Headlines
I will gratefully accept any contributions for this section. If you spot a BBC news headline that is ambiguous, just badly written or in some other way funny, e-mail me the link to the story with a short explanation of what's gone wrong with the headline. I will also accept non-BBC online headlines.
I intend no insult or disrespect to anyone involved in or influenced by these articles - I merely wish to point out that the writers of news headlines could perhaps choose their words with more care.
Any link with (x) written next to it means the story linked to has since had its headline changed.
I intend no insult or disrespect to anyone involved in or influenced by these articles - I merely wish to point out that the writers of news headlines could perhaps choose their words with more care.
Any link with (x) written next to it means the story linked to has since had its headline changed.
World
- Troops grill Rumsfeld over Iraq - Submitted by MrTea
- Saddam laywers 'left in the dark' - Submitted by MrTea
- Freed Italian flies out of Kabul - Submitted by MrTea
- Film shows Saddam legal grilling - Submitted by MrTea
- Iran loser blasts 'illegal' poll - Submitted by azz
- Iran removes UN's nuclear seals - Submitted by azz
- Jackson defends Venezuelan head - Submitted by azz
- Toasting Shakespeare in Armenia - Submitted by MrTea
- US offensive in Euphrates region - Submitted by MrTea
- Nobel discovery 'bloody obvious' - Submitted by Jibbler
- Putin visits Japan to boost ties - Submitted by MrTea
- New EU states cool on budget plan - Submitted by azz
- Russian bill draws fire from Rice - Submitted by azz
- Defiant Kibaki swears in cabinet - Submitted by Jibbler
- Brazil plans massive condom drive - Submitted by azz
- French PM 'hurt by terrible lies' - Submitted by azz
- Ex-Irish Taoiseach Haugey dies - Submitted by Paul
- Germany presses Iran over uranium - Submitted by azz
- US 'finds Iraq killing failings' - Submitted by azz
- 'Many killed' in Afghan car bomb (x) - Submitted by azz
- Nigeria party vets poll hopefuls (x) - Submitted by azz
- Police quiz Dink killing suspects (x) - Submitted by azz
- Hicks to return home 'this year' - Submitted by azz
- General says Iraq talks critical - Submitted by azz
- Hicks before Guantanamo court (x) - Submitted by azz
- Iran fuel rations spark violence - Submitted by azz
- Hurricane bears down on Jamaica - Submitted by azz
- Taleban have Chinese arms - UK (x) - Submitted by azz
- Security guards fire on Iraqi car - Submitted by azz
- US jail guards in Iraq abuse case - Submitted by azz
- Tutu chides Church for gay stance - Submitted by azz
- Ex-KGB spy in bid to buy UK paper - Submitted by azz
UK
- Blair makes troops pledge to Iraq (x) - Submitted by azz
- New powers over death considered (x) - Submitted by MrTea
- Computers 'intended for al-Qaeda' - Submitted by MrTea
- Amnesty nets 17,700 weapons (x) - Submitted by azz
- UK 'lagging' on renewable energy - Submitted by azz
- Amnesty nets over 100,000 knives - Submitted by azz
- PM vows to stand by Afghanistan - Submitted by azz
- Papers picture poisoned dissident - Submitted by azz
- Firefighter 'saw Tube bomb bid' - Submitted by azz
- 'Action not jail' for paedophiles - Submitted by azz
- 'Drop limit' on terror detentions (now "Police defend longer terror limit") (x) - Submitted by azz
- Army recruits in 'appaling' digs - Submitted by azz
- Authors drive to slash illiteracy (x) - Submitted by azz
- Tories ponder baby nurses for all - Submitted by Trapper
- UK suspect `key al-Qaeda member' - Submitted by azz
- Car bomb accused `is a pacifist' - Submitted by azz
- Arrest in Mandelson custard probe - Submitted by pao
England
- Woman named after stabbing death - Submitted by foo
- Charge over restaurant stabbing - Submitted by MrTea
- Jet-ski death police seek youth (x) - Submitted by azz
- Axe killing police arrest three (x) - Submitted by foo
- Greenpeace loses dolphins battle - Submitted by Nat
- Workers sent threatening letters - Submitted by Nat
- Ripper hoax police search house - Submitted by MrTea
- Teenager held over 'bomb' (x) - Submitted by azz
- Woman Pc shot on child's birthday - Submitted by azz
- Vomiting bug closes three wards - Submitted by MrTea
- £100,000 hospital fine over death (x) - Submitted by azz
- Patients angry over hospital cuts - Submitted by azz
- Barrister filmed up girls' skirts (x) - Submitted by azz
- Man arrested over street stabbing - Submitted by azz
- Two men arrested over car death - Submitted by MrTea
- Bridge son unlawfully killed (x) - Submitted by azz
- Web porn accused in court (x) - Submitted by azz
