http://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=9311 Spoof News and Political Satire by Roy Turse en Copyright 2012, TheSpoof.com Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 http://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif http://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=9311 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing by Roy Turse http://www.thespoof.com/news/science-technology/111466/exciting-new-graphene-art-developed For the last few years, scientists have been exploring the properties and possible uses of graphene, the new wonder material made of an atom-thick layer of carbon. It promises to herald a revolution in materials and electronics development. Howev... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT Science & Technology http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111197/regulator-to-intervene-in-sally-bercow-twitter-row A UK communications watchdog, has announced an investigation into a number of claims made on-line by unknown reporter Roy Turse concerning Sally Bercow. On Monday, Roy Turse named Ms Bercow as a 'serial Twitter abuser' and 'publicity junkie' and i... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:36:29 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111056/paxman-announces-radical-university-challenge-changes Jeremy Paxman today announced that there will be some major changes to the format of his long-running quiz show University Challenge. In a press release he said that the programme was to be re-structured to give it a more topical and less academic f... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:20:44 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/110949/english-gcse-results-does-it-effect-peoples-abilitys-in-todays-journalism With the legal challenge over this years English examinations expected to be pushed through with some urgance, many are asking if a GCSE in English truly has any affect on the quality of articles being written by currant journalists. If the English... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:03:10 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/110868/crisp-packet-hedgehog-bloody-annoyed-at-so-called-rescue A hedgehog widely reported to have been saved after being stuck in a crisp packet in Weston Super Mare has hit back at his rescuers, saying he had never asked for help. The hedgehog, given the name Crispin by the team that extracted him from a rai... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:02:22 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/entertainment-gossip/109408/tmz-website-shows-proof-that-prince-harry-has-a-red-star-tattooed-on-his-rear The latest snaps of Prince Harry in his hotel suite in Las Vegas have been published on the TMZ website, and show that he sports a bright red star tattoo on his backside. The significance of the tattoo is not known for sure, but that has not stopp... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:32:07 GMT Entertainment & Gossip http://www.thespoof.com/news/entertainment-gossip/109377/louis-walshs-new-hair-makes-him-look-40-years-younger-claims-orang-utan-hair-transplant-pioneer Following Louis Walsh's surprising new hairstyle as seen on The X-Factor, details are now emerging of the controversial procedure he has undertaken to achieve the effect. And the scientist behind the process, Doctor Ronan Westboys, has spoken out ab... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:14:07 GMT Entertainment & Gossip http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/109295/maths-a-level-student-uses-banach-tarski-paradox-to-prove-twice-as-many-students-actually-got-a-or-a-as-passed-the-exams-at-the-top-two-grades Faced with being on the borderline for acceptance to his preferred university place, an eighteen-year-old from Basingstoke has written a letter to the university's Maths department purporting to show that although he was awarded a B grade in Maths, i... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:06:10 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/business/108258/union-demands-extra-seconds-pay-for-workers Leaders of the Britain's biggest public sector union have proposed industrial action if employers do not pay workers for the extra second that is being inserted into the calendar on June 30th. At midnight on June 30th, one second is due to be adde... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:39:16 GMT Business Brief http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/108240/david-beckham-the-olympics-are-cancelled After tirelessly campaigning to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to London, David Beckham was distraught today when it became clear he had not been picked for the British Olympic football team. Stuart Pierce who has been charged with putting the team to... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:50:24 GMT UK Headlines