola McClean, Gemma Atkinson, Myleene Klass, Kelly Brook, Georgina Griffith, Courtney Stodden, Heidi Klum, Helen Flanagan - Blimey!

Man likes job

Newspaper sensationalises trivial event

Supermarket lambasted for rational action

Crook has awesome name

Diana Watch, Day 66: 'still pretty much dead'

Teacher heavy handed over minute detail

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Divided opinions: Drinking game deemed a bit 'rapey'

Apparently it's still 'a bit rapey' even if everyone consents

Quantum Physics proves space is 'wibbly wobbly' and that time is 'timey wimey'

Woman has no foof

It's bird flu time again!!!

Calender raises awareness for stuff we should already know

Woman talks through film (oh my)

Miley Cyrus dressed

First trailer for remake of disturbing movie, based on disturbing book, is disturbing. No shit.

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Wednesday 13 November 2013

The news in brief 13th November 2013

The news in brief:

Economy slightly less shit

Pantomime character 'obnoxious not old'

Dead spy found padlocked in holdall 'probably an accident'

Dimbleby to ignore pedants

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Nudes in brief: Courtney Stodden (whoever that is), Amy Willerton, Helen Flanagan, Jeff Probst

Pop star parodies music industry

Commentators miss the joke

'Kim holds North close' headline apparently not about Korea
 

Paparazzi intrude on family crisis

Diana Watch, Day 65: fears for her dress-maker in the jungle. (she's still dead though)

News reader abused for having beliefs

Internet commentators miss the point

Tossers: 4

Man goes to sister's graduation

Woman doesn't wear make-up

Man dyes hair!

Pricks start their own gang

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Tuesday 12 November 2013

The news in brief 12th November 2013

The news in brief:

Home Office a bit heavy handed

Tabloid exploits misery to sell papers

Met Office saves the day

Diana Watch, day 64: dog named after Lady Diana. (Lady Diana is still dead)

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

New mums bribed with Poundshop vouchers 

Apparently new mums need knock-off toys, duff batteries, dried up felt tips and twelve packs of lighters

Man's inhumanity to man continues apace

Shock: consenting adult gets tattoo

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Woman dresses for the weather

IMMIGRANT MENACE!

Stop the press: Law applied fairly

Business makes money

Animal testing uses animals

Hilariously offensive t-shirts hilariously offensive

Horrific pricks: 5

Nudes in brief: David Beckham

Roomba commits suicide

Miley Watch: 40% covered

Woman wears skirt

People attend birthday party

Attention seeking hyperbitch finally silenced

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Monday 11 November 2013

The news in brief 11th November 2013

The news in brief:

UK stops to remember the fallen

Village for sale!

Definition of 'celebrity' stretched almost to breaking point

Semi-competent news blog reaches 2000 hits

Christmas adverts brings out hoards of mean-spirited Internet losers

Indian Mars probe goes a bit wrong

Diana Watch, day 63: her dress designer's going in the jungle. She's still dead.

Hundreds of thoroughly decent people attend stranger's funeral

Closing Walk-in Centres is a Bad Idea

Attention seeking harlot goes too far

Evicted 'criminal family from hell' are going to go where and do what now?

Hospitals not psychic

Despicable scumbags: 2

Elephant beats the shit out of hippo

Shock: Steaming vegetables is good for you

Nudes in brief: Selena Gomez,

Santa themed fatalities: 1

Man wins Darwin award

Insaniac nails nadsack to the floor

Singer borrows dress from Thunderbirds

Tidalwave of Romanians will end our way of life (apparently)

Man's wallet is too small for all his fifties (and his diamond shoes are too tight)

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Sunday 10 November 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: Government makes poor financial decision

The news in brief 10th November 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Breaking news: woman fidgets

Woman wears dress

Scandal: close colleagues express affection

Pot calls kettle black

Woman doesn't wear engagement ring

Friends have a favourite restaurant

Newspaper speculates about people's private lives

Paparazzi looks for news where none exists 

Eccentric singer wears crazy clothes

Woman doesn't wear make-up (except when she does)

Actress wears clothes

Model goes out without boyfriend

Mum is a bit clingy

Two celebrities look vaguely like each other

Newspaper promotes narrow definition of beauty

Instagram posts are new now?

Reality TV show a bit staged

Nudes in brief: Helen Flanagan, Myleene Klass, Jessica Jane Clement, Ashley Roberts, Abbey Clancy

Newspaper stretches the definition of the word identical

Women wear similar dresses 

Skimming through this shit so you don't have to...

