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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Firefighters rescue teenager stuck in baby seat in York park. www.yorkmix.com/teenager-get...
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Firefighters rescue teenager stuck in baby seat in York park
 
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pow! Man in Batman costume chases down suspected Norwich handbag thief. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Pow! Man in Batman costume chases down suspected Norwich handbag thief
Superhero, who was joined by others dressed as comic book characters, retrieved stolen bag after scaling wall
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Henry superfan, 8, shows off vacuum collection. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Henry superfan from Melksham shows off 35-strong vacuum collection
Ted, from Melksham, is gifted a limited edition cleaner to mark the company's 45th anniversary.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rare snails lay eggs during car journey to zoo. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Rare snails lay eggs on drive from Wales to Wingham Wildlife Park
The zoo near Canterbury says glutinous snails started laying eggs on their way to Kent.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again? apnews.com/article/fat-...
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Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?
After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FBI warns ICE agents not to trust any woman willing to date them. (Thanks @jennymckinnon.bsky.social!) gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ic...
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FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them
ICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs". Surely the solution is obvious...
Andy Burnham tearing up the stage with an acoustic guitar.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
River home to 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...
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River that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe events
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Australia's most expensive bull, Millah Murrah Wyatt, could attract $1m in semen sales. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Australia's most expensive bull could attract $1m in semen sales
It may be years before Australia's most expensive bull, Wyatt, finds himself in a paddock with the ladies.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
History made at World Black Pudding Throwing Championship. www.burytimes.co.uk/news/2654652...
burytimes.co.uk
Woman, 73, makes history with World Black Pudding Throwing Championship joint victory
A woman in her 70s has become both the first woman and oldest person to ever win the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship, sharing the crown in…
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Zoo advertises tickets for 'child predator tour'. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Chester Zoo mistakenly advertises 'child predator tour' tickets
Chester Zoo, which was selling tickets to see lions and tigers, says the mistake was a computer error.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
World's tallest living horse based in Towcester 'still growing'. (H/T @darlojo.bsky.social) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
World's tallest living horse based in Towcester 'still growing'
Hugo the shire horse enters the record books as the world's tallest living horse.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Man says growing vegetables as big as babies is like a sport. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Man shares secrets behind growing vegetables that are taller than kids
Aniket Sardana grows various vegetables that are taller than children and as heavy as babies.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking
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Into The JennyVerse @jennymckinnon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
historical @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage’s house. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage's house
Evacuation orders were issued for 31 Malibu homes due to a massive and expanding sinkhole in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's property.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The horse trainer, the yard for sale and the 77 stables that had no planning permission. www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
independent.ie
The horse trainer, the yard for sale and the 77 stables that had no planning permission
Veteran of sport Jim Bolger will be required to pay €72,000 development contribution to Kilkenny County Council as part of conditions
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spatula-wielding hero leaps through In-N-Out window to protect workers. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Spatula-wielding hero leaps through In-N-Out window to protect workers
A Southern California man has drawn praise for using a spatula to confront a stick-wielding woman who reportedly was threatening employees of an In-N-Out in Lake Elsinore.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Swan on railway line causing train delays. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Swan on railway line at Peterbourough causes delays
Network Rail say disruption is expected until at least 10:30 BST.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Marmots are terrorizing California hikers and stealing their shoes. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Keep off the grass: British tennis players complain of marijuana smell at US Open. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
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Keep off the grass: British tennis players complain of marijuana smell at US Open
Britain’s US Open hopefuls have noticed the smell of marijuana wafting over the courts at Flushing Meadows from a nearby public park
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
'Formaldehyde cabbage' scandal sparks food safety concerns in China and beyond. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump-shaped ecstasy pills can be fatal, Dutch drug institute warns. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Trump-shaped ecstasy pills can be fatal, Dutch drug institute warns
The tablets are shaped like the U.S. commander-in-chief’s head, researchers say.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Taxi stuck sideways in narrow Central alley. www.thestandard.com.hk/social-buzz/...
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Taxi stuck sideways in narrow Central alley
A taxi became stuck sideways in a narrow alley in Central on Monday morning (Aug 24), with the driver seen struggling to free the vehicle.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Biggar Penis Woods get the chop after getting blown too much. metro.co.uk/2026/08/19/p...
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Biggar Penis Woods get the chop after getting blown too much
'It's not just any woodland, it's a penis-shaped woodland, visible from the motorway.'
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Missing cat found 100 miles away in feral colony. (Thanks @darlojo.bsky.social!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
A missing cat was found in Leeds after disappearing last year
Ginge the cat was found in Leeds almost a year after going missing from his home in Sunderland.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jaw
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darlojo.bsky.social @darlojo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Phew!
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Man calls 999 after buying alcohol-free gin by mistake. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
bbc.co.uk
Man calls Hertfordshire Police on 999 after buying alcohol-free gin by mistake
Police release audio of his emergency call, in which he requests assistance to help get his £6 back.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Gone to the bogs - Gardai investigate after person breaks Galway house window with sod of turf. www.connachttribune.ie/news/gardai-...
