We were reminded of these headlines actually appeared in newspapers recently – though not all in the regional press!

Thanks to our contributor Sarah Elliott from This Is Exeter (sorry – we couldn’t let you remain anonymous!).

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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say

Include Your Children When Baking Cookies

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case

Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?

Prostitutes Appeal to Pope

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands

Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead

Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told

Miners Refuse to Work After Death

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

Stolen Painting Found by Tree

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

War Dims Hope for Peace

If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last a While

Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter

Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

If you’ve seen a headline or a news report – good, bad or bizarre – that you think deserves a wider audience, fax it to us, marked for the attention of Patrick Astill, on 01332 253027.

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