https://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=7631 Spoof News and Political Satire by victor nicholas en Copyright 2018, TheSpoof.com Sun, 20 May 2018 23:24:07 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 https://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif https://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=7631 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing by victor nicholas https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/123232/isle-of-wight-news-cargo-ship-carrying-news-runs-aground A cargo ship carrying news of the outside world for the last six months was deliberately grounded off the Isle of Wight Saturday evening after it began to list. Captain Sigge Olafson of the Hoege Osaka said he ordered crew members to jettison new... Mon, 05 Jan 2015 01:50:29 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/123206/afrophysicists-discover-link-to-dark-matter A link to solving the mystery of dark matter which as bedeviled physicists for decades has been solved posthumously it seems by Chuck Brown the acknowledged Godfather of Go-go music in the Washington D.C. area in the mid 1960's. While originally loca... Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:00:57 GMT World News https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/us/123162/retaliation-for-the-interview-obamas-urban-renewal-plan President Obama has announced that his administration has coordinated with Sony to release their controversial comedy "The Interview" in selected theatres located in neighborhoods with high crime rates targeted for urban renewal across the nation inc... Fri, 26 Dec 2014 03:08:52 GMT US Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/us/123098/cheney-defends-using-spoof-on-prisoners Former vice-president Dick Cheney has drawn fire from human rights activists for defending the US and the CIA using satire as an interrogation technique on Guantanamo prisoners post 9-11. Cheney says that the United States was under a high level thre... Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:26:12 GMT US Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/121278/cold-weather-proof-of-global-warming Leading climatologists in Denmark say that the past long cold winter is yet another sign of global warming. Sigge Ennes from the University of Copenhagen says that the trend is now irreversible. "Higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere from mankind bu... Sun, 18 May 2014 00:01:38 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/121272/isle-of-wight-news-blacktop-days-are-coming Winter has just ended and summer festivals are just around the corner. Soon the island will be blessed with many fun filled weekends providing enjoyment for both residents and tourists alike. It seems like every town and village has their own fest... Fri, 16 May 2014 23:06:54 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/120819/famed-explorer-to-search-for-missing-flight-mh-370 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced that he has called on retired gentleman explorer Victor Nicholas to discover the remains of flight MH 370. "We owe it to the families of the victims of this tragedy to use all means to search and... Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:38:14 GMT World News https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/113464/isle-of-wight-news-park-and-ryde-program-cancelled The innovative Park and Ryde Program has been cancelled. While introduced to great fanfare as a sustainable initiative to reduce traffic, the program has been plagued with confusion and inefficiencies from the start. Residents seemed more than wil... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:29:27 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/113139/isle-of-wight-news-mayor-baffled-by-decision A TOWN mayor has said he is baffled by an Isle of Wight Council decision. The Isle of Wight Council, which made the decision is sticking by the decision despite opposition from the Mayor. Council spokeman Gordon Gillies says "It is the right of... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:54:23 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/113036/isle-of-wight-news-dont-forget-to-move-your-calendar-to-2013 Isle of Wight residents are reminded to move their calendars forward tonight to 2013. Despite the annual spring reminder and widespread use of the Internet there are many hold outs to sharing the 2013 calendar across the island with many communities... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:16:46 GMT World News