US President Donald Trump has called for November’s election to be postponed claiming postal voting could lead to fraud

The polls just aren’t going his way
So Trump went on twitter to say
He’d like to curtail
The voting by mail
And also suggest a delay

John Moynes

Getty

A public competition to name a Royal Albatross chick (above) in New Zealand has ‘Chicky McChickface’ as favourite

New Zealand is seeking a word
To use as the name for a bird
Perhaps they should note
If it goes to a vote
The winner could be quite absurd

John Moynes

Pic: The Guardian

Dr James Hamblin warns that our obsession with being clean is harming the microbiome that keeps us healthy

Meet the boffin who reckons that soap
Is the start of a slippery slope
And it has no place in
A regime for your skin
As it seems that your biomes can’t cope

John Moynes

Pic: The Guardian

Kevin and Carol, friendly emus who wander Yaraka in Queensland, have been barred from the only pub in the town

When a Sheila pops out for a drink
In Yaraka she’s won’t smell the stink
As the emus no more
Leave their mess on the floor
A major improvement, I think

John Moynes

Pic:The Guardian

No masks or social distancing measures for the youngest classes as schools return

The government reckon it’s cool
For youngsters to go back to school
They won’t even ask
Them to put on a mask
Which seems like a rather lax rule

John Moynes

Rollingnews

Property mogul Ren Zhiqiang (above) has been expelled by China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP)

Succeeding in old Beijing town
Means don’t make the great leader frown
So a fellow called Ren
Got in hot water when
He described Xi Jinping as a clown

John Moynes

AP

Catherine Martin (left) is challenging Eamon Ryan for the leadership of the Green Party

When the Greens wake up Eamon tonight
There’s a chance he could get a bad fright
For his members might choose
That a man prone to snooze
Isn’t suited as their leading light

John Moynes

Rollingnews

Social distancing rules have caused people to pay for virtual hugs online

You must be a bit of a mug
To want to pay cash for a hug
And now you can get
Cuddles over the net
Because of this damnable bug

John Moynes

A  report into Russian interference in British politics is due to be published this morning after its release was blocked by Prime Minister Boris Johnson (above) before the last British General Election.

A report will be published today
Which experts all reckon will say
That Russian spies planned
To give Boris a hand
And help him to screw the UK

John Moynes

Reuters