Tall stories and short tales

Headlines from leading news sites, revealing the humour and creativity of their sub-editors.

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Fighting talk

Many English words and expressions have their origin on battlefields.

The Bill of Wrongs

In a leak purportedly coming from inside the Oval Office, President Trump is about to ask the Supreme Court to replace the U.S. Bill of Rights with a Bill of Wrongs.

The noble profession of Attorney General

Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

The puns can only get worse

News stories continue to vie for attention with punishing titles.

To all those living the Brexit nightmare

It’s always darkest before dawn (or is it?)

Near miss of kidney stone the size of an asteroid

At the end of 2017, an asteroid passed by Earth at a speed of more than 21,000 mph.