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Does ITV Add Up?

MUCH has been made of the ITV quiz show scandal.

And in the interests of fairness, we now reproduce a quiz question that featured on the broadcaster’s Make Your Play station.

Question … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Money | Comments (5)


You’re Never Alone With A Casino

YOU’RE never alone with a casino. So says the advert.

From September, casinos, betting shops and internet gaming sites in the UK will be able to advertise on radio and TV. … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)


Abigail Clancy Rides David Beckham’s Buzz

ABIGAIL Clancy was the Wag who got England’s World Cup bid buzzing again when she became embroiled in a cocaine story.

Miss Clancy made us look at England’s striker Peter Crouch … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Back pages | Comments (3)


Ann Coulter’s Not Talking Straight

QUOTE: “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Uncategorized | Comments (6)


The Future’s So Green, I Gotta Use Shades

Beau Bo D’Or examines how we can save the environment and fight the War On Terror. Click the pic… … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Uncategorized | Comment


Artful Dodgers & Salad Dodgers

WITH no fat kid looming into view, the papers spot a miscreant.

“Banned from going out after 9pm to 6am, possessing a knife, possessing a screwdriver, throwing stones, throwing eggs, possessing … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comment


First Birds Of Summer

PHWOARR! Wot a scorcher!

The Star salutes the arrival of British summertime in traditional fashion. “COR PHEW!” announces the front-page headline. “It’s hotter here than Greece.”

Who says global warming is a … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Shilpa Shetty Brought To Heel

BIG Brother winner Shilpa Shetty extends a hand to Her Majesty The Queen.

For students of body language, Her Majesty’s hand is secured within a black glove. Shilpa’s naked hand is … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment (1)


David Gest’s Jungle Crumbs

REMEMBER when David Gest was terrifying?

Gest – who has gone under the knife more times than the Christmas turkey.

Gest – with his cottage-cheese-in-a-ziplock-bag physique.

Gest – the self-confessed friend of Michael … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (3)


Nuclear Weapons Forever

THIS week, the House of Commons will vote on whether the UK will commit to spending billions of pounds of our money over many years on a new nuclear weapons … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)


Vote Libido Dems With Lembit

“AFTER seeing the way Lembit has behaved, I strongly believe that the Lib Dems should be called the Libido Dems,” says Sian Lloyd. “It says more about the things they … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Uncategorized | Comments (3)


Caption Contest

IT’S been quite a week for Heather Mills. Money. Fur. Dancing. Click on the pic to enlarge. … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Caption Competition | Comments (95)


Antonella Barba Bites American Idol’s Big One

PICTURES of American Idol wannabe Antonella Barba warming up her tonsils in unconventional style have made her a star in the US.

And now that Antonella has been booted from the … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: TV & Radio | Comments (12)


Generation X – Simon Cowell And Teenage Talent

CHILDREN should not be caused any “unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement”.

We talk not of school exams and being weighed and measured by the Government for signs of fatness … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (2)


Prince Charles Foot In Mouth

AND what about Prince Charles’ stance on McDonald’s?

Said Charles to a nutritionist: “Have you got anywhere with McDonald’s? Have you tried to get it banned?”

Not true, says the Prince’s office. … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (3)


Jo O’Meara Writes Jade Goody’s Wrongs

“BIG BROTHER JO BLOWS LID ON JADE,” says the headline. “Race row star to drop mate in it.” And: “The truth too shocking for TV.”

You want the truth? You can’t … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comments (41)


Camilla’s Shoddy Behaviour

ON the matter of Prince Charles’s green credentials, the Mail brings news.

The story goes that on a recent trip to the Gulf, Charles’ wife Camilla discovered that she’d left a … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (3)


Prince Charles’ Bore Meddles

IS Prince Charles meddling?

The Mail highlights tonight’s TV show – Charles – The Meddling Prince – and hears the Prince’s response to the charge that he interferes.

The show features Lord … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (3)


Heather Mills Changes Her Spots

CAN Heather Mills escape her past?

Many have studied Heather’s work in Die Freuden der Liebe (The Lover’s Guide), the hardworking blonde’s tribute to baby oil and Anglo-German relations.

And now the … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (7)


Win Danielle Lloyd For A Night

FANCY a date with Danielle Lloyd?

Now split from her footballer Teddy Sheringham, Big Brother star emeritus Danielle is offering Star readers the chance to join her on a night out.

The … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comments (4)


British Blog Review

WELCOME to roundup #108, and as many of you will know, this week brought the sad news of the sudden death of Chris Lightfoot. Many, many words have been written … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2007 | In: Broadsheets | Comment (1)


Hash For Questions

HOW much police and court time and public money went into convicting the cannabis granny? I don’t know the answer but it obviously wasn’t cheap.

Hands up who thinks that this … (read more)

Posted: 11th, March 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


Lindsay Lohan’s Dad Michael Is Getting Out

MICHAEL Lohan, father of superstar actress Lindsay Lohan, is set to walk out of prison at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13th – and into the reality TV show he’d … (read more)

Posted: 11th, March 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (12)


Simon Cowell, Robbie Williams & Britney Spears Are Pop Idle & Liz Hurley’s Wedding

“IT’S very fashionable to be in rehab,” said Simon Cowell in the Mirror. “This whole thing is a total indulgence.”

Cowell, who bestrides the world of canned pop music like a … (read more)

Posted: 11th, March 2007 | In: Broadsheets | Comments (2)


Farewell, Antonella, The Million Dollar Babe

GOOD timing for American Idol last night, sending Antonella Barba packing just as the show kicks into its Bono-inspired save-the-world mode with the “Idol Gives Back” charity event for kids … (read more)

Posted: 11th, March 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment