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What’s worthy of the front page? A government corruption scandal? An unexpected ending to a much-anticipated sports match? Or the daily horoscope?

A little bit of each, perhaps. But sometimes all it takes is one very irritated person to steal the headlines.

The Facebook group ‘Angry People in Local Newspapers’ collects these unforgettable clippings, proving that—whether the complaints themselves are valid or not—regional publications can do what the serious nationals will never.

Hopefully, these characters sold enough issues and generated enough clicks to warrant more, because heck yeah.

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#1

Danish foreign minister gifting Great Pyramids LEGO set to Egyptian minister

Jan Burrell Report

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BC_Animus
BC_Animus
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1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A few thousand years from now people will be looking at that LEGO set and wondering how we managed to build that. Many will probably theorise alien involvement.

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    Man filling potholes with Pot Noodles out of frustration with road conditions

    Adrian Bull Report

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    #3

    York bartender upset after becoming accidental Eurovision tribute act

    Simon Chesterman Report

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    WindySwede
    WindySwede
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    54 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look mum no drink?

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    #4

    Local newspaper headline about driving 1,000 miles for NHS dentist check-up

    Dave Bowers Report

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    2x4b523p
    2x4b523p
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    58 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would probably be cheaper to see a private dentist than paying 1k miles worth of fuel plus presumably a hotel. At this point that’s just stubbornness.

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    #5

    Financial Times headline on Iran war impacting pistachio supplies and Dubai chocolate boom

    Mark C Baxter Report

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    Boo
    Boo
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shìt looks vile! 🤢🤮

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    #6

    Senior Tupperware Gang member caught in shed after trying to flee from police

    Brian Shepherd Report

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    Brittania Kelli
    Brittania Kelli
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Named the Tupperware gang, because they kept co.caine in Tupperware containers and hid the Tupperware stashed along country lanes. They are suspected of importing over a million pounds into the Suffolk area.

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    #7

    Investigation underway into dangerous sinkhole with man peering inside on road

    Denise Petch Report

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    sbj
    sbj
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    Premium     43 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a very scientific method of measurement

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    #8

    Newspaper clipping titled Numpty of the week about police and traffic incident

    The Selby Post remembered Report

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    20 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Black mariah" is a nickname for a police van. Back in the 70s they were black.

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    #9

    Brian May told by council they will block him over daffodil scheme

    Tania H Report

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    Armac
    Armac
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    Premium     1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶we will, we will, block you🎶

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    #10

    Pensioner unhappy after council tells her to repaint blue house

    Lauren Halpin Report

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    #11

    Green parcel locker installed near residents' homes unused in quiet neighborhood

    Paul Steiner Report

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    sturmwesen
    sturmwesen
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish they would put more where I live. Right now they send my pakets kilometers away because it is "full". You can't live more central than us. why aren't there more and bigger ones in a central area with so many people?

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    #12

    Local newspaper headline about cussing parrot reforming and singing hymns

    Suz Somerville Report

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    #13

    Local newspaper headline about US mother beating off mountain lion attack

    Sorca Ryan Report

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    billychan avatar
    BC_Animus
    BC_Animus
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Giggles immaturely at "beating off" a lion...

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    #14

    Funny local newspaper ad seeking human bait for Bigfoot research

    Suz Somerville Report

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    Brittania Kelli
    Brittania Kelli
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reward: Fame!? You're not even getting paid! For a second I thought no one would turn up then thought about the prevalence of conspiracy theorists and science deniers in that neck of the woods.

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    #15

    Woman concerned about too many homes being built in Kent

    Mark C Baxter Report

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Follow on Google News

    #16

    Man holding newspaper with headline about pension cut by one penny a week

    Andy Germaine Report

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    Lost Panda
    Lost Panda
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry... I did not read pension at first...

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    #17

    Builder denies being elusive street artist Banksy after telling people to grow up

    Thomas Katten Gladsø Report

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    #18

    Couple disappointed Pizza Hut was closed on their anniversary

    Graeme Bell Report

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    #19

    Croydon Advertiser sign reporting toilet curse strikes again

    Angry People in Local Newspapers Report

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    #20

    Man worried about rats spreading disease to Stallham in local newspaper headline

    Michael Parker Report

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    #21

    Photo of ballot boxes related to council election fraud investigation

    Robert Edward Report

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    #22

    Residents in Plymouth express disgust at stifling bad egg smell near treatment works

    Liam Cruddace Report

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    #23

    Residents express fears over disruption and future of Kent housing work

    Lauren Halpin Report

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    #24

    Editor's note admitting Valley News misspelled its own name on front page

    Suz Somerville Report

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    #25

    Police car parked on grass with community-planted daffodils causing anger

    Nathan Wiginton Report

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    FloC
    FloC
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can call Brian May to the rescue to plant more.