Saturday 9 November 2013

The news in brief 9th November 2013

The news in brief horoscope special:

Aries: Hard work leads to success

Taurus: Hard work leads to success

Gemini: Hard work leads to success

Cancer: Hard work leads to success

Leo: Relax. Inheritance leads to success

Virgo: Hard work leads to success

Libra: Hard work leads to success

Scorpio: Hard work leads to success

Sagittarius: Hard work leads to success

Capricorn: Chill the fuck out. You work too hard

Aquarius:  Hard work leads to success

Pisces: Hard work leads to success

Pretty sure they just make this shit up as they go along.

Reading the horoscopes so you don't have to....

Friday 8 November 2013

The news in brief 8th November 2013

The news in brief:

Tabloid buries facts at the bottom of page 2

Innocent holiday snap declared immoral

Teacher sacked for no discernible reason

Police bored of sorting out Facebook squabbles

UK sobs as new Christmas ad yanks at the heartstrings

Media doesn't know its army guys from its navy guys

Doctor Who's still on

Hilarious use of Scrabble pieces

Newspapers roll out last year's Christmas stories

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Diana Watch, day 60: Telegraph finds a way to shoe-horn her into a headline

JFK Watch: 'Still dead'

People are pricks on the Internet

Horrible shits: 2

Ancient Romans invented Facebook

Newspaper indulges in a bit of cyberbullying
(two inches below an article criticising cyberbullies)

Breaking: shop bludgeons our kids with gender stereotypes

Nudes in brief: Kate Moss, Rihanna (again)

THE SPIDER INVASION CONTINUES!

Man takes nap

Reading the news so you don't have to...

The news in brief 7th November 2013

The news in brief:

Exclusive: Semi-competent news blog takes night off as writer and editor have date night

Shocker: Man and woman who probably shouldn't be eating hamburgers eat hamburgers

Outrage: Newborn baby cooed over by waiting staff

Exposé: Halloumi cheese is delicious

Breaking news: nice time was had by all

Not reading the news, so you have to...

Thursday 7 November 2013

Wednesday 6 November 2013

The news in brief 6th November 2013

The news in brief:

One person abuses item of clothing: BAN IT FOR EVERYONE!

Hilariously offensive costume is hilariously offensive

Rat invasion!

Job Centre a bit heavy handed

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Spider Invasion!

Aircraft carriers are expensive

Old woman doesn't adhere to preconceived stereotype

Kids like toys

Think-tank continues drive to eliminate parenting

Newspaper presents thought-experiment as fact

UK good little Europeans

FEAR!

Horrible c*nts: 3

Nudes in brief: Rihanna, Mollie King, Jennifer Aniston, Chantelle Houghton (again) 

Woman wants market value for her house

Scientists state the obvious

Diana Watch: 'still dead'

Husband puts dumb hobby over wife's safety

Shop uses woman-shaped mannequins

Religious text might not be bullshit after all 

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Tuesday 5 November 2013

The news in brief 5th November 2013

The news in brief: 

Nation has pretty skewed priorities

Halloween costumes beat the shit out of making Guys

Exception portrayed as the norm

Politician makes promises

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Nudes in brief: Sam Faiers, Chantelle Houghton

You can be in Star Wars!

People are shit at passwords

Ofsted suggests removing parents from the equation altogether

Newspaper sensationalises family tragedy

Judge has dumb idea

University dorms home to many students

Sub-human scum: 3

Diana Watch, day 57: forgot to check. Presume dead.

Titular character in show

Man picks baby name

Reading the news so you don't have to....  

Monday 4 November 2013

The news in brief 4th November 2013

The news in brief:

You-know-who onto prime suspect number 3...

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Newspaper posts misleading headline

Woman respects another culture

Despicable wankers: 4 

Man fucks up own arm. FOR SCIENCE!

Newspaper's love affair with Aldi continues

Diana Watch, day 56: 'Still pretty dead'

Nudes in brief: Sally Gifford Piper, Miranda Kerr 

People too dumb to compare prices

The arachnid invasion continues!

Mutilating young women is a Very Bad Thing

Calender has different picture every month  

Man enjoyed job

Media misses the point of Minority Report

People use Facebook to find people

Newspaper incites racial hatred

Attention seeking hyperbitch strikes again

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Breaking news

Breaking news: paparazzi snaps new mum looking a bit tired

Sunday 3 November 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: contestant leaves reality TV show

The news in brief 3rd November 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Shocker: wife not fond of husband's mistress

Woman can be bitches

Man and woman may or may not be a couple

Unnamed, unverifiable sources gives us their two cents

Two dresses sort-of similar

Singer changes dress

Married couple pop out for a bit

Reality TV star shows off her bum

Reality TV star shows off her knickers

Singer objects to being assaulted

Musician eats hamburger

People like David Tennant

Pregnant woman goes outside

Actress looks a bit different without make-up

Celebrity has popular party item. At a party.

