Thursday, 13 February 2025

Can We Have Some Accuracy In Headlines?


A far more accurate headline would read 'Woman is killed after veering onto the opposite side of the road and straight into a stationary double-decker bus'
Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage to work out how the collision happened.

Blimey, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes, does it, fellers? 

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8 comments:

  1. The Jannie13 February 2025 at 09:33

    The British papers are so safe. I remember reading French local newspapers some years ago - they would describe every detail of a prang down to who they saw as the offending party!

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  2. Anonymous13 February 2025 at 09:34

    308 is quite effective against human sized targets, yes.

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  3. 13 February 2025 at 09:52

    the police would need the prime minister's go ahead to predudice a possible court case so it's understandable their wording is a bit fuzzy here.

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  4. Anonymous14 February 2025 at 09:58

    It's what newspapers don't tell you that irritates me. Read the same story in three different papers, and you'll probably get three different versions.
    I'm reminded of the story of a lad from Liverpool visiting Manchester, and prevented an XL Bully savaging the owner's young daughter. When the reporter discovered where he came from, the headline readead, "SCOUSER KILLS FAMILY PET".
    Penseivat

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  5. JuliaM16 February 2025 at 08:25

    I can understand anti-scouser prejudice, but even I'd balk at that!

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