The silly season is well and truly upon us now so here's a small collection of press 'funnies' to cheer you up through those slow news days.

As always, we love to receive your rib-ticklers so send us the internet link or picture to editor.htfp@and.co.uk

No explanation required with this first one. Surprised this kind of headline faux pas doesn't happen more often:

First glance at this headline might make you think Croydon Advertiser editor Ian Carter was taking his blog downmarket.....

.....but fear not – he simply gave a whole page of the paper to help home stray cats!! The appeal backfired though as Croydon Animal Sanctuary ended up with more moggies than it started with due to the extra publicity!!!

The Derby Evening Telegraph seems to have uncovered one possible, and quite severe, side-effect of any drugs Dwain Chambers may (or may not) have taken:

The Swansea pun machine went into overdrive at the South Wales Evening Post when it penned this headline:

Although it seems not all readers were amused:

Click through to our previous collection: Which politician is letting people walk all over her?

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