Reality TV star may have exaggerated 'poverty'

Man wants to clear his to-do list

Opinion: Myleene Klass is pretty

Footballer has more money than sense

Latin dancing a bit saucy

Woman wears dress

Woman doesn't wear dress

Celebrity pops to the shops

Wondering how this horse-shit is news, so you don't have to...

Breaking news

Exclusive: Supermarket sells product that is 100% sugar!

Saturday 2 November 2013

The news in brief 2nd November 2013

The news in brief horoscope special:

Aries: Sex and hobbies are good for you.

Libra: You may receive something nice. Or not.

Taurus: Don't be a dick.

Scorpio: Being positive is good for you. Get a job.

Gemini: Do your research before starting a business.

Sagittarius: Your friends like you.

Cancer: Being positive is good for you. You might find love in an antique shop. Or maybe not.

Capricorn: Being positive is good for you. Don't be a dick.

Leo: Being positive is good for you.

Aquarius: Being positive is good for you. Get a job.

Virgo: Being positive is good for you.

Pisces: Being positive is good for you. Don't be a dick.

Perhaps they don't expect someone to read all twelve of them.

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Friday 1 November 2013

The news in brief 1st November 2013

The news in brief: 

Education system reverts to dark ages

One bad day could scupper your kids' whole future

Footballer keeps it in the family 

US admits maybe went a bit too far

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Council wastes thousands watching ill woman pop to the shops

Zombies take over Tokyo

Singer gets a bit raunchy

Evil genie attacks factory 

We're going to have some more weather

You-know-who story gets even more soap opera-y

Newspaper incites racial hatred

Model not wearing Halloween costume 

Dull middle aged TV presenter suggests his life is dull and middle aged

Nazi dad goes shopping

Government tactic not racist - just really fucking stupid

Nudes in brief: Miley, Lil' Kim, Sarah Armstrong and Daniel Radcliffe
  
Striking Firemen break strike to be AWESOME HEROES! 

'Go Home' vans hilariously unsuccessful

Diana Watch, day 52: 'oddly quiet but still dead'

Exclusive: graffiti suggests light transit railway has you-know-who

Deplorable Prickfaces: 2

Newspaper obsessed with 'celebrity drinks juice' pictures 

Everyone from the 70's probably a rapist 

Reading the news so you don't have to...




Thursday 31 October 2013

The news in brief 31st October 2013

The news in brief:

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN FROM THE NEWS IN BRIEF!

Not reading the news and neither are you...

Wednesday 30 October 2013

The news in brief 30th October 2013

The news in brief:

Diana Watch Day 51: SHE SPEAKS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!!!!!

How can I top that?

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Tuesday 29 October 2013

The news in brief 29th October 2013

The news in brief::

Bit of pot / kettle in high places

Size 12 is apparently 'plus-sized' now

Woman wears trousers

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Singer may or may not have a new boyfriend

Actress wears coat

Kung-fu pensioner

Deplorable fuckends: 6

Celebrity drinks a milkshake!

Misleading headline belittles family tragedy

Diana Watch, day 50: still 'dead'

English still terribly English

The future is literally shit!

Undercover cops should probably stop fucking suspects

Unmanned drone heroically bombs target

Genuine line of enquiry 'libel' now

Bunch of pensioners' opinion is apparently news

Website states the obvious

Reading the news so you don't have to....

Monday 28 October 2013

The news in brief 28th October 2013

The news in brief:

4 confirmed fatalities

Homes destroyed

625,000 families without power

Twitter users crack jokes about it

US a bit red-faced

Deplorable shitcunts: 8

Diana Watch, day 49: 'pretty sure she's dead'

Man 'fucking stupid'

Thing cost more in other countries

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Opinion piece states the obvious

News website reads our Terms and Conditions for us

Celebrity's jumper rides up a bit

Mediocre TV show gets a reboot

PM states the obvious

Singer doesn't wear make up

Newspaper's love affair with Aldi continues

Woman apparently not entitled to her opinion

Drugs are bad for you

Things cost less in other countries

Family break up our business now

Think tanks states the obvious

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Sunday 27 October 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: we're going to have some weather... 

The news in brief 27th October 2013:

The news in brief celebrity special:

No-one injured in minor prang

Newly engaged woman shows off ring

Family exercises together

Man and woman may or may not be couple

Family takes a holiday

News reader did something legal years ago

Woman wears dress

Professional saucepot whores it up again

Pregnant couple excited

Stop the press: two women who know each other go to same party

Woman does not live up to newspaper's narrow definition of beauty

Older woman does live up to newspaper's narrow definition of beauty

Man has muscles

Man goes to work

Shock: Paparazzi photographs celebrity wearing scruffy clothes

Little boy wears superhero tee-shirt

Wondering why any of this shit is news so you don't have to...

