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IKEA praised for generous gift to baby monkey Punch who went viral after mom abandoned him

“Poor little guy finally has a whole plush family now.”

Bored Panda · Feb 18

After Baby Monkey Goes Viral For Cuddling Stuffed Toy,, Zookeeper Explains Why He Was Abandoned

Rejected by his mother at birth, a six-month-old macaque named Punch has captured hearts worldwide after finding comfort in a stuffed orangutan.

Bored Panda · Feb 17

Baby Monkey Abandoned by Its Mother Clings to and Snuggles Up to a Plush Toy

“It’s as if he’s found the safest, warmest place in the world”: Baby Monkey Clings to Stuffed Toy After Being Rejected

The Fashion Central · Feb 17

Judy stands up to Punch as classic puppet show gets modern makeover

The Judy Project staging of the British seaside classic features nods to Pride and the suffragettes, and sees Punch’s beleaguered wife questioning her role

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

Australian MPs are worse behaved than British, Canadian and Irish, study finds

PMQs has been criticised for being too confrontational, excessively theatrical and for being “Punch and Judy” politics

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

Punch and Judy performer plans to take on an apprentice

Few seaside Punch and Judy shows remain but Joe Burns still attracts thousands of fans on the beach in Swanage.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Australian rugby’s ‘code war’ is little more than a Punch and Judy show for public titillation

League and union have been at loggerheads of late but sport is a free market and players have long switched codes

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2023

Lisburn Castlereagh Council UDR motion descends into "Punch and Judy politics"

"I had prepared this motion last week and then the shooting of DCI Caldwell happened and everything came tumbling back.."

Belfast Live · Mar 2, 2023

Bloody London: how 700 years of executions shaped the capital

From Charles I’s bloody tunic to a door from Newgate prison, the Museum of London’s new show explores how public executions shaped the capital’s landscape

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022

Evelyn review – identity drama spoiled by a Punch and Judy cameo

The use of puppets to portray mob justice is not the only bad call in a play that rarely achieves enough dramatic tension

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022