What I Found Out in the Newspaper Today

I’m really sorry to disappoint you all, but grandson has gone back to school and says he can’t think of anything to write about.

So it falls to me to continue the mildly amusing, nearly non-political posts that my grandson has started.

Click on the pictures to go to the news story.

In UK News

Having watched the Michelle Mone documentary this week, if further proof was needed that the honours system is completely broken.

In US News

One for the “Couldn’t happen to a nicer couple” section.

European News

Never mess with your granny:

Antipodean News

Just a really nice story, and there aren’t many of them in the papers.

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