http://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=11424 Spoof News and Political Satire by ExiledRoyal en Copyright 2012, TheSpoof.com Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:46:09 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 http://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif http://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=11424 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing by ExiledRoyal http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111592/cardboard-cops-replace-south-yorkshires-force The life-size cutouts of a uniformed officer, which cost £25 each, will be deployed across South Yorkshire Police's patch to make up for the staff currently working on the Jimmy Savile investigation. "So far," Det. Chief Superintendent Bill 'Skid'... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:46:08 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/world/111575/mayan-apocalypse-bruce-willis-and-sigourney-weaver-voted-favourites-to-save-us The online poll of 2,000 Brits carried out by EndPoll for online movie provider 'blankbox', revealed that 57% of people were aware of the Mayan prophecy of the apocalypse and 13% confessed to being worried. More than one in four respondents put th... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:50:51 GMT World News http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111571/jimmy-savile-probe-police-investigate-claims-against-anybody-with-celebrity-in-their-portfolio Detectives working on Operation Yewtree have received several tip-offs relating to the stars and are set to arrest six more 'names'. The sheer volume of allegations, some as old as 130 years, are currently flooding into Police Stations up and down... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:10:44 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111491/royal-baby-commemorative-mugs-already-on-sale Despite the news being less than a day old, a Staffordshire pottery firm has begun producing a commemorative mug for the royal baby. The Emma Bridgewater firm, in Stoke-on-Trent, started work on the blue, red and white mugs late last night, and th... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:01:27 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111444/cameron-resigns-in-favour-of-new-sporting-career Freddie Flintoff led the way. Loveable pisshead and cricket all-rounder Andrew Flintoff entered the ring a former England cricketer but left a heavyweight boxer after overcoming a second-round knockdown to beat lardarse American Richard Dawson on his... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:01:44 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/science-technology/111403/spam-viagra-emails-destroy-mans-life For most of us, unsolicited emails advertising Viagra and other sexual paraphernalia are simply a part of life. Most of us receive them in our 'Spam' folder and delete them without ever looking at them. But for Marv Kuntz the story has taken a ver... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:26:01 GMT Science & Technology http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111399/cliche-ridden-cameron-confuses-commons Prime Minister's Questions took a turn for the worse today where an under-performing David Cameron resorted to cliche rather than avoidance. Generally speaking it is an M.P.'s right not to answer questions directly. Even the simplest requests for... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:59:31 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111332/weather-prompts-road-hazard-warning-for-wales The current state of the UK weather is hardly news. Each day we are regaled (literally) with more accounts of torrential rain, howling winds and damaged property. But to research a story that may well have slipped under the radar, The Spoof has be... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:54:09 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111327/church-admits-to-existence-of-super-satan It hasn't been the most edifying of weeks for the Church of England. First they introduce Archbishop of Canterbury-to-be Justin Webbeleyebbely for our appraisal. Webbeleyebbely has an interesting past, only being ordained in 1991. He had previous... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:17:07 GMT UK Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/uk/111284/prince-philip-wins-guinness-book-of-records-for-most-gaffe-prone-human-being It started as just another day in the Queen's Jubilee year: a visit to Bristol. Her Majesty and the ubiquitous Phil began their tour at the Bailey caravan factory, marking its own 65th anniversary. What they were unaware of was that Her Maj had a... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:01:53 GMT UK Headlines