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Gardai investigate after person breaks Galway house window with sod of turf
Separately they are looking for two men in connection with another incident
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dealer caught with Class A drugs hidden in roll-on deodorant. www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...
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Dealer caught with stash hidden in roll-on deodorant
Police noticed the 26-year-old was acting suspiciously in a car
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Somerset dairy farmer bride rides favourite cow to her wedding. www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
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Somerset dairy farmer bride rides favourite cow to her wedding
Victoria got up early on her wedding day to milk the cows, then rushed back from her ceremony to milk them again
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral. fortune.com/2026/08/10/i...
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Italy's $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral | Fortune
Extreme heat is straining the vaults that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral, and economists say the damage runs wider than the vault.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Golf club battles hungry badgers digging up greens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Golf club battles hungry badgers digging up greens during drought
Clare Park Lake Golf Course is using netting, loud radios and lights to deter the stripey saboteurs.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NSW Police say 'body' found in suitcase at Oallen believed to be sex doll. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Police believe 'body' found in suitcase by road was a sex doll
Police sources say a "body" found in a suitcase in southern NSW is believed to be a sex doll, rather than the remains of a woman as first feared.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Suspicious package that shut down Wisconsin Ave. was electronic sex device, police say. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/s...
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Suspicious package that shut down Wisconsin Ave. was electronic sex device, police say
A suspicious package that shut down part of D.C.’s busy Wisconsin Avenue NW during the Wednesday morning rush was an electronic sex device, police say. Someone approached a firefighter near the back o...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Another AI-generated local news publisher has surfaced. ‘Future Business Media’ has launched Witney News, Banbury Online and the Oxford Post, as well as numerous other sites covering Wokingham, Altrincham, Uxbridge, Market Harborough and many more. The content is AI summaries of council documents.
Witney News front page
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hazmat team descend on woman's house after 'smelly' Shein parcel arrives at door. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Hazmat team descend on woman's house after 'smelly' Shein parcel arrives at door
EXCLUSIVE: Courtney Davies ordered products from Shein for her online business - but their arrival prompted the emergency services to have to intervene due to fears over the safety of her parcel
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Marmots got money troubles: Cuts to UCLA research lead scientists to OnlyFans. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Marmots got money troubles: Cuts to UCLA research lead scientists to OnlyFans
A UCLA marmot lab has opened an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms to raise funding for its research. So far, it's raised about $4,000.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Sunday Sport found dead
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Stray cats showing up at raves, gigs and pubs now have own merchandise. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
How stray cats in Coventry made rave nights and pubs their home
Fargo and Murphy are pulling in punters and have become firm favourites with customers.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Pilot’s flight path draws bin shape above Clacton days before Farage v Count Binface by-election. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Pilot’s flight path draws bin shape above Clacton days before by-election
It is not known who piloted the plane, which spent around half an hour drawing the flight path on Saturday
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Council's apology after 'Dead End' sign placed on Cemetery Road. (Thanks @littlebonelady.bsky.social!) www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2644548...
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Council apologises after 'Dead End' sign placed next to cemetery
The council has apologised after a temporary ‘Dead End’ sign appeared beside Cemetery Road.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Police officer dresses up as a shrub, busts 74 distracted drivers in six hours. www.motorbiscuit.com/police-offic...
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Police Officer Dresses Up as a Shrub, Busts 74 Distracted Drivers in Six Hours
With distracted driving becoming a major threat to motorists, a Dunellen Borough Police Department officer disguised himself as a shrub and stood beside a
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Why Alan Carr's unwanted cement animals mean so much to our family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Alan Carr's unwanted cement animal scultpures mean so much to our family
Clare Stephens is proud of her grandad's role in making the items which ended up at the comedian's castle.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Man arrested after dressing up in 'Grim Reaper' costume on hospital roof and staring at patients. (Thanks @jennymckinnon.bsky.social!) www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
mirror.co.uk
Man arrested after 'dressing as Grim Reaper' at hospital and staring at patients
A 26-year-old man climbed on a hospital roof dressed as a 'crow' which resembles a Grim Reaper outfit, as he flaunted a long knife has now been fined for his nuisance behaviour
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Spider-Man screening evacuated after filmgoer suffers bout of extreme farting. (Thanks @jennymckinnon.bsky.social!) www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
dailystar.co.uk
Spider-Man screening evacuated after filmgoer suffers bout of extreme farting
A screening of Marvel smash Spider-Man: Brand New Day was thrown into chaos when an audience member’s “extreme flatulence” made the auditorium unbearable
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Couple face huge court bill after losing neighbour fight over ornamental squirrel. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Couple face huge court bill after losing neighbours fight over ornamental squirrel
The simple disagreement about a few inches of land escalated into an all out war
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Kash Patel loses lawsuit against man who called him “googly-eyed" Kremlin chud". (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) newrepublic.com/post/213675/...
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Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him “Googly-Eyed” Chud
A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.”
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