Jeremy Corbyn was said to be inconsoleable tonight as it was revealed that The Office star Mackenzie Crook has beaten him to the role of Worzel Gummidge, a character made famous by Jon Pertwee in the late 70’s, and set to be reprised. For younger readers, Worzel Gummidge is a mischievous scarecrow who  can come

  Rotherham Borough Council has come up with an ingenious scheme which they say will save at least £100,000 a year.  Instead of repairing potholes in the road using tarmac, they simply paint a white circle around them and then piss off again. A spokesperson for the council department which claims to have come up

In an event concocted purely so that a second rate online reporter was able to squeeze out a dodgy pun,  a pensioner who forgot to buy Muesli has apparently been diagnosed with Alpenzheimer’s disease. Details are sketchy at this time, as might be expected under the circumstances. Sheridan Weaselback, chief reporter at The Rotherham Bugle