Headline of the Day
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 🎉
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
Burglar drinks 16 Duvels and falls asleep on church hall billiard table. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!)
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Burglar drinks 16 Duvels and falls asleep on church hall billiard table | VRT NWS: news
A burglar has been caught after he drank 16 bottles of Duvel (a type of strong beer ed.) and fell asleep on the billiard table at the Kriekenhof Church Hall, in the Deurne-Zuid area of Antwerp. Even w...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Burglar drinks 16 Duvels and falls asleep on church hall billiard table. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 🎉
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 🎉
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 🎉
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 🎉
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
This has been my first full year on Bluesky and it's been a cracking one for headlines - which is just as well really, since current affairs were definitely in need of an antidote!
Here's my customary roundup of the most popular stories of the year - enjoy! 🧵
I have just noticed that this post has been labelled as 'Graphic Media' and honestly that's the funniest thing I've had happen on this account for a while
‘Dead body’ found in woods turns out to be sex doll after five hour manhunt.
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'Dead body' found in woods turns out to be sex doll after five hour manhunt
The sex doll had even been set on fire.
metro.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I have just noticed that this post has been labelled as 'Graphic Media' and honestly that's the funniest thing I've had happen on this account for a while
Trader buys $36 million of copper and gets painted rocks instead.
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Trader buys $36 million of copper and gets painted rocks instead - London Daily
Commodities trader Mercuria says it is the victim of fraud. Thieves in Turkey switched painted paving stones for copper
londondaily.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Trader buys $36 million of copper and gets painted rocks instead.
londondaily.com/trader-buys-...
londondaily.com/trader-buys-...
Gang behind £30,000,000 bank heist paid the parking charge on their getaway car.
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metro.co.uk/2026/01/01/g...
Gang behind £30,000,000 bank heist paid the parking charge on their getaway car
The man is seen casually feeding coins into a parking meter, dropping them in one by one with almost comical patience.
metro.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Gang behind £30,000,000 bank heist paid the parking charge on their getaway car.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/01/g...
metro.co.uk/2026/01/01/g...
Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row.
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Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row
Hundreds of people gather in Centenary Square to see in 2026 after false claims online promise ‘dazzling’ display
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
$400,000 worth of lobster stolen en route to Costco stores, shipper says.
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$400,000 worth of lobster stolen en route to Costco stores, shipper says
The lobsters, which were not alive, were on their way to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota, according to Rexing Companies.
www.nbcnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
$400,000 worth of lobster stolen en route to Costco stores, shipper says.
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www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Boat caught up in bus crash.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/24/b...
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/24/b...
Boat caught up in bus crash
A boat got caught up in a crash which closed a busy Brighton road yesterday. The bottom of North Road
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December 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Boat caught up in bus crash.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/24/b...
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Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
Police grateful for Santa’s presence as they tackle shouty drunk.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/23/p...
Police grateful for Santa’s presence as they tackle shouty drunk.
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Police grateful for Santa’s presence as they tackle shouty drunk
Santa’s presence helped to keep people safe before police arrested a man who appeared to be drunk and trying to
www.brightonandhovenews.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
Police grateful for Santa’s presence as they tackle shouty drunk.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/23/p...
Police grateful for Santa’s presence as they tackle shouty drunk.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/23/p...
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach.
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Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Air India gets £83k parking bill after misplacing plane for 13 years. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social & @peterohanrahah.bsky.social!)
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Air India gets £83k parking bill after misplacing plane for 13 years
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Air India gets £83k parking bill after misplacing plane for 13 years. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social & @peterohanrahah.bsky.social!)
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire. (Thanks @nickjackson.me & @philsturgeon.com!)
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Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire
Escaped animal was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to munch on a festive wreath
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire. (Thanks @nickjackson.me & @philsturgeon.com!)
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Woman's shock as goose smashes through front door. (Thanks @darlojo.bsky.social!)
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Woman's shock as goose smashes through front door in Countesthorpe
Wildlife rescuers think the Canada goose misjudged its descent before smashing through the door.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Woman's shock as goose smashes through front door. (Thanks @darlojo.bsky.social!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wasp struck by dart after causing havoc at World Championship. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!)
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Wasp struck by dart after causing havoc at World Championship
A wasp was struck mid-air by a dart at the World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.
www.espn.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Wasp struck by dart after causing havoc at World Championship. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!)
www.espn.co.uk/darts/story/...
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I try to keep things light on here, but I think this is important to share for awareness.🧵👇
There's an incredibly sad story that's been aggregated across most national and local newspapers today. A 29-year-old mum called Jana Bahvalova found dead in a Manchester canal after failing to pick up her kids. Her family are raising money on GoFundMe for her two small kids on the eve of Christmas.
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I try to keep things light on here, but I think this is important to share for awareness.🧵👇
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Do you remember this?
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Do you remember this?
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
Gaffe at Foundry Gym in Tonbridge sees owner accidentally order giant 20ft inflatable Santa.
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‘We thought we’d ordered a 6ft Santa, but we made a mistake…’
A gym owner who thought he was ordering a 6ft Santa Claus was left red-faced after an enormous 6 metre one turned up instead.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Gaffe at Foundry Gym in Tonbridge sees owner accidentally order giant 20ft inflatable Santa.
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www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/ne...
Bonkers council worker paints double yellow lines around parked car in Ilkeston.
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Bonkers council worker paints double yellow lines around parked car
On the plus side it did offer a very tailored free parking space for the vehicle in question
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December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bonkers council worker paints double yellow lines around parked car in Ilkeston.
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Wanted man posed as shepherd in local nativity scene to get away from police.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wanted man posed as shepherd in local nativity scene to get away from police.
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Roses are red
A tenant's a renter...
A tenant's a renter...
Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre.
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Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre
Council leaders have urged people not to fly-tip in the area.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Roses are red
A tenant's a renter...
A tenant's a renter...
Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre
Council leaders have urged people not to fly-tip in the area.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Headlines definitely land differently if your brain is accustomed to reading AI as Artificial Insemination! e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Airbnb turns to AI to help prevent house parties
The short-term rental giant is now using artificial intelligence to try to prevent troublemakers.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Headlines definitely land differently if your brain is accustomed to reading AI as Artificial Insemination! e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Man claimed he ‘teleported’ into stolen BMW before 130 mph crash, deputies say.
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Man claimed he ‘teleported’ into stolen BMW before 130 mph crash, deputies say
A Florida man accused of stealing a BMW convertible and crashing it at high speed told Volusia County deputies he had “teleported" into the car, according to body camera footage released by the sherif...
www.fox35orlando.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Man claimed he ‘teleported’ into stolen BMW before 130 mph crash, deputies say.
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Ancient Roman military officers had pet monkeys, and the pet monkeys had pet piglets.
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Ancient Roman Military Officers Had Pet Monkeys, And The Pet Monkeys Had Pet Piglets
Some monkeys also had their own puppies and kittens.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ancient Roman military officers had pet monkeys, and the pet monkeys had pet piglets.
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