- Corrupt officers jailed for leaks - Submitted by pao
- Man guilty of racecourse killing - Submitted by pao
- Fire deaths police probe marriage - Submitted by azz
- Eight motorists a week use phones - Submitted by Stotty
- Teens guilty of christening death - Submitted by pao
- Appeal over sex attack on train - Submitted by Paul
- Woman injured by car park thief - Submitted by Stotty
- Boxer 'knocked over pedestrian' - Submitted by azz
- Boys sentenced for stoning death - Submitted by azz
- Two Navy destroyers lose missiles - Submitted by Stotty
- Pledge to invest in car companies - Submitted by azz
- Rabbit contaminated water supply - Submitted by pao
- Woman stabbed by restaurant (x) - Submitted by azz
- Men charged over stolen passports - Submitted by azz
Northern Ireland
- Some fire residents allowed home (x) - Submitted by azz
- O'Loan rejects report criticism - Submitted by azz
- Fire at church 'suspected arson' - Submitted by azz
Scotland
- Sex attack police quiz motorists - Submitted by azz
- Adoption plans stress stability (x) - Submitted by MrTea
- Ageing population is 'challenge' - Submitted by MrTea
- Man severs hand on oil platform - Submitted by Gemma
- Drivers paid to foil fare dodgers - Submitted by azz
- Judge to receive mace from Queen - Submitted by azz
- Police chase men jump into river (x) - Submitted by azz
- Drop in student loan 'bankrupts' - Submitted by azz
- Crane tears roof off packed bus - Submitted by azz
- School requests top 30,000 (x) - Submitted by azz
- Baby doctor cleared of misconduct - Submitted by Atuin
- Drink fuels record 999 call-outs - Submitted by Atuin
Wales
- Crisis at potato disease farm - Submitted by lb^
- Arsonists criticised after blaze - Submitted by azz
- Flat body murder inquiry launched - Submitted by pao
- 'Stolen' Aborigine apology demand - Submitted by azz
- Police shooting man is critical (x) - Submitted by azz
- Four girls hurt in fire improving - Submitted by azz
- New bishops in joint consecration - Submitted by azz
Business
- BT ducks break-up with price cuts - Submitted by MrTea
- Italy bank chief grilled in Rome - Submitted by Nat
- Sanctuary cuts a quarter of staff - Submitted by Nat
- Can NTL be made an on-demand Virgin? - Submitted by pao
- Debenhams 'eyes share flotation' - Submitted by azz
- Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers - Submitted by azz
- Government pensions criticism (x) - Submitted by azz
- Rosneft's Moscow and London float - Submitted by azz
- Chirac admits to 'Airbus problem' - Submitted by azz
- King backed over Rock moves (x) - Submitted by azz
- BP set to resolve Russia dispute (x) - Submitted by azz
- Silent calls fine for Barclaycard - Submitted by azz
- Building societies face B&B bill - Submitted by pao
- Revived 45 heads for 60th birthday - Submitted by Atuin
Politics
- Leaders agree to 'joint' grilling - Submitted by MrTea
- Jackson 'may stand against Blair' - Submitted by Nat
- Child offenders 'must be tackled' - Submitted by Nat
- Clarke to face MPs over prisoners - Submitted by azz
- Clinton salutes 'stunning' Blair (x) - Submitted by azz
- Clarke 'shocked bombers British' - Submitted by azz
- Smith pledges more terror police - Submitted by pao
- Darling: I can't rewrite Budget - Submitted by azz
Health
- Drug may help avoid prematurity - Submitted by MrTea
- Blanket smoking ban 'not true' (x) - Submitted by azz
- Low fat diet breast cancer hope - Submitted by MrTea
- Many parents 'ignorant on drugs' - Submitted by azz
- Black teen pregnancy 'targets' (x) - Submitted by azz
- Brain warning in cannabis TV ad - Submitted by azz
- Medical plants 'face extinction' - Submitted by MrTea
Education
- Weak school shut every eight days - Submitted by foo
- Advisers to tackle unruly pupils - Submited by MrTea
- Wrangle over adult learning money - Submitted by MrTea
- Adults tackle learning 'gremlins' - Submitted by MrTea
- Language teachers 'need training' - Submitted by MrTea
- Debt dogs poor graduates - study - Submitted by MrTea
- Teachers get sex and drugs advice - Submitted by MrTea
- No more grammars, Tories pledge - Submitted by MrTea
- Tories set to keep student fees - Submitted by MrTea
- History suspended at university - Submitted by azz
- Kelly's teacher vetting blueprint - Submitted by Trapper
- Exam replaced after papers leaked - Submitted by azz
- Reading closes physics department - Submitted by Jibbler
- Terror alert school is shut down - Submitted by Paul
- Postgrad checks worry students - Submitted by azz
- More pay for wider-ranging heads - Submitted by azz
