https://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=10985 Spoof News and Political Satire by Mark Merton en Copyright 2018, TheSpoof.com Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:43:46 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 https://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif https://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=10985 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing by Mark Merton https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/65851/the-queens-christmas-speech-to-be-scrapped According to a research jointly carried out by Oxford and Cambridge Universities the Queen's Christmas speech on TV is watched by 56% of the adult population in the UK but remembered only by 3% after the Boxing Day. The proportion of people giving so... Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:40:07 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/65791/pope-benedict-xvi-attacked-by-his-mistress The attack took place at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican at the start of the traditional Christmas Mass. As the Pontiff was proceeding down the main aisle a young woman jumped over the barriers and plunged on him, shouting "I love you Benetto". The Po... Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:45:06 GMT World News https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/65513/eurostar-mulfunction-caused-by-drivers-onions Eurostar came to a halt in the Channel Tunnel and thousands of passangers stranded for hours. A team of expert investigators located the cause of the mulfunction in the driver's cabin. A temperature sensor was blocked by the driver's onions. The... Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:32:25 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/us/64954/mother-theresa-wants-to-come-back-and-appear-in-x-factor A prominent medium in Washington DC claimed that she has been contacted by Mother Theresa of Calcutta, the late saint famous for her care for the poor, and that she has been asked to make an application on her behalf to X Factor. Miss Joanne Blueb... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:51:03 GMT US Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/64898/church-declared-jesus-as-missing-person The Church of England has announced that, according to a latest research, an average person in the UK doesn't know much about the adult life of Jesus. Michael Robson, 29 a milkman from Bognor Regis admitted that he has no idea what Jesus has done or... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:21:31 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/64819/supermarkets-to-save-the-church-of-england A think-tank commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to produce a report on the finances of the Church has published a preliminary paper for discussion. The paper entitled "how to secure a dignified demise for the Church" is being published... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:12:46 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/64478/6-hours-longer-days-this-christmas People who have not enough time for Christmas shopping will be allowed to use a 30 hours day instead of the usual 24 hours day during the festive season. Greenwich Observatory Daylight Committee held meetings with the representatives of major superst... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:04:25 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/64335/police-budget-cut-by-half-a-billion-pounds It has been announced quietly by the Home Office that the Police forces in England and Wales will have to reduce their cost by half a Billion Pounds within the next five years. Forces will have to come up with creative cuts in their spendings without... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:24:11 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/64105/church-issues-credit-cards Archbishop Rowan Williams will announce at this Sunday's mass at Westminster Abbey that the church will actively help those in financial difficulties to overcome them as soon as possible. A small army of three thousand volunteers will go door to... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:07:25 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/us/63999/new-tax-on-cattle-farming President Obama announced that there will be a new tax on cattle farming due to huge volumes of carbon emission by cattle. He said that it was almost impossible to stop the animals farting, but it might be possible to push the cattle farmers into fin... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:51:32 GMT US Headlines