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    #26

    Newspaper headline about a crematorium receiving a defibrillator with a smiling man

    William Parker Herlyna Report

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    #27

    Funny local newspaper headline about gramer school to merge with typo

    Graeme Bell Report

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    #28

    Ryanair flight diverted due to fog affecting Norwich Airport

    Graeme Bell Report

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    #29

    Man forced to go to pub because his TV does not work

    Graeme Bell Report

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    #30

    Newspaper article on rich parents helping children buy a house

    Tony Hurley Report

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    #31

    Metro article headline about tax break for homeowner who made profit on five-bed house

    Mark C Baxter Report

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    #32

    Woman with pink hair struggles with expensive service charge on London home

    Alyson Herbert Report

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    #33

    Group of local residents happy over rejection of luxury home development plans

    John Irvine Report

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    Brittania Kelli
    Brittania Kelli
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    1 hour ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is the ecstatic look of a Glaswegian (joke).

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    #34

    Leopard-sized animal reportedly seen leaping off trees near Powys town

    Emmelle Lewis Report

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    #35

    Vintage newspaper headline about local actress poking her lover's eyes out

    Suz Somerville Report

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    #36

    Red squirrel in forest featured in local red squirrel reserve article

    Jason Hood Report

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    #37

    Local newspaper story on woman ordered to pay back online game jackpot

    Lauren Halpin Report

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    Roxy222uk
    Roxy222uk
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know that gambling debts aren’t legally enforceable, so maybe this falls under that definition. She could feasible just tell them to swivel on it.

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    #38

    Newspaper clipping on football game ruined by local dogs and Richard the Thirds

    The Selby Post remembered Report

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    #39

    West Midlands man in shopping mall highlights fears beyond World War 3

    Jason Hood Report

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    StPaul9
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Number 5: Aston losing to a London team.

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    #40

    Huge pothole on Market Street remains unfixed with rubber ducks floating

    Mark Gidden Report

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    #41

    Council warns against putting bullets in the bin during waste collection

    Nurul Hikmah Report

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    #42

    Local news showing a car suspended vertically on a pole after accident

    Stephen Walsh Report

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    billychan avatar
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be safe peoples - get your car a girlfriend so it wouldn't need to run off the road and hump poles while driving...

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    #43

    BBC News report on cable theft causing no internet for thousands

    Alex McKinlay Report

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    Roxy222uk
    Roxy222uk
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is organised crime and not funny, but why not illustrate it with someone not able to use their laptop or desk top??

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    #44

    Woman with vacuum cleaner shares story of £500-a-month cleaners saving marriage

    Elena Tchougounova-Paulson Report

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    #45

    Pilot upset as birds fly dangerously near British Airways plane

    Yorkies Terrier Report

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    Roxy222uk
    Roxy222uk
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just click bait nonsense

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    #46

    Six-year-old twins riding horses on their first trail hunt

    Kelly Dudley Report

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    Roxy222uk
    Roxy222uk
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair to the mum, I doubt she approached the paper to run a story about how sad her little kids were. She would have been approached by the journalist and asked what she thought about the ban.

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    #47

    The Telegraph headline on lives affected by lateness and divorce

    Sarah Anderson Report

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    #48

    Worker holds large cod fish in fish market amid UK cod population decline

    James Dodds Report

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    #49

    Ridiculous local newspaper headline about egg shower for Alton Masher

    Suz Somerville Report

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    #50

    Newspaper headlines about moldy pasta in kettle and a country house sale after revamp

    Doug Hine Report

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    #51

    Residents angry about huge telecoms cabinets on their County Durham street corner

    William Parker Herlyna Report

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    #52

    Derbyshire woman upset over telephone pole installed near window

    Laurence Elman Report

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    #53

    Yorkshire leisure centre abandoned and transformed for apocalyptic filming

    Muh Irsan Report

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    14 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They cleaned the place up a bit for the cameras.

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    #54

    North Wales flood defence uproar compared to maximum security prison

    Jason Hood Report

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    #55

    Barry newspaper sign about the world's heaviest cucumber in Barry

    Christopher Johnson Report

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    #56

    Man holding parking fine, upset about council's parking charge near his house

    Matt Crutchley Report

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