Whitstable Mum in Custard Shortage

'Mattress Falls Off Truck Into Kidderminster Road'...'Man Stole Tortoise To Pay For Booze'...'Aquatic Centre Roof Sag Explained'...Every week Britain's local newspapers bring their investigative skills to stories of vital historical importance. While global conflicts rage, the local paper looks closer to home to the events that really matter. These can be as diverse as animal news ('Smug Swans Attack Dalmatian'), human peril ('Man Found Nailed To Bench'), domestic crisis ('Oven Removed From Home'), or disaster avoided ('No Flood Warnings for North Somerset'). "Whitstable Mum in Custard Shortage" is the first book to collect and celebrate these triumphs of British journalism - from surreal billboard headlines to the full text of the classic articles. If you like QI and The News Quiz, you'll love this book. And the next time there's a seismic global news event, just remember: somewhere a local reporter is crafting 500 words on the 'Youth Found In Phone Box With Fork', while their fellow hack is collecting 'Tributes As Popular Lichfield Cat Dies'...

ISBN 0241952174   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780241952177 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 410 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Penguin Books Ltd   Height (mm) 220 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 162 Publication date 13 Oct 2011   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY 070.4330941   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

Just genius! This is my new favourite coffee book Fearne Cotton, BBC Radio 1 A heavenly collection of cuts and headlines. Reminds us of the utter bliss that is local news -- Rachel Johnson Evening Standard, Books of the Year I love these sensational headlines our newspapers have produced...fantastic! It's a great book Nicky Campbell, 5 Live

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