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Monday 30 December 2013

The news in brief 30th December 2013

The news in brief:

Politicians promise not to lie (if you vote them in)

Lowlands near rivers 'more prone to flooding'

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Dolphins are totally stoners, man

Rural areas are a bit harder to get to

Perfectly good graph ignored in favour of reactionary outrage

Celebrity sick of people bleating about their first world problems    

Newspaper squeezes every stereotype going into one headline

Who 'ya gonna call?

Diana Watch: still dead

Traumatic footage used in music video

Campaign for common sense misunderstood

Carbohydrates are EVIL!

Halloumi cheese doesn't even taste like chicken

£25 fine becomes £300 if you act like a wanker in court

Duct tape fixes everything

Nudes in brief: Amy Childs

Woman has huge arse

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Sunday 29 December 2013

The news in brief 29th December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Person's weight fluctuates

Outrage as frail old lady doesn't spend too long on her feet

Anonymous internet bastards are bastards

Man wears coat

People's Instagram pictures are news now?!

Paparazzi intrude on family shopping trip

Moody teenager's social media sparks wild, unfounded speculation

Paparazzi intrudes on friends having fun

Woman conforms to media's narrow definition of beauty

Person gets better job

Boy gets dog

Man walk in park with son

Woman wears swimsuit

Singer fails to look photogenic 100% of the time

Performer performs at performance

Woman drinks beverage near a man!

Woman wears skirt

Paparazzi catches actress wearing hat and sunglasses (shock horror)

Actress pops to the shops

Man drinks coffee

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Breaking news

Breaking news: sun exhibits normal star-like behaviour

Saturday 28 December 2013

The news in brief 28th December 2013

The news in brief Horoscope special:

Aries: Chill the fuck out

Taurus: You need a holiday

Gemini: Stop spending money, bitch

Cancer: You gonna get some sexy time

Leo:  Chill the fuck out; you need a holiday

Virgo:  You gonna get some sexy time, but stop spending money, bitch

Libra: You need a holiday, but keep an eye on the old folk

Scorpio:  Chill the fuck out

Sagittarius:  Chill the fuck out 

Capricorn:  Chill the fuck out

Aquarius: Put down the fork

Pisces: Stop chilling the fuck out

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Thursday 26 December 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: woman doesn't understand the meaning of Christmas, money management or personal responsibility

Breaking news

Breaking news: Peter Capaldi

Wednesday 25 December 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all men shattered by now-traditional Yuletide bombing :(

Tuesday 24 December 2013

Monday 23 December 2013

The news in brief 23rd December 2013

The news in brief:

Newspaper prints horror story without printing all the facts

Outrage as the British public believes everything it reads

Consumers boycott popular department store for no good reason

News websites go mental with knee-jerk hate-mongering comments

News in Brief editor contacts shop directly to get the straight dope

News in Brief wonders what the real journalists are smoking

Mainstream media gets its shit together 24 hours later

Department store offers public apology for one teeny-weeny mistake. In one shop. Once

Media and public don't apologise to shop for being reactionary, xenophobic sheep    

In other news:

Male dog has testicles

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Sunday 22 December 2013

The news in brief 22nd December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Zombie cook

Human being eats junk food whilst miserable

Man buys wife FLOWERS!

Woman celebrates with a tipple

Most popular song tops popular chart

Couple gets married

Woman wears sexy clothes to nightclub

Paparazzi intrudes on woman's privacy

Woman wears bikini AT THE BEACH!

Runner-up looks disappointed

Photo of couple smiling

Divorce is somehow our business

Woman is 48

Woman conforms to media's narrow definition of beauty

Singer buys product available on the highstreet

Actress wears trousers

Celebrity spends money as she sees fit

Unfounded speculation about a couple who may or may not be still together

Paparazzi haven't caught couple in a while

Woman changes her hair

Celebrity goes within 10 feet of dance partner

Woman gets taxi!

Woman has nipples

Man wears jumper

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Saturday 21 December 2013

The news in brief 21st December 2013

The news in brief Christmas countdown #6

Outrage as most popular song looks set to be number 1

'Black Eyed Friday' sees Alcohol Recovery Centres and extra police on the streets

Shoppers push, crush and shove each other in mad panic

January Sales start today - people who already bought stuff demand refunds

Consume!

