It’s a hard life being a sub-editor, but life can be even tougher when you’re a thug. Consider, the plight of poor old Bill the hooligan who featured in one East Midlands daily newspaper recently:

If he’s really fortunate, the courts might send him on a course to improve his skills:

Perhaps this doorman’s gun injuries were too delicate to discuss:

Things were more grim for this patient who was in the wrong place:

…which could have led to this reaction:

Another bizarre assault:

But when it comes to headline writing, the old puns are still the best:

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If you’ve seen a classic headline – good, bad or just plain bizarre – anywhere in the regional press, fax it to us, marked for the attention of Elaine Pritchard, on 01332 253027

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