- Guide dog age limit to be dropped - Submitted by pao
Science And Nature
- Fewer females wiped out dinosaurs - Submitted by MrTea
- Water vole slide 'can be halted' - Submitted by MrTea
- Christians draw swords on climate - Submitted by MrTea
- Moon makes dazzling ring - Submitted by pao
- Elephant seals dive for science - Submitted by MrTea
- Duty to save albatross - Charles - Submitted by azz
- Antarctica's unique space rocks - Submitted by MrTea
- Relief as astronauts repair broken space station toilet (x) - Submitted by pao
Technology
- Children drive home internet use - Submitted by MrTea
- Europe needs bigger robots push - Submitted by Nat
- Blogs vie with news for eyeballs - Submitted by MrTea
- Net users told to get safe online - Submitted by MrTea
- Apple iTunes users growing fast - Submitted by MrTea
- $100 laptop project eyes launch - Submitted by MrTea
- Web icon set to be discontinued - Submitted by azz
- FBI tries to fight zombie hordes - Submitted by pao
Entertainment
- Paltrow gives birth to baby Apple - Submitted by MrTea
- Wogan attacks 'copy' BBC formats - Submitted by MrTea
- Disney to widen online TV shows - Submitted by MrTea
- Church 'set to host C4 chat show' - Submitted by azz
- Rock breaks UK comedy gig record - Submitted by MrTea
Sport
- Alonso move no obstacle - Renault - Submitted by MrTea
- Melbourne ushers in Commonwealths (x) - Submitted by azz
- England set to fly out to Germany (x) - Submitted by azz
- Racing: Probe into jockey 'butt' (x) - Submitted by azz
- England set on avoiding whitewash - Submitted by azz
- Wolves poised to tie up Fleming - Submitted by pao
- Injured Murray in Queen's dilemma (x) - Submitted by azz
- Smith eager to silence knockers - Submitted by azz
Teletext
- Crowd rush mars Ikea opening - Submitted by Atuin
ABC Online
- Rolf Harris commissioned to paint the Queen - Submitted by azz
ABC 7 News
- Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo - Submitted by Moof (via azz)
The Guardian
- Blair uses Bush ties to lobby for Africa aid - Submitted by MrTea
- Clarke defends ID cards as rebellion looms - Submitted by azz
- Questions raised over ban on research using great apes - Submitted by azz
- Tory councillor suspended over racist poem - Submitted by azz
- Killer missed in fresh Home Office blunder - Submitted by azz
- As Citigroup profits collapse, New York shares hit record - Submitted by azz
- Police in court over pictures at arms protest - Submitted by azz
The Telegraph
- IAEA 'allows Iran to remove nuclear seals' - Submitted by azz
- Prisoners wins right to vote - Submitted by azz
- Warring ministers delay Bill to ban smoking in public - Submitted by azz
- Get out there and sell your country, Rice tells envoys - Submitted by azz
- Law lords to rule on asbestos - Submitted by azz
- Da Vinci Code protests 'fuel publicity' - Submitted by azz
- Blind motorist escapes jail - Submitted by azz
- Senior Labour names in police sights as probe into Tories 'ends' - Submitted by azz
- We'll walk out over Speaker, warn Tories - Submitted by azz
- Killers in open prisons to ease overcrowding - Submitted by azz
- ITV's comedy awards victim to phone scandal - Submitted by azz
- Too many test 'pose danger to pupils' - Submitted by azz
- Government may revive fatherless baby Bill - Submitted by azz
- Gordon Brown unveils funding threat to NHS hospitals where patients suffer - Submitted by azz
- Arts graduates `more likely to lie on CVs' - Submitted by azz
- Tips on cannabis being handed out in schools - Submitted by azz
- Muslim group Tony Blair promised to ban calls for `jihad' at London rally - Submitted by azz
The Metro
- Sex pest claims police chief quits - Submitted by RGT
Kashar News
- Moon to make dazzling ring - Submitted by MrTea
The Register
- Sony loses Aussie PlayStation mod chip case - Submitted by azz
Snowmail
- Thursday 13th October 2005 - Bird Flu found in Turkey - Submitted by azz
Wired
- Catholic Schoolgirls Unravel DNA - Submitted by ben
New Scientist
- Ocean floor boring ship may aid quake prediction - Submitted by azz
Reuters
- Townships swept up in South Africa's property boom - Submitted by Paul
- Police rescue workers enslaved at brickworks - Submitted by Paul
Canterbury Adscene
- Head chef caught with cocaine in club toilet - Submitted by azz
Evening Standard
- Deadly skunk floods city - Submitted by azz
The Times Online
- Staggering and inaudible Meat Loaf handed award - Submitted by azz
- Corruption charges blow for ANC leader Jacob Zuma - Submitted by azz
Times Higher Education
- Land of the fee: US pay dwarfs UK remuneration - Submitted by azz