The news in brief 26th October 2013

The news in brief how-cute-are-they special:
Baby ducklings play on a water slide

Going awwwwwwwww so you don't have to...

Saturday 26 October 2013

Friday 25 October 2013

The news in brief 25th October 2013

The news in brief:

Light transit railways upsets all of Tyne and Wear 

You-know-who still missing

Scotland's economy lives to fight another day 

Diana Watch, day 46: 'still dead'

Great British public remembers about the badgers 

Things are kinda looking up 

Think-tank states the obvious

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Top doctor suggests nanny state

Murdering bastard imprisoned  

Opinions divided: bitches stop fucking

Watson and Crick strike again 

Another non-abduction abduction 

Hereditary titles splash baby with magic water

House for sale 

Deplorable Horsefuckers: 4

Man plans on retiring 

We're going to have some weather 

Woman doesn't wear make up

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Thursday 24 October 2013

The news in brief 24th October 2013

The news in brief in-a-not-too-distant-future special:

US city goes bankrupt

Old Detroit franchised to amoral corporation

Enforcement droid unveiled

Board member killed in tragic accident

Bank robbery - money burned

Man flung at police car

Police corner gang in old iron factory

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Policewoman wounded

Policeman killed

Amoral corporation releases cyborg policeman

Diana Watch, day 7300: hopefully dead this time

Cyborg policeman cleans up city

Cyborg policeman storms meth lab - conspiracy uncovered

Dead or alive you're coming with me

Robot throw down ruins corporate building

Murdered father avenges himself

Terrible sequels

Wishing I was watching Robocop so you don't have to....
 

Wednesday 23 October 2013

The news in brief 23rd October 2013


The news in brief:

Newspaper spreads racial intolerance

British public already made up its mind about ethnic group it just learned about 

Arachnid invasion! 

No you-know-who stories today

Pretty baker is pretty smart too

Baby christened

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Bigoted police might be a touch overzealous 

Family thankful to Watson and Crick 

Stuff in space is pretty far away 

Christened child has god parents 

Deplorable horsefucker count: 7

Apparently people's tweets count as news now 

Diana Watch, day 45: still 'dead' 

Hypersensitive airbags scupper cars 

MPs make knee-jerk decisions 

Paparazzi intrudes on father/son moment 

Paparazzi intrudes on mother/daughter moment 

Model whores it up a bit 

Reading the news so you don't have to... 

  





Tuesday 22 October 2013

The news in brief 22nd October 2013

The news in brief:

Wait, I though a 14-year-old couldn't be predatory?!

Business takes flack for not parenting for us

Politician ignores facts

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Armchair baking aficionados freak out

You-know-who still missing

Inflammatory hate wagons a 'bad idea'

Diana Watch, day 44: still pretty dead

Old lady has a day out

CONSUME! Your tablet PC just isn't thin enough anymore

Nation reverts to bronze aged morality

Steroids are bad, mmmkay

News website puts 'graphic content' warning after graphic content

News pundit does a little sick in mouth

Idiot is jailed for fucking stupidy

Man makes profit on house sale

(this is even less newsworthy when the news yesterday was that house prices were up...)

Some celebrities do some everyday stuff

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Monday 21 October 2013

The news in brief 21st October 2013



The news in brief 21st October 2013:

Nuclear power plant will solve all of our problems

Scientists find cure for distinguishedness

Nuclear power plant will ruin us all

You-know-who still missing

Fracking seems like small potatoes now, huh?

Tasty apples more popular than sour bastards

Social media giant suggests people need to see shit in order to condemn it

House prices are up - hooray!

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Tragic council fuck up

US president has ninja reflexes

Diana Watch, day 43: still pretty dead

Another business doesn't know how Twitter works

House prices are up - booooo!

Celebrities wear monster make up for Hallowe'en

Exercise is good for you

Professional tart whores it up again

Woman wears a dress


Reading the news so you don't have to...

Sunday 20 October 2013

The news in brief 20th October 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Barbie looks different without her make up

Woman wears trousers

TV show gets a new series

Website confuses product promotion for news

Paparazzi thinks holiday maker's tits are our business

Dancer releases calender

Newspaper confuses product promotion for news

Sexually active, breeding-aged woman pregnant

Woman goes jogging

Two unrelated woman wear kinda similar dresses

Newspaper stretches definition of 'same'

Woman has big handbag

Latin dancing is a bit racy

Musician states the obvious

Man does his job

Overblown, saccharine, nauseating, karaoke teen drama pretty much condones drug abuse

Overblown, saccharine, nauseating, karaoke teen drama set to finish

Action man looks different with make up

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Saturday 19 October 2013

The news in brief 19th October 2013

The news in brief who-gives-a-shit special:

Driving instructor doesn't recognise Adele

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Breaking news

Breaking news: Internet journalists say mean things about women's dresses.