Pogues, Mariah Carey and Wizzard return to the charts (shock horror)

Families hate each other

Chefs make giant cake

We might have some weather

e-cards are officially shit

If you're not going to write a personal message, don't fucking bother (suggest etiquette expert)

Post office states the fucking obvious

Reindeer rescued from inferno

Doctor Who's going to be on

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Friday 20 December 2013

The news in brief 20th December 2013

 The news in brief:

Newspaper publishes details from intimate conversation - but hey, they didn't do the hacking, right?!

Newspaper is dirty hypocrite

Vince and Boris on course for showdown throwdown 

Uganda outlaws miniskirts 

Government initiative scores own goal 

Pornography allowed. Education banned

Bilbo is definitely a dude - we checked

Uganda outlaws normal human activity

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Rogue state threatens South with 80's technology 

South questions who even has a fax machine these days?

New study gives the anxious something to worry about 

Being an incorrigible rogue is now legal

Nudes in brief: Candice Swanepoel

Newspaper considers celebrity gossip more newsworthy than human lives

Diana watch: conspiracy dismissed (for now)

Man's opinion regurgitated as fact 

Politics is complicated 

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Breaking news

News in brief exclusive: supermarket sells Christmas turkeys with Use By Dates of 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th December.

Breaking news

Breaking news: outrage as authorities use bus to transport many people.

Thursday 19 December 2013

The news in brief 19th December 2013

The news in brief 19th December 2013:

EU shoots giant camera into space

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Convicted murderer still pleading 'not guilty'

London is apparently the only city in the United Kingdom

Sick fucks buy t-shirts

Gatwick and Heathrow are the only airports in Great Britain

Baby-faced pop weasel retires from the music biz

Two older black guys look nothing like each other

Council offends 17,000 families

MP buries head in the sand

Politician says Mean Things on the Internet

Charity founder calls for return of dark age morality

Club card gets it a bit wrong

Passive smoking DOESN'T give you cancer now

Diana Watch: still dead

Seaweed is good for you

Church executes Christmas elf

Terrible calendar is terrible

Nudes in brief: Sheridan Smith

Baby-faced pop weasel was only joking

Former pop star with similar name is NOT a paedophile

Jennifer Lawrence discusses butt plugs

Dirty fuckers spoil nice park

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Breaking News

Apparently last night's The News in Brief wasn't funny. I thought it was hilarious, but that's not always a good barometer. I blame this entirely on my 'editor' going to bed early.

To make up for it, here is a special Breaking News from #tNiB's guest correspondent Sam Abboud:

Breaking News: Redneck 'personality' with redneck reality TV show says redneck thing about people that rednecks say redneck things about.

Wednesday 18 December 2013

The news in brief 18th December 2013

Breaking news: EU will not be happy until all cigarettes are sold in plain, nondescript, tar-filled, diseased lungs.

Tuesday 17 December 2013

The news in brief 17th December 2013

The news in brief Christmas countdown #5:

Milton Keynes' Winter Wonderland is shit.

Shit reindeer

Shit costumes

Shit Santa

Shit ice rink

Actual factual shit 

Charity backers get off at Gateshead

Tickets refunded

The end

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Breaking news

Breaking news: 'I'm not guilty of stealing from her, but I did find incriminating money in her purse.' Wait, what?!

Breaking news

Breaking news: prosthetic limb is NOT a paedophile.

Monday 16 December 2013

The news in brief 16 December 2013:

The news in brief celebrity special:

Woman runs on beach

Man boffs older lady

Two people go near each other in nightclub

Woman wears hat

Man has female friends

Woman wears dress AT WORK

Wedding happened

Sugar daddy states the obvious

Model wears fashion item

Man and woman drink COFFEE in the STREET

Crazy celebrity acts the same as always

Singer gets a bit nude

0.004% of viewers offended

Paparazzi intrude on family outing

Nudes in brief: Magnum PI's daughter?!

Newspaper doesn't like woman's dress

Somebody won the X factor

Newspaper doesn't have a clue about animation industry

Dog back from the dead

Blimey - they actually are the SAME dress this time!

