More unusual headlines and strange prose from the regional press industry.

First up, a tale of a lady who was really rather miffed:

It's a real story, and you can find out more

Doncaster Police pushed this press release through, but someone clearly failed to grasp the imperial measurement system:

Still with the police, when we reported on the debate around the North Wales chief constable's use of horrific photos at a press conference, we spotted these ads posted at the bottom of the web page we read at the Daily Post:

Yet more crime news - we've all heard of one-armed bandits but this one had a twist on the usual tale:

And a warning under the "entertainment" column:

With those kind of reigns it may as well have been Paul and Barry, those rather amusing Chuckle Brothers.

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