Friday 18 October 2013

The news in brief 18th October 2013

The news in brief:

Vote to divide our Great Nation (and pocket £1.30 per week)

Scotland might have to start paying for prescriptions mind.

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Study suggests babies like peekaboo

You-know-who still missing

Intolerant bigot takes to the streets

Twins are not the same person 

Diana Watch, day 40: We checked Wikipedia, still dead

MP suggest we should look after each other

Missing girl found, but newspaper makes it all about you-know-who...

Boris Johnson is not responsible for bicycle accidents any more than Halfords is. Dumb fucks

Prime Minister doesn't mention jumpers

Newspaper apparently hasn't read the Encyclopaedia Britannica page about False Widow spiders

Woman shops at Poundland

Drugged up megafan attacks director whose films keep their favourite franchise going. Irony lost 

Autumnal weather forecast

Celebrity couple splits

Someone finally asked pregnant MP her opinion

Singer eats a sweet

Remember - it's okay to bully gingers (apparently)

Paper fawns over youthful megastar

Aged celebrity looks pretty old to me

Woman wears neutral colours

Headline announces England team's 'secret weapon'

Definition of 'secret' becomes lost in translation

Plebgate - don't say sorry unless you mean it

Crimean Astrophysical Observatory says 1:63000 odds asteroid might hit us.

NASA says no

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Thursday 17 October 2013

The news in brief 17th October 2013

The news in brief:

Attention seeking hyper-bitch is at it again

Deplorable thundercunt steals, defrauds, then cripples a charity

Man eats chicken in Nandos

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Pregnant woman stands up for a bit

Diana Watch, day 39: 'still' dead

Dysfunctional school is dysfunctional

You-know-who still missing

Policeman doesn't arrest man for not breaking the law

Business transaction occurs

Shit parents are shits

Woman wears bikini

Psychic predicts her own predictable death

Businesses compete for business

Self-righteous pricks confess crimes on TV

Woman goes for brunch

The Yeti might just be real!

Man catches fish

Celebrity releases book

Utility company has apparently never used Twitter before

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Breaking news

Breaking news: attention seeking hyperbitch is at it again

Wednesday 16 October 2013

The news in brief 16th October 2013

The news in brief:

America decides to play nice.

World's economy climbs down from the ceiling

Diana Watch, day 38: still 'dead'

Feminist group argues for woman to be treated differently

Men are evil and are the source of all crime

More people have jobs - UK still not happy

Brits are cheeky buggers

Woman wears boots

Standing up is good for you

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

You-know-who still missing

Woman had a shit job once

Crime Lords promise to be dicks

Family has more kids than they can afford

Great British public really hate pretty baker

Man cuts off own nose to spite face

Determined not to give companies money - by leeching off other people

Paparazzi intrude on family moment

Celeb wears slutty dress

Model whips her top off again

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Tuesday 15 October 2013

The news in brief 15th October 2013

The news in brief: 

Rihanna gets Thailand arrested

Man does his job

Clangers!

Grammar Nazis take over school, yeah

Hilarious driving mishap

Iran executes criminal twice

Clangers!

Oxford University asks some hard questions

Cabbage is good for you

U.S. still closed; world economy shits itself

Diana Watch, day 37: 'still dead'

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Airbrushing still sets unrealistic expectations

Police no longer looking for a man carrying child

Police now looking for man carrying blonde child

Clangers!

Activist mistakes hypothesis for evidence

Magazine editor barely restrains facial tourettes 


Paparazzi intrudes on family holiday


Celebrity baker suggest you can be young, pretty AND good at something

Man buys puppies

Clangers!

Reading the news so you don't have to...  
 






Monday 14 October 2013

The news in brief 14th October 2013

The news in brief:

Mild euphoria as the News in Brief returns

News pundit has forgotten the meaning of 'sleep'

Despite a week off, religion's bodycount continues to mount

Diana Watch, day 36: 'still dead'

Health and fucking safety

High-fives are totally dangerous

Celebrity baker speaks common sense 

Outraged Daily Mail readers miss the point

America still closed. Please leave a message with Australia and they'll get back to you.

Republicans really must hate health care. Brits and Canadians baffled.

Woman goes for jog 

E-fits kinda look like Chuckle Brothers

Reykjavik has lots of writers

Headmaster has stupid ideas

Nation wonders 'who still uses paper invites anyway?' 

Kate Winslet looks nice

Opinions divided - Parents of missing girl kinda responsible?

