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Legend has it that in the 1920s, the maverick journalist Claud Cockburn staged a private competition among his colleagues on The Times. The winner, he said, would be the person who managed to write the dullest headline. Cockburn himself is said to have carried the day with ‘Small Earthquake In Chile. Not Many Dead’. For years, my favourite magazine, The Oldie, has had a regular column, inspired by this competition, called Not Many Dead. Oldie readers send in items of exceptional dullness that they have spotted in newspapers. Craig Brown has long been a fan of The Oldie which has a regular column inspired by Claud Cockburn One or two have even come from this newspaper, among them ‘Philip Schofield Brought Dead Goldfish Back To Life With Whisk’. But local newspapers, with fewer opportunities for world-shattering excitement, remain ahead of the game. Recent winners include ‘Friction On Family Road Trip’, from the Henley Standard and ‘Two Men … [Read more...] about CRAIG BROWN: Why celebrities are just like vegetables

ASSUMING it was Ben Shephard’s turn in the chair, I turned on ITV’s Good Morning Britain at 6:30 on Thursday. Big mistake. It was Piers Morgan , pouring ten tons of syrup all over his new mate-in-waiting Joe Biden , whose Presidential inauguration address reminded him of “ Nelson Mandela after he became the first black ­president of South Africa, in 1994.” At various other moments in the show — when he wasn’t emailing his interview request to the White House, I assume — the speech was also “very powerful”, “effective” and simply “great”. “And at one point,” a slightly ­overwrought Piers also admitted, “I actually choked up.” As did I, after five minutes of this slather. Although, it would bring tears to your eyes too if you were performing the same political ­contortions as Piers, who’s been on quite the shape-shifting political journey these past ten months. Before March he was television’s anti-woke warrior, standing apart from every other mainstream presenter and … [Read more...] about I’m Piers Morgan and this is Good Fawning Britain

11.00am BST Bonsoir and thanks for the sardines Well, that's enough for today. Thank you very much for your fine company. Thank you to Mike Bowers for his company and his wonderful images. I won't thank the government for abolishing carbon pricing. Neither I suspect will a number of readers. That was of course the story of the day in politics – the day parliament decided to axe the tax that wasn't a tax and replace it with .. well, who knows. With the senate to get through its business, I'll be back with you tomorrow to take us through to the winter break. I'll be a little late because I'll be on Radio National at 8am. See you around 9am. 10.54am BST She rounds out on climate change. Q: Just finally on the subject of climate change, Mr Abbott, you used to describe climate scientists as alarmist and extremists. You obviously questioned the science many times in the past. Did you have a Road to Damascus moment when you decided that you were wrong about that? Well, Sarah, … [Read more...] about Senate debates mining tax repeal – the day’s political coverage

CORONAVIRUS cases are plunging across London with infections in parts of the capital falling by up to half in just one week, figures reveal today. Data released this morning shows cases have dropped by 50.1 per cent in one of the most deprived boroughs - Tower Hamlets in East London - in the week to January 29. 🦠 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Cases had dropped by 746 meaning the current figure for the borough is 742. Other boroughs to experience a dramatic reduction in Covid-19 cases include Greenwich (46.4 per cent), Hackney (45.1 per cent), City of London (45.1 per cent) and Waltham Forest (44.2 per cent).Camden saw its cases drop by 43 per cent, while others including Redbridge (42.6 per cent), Croydon (41.9 per cent) and Barnet (41.5 per cent) all experienced dramatic reductions. However, wealthy boroughs did not see cases drop as much as some of the less affluent areas, reports the Evening Standard. In Hammersmith and Fulham, cases were … [Read more...] about Coronavirus cases plunging all over London with infections falling by up to a half in just one week

An annual Milky Way photography competition has unveiled 25 spectacular images showing off our galaxy in incredible rarely-seen detail. The stunning photographs, released by travel photography blog Capture The Atlas, show the stars beautifully framing trees, tents and even a monastery. The astonishing shots have been nominated for the website's annual Milky Way photographer of the year compilation, held each June to coincide with the peak of the Milky Way season. The images range from all over the world, including the Spanish mountains, a national park in Namibia, a salt lake in Australia and an air base in the Antarctica. 'Winter Milky Way' by Dr. Nicholas Roemmelt. Marmolada, Dolomites – Italy. This climbing route is located on the south face of the Marmolada, the 'Queen of the Dolomites'. 'When I saw this glacial gate, it instantly reminded me of a gigantic shark,' Dr Roemmelt said 'Double Arch by Pablo Ruiz García. Picos de Europa – Spain. This  … [Read more...] about Stunning images of the Milky Way captured from remote locations including the Spanish mountains, an Australian salt lake and an Antarctic air base are revealed in astrophotography competition