Ban on trenchcoats as porn block goes live

The government has introduced a temporary ban on the sale of all trench coats in the UK after a retired cartoonist suggested three six-year-olds stacked on top of each other wearing a trench coat might be able to walk into a newsagent and buy an age verification card, thus bypassing the Porn Block.

Concerned and hysterical parents on social media have even urged other parents to start burning old trench coats to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.

However, a government spokesperson insists this is not necessary and encourages worried parents to simply keep any existing trench coats hidden until a better plan can be put in place.

There have also been reports of angry mobs tearing open people's trench coats to check there aren't actually three children inside, which the press is calling "reverse flashing".