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Kim Kardashian’s pose for System magazine (see above) reveals how the porno-to-selfie star would would appear if she were buried in an earthquake and excavated hundreds of years from now, her … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Celebrities, Reviews | Comment

Worthing cyclist murdered in suspected road rage attack: why was Don Lock killed?

Don Lock, 79, was in a car on his way home from a cycle club meeting when, reportedly, he accidentally hit the back of a 34-year-old man’s classic car. The precise details … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment

Transfer Balls: Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal agrees to join Arsenal for less than he agreed to join Manchester United

Transfer Balls picks up the news that Juventus have sold Arturo Vidal to Bayern Munich for £28m.

The Guardian relays news emerging in the German Press:
Juventus’ Arturo Vidal set to seal £28m move to … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Arsenal, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Transfer Balls: Daily Star’s Vargas to Arsenal story tricks Gunners fans

Transfer balls: a look at utter drivel passed off as scoops in the mainstream media. And the Daily Star has a corker.

The headline trills:
Napoli confirm Arsenal target Eduardo Vargas is … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Transfer Balls: Spurs sell Kaboul as earthquake leaves Sunderland last club standing

Spurs have sold Younes Kaboul to Sunderland for £3m. The players is chuffed to bits:
“I’m delighted to be a Sunderland player and it’s an honour to join this club.”
Or as … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Sports, Spurs | Comment

Anorak Spots: Lionel Messi grows a moustache; South London sinks; my 1950s dream sewing machine

I Just Love My New Sewing Machine: I suppose it’s easy to make fun of these midcentury homemakers so ecstatic for their new appliances and cleaning equipment. But it was … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment

Transfer balls: Arsenal’s annual £40m bid for Karim Benzema

Arsenal are great. Media oufits love the Gunners because unlike other clubs every summer they do the utterly predictable and lust after Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema.

For the past three summers … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Manchester United get shot of Jonny Evans to Everton

Manchester United are to sell Jonny Evans to Everton. Why Everton want Evans is debatable. The Manchester Evening News says Evans “helped Carlton Cole resemble Pele and was bullied by the might … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment

Arsenal makes £40m move to Karim Benzema

Arsenal are making a £40m move for Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema.

The Sun says Arsenal will make a bid fro the French striker on Monday.

The paper then calls Benzema a “marquee signing”, … (read more)

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Posted: 17th, July 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Tortilla terrorist: Dorito’s Roulette chili ‘nearly kills teen’

The Sun has a story hot of the presses: a schoolgirl has had a near-death experience with a crisp.

It is the story of “Tortilla Terror”.

Ashtmatic 14-year-old Beth Laybourn was at school in Scarborough, … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment

Manchester United: Angel Di Maria ‘agrees’ to join PSG for £42m

Angel Di Maria has an “agreement in principle” to quit Old Trafford and join Paris Saint-Germain. Well, so says L’Equipe.

Le Parisien goes further and says PSG have agreed to sign Di … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment

Transfer Balls: Aston Villa’s Benteke ‘agrees’ to join Liverpool and Manchester United

Transfer Balls: A look at Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke in the news. These stories are all from today’s media:

The Sun: Benteke is on his way to Manchester United. The Red Devils will pay £32.5m … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: Liverpool, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Amazon gives free buzzing dildo with children’s sandals

In the box

Anyone still too shy to buy a dildo should know that Amazon offers shoppers a free vibrator with pairs of children’s sandals. You just have to … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: Key Posts, Reviews, Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment

Dogs owners in Italy forced to carry bottles for dog wee

Reasons to get a cat No. 549: dog owners in Piacenza, northern Italy, can now be fined up to €500 (£350, $550) for not cleaning up after their pet… urinates.

Cats, … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: Politicians, Reviews, Strange But True | Comment

Police arrest women who said Jesus would pay for her seafood buffet

“Jesus will pay.” So said 51-year-old April Lee Yates as she was asked to pay for a seafood buffet at Bennetts Calabash on Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Jesus is famously a champion of budget … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment

The Battle for the BBC: the celebrity form letter and other Greek gifts

Media loves little more than talking about media. No surprise, then, that a letter in praise of the BBC signed by such entertainment bigwigs as JK Rowling and Chris Evans … (read more)

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Posted: 16th, July 2015 | In: Reviews, TV & Radio | Comment