Crimewatch Special:  seems family didn't spend a lot time together on family holiday  

Crimewatch Special:  how long does it take to eat tapas?

Crimewatch Special: average sized man with brown hair carried child near crèche

Old lady's heating bills soar

Woman in warm coat shocker

Celebrity may have been air brushed

MP needs 'sensitivity training'

Jimmy Savile responsible for every crime since 1926


Reading the news so you don't have to...
 

Tuesday 8 October 2013

The news in brief 8th October 2013

No news in brief for a few days. Mother and baby are doing fine but no time to read a dozen different news websites and watch hours of television... normal service to resume next week.

Sunday 6 October 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: passages from made-up fairy-tales being read at weddings

The news in brief 6th October 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Artists compete for number one slot

Singer releases album

Book goes on sale

85 year old takes a sick day

Mother and daughter go to party

Paparazzi exposes woman drinking juice

Nothing compares 2 Unsolicited advice, apart from racial slurs and abuse apparently

Man goes shirtless

Celebrity dancers wear skimpy dresses 

Miley Cyrus states the obvious

Woman may or may not have tattoo

Couple gets married

Woman wears nice blouse

Actress wears sweater

Paparazzi catches woman walking dog

Actress wears red

Downton is on the telly tonight

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Saturday 5 October 2013

The news in brief 5th October 2013

The news in brief no-shit-Sherlock special:

Chicken nuggets are not good for you

Wondering why this is news, so you don't have to...

Thursday 3 October 2013

The news in brief 3rd October 2013

The news in brief:
Nothing compares 2 Unsolicited advice

Fry ups cause babies

The Internet is full of porn and pictures of kittens

Diana Watch, day 25: still 'dead'

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

UK forgets about Syria, fracking and badger culls as lottery price doubles

Students are mucky pups

Newspaper says sorry

US government still closed, please leave any packages with Canada...

Driver overreacts to fairly minor event

Supermarket in bother for keeping security room locked

Pound shop sells useless tat

Sleep is bad for you

Family tragedy is apparently news now

Public outraged by sound medical advice

Woman wears dress

Family breakup is apparently our business now

Newspaper slams very talented singer for her clothes

Actors act in film  

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Breaking news

Breaking news: nothing compares 2 Unsolicited advice

Wednesday 2 October 2013

The news in brief 2nd October 2013

The news in brief:

60-year-old diary entry suddenly relevant

Jibes about dead parents apparently count as politics now

Newspaper forgets its Nazi origins

Popular newspaper doesn't understand the association fallacy.

Conservatives promise economic ruin for all

Baby tiger!

US government still closed

700,000 families still up shit creek

Brits and Canadians baffled

Diana Watch, day  24: 'still dead'

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Extremist group lowers its entry requirements

Exercise is good for you

Anecdotal evidence is apparently news now     

Demure suit is deemed a bit racy

Breakfast is good for you

Woman wears belt more than once

Paparazzi invade family day out - and judges mum's clothes

Miley Cyrus might be part snake 

Dinosaur Erotica is a thing now

Woman wears dress

Man's paternity questioned

Reading the news so you don't have to...

Tuesday 1 October 2013

The news in brief 1st October 2013

The news in brief:

Great British public wants change, just so long as it's not them who has to change

World confused by baffling US system

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Man doesn't have cancer

Anything other than 9 to 5 is a bit too much like hard work

Conflict continues in Syria, no-one cares as Western nation has tiff

Sweden is just great

'Pantomime villain' upset that he wasn't taken seriously

Fictional character may be killed off

Couples split costs

Robot can do Rubik's cube really fast

Opinion: Belgium a bit keen with the euthanasia

Hoovering is bad for you

Diana Watch, day 23: 'still dead'

Compost is bad for you

Family tragedy is apparently our business

Man who doesn't buy something has no idea how much that thing costs...

Opinion: Baby factories are a very bad thing

DIY is bad for you

We're gonna have some weather

Woman wears dress

Paparazzi intrude on family holiday

Men look good in suits

Single person goes out


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Monday 30 September 2013

The news in brief 30th September 2013

The news in brief:

Government doesn't think about the logistics

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Environmentalist states the obvious

US senate doesn't like healthcare

Newspaper claims we're all outraged; no-one asked me

Hilarious/unfortunately placed poster

Diana Watch, day 22: 'still dead'

36 year-old is apparently still a child

Family values dogs over roof

Actor stars in film

Man promises to do his job properly

Older guy looks quite young 

Moon stolen

Couple have sex in a really fucking stupid place

Speed limit to change to what we're all doing anyway

Avoiding incest? There's an app for that!

