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It's what she would have wanted

We spotted these gems ourselves – but if you have any funny headlines or odd stories from the regional press, please send them in to the address below…

We’ll have more tomorrow.


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Please don’t take the day off work on Thursday June 6 for the big match – it’s actually on the FRIDAY, despite what this paper suggests:



Cross-dressers need not apply:



This one saw the mayoress in a starring role:



Did he get there too early – or too late?



And finally – it’s surely what she would have wanted…

One newspaper is whipping up support for a statue to commemorate the Queen Mum – and gave an idea of how it might look:

See our previous headlines…


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 0116 227 3147.

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