Children throwing snowballs in public could be arrested or fined

[Gonzo]

I've noticed a definite downturn recently. Have they outsourced their proof readers?

As with other Newspapers of late, large numbers of positions have gone in order to reduce costs:

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5225401.ece (SFW)

[d000hg]

Yesterday and today I have passed a number of youths walking along holding a snowball. It made me very wary and made me think what would I do if I was attacked and it crossed my mind that I would punch their lights out.

On the one hand, it's great to see kids outside playing together. On the other hand, I don't really want them doing it right outside my house. Never happy, eh...

[Platypus]

One of the newspapers they have here had a front page a few weeks ago so littered with spelling and grammatical errors they're now using it as an exercise for students to go through and correct.

I recall that Private Eye reported that the Torygraph had sacked all its sub-editors, meaning that the hacks themselves were responsible for spelling, grammar, etc. The Eye predicted badly written articles as a result. Looks like they were right.