The following are real strange headlines from various newspapers.

This document layout is copyright 1997-2003 Steven Ward (me).

I would like MORE. So if you have any just drop me a line to the address below.
On Thursday, September 07, 2000 this list exceeded 1000 headlines.

Unlike other headline lists on the web, this list is updated on a monthly basis and where possible I have listed the paper where the headline origniated.

Last modified: Thursday, 16-Sep-2004 14:10:47 BST

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  1. $200 Fine Risk For Mobile Car Use -- Sunday Mail
  2. £20 To Fight Crime In England And Wales -- Local Government First (LGA Newsletter}
  3. £3 To Drive Into City -- Evening Standard
  4. 02 Sisters Reunited After 18 Years In Checkout Counter
  5. 1.6 Million Cherokees Are Recalled -- L.A Times
  6. 10 Revolting Officers Executed
  7. 12 On Their Way To Cruise Among Dead In Plane Crash
  8. 17 Aliens Held
  9. 18 Hurt In Cheese Roll
  10. 18,000 Women Recalled For New Tests - The Times
  11. 20-Year Friendship Ends At Altar
  12. 29 Hurt As Students Demand Right To Cheat
  13. 29 Nations Approve Bribery Ban
  14. 4-H Girls Win Prizes for Fat Calves
  15. 40 Men Escape Watery Graves When Vessel Flounders In Ale
  16. 500-Year-Old Child Found -- The Australian.
  17. 500 Elves Loose
  18. 7 Reasons Why Teacher's Find Us Top Class -- T4Teachers advertisment
  19. A Million ET's Get New Identity Deal
  20. Ability To Swim May Save Children From Drowning
  21. Abstention From Sex Does Not Make One Stupid - Nurse
  22. Accident Made Salesman "Too Nice" For Job - Daily Telegraph
  23. Accordionists Seek Some Respect -- AP headline
    24. This appeared on the same day as:
  24. ACT Women's Conference Pursues Broad Agenda -- Our Voice - PSU Group Report
  25. Acupuncture May Up Chance of Test-Tube Pregnancy -- Reuters headline
  26. Admits Shooting Husband From Stand,During Trial
  27. Afrikaaners Find God In London - Sundy Independent (South Africa)
  28. After 100 Years, Coward Celebration -- AP headline
  29. Air Head Fired -- Chicago Sun-Times
  30. Airborne Deer Kills Man - New York Times
  31. Airline Travel Safer Despite More Accidents - Report -- Reuters headline
  32. Airport Plea For Visitors To Stay Away - Scotsman
  33. Aladdin's Cave Is Found In Pub
  34. Aladdin's Cave Wins Village Shop Award
  35. Alaska Warned: Don't Become Florida
  36. Alcohol Ads Promote Drinking -- The Hartford Courant, November 18
  37. Alien Gangs Prey On UK -- Daily Mirror
  38. Alien Hedgehogs Spread Terror In The Hebrides-- The Times
  39. Alien In Sydney Pines For Port -- Adelaide Advertiser.
  40. Alien Unit Probe May Lead To Further Action -- Johannesburg Star
  41. Aliens Are In Control Of Blair, Say Serb Psychics -- Independent On Sunday.
  42. Aliens Blamed For Woes Of Society
  43. Aliens Crammed Into Toilet
  44. Aliens Eat Swamp
  45. Aliens Found At Pentagon -- Sutton On Sunday (Sutton Coldfield).
  46. Aliens On "Student" Visas Slip Under Net - Brisbane (Australia) Courier-Mail
  47. Aliens On Jakarta Blacklist
  48. Aliens To Fill Future Jobs Need Say Experts -- Irish Independent
  49. All-Stars Turn On Sparse Crowd
  50. American Ships Head To Lybia
  51. Americans Driven To Suicide By Fear Of Death -- Daily Telegraph
  52. Amnesia Costs Accountant 11 Years
  53. Analysis: Jobs End Welfare
  54. Ancient Blonde Corpses Raise Questions
  55. Ancient Chinese Tradition Develops -- AP headline
  56. Ancient King To Watch Over Bike Network -- Southampton Daily Echo
  57. Angel's Future Now 'Secure' -- The Licencee.
  58. Angels On Cloud Nine After Award -- The Licencee.
  59. Animal 'Fart Tax' Puts Wind up New Zealand Farmers -- AFP headline
  60. Animals Take Over Village That Changed Hands Twice - Irish Times
  61. Animals Turn To Teaching
  62. Antibacterial Ingredient in Shampoo May Prevent HIV -- Reuters headline
  63. Antique Stripper To Display Wares At Store
  64. Ants Show BT How To Control Computers
  65. Aquarium Lands Bomber -- Bristol Evening Post
  66. Arafat Swears In Cabinet
  67. Archangels To Guard Vatican In Cyberspace
  68. Armageddon Ahead, Please Fasten Your Bible Belt -- Times (London)
  69. Armageddon Could Threaten United's Promotion Push
  70. Army Felled By Sheep -- Express
  71. Army Social Worker Punched His Boss At Conference On Anger -- Irish Times
  72. Around The World Rhinos Crash Back To Earth -- Guardian.
  73. Arson Blamed on Fires at Maryland Arts Center -- Washington Post
  74. Arson Suspect Is Held In Massachusetts Fire
  75. Artificial Intelligence Like Real Thing
  76. Asbestos Man In Compensation Bid -- Hounslow Guardian
  77. Asbestos Suit Pressed
  78. Astrologers Fail to Predict Proof They Are Wrong -- London Telegraph headline
  79. Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft
  80. Attack By ET Proves Costly
  81. Attack By Goat Ends In Car Ban
  82. Attack On Rat Mistaken For Chinese -- Daily Post
  83. Auditor Confronts Martian - Irish Times
  84. Autos Killing 110 A Day Let's Resolve To Do Better
  85. Average Movie Cost Reaches $53.4M
  86. Axe For Media School's Head -- Johannesburg, Star.
Many thanks to Richard Edkins, Jon Hall, B G Dorgan and Hawkmoon for submitting quite a few headlines, Andy from Seagate for the trash compacter story, Colin Matthews, Mike Wilson, Jennifer Woodmansee, Newt, Dave Monk, David Cook, Lynda Featherstone, John McBride for informing me of my Googlewhack "Malaysian Gyrator" [ GoogleWhack ], Anna Tickle, Katy Smith, Jim Ness for the Air Head Fired source, Debbie Carter, Terry Shea, Steve Cawood of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo.

Special thanks to [ Randy Cassingham ]

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