Headline of the Day

Big Mags: The paedophile-hunting granny who built a heroin empire A new podcast tells the story of Mags Haney, the Stirling drug dealer who may have been a police informant.

Big Mags: The paedophile-hunting granny who built a heroin empire.
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Record shop’s silent disco blocked due to risk of noise complaints Plan opposed by Metropolitan Police after confusion around previous amplified events

Record shop’s silent disco blocked due to risk of noise complaints.
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/07/21/s...

School 'thankful' after hot air balloon crashes into roof One witness said it 'looked like the people were going to fall out'

It's the school kids I feel sorry for. A balloon crashing into school is the sort of thing you'd remember your whole life and it happens during the summer break.

What a waste.

Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants' Rupert Lowe says he will donate £1,000 to charity but makes

MP mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants'. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pak'n Save customer stunned by 1.1kg rock in bag of potatoes The potato-shaped, dirt-covered rock managed to sneak through the potato processing gate.

Pak'n Save customer stunned by 1.1kg rock in bag of potatoes.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

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Talking parrot helps bring down Blackpool drugs gang Raids in Blackpool uncovered the bird which had been taught to say phrases used by drug dealers.

Talking parrot helps bring down drugs gang. (Thanks @jennymckinnon.bsky.social & @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

a close up of a red parrot with a yellow beak looking up at the camera . Alt: a close up of a red parrot with a yellow beak looking up at the camera .

Yes. Yes it is.

Danish zoo asks pet owners to donate rabbits and horses to feed its predators Zoological institution offers to euthanise animals that need to be put down so ‘nothing goes to waste’

Danish zoo asks pet owners to donate rabbits and horses to feed its predators.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

How the mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was finally solved The platypus was a top secret gift from Australia, found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia

A fish falls from the sky and sparks a brush fire in British Columbia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/w...

Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare A truckload of hot dogs has spilled across a Pennsylvania highway after a crash, clogging the road toward the end of the morning rush hour.

Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters’ wurst nightmare. (Thanks @jennymckinnon.bsky.social!)
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Did God ask a Florida man to spend $60 million on a theme park? A $2 billion theme park in rural Oklahoma? Sounds like a crazy idea, right? Turns out, it was. But just how crazy the whole project turned out to be might rank American Heartland as one of the all-ti...

Did God ask a Florida man to spend $60 million on a theme park?
www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202507...

Quest for heaviest gooseberry celebrates 200 years The prized

Quest for heaviest gooseberry celebrates 200 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Manx town's beloved cat stars in reimagined masterpieces - BBC News Thomas the cat is painted into classic art works and displayed across Ramsey on the Isle of Man.

Town's beloved cat stars in reimagined masterpieces.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

West Japan town's 'kappa' folklore creature to be replaced after years of scaring tourists - The Mainichi FUKUSAKI, Hyogo -- A popular statue of a

West Japan town's 'kappa' folklore creature to be replaced after years of scaring tourists.
mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Chuck E. Cheese employee in mouse costume arrested by TPD for credit card fraud TPD spokesperson Jerome Maples confirmed the legitimacy of the photos and said that TPD arrested a man on three felonies.

Chuck E. Cheese employee in mouse costume arrested by TPD for credit card fraud.
eu.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Cornwall surgeon accused of fraud over amputation of his own legs Neil Hopper, 49, from Truro appears in court accused of lying to insurers about how he lost his legs

Cornwall surgeon accused of fraud over amputation of his own legs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The National's front page as Donald Trump set to arrive in Scotland The National's front page on Friday, 'Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland', pays tribute to Donald Trump as he looks set to begin his five-day…

In case anyone was still wondering- yes, it is real
www.thenational.scot/news/2534018...

Robot dog delivers pizza at beach to deter seagulls from stealing food Domino's has launched a robot dog to deliver pizza to beachgoers and avoid seagulls

Robot dog delivers pizza at beach to deter seagulls from stealing food.
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Ozzy Osbourne collaborates with chimpanzees on abstract expressionist paintings Retired rocker creates artworks to raise funds for Florida sanctuary for rescued apes

And from 2025, just a couple of weeks ago:

Ozzy Osbourne collaborates with chimpanzees on abstract expressionist paintings.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid after talking to horse for an hour Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he gave up taking acid in the '70s after a trip left him chatting to a horse.

From 2022:

Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid after talking to horse for an hour.
www.nme.com/news/music/o...

Bats take a bite out of Ozzy Osbourne's building plans The Black Sabbath singer, who once bit the head off a bat, sees his plans to convert a barn on his Buckinghamshire estate quashed after council finds evidence of his winged nemeses

From 2014 - this was actually one of the first headlines I ever shared on the original feed:

Bats take a bite out of Ozzy Osbourne's building plans
www.theguardian.com/music/2014/m...

In light of recent news, I've had a look back through the Headline of the Day Archive™️ - here are some of the times Ozzy Osbourne has starred in bonkers headlines.

What a (Inter)National Treasure he was.
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I understand justice matters but the reopening of cold cases is surely going too far now

Accordion man's collection goes under the hammer at auction A County Down family auctions off one of the biggest private collections of accordions in the world.

Dad's accordion collecting 'obsession' filled five trucks.
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Home sought for massive knitted map of Ireland A huge wool map of Ireland, which took four years of knitting and crocheting to complete, is in search of a new home to go on public display.

Home sought for massive knitted map of Ireland.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Oh FFS... 🤦‍♂️

Someone has eaten artist Maurizio Cattelan’s $6 million banana – again.
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The countdown to this making the headlines (and by extension, appearing on this page) begins... 😏

Hidden Detail in Crotch Solves 500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding way ahead of his time.  To draw the Vitruvian Man in 1490 – an illustration of the...

Hidden detail in crotch solves 500-year-old Leonardo Da Vinci mystery.
www.sciencealert.com/hidden-detai...