Understand Headlines

Heads vote for strikes on pensions
1. The number of people who are voting to strike are getting their pensions
2. Politicians vote to hit pensioners on their heads
3. Top teachers vote to go on strike to get better pensions
Dash for shoes on M40 lead to death
1. Someone driving too fast on the M40 motorway, on the way to buy shoes, killed another person
2. Someone in a hurry on the M40 motorway, wearing special shoes, caused another person to die
Online shoppers conned out of millions
1. People who buy goods online steal millions (of pounds)
2. People who buy online are ripped off to the tune of millions (of pounds)
A third of us pack in our family holidays
1. Because a third of families are hard up, they are forgoing their holidays
2. A number of families are packing their suitcases in order to go on holiday
Student bid to occupy square nipped in the bud
1. Students attempt to plant flowers in the square
2. Students occupying a square are attacked and nipped by crabs
3. Students trying to occupy a square are quickly prevented from doing so
FIFA back down, allow England poppies
1. The Football Association agrees to allow the English team to wear poppies (which is a symbol of remembrance towards those who fought and dies in wars)
2. England's footballers pop up and cause FIFA to fall backwards