Perhaps not a weird headline, but in fact a quite reasonable one that catches the attention in the Glasgow Herald today: Sir Tom Hunter calls for Scots politicians to be barred from pubs. The idea seems to be that until they do something about punitive business rates on the hospitality industry, they should be denied hospitality as an encouragement to think about it.
This is awful as a headline: BBC legend John Virgo dies aged 79 as tributes pour in for snooker icon. This suggests that John Virgo (the "BBC legend") died just as the tributes were "pouring in" for an unnamed "snooker icon". Which is not what "Wales Online" meant!
Apparently, a bus driver, after dropping off his students at a local academy saw many students in the super cold and started picking them up. Initially, there were few takers, but he put it out on his Facebook page he will pick up students by Reservation only. Needless to say Detroit Schools was not pleased. The driver will now use a passenger van to offer the rides.
Not a headline per se, but I just passed an advert on the Tube whose tagline began: The debut novel from the author of... which caused me to a double take.
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To be honest, I thought that most people were arrested prior to their trials. Isn't that the standard procedure?
Never fear, BF - Edinburgh Live to the rescue:
Car bursts into flames on Edinburgh city centre street as crews rush to scene
No it doesn't ...
However: Knife found as huge search for attempted murder suspect continues. They got it right!
This is awful as a headline: BBC legend John Virgo dies aged 79 as tributes pour in for snooker icon. This suggests that John Virgo (the "BBC legend") died just as the tributes were "pouring in" for an unnamed "snooker icon". Which is not what "Wales Online" meant!
Yes, really - courtesy of LBC.
'Worse still'!?!
True. It would only be diffuse if it HAD exploded.
Those thoughts occurred to me, too...
'Wetherspoon dog policy could be breaking the law, watchdog says'
Yet another misuse of the word "as", this time from the Mirror:
Phil Taylor dead: BBC star dies as co-star issues heartbreaking tribute
Did the co-star know something everyone else didn't?
Apparently, a bus driver, after dropping off his students at a local academy saw many students in the super cold and started picking them up. Initially, there were few takers, but he put it out on his Facebook page he will pick up students by Reservation only. Needless to say Detroit Schools was not pleased. The driver will now use a passenger van to offer the rides.
14 hours ... in the rain ... for fried chicken?
Fast food? More like fasting food!
But I do get your point!