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Breaking news

Breaking news: outrage at hilariously placed poster

Sunday 29 September 2013

The news in brief 29th September 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Woman does yoga

Celebrity eats meal

Woman wears dress

Paparazzi invade family day out

Couple does activity together

Actress takes day off

Woman has figure

Man does job

Relationship breakdown is apparently our business

Man plays football

Mother and daughter wear similar jeans

Woman has legs

Singer glorifies drug use

Dance contestant practices dancing

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Saturday 28 September 2013

The news in brief 28th September 2013

The news in brief we-expect-better-than-this special:

Globally renowned multi-million pound newspaper doesn't spell check headlines on its own homepage

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Friday 27 September 2013

The news in brief 27th September 2013

The news in brief:


Suspected murderers in not guilty shocker

Baby to be christened

Global Warming: science pretty sure humans are to blame

Religions bodycount continues to mount

Old lady enjoyed lunch

Slow news day: keyboard short cuts

New bank!

Report states the obvious

Pond eats another car

Supermarket recalls another hilarious/offensive product

Model punches protester

Newspaper wants us to hate benefits claimants

Diana watch, day 19: no Diana stories anywhere (but likely still dead)

Pregnant woman goes outside

Paparazzi invades privacy

Celebrity eats hamburger

Jury hears both sides of the story and makes decision

Newspaper headline only tells half the story

Nobody cares about Badgers or Fracking



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Thursday 26 September 2013

The news in brief 26th September 2013

The news in brief:

Castle is quite nice

Nuclear weapons are Very Bad Things

Halloween costume causes upset

Bill Gates apologises for 3-fingered salute

Newspaper sensationalises tragedy

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

News doesn't care about Syria any more

Or Fracking

Or Badgers

BBC viewers up in arms about insignificant trivialities

Nazis still evil

Commuter acts like prick on public transport

Supermassive blackhole might do something one day

Lightsabres make long overdue move from fiction to fact

People still smoke

Man grows new nose on forehead

Catwalk models wears outrageous clothes

Woman wears denim

Diana Watch, day 18: 'still dead'

Hero dog

Another banking bungle

Girl meets boy

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Wednesday 25 September 2013

The news in brief 25th September 2013

The news in brief:

Newspapers exploit grief

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Detectives are detecting, nothing to report

Plea bargain girls asked to prove it

Baby pandas

Diana Watch, day 17: 'still dead'

Baboons like boobs

Radio 2 listeners have no sense of humour

Woman quits job

Fish isn't good for your brain

HORSES ARE EVIL!

Seizing land might be a bit Stalin-y 

US Senator ace at multitasking

Woman wears dress

Strike uneventful

Politician angry at policies he put put in place

Industry specialist suggest they know about their industry

Colleagues go out for dinner

Greenpeace clearly not pirates

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Tuesday 24 September 2013

The news in brief 24th September 2013

The news in brief:

British woman may or may not have been involved in attack

British woman may or may not have been killed in attack

Labour promises economic ruin for all

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Media forgets about Syria

Britain up in arms about badgers

Channel Four carries out it's remit

Mostly harmless spiders on the warpath

iOS 7 update doesn't solve user stupidity

Senior Labour figures state the obvious

Man may or may not be guilty

Diana Watch, day 16: 'still dead'

Old man dies of old age

Woman wears hat

Britain forgets about fracking

Illegally boarding another vessel at sea 'declared piracy'

Man wears tee shirt and jeans

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Monday 23 September 2013

The news in brief 23rd September 2013

The news in brief:

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

HS2 will save us all

Woman wears skirt

Scapegoat sacrificed

Study proves what we already know

HS2 will kill us all

Free child care not free

Man goes shirtless

Media glamorises Supervillain

24 year olds 'still children'
 
100-year-old drivers

Giant mouse!

Thoroughly decent bloke

Woman has figure

Old person gets pacemaker

Sinister clown still at large

Veils hide faces

Couples to have sex

Man clicks favourite button by mistake

Disabled people have to wait their turn

X Factor contestants cry

Diana Watch, day 15: 'still dead.'

Big business unveils product

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Sunday 22 September 2013

The news in brief 22nd September 2013

The news in brief newspaper review special:

Whatever you read on the Internet or saw on the television yesterday. That.

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Saturday 21 September 2013

The news in brief 21st September 2013

The news in brief Woman's Trash Mag special:

Woman too fat for plane

Old lady doesn't look that old

Woman's biological clock is ticking

Problem child falls for troubled man

Woman forgives monster

Fish death!

Husband's gotten fat

More imaginative uses for yoghurt pots

Hereditary disease is hereditary

Murdering psychopath executed

Hamster escapes

Child born on toilet

News pundit is reasonably sure most of this is made up

Fashions change

Bingo player wins prize

Man showers

Man rows boat

Newlyweds cut cake

Cat on a skateboard

Advertisement: pasta is good for you

Libra - Get on with it!

