I don't think the UK tabloid press is as harmless as that. Yes, sometimes the headlines can be funny but very often it seems they are about vilifying or bully

I don't think the UK tabloid press is as harmless as that. Yes, sometimes the headlines can be funny but very often it seems they are about vilifying or bullying an individual or group. They mainly sell "outrage" but under the cloak of occasional humour, have no regard at all for truth. Also to dismiss their influence as "entertainment" is not accurate either. Politicians, broadsheets and "respectable" media often take their cues from or respond to tabloid stories. This gives tabloids incredible power to frame the narrative outside of the realm of "entertainment" and "mocking exaggeration" and is why politicians have always tried to cosy up to tabloid editors and owners. Some of the covers I've seen on tabloids - particularly the xenophobic or slyly racist stuff is quite shocking to be honest - I've never seen similar in the equivalent press of other countries.