Mad dress fails to hide ropey vocals

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Thursday 12 December 2013

The news in brief 12th December 2013

The news in brief totally hilarious/offensive special:

Translator doesn't actually know sign language

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Wednesday 11 December 2013

The news in brief 11th December 2013

The news in brief:

Today's date is 11.12.13 - Internet crashes under weight of psychos, sadacts and conspiracy theorists 

Chinese government are masters of spin 

Outrage as people celebrate at celebration 

Religion's bodycount continues to mount 

BBC airs HOURS of live footage of people walking to church 

India reverts to stone age beliefs 

MP shows you can prove anything with statistics 

Crazy fucknut weirdo whackjobs win moral victory

More wintery weather predicted for December, January and February 

Pot calls kettle black 

Parents blame teachers 

Teachers blames parents 

Ofsted blames children 
 
Diana Watch: still making headlines in the Indian Times... 

Newspaper puzzle punks its owner 

Baker is a total homophobe 

Newspaper demands the government takes over parenting 

Judge reinforces sexist stereotype that all men are predators and all women are victims 

Nudes in brief: holy shit, it's a dude today!

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Tuesday 10 December 2013

The news in brief 10th December 2013

The news in brief:

Ministers want NHS to play God

Mother admits to being selfish bitch LIVE ON AIR

Charity in bed with tobacco, alcohol and weapons companies

MP suggests business should pay its staff

Selfie offends the world

PM likes celebrity cook

Man jailed for boob fraud

Woman with disposable income spends money

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Woman eats lunch

Diana Watch: 'still dead'

Teenager's jolly jape offends prudes

Nerds make not unreasonable demand

Thrill-seekers make stupid decisions

Outrage as rules applied equally

Darwin awards recognise new winner

Nudes in brief: Courtney Stodden (again?!)

More wintery weather due this winter

Gays can always be wrong too (at long last)

Disney makes cartoons

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Monday 9 December 2013

The news in brief 9th December 2013

The news in brief: 

Two different women wear same affordable fashion item.
 
Celebrity panellist harps on about poverty (whilst advertising payday loans)

Celebrity panellist harps on about poverty (whilst advertising a buy now pay later catalogue)

Chancellor singlehandedly destroys novelty Tax Disk holder industry 

Public still upset that they got exactly what they asked for 

Some people are devious thieving c*nts 

Religion's bodycount continues to mount 

Diana Watch: friend suggests people should let her be 

Hilariously offensive sign is hilariously offensive 
 
London is apparently the only city in the United Kingdom 

Testimony surprises no-one 

This is a local shop for local people 

Whining to the press: 1 Parental responsibility: 0 

Darwin award awarded 

UKIP MEP has sense of humour

Supermarket can't win for trying 

Nudes in brief: Katy Perry 

Man has excellent friends 

Older person has old time-y beliefs

Attention-seeking hyperbitch at it again 

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Sunday 8 December 2013

Breaking news

Breaking news: Great British Public outraged as they get exactly what they ask for

The news in brief 8th December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Musician offends the entire civilised world 

Singer wears slutty dress

Man gets off plane

Couple may or may not have wedding plans

Woman changes her hair

Celebrity wears skirt

Crazy singer does nothing out of the ordinary

Celebrity split official now it's on Facebook

Singer removes her shoes

Man takes his shirt off

Woman with disposable income goes shopping

Scandal as woman smokes a cigarette

Pregnant woman wears maternity clothes

Woman walks her dog

Suspected pricks acts like a prick (allegedly)

Pregnant woman doesn't wear maternity clothes

Newspaper stretches the definition of the word 'sexy'

Different singer also wears dress

Paparazzi intrude on family outing

Newspaper will judge you, no matter your bodyshape

Photographers stalk celebrities and their infant children

Media thinks child's Sesame Street bag is our business

Pop-harlot grinds against SANTA CLAUS

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Friday 6 December 2013

The news in brief 6th December 2013:

The news in brief:

World marks the passing of Nelson Mandela

Weather a bit wintery

Teams are picked for the International Soccerball playoffs

Law applied evenly

Media doesn't fancy England's chances

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Government not so good with the numbers

Woman does her job

Attention-seeking hyperbitch makes unfounded accusations

Religious fanatics can't stop hand-holding

Celebrity doesn't live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Man condemned for pointing out the truth

Law not applied evenly

Research states the obvious

Diana Watch 6th December 2013: headline seems to suggest Diana constructed newsreader

Research proves what we suspected all along

Singer acts perfectly in character

US creates more killer warbots (sort of)

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Wednesday 4 December 2013

The news in brief 4th December 2013

The news in brief:

More spending cuts ahoy!

