Paul Hennell
@hennell.bsky.social
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Paul Hennell
@hennell.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Back on the Breaking the News cycle again - if you fancy some topical jokes with a Scottish slant it's on BBC Sounds, all podcast apps, or there's a televised version on iPlayer. Made the credits of both audio & TV edits this week!
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What were they doing for a year if it wasn't extensive background checks?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sarah Mullally: New Archbishop of Canterbury faces complaint about abuse case handling
The Church says she was not told of a complaint about how she handled allegations against a priest.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What were they doing for a year if it wasn't extensive background checks?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hard for hard for
makers to. readers to
make Read
🤝
This format
makers to. readers to
make Read
🤝
This format
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Hard for hard for
makers to. readers to
make Read
🤝
This format
makers to. readers to
make Read
🤝
This format
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🎶He's making a list, he's reviewing list apps, he's tried out 16, things have gotten off track. He's forgotten what the list app was for...🎶
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🎶He's making a list, he's reviewing list apps, he's tried out 16, things have gotten off track. He's forgotten what the list app was for...🎶
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Christmas sequel to 2015 Jennifer Lawrence film called "Joy 2: The World"
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Christmas sequel to 2015 Jennifer Lawrence film called "Joy 2: The World"
🎶He's making a list, he's reviewing list apps, he's tried out 16, things have gotten off track. He's forgotten what the list app was for...🎶
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🎶He's making a list, he's reviewing list apps, he's tried out 16, things have gotten off track. He's forgotten what the list app was for...🎶
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Really disappointed by this temu diffuser. How's this going to stop any bombs?
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Really disappointed by this temu diffuser. How's this going to stop any bombs?
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“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
I thought the act of giving Trump a made up FIFA peace prize was toe curlingly embarrassing on the face of it, but watching him just grab at the medal and put it on himself 🫣
youtu.be/Ei35PMvdpPM
youtu.be/Ei35PMvdpPM
BREAKING NEWS: President Trump Receives FIFA Peace Prize During World Cup Draw At The Kennedy Center
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I thought the act of giving Trump a made up FIFA peace prize was toe curlingly embarrassing on the face of it, but watching him just grab at the medal and put it on himself 🫣
youtu.be/Ei35PMvdpPM
youtu.be/Ei35PMvdpPM
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[over on X] but when is it WHITE FRIDAY
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
[over on X] but when is it WHITE FRIDAY
Tolkien called Sauron The Dark Lord and said he was as close to wholly evil as was possible. Cured me of the idea any Lord should ever be listen to...
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tolkien called Sauron The Dark Lord and said he was as close to wholly evil as was possible. Cured me of the idea any Lord should ever be listen to...
Remembered rather last minute I had tickets to the live cautionary tales podcast recording tonight. I'll be the sound of heavy breathing in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Remembered rather last minute I had tickets to the live cautionary tales podcast recording tonight. I'll be the sound of heavy breathing in the background.
five held on suspicion of murder is not a Blyton book I remember
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Ismail Ali, who went missing in Bradford in 2020, is ‘safe and well’ after police said this week they thought he was dead
A shop worker who went missing five years ago has walked into a police station days after officers said they believed he was dead and arrested five people on suspicion of his murder.
West Yorkshire police said Ismail Ali turned up on Wednesday reporting to be “safe and well”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
five held on suspicion of murder is not a Blyton book I remember
Lindsey Halligan's strategy of approaching the court with only the enthusiasm and skill of a coked up puppy is not playing out well for her. But it is amazing to watch.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Lindsey Halligan's strategy of approaching the court with only the enthusiasm and skill of a coked up puppy is not playing out well for her. But it is amazing to watch.
Soon the only jobs left will be hype man for AI.
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Soon the only jobs left will be hype man for AI.
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Why do doorbells not have a cooldown so you can't ring more than once in any 20 second window. And if you do it zaps you.
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Why do doorbells not have a cooldown so you can't ring more than once in any 20 second window. And if you do it zaps you.
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Technically I think I have also done this.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Technically I think I have also done this.
I don't want to say the knitting show is already out of ideas, but apparently it's week three and they're knitting swimwear?
November 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I don't want to say the knitting show is already out of ideas, but apparently it's week three and they're knitting swimwear?
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Only -10 minutes left to get this weeks #raceAcrossTheWorld prediction in! #ratw https://worldracepredictions.com
World Race Predictions
A fan game to compete against your friends predicting who will win on the BBC's Race Across the World
worldracepredictions.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Only -10 minutes left to get this weeks #raceAcrossTheWorld prediction in! #ratw https://worldracepredictions.com
Was reading about someone taking their theory test 128 times and having embarrassingly little idea what's in a theory test I took a practice one to find out.
Passed.
Even with a stressed person not brought up in the UK, 128 times?
Passed.
Even with a stressed person not brought up in the UK, 128 times?
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Was reading about someone taking their theory test 128 times and having embarrassingly little idea what's in a theory test I took a practice one to find out.
Passed.
Even with a stressed person not brought up in the UK, 128 times?
Passed.
Even with a stressed person not brought up in the UK, 128 times?
I love how this article starts with the assertion that flapping your arms has been proven be to worse then yelling at seagulls, before immediately detailing the study that only compares: shouting, speaking and the sound of a robin.
Science Journalism!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Science Journalism!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests
Animal behaviourists tested 61 gulls in Cornwall to find most effective method of countering feathery threat
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I love how this article starts with the assertion that flapping your arms has been proven be to worse then yelling at seagulls, before immediately detailing the study that only compares: shouting, speaking and the sound of a robin.
Science Journalism!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Science Journalism!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
"Somehow Bond returned"
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Somehow Bond returned"