http://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=12522 Spoof News and Political Satire by Ernest Hendrix en Copyright 2013, TheSpoof.com Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:33 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 http://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif http://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=12522 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing by Ernest Hendrix http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/114130/man-has-both-legs-amputated-in-revenge-wedding-prank A newlywed groom woke up in hospital the day after his wedding to find both his legs had been amputated - as part of a revenge prank by the groom's brother. Plumber Sydney Squat-Thrust chopped off his brother Jarrod's legs as he slept on his w... Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:32 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/113360/north-korea-declares-war-on-ken-barlow Russia has urged Ken Barlow BA (Hons) and North Korea to show restraint after Pyongyang said it was entering a "state of war" with the long-standing fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. The belligerent declaration comes a... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:09:18 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/113150/ireland-may-leave-eurozone-to-join-boyzone As the eurozone debt crisis deepens by the day, speculation continues to mount that Ireland, with its spiralling debt mountain, will default on its creditors and will ultimately leave the eurozone and instead become the fifth member of Boyzone. Th... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:47:53 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/113083/ian-beale-becomes-a-sponge-cake The BBC has released a picture of EastEnders' Ian Beale looking a little worse for wear on the streets of Walford following his nightmarish transformation into a Victoria sponge cake. The cafe owner heartthrob disappeared from Albert Square last m... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:57:25 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111667/jahmene-douglas-appointed-as-secretary-of-state-for-defence X-Factor warbler Jahmene Douglas has been appointed as Secretary of State for Defence by Prime Minister David Cameron in a surprise Christmas cabinet reshuffle. Mr Douglas is thought to have impressed the Prime Minister at the annual Downing Stree... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:04:08 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111377/plot-to-eat-rosemary-shrager-in-jungle-foiled-by-phillip-schofield A sinister plot by fellow contestants to eat Rosemary Shrager in the I'm A Celebrity jungle studio was foiled at the last minute last night by television personality Phillip Schofield. Viewers and Ms Shrager were left unaware of the menacing plot... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:48:27 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/business/111361/olly-murs-named-as-new-bank-of-england-governor After months of speculation the identity of the next governor of the Bank of England has been revealed as Olly Murs. George Osborne stunned the city by announcing that Olly Murs, the runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, will repl... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:36:25 GMT Business Brief http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111202/local-tramp-pays-surprise-visit-to-british-troops-in-afghanistan Local tramp and wino Solomon McGeachy today paid a surprise visit to British personnel stationed at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Arriving in secret and in the middle of the night, Solomon flew into the country on a morale boosting visit. The be... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:19:18 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111185/prince-charles-to-star-in-new-film The Prince of Wales has landed his latest film role. The 64-year-old HRH is set to play Chachi Windsor, the younger cousin of Fonzie, in the forthcoming Happy Days movie. He is said to have wowed studio bosses with his portrayal of Charlie Carb... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:59:42 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/110923/fart-emissions-offsetting-scheme-launched A radical fart emissions offsetting scheme was launched yesterday in central London by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Education Minister Michael Gove. The prevention of fart fouling trading scheme or PFFTS was introduced to reduce fart emiss... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:28:18 GMT UK Headlines