Celebrity cook admits to a bit of the ol' charlie horse 

Wintery weather to hit this winter

Public designs shit flags

'Alleged' killer pretty much confesses (but still pleads not guilty)

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

New consoles go all Teletubby on us

(Santa's going to get the blame again) 

Newspaper celebrates conformity to social expectations

People like their gadgets

Sick old man still not dead yet

Water found on distant planets

Exo-planets have shit names

First world problem resolved

Attention seeking hyperbitch gets buckets of hate mail

Attention seeking hyperbitch for Prime Minister

Family takes naff Christmas card picture

Nudes in brief: Sam Faiers

Diana Watch 4th December 2013: still pretty much dead

No really, bitch stop fucking

Athlete happy that we're happy for him

Blurry shadow probably not a ghost

Work until you're 70 (maybe)

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Tuesday 3 December 2013

The news in brief 3rd December 2013:

The news in brief:

Family reuses hat

Woman wears the same dress twice

Celebrity Deathmatch: The Doctor vs Coronation Street

Spies do underhanded stuff

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Woman comes into some money

Shock: Tall people have deeper voices

Scientists uncover the bloody obvious

Racy advert shown AFTER watershed

Misleading headline implicates innocent shop

Diana Watch 3rd December 2013: sold a dress from beyond the grave

Nudes in brief: University netball team, Gillian Anderson, an eel

Man stares gift horse square in the mouth

Meaningless headline contains no actual information

Attention seeking hyperbitch might have crossed a line

Performers to perform at performance

Shop not guilty

Doctors to gather in London to discuss a cure for homosexuality

Doctors presumably want cure for brown eyes, lefthandedness and feet

Child's private life is apparently our business

Red top paper in the shit

Potty mouthed news pundit suggest parents to fucking blame

Wintery weather forecast

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Monday 2 December 2013

The news in brief 2nd December 2013

The news in brief:

Outrage as chef accurately describes mascot

Attention seeking hyperbitch slags off Scotland

Wedding party stretches the definition of 'lookalike'

10% of men are shit at Christmas

90% of men who are not shit apparently not news worthy

Diana Watch 2nd December 2013: still making the front page (and dead) 

Bitch stop fucking

Supermarket sells food

Amazon unveils delivery drones

Religion's bodycount continues to mount

Energy prices set to come down (a bit)

Athlete is into the dudes

Croatians not happy with shitty new law

Bulgaria not that fussed about the UK

Judge makes poor decision

Twitter a bit more liberal than real life

Shops create self-fulfilling prophecy

Newspaper columnist suggests it is sometimes okay to sedate a woman and forcibly remove her unborn child...

The nudes in brief: That naked chick from the blurred lines video  

Snow forecast FOR DECEMBER

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Sunday 1 December 2013

The news in brief 1st December 2013

The news in brief celebrity special:

Man with obscene amount of money dresses nicely

Man with less money also dresses nicely

Celebrity couple not dressed nicely

Actress wears clothes

Model doesn't

Internet grieves for tragic celebrity death

Internet doesn't give a shit about less famous guy

Woman wears dress

Singer sorry for tossy comments

Breaking news: Women wear swimsuits

Actress gets some shopping in

Shock: Recently separated husband DOESN'T wear wedding ring

Woman wears lipstick

Newspaper makes wild speculation about celebrity's private life

Woman DOESN'T live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Woman DOES live up to media's narrow definition of beauty

Paparazzi intrudes on family day out

Actress' manicure is apparently news now

Newspaper stretches definition of 'matching' to breaking point

Last week it was news that a woman was hiding her baby bump - now it's news that one isn't?!

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