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This big, hairy headline fail in the Times will make you strain a cringe muscle

*holds head in hands*

SO THERE YOU are, putting together the front page of a national newspaper. It’s late, you’re on deadline, you’re under pressure from all sides.

It’s easy to overlook things.

Hat-tip to this morning's Times for the most unfortunate headline combo of the year: pic.twitter.com/8EP94Hv8VI
— Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm) September 23, 2014

Andrew Hunter Murray / Twitter

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This big, hairy headline fail in the Times will make you strain a cringe muscle

More: This Limerick Post headline is, shall we say, interestingly worded>

More: The Telegraph hastily change unfortunate front page headline-photo combo>