Scorpio - Trust yourself!

Sagittarius - Stop flirting!

Capricorn - Kiss and make up!

Aquarius - Get on with it!

Pisces - Get on with it!

Aries - Get on with it!

Taurus - Cheer up!

Gemini - Get on with it!

Cancer - Start Flirting!

Leo - Get on with it!

Virgo - Get on with it!

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Friday 20 September 2013

The news in brief 20th September 2013

The news in brief:

UKIP MEP says something sexist

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Phone company flops

iOS 7 is Best Thing Ever!

Airline to try customer service

Won't somebody think of the children! 

iOS 7 is Worst Thing Ever!

Humans demonstrate humanity

Diana Watch, Day 13: 'still dead'

Eight-year-olds unsupervised with webcams

Vigilante gets result

Clown still at large

Everyone still playing GTA: V

Man puts feet up

Gingers not 'natural'

Man rides bus

Hilarious mother is admittedly a bit criminal 

SHARK vs CROCODILE!!!!!!

Grown ups riot when shops runs out of new toys

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Thursday 19 September 2013

The news in brief 19th September 2013

The news in brief:

Phone owners get excited over new operating system

30 hour download still not finished

An error occurred downloading iOS 7.0

Vigilantes are a Bad Thing

Bad hospitals are bad

Bad pensions are bad

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Diana Watch, day 12: 'still dead'

Musician gets music job

Celebrity baker buys cake!

Woman wears shoes

Writer sends too-young child to school for some 'me time.'

Opinion divided: 'should we see doctors and nurses faces?'

Tory councillor tells beloved celebrity to go and die

85 year old suggests it might be time to retire

Talk like a pirate day!

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Wednesday 18 September 2013

The news in brief 18th September 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Woman may or may not be pregnant

Man gets married

Couple goes to a funeral

New family goes outside

Bisexual woman fancied hot chicks

Man loses weight

Unrealistic shit happens in soap

Woman wears jeans

Woman wears coat

Perfectly attractive woman doesn't meet unrealistic expectations

Separated couple not wearing rings

Couple buys house

Provocative dresser dresses provocatively

Woman doesn't wear make-up

Couple drink beverages

Woman dresses for the weather

Man doesn't wear shirt

Dancer has muscles

Mother of two goes out

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Tuesday 17 September 2013

The news in brief 17th September 2013

The news in brief:

Outrage as reduced sticker mis-labelled

Judge suggest letting jury see defendant's face might be a Good Idea

Diana Watch, day 11: still dead

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Nation mourns, but guns still on sale in Walmart

Nation excited for murder, theft, pimping and drug running

£40 game selling for £100 on second hand market...

Free school dinners for all!

Study states the obvious

Weather turning a bit autumnal

Owls make shit page boys

Celebrity wears dress

Newspaper repeats long disproven myth

Christmas stuff starts appearing in shops

World's smartest man talks sense

Fireman to strike, but will still attend emergencies

Fracking is still a thing

Opinion split as shop keeper refuses to serve fascist

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Monday 16 September 2013

The news in brief 16th September 2013

The news in brief:

Trains delayed by 'wrong kind of sun'

Salvage operation 'going to plan'

UN happy now that people are only being murdered with metal

More stories of 'Good Guys' doing 'Bad Guy' things

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Economy needs some TLC

Sausages give you hepatitis

Controversial clothing is controversial

Pastafarian allowed colander on head in driving licence photo

Mum of 17 likes having babies

Stealing is a crime

Popular children's cough syrup linked to asthma

Early literacy leads to alcoholism (yeah, you read that right!)

Great granddad meets new baby

We're gonna have some weather

Row over family wedding is apparently news

Celebrity goes shopping

Nigerian scientist 'proves' gay marriage is wrong with magnets

Clown terrorises Northampton 

Fashion designer states the obvious

Professional git to run for parliament

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Sunday 15 September 2013

The news in brief 15th September 2013

The news in brief Great North Run special:

Professional athletes 'win' fun-run

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Saturday 14 September 2013

The news in brief 14th September 2013

The news in brief:
Outrage as broadcaster not psychic

Newspaper neglects to check it's facts

British Public forgets that whole 'innocent until proven guilty' thing

Diana Watch, Day 8:  still dead

More pictures of the Good Guys doing Bad Guy things

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

World's major powers agree it's okay so long as people keep killing each other with metal

Government initiative misses the point

Newspaper doesn't know difference between tax and levy

Man to voice bear

Man has nothing better to do

Theme park is taking the Mickey

Solicitor confirms what we've suspected all along

Student union suggests all men are rapists

Celebrity wears bikini

Christian lobbyists still against people in love getting married

Giant pumpkin!

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