Baffling local news stories

[Alexia]

Traffic cone amnesty in Loughborough

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-le ... e-11802919

[Chie]

If only.

[Nick Harvey]

If only.

Might one enquire why you find that story baffling?

[Critique]

My local paper's section on deaths, births and what-not on the day of the paper's publication contains the oddest of people.

Here are a few:

On this day:

Adolf Hitler born - German politician, famous for World War Two
Joseph Fritzl - Famous for sexual abuse and kidnapping for many years

[Alexia]

My local paper's section on deaths, births and what-not on the day of the paper's publication contains the oddest of people.

Here are a few:

On this day:

Adolf Hitler born - German politician, famous for World War Two
Joseph Fritzl - Famous for sexual abuse and kidnapping for many years

Blame Wikipedia and over-reliance on work experience kids.

[madmusician]

My local paper's section on deaths, births and what-not on the day of the paper's publication contains the oddest of people.

Here are a few:

On this day:

Adolf Hitler born - German politician, famous for World War Two
Joseph Fritzl - Famous for sexual abuse and kidnapping for many years

Is this the Evening Star? I love their billboard headlines, they always make me laugh. They are getting more and more Daily Mail each and every day. (My personal favourite is "Ipswich Sex-pest Cabbie Caged")

[Critique]

It is indeed. They are getting ridiculous, they had an article in there a few weeks ago about how some cranes by the waterfront looked liked dinosaurs. But in my opinion, only if you squinted, were drunk and upside down.

[tillyoshea]

Not as baffling as most on here, but I love the fact that Newcastle City Council felt the need to swap a Christmas tree "secretly", "under cover of darkness".
Evening Chronicle

[wells]

If only.

Might one enquire why you find that story baffling?

I think he's picking up on the headline.

[Sput]

From the Manchester Evening News

A prank caller who rang police claiming Coronation Street's tram explosion was a real-life disaster is being hunted by cops.

The hoax call - lasting nearly five minutes - was made after Monday night's episode of the soap, then posted on the internet.

The called, who identified himself 'James Martin', rang police control and said: "There's been a big smash.

"A tram's come over the top of the thing and smashed down on to the nightclub and shops.

“Little blonde Max is missing... I know Rita is stuck in the shop.”

[Alexia]

'James Martin'