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12th, May 2011 Reviews

Yemeni Man In Need Of Toilet Hammers On Cockpit Door

"Rageit Almurisi cannot speak English very well and could have misunderstood the signs inside the jet, his cousin claimed..." More »

12th, May 2011 Celebrities 1

Martine McCutcheon Wrestles With Child Sex Trafficking

Today we watched the former EastEnders star turned jobbing yogurt muncher Martine McCutcheon hand in a petition for the Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign... More »

12th, May 2011 Madeleine McCann 4

McCanns On Jeremy Vine: BBC Spreads The Fear Over Madeleine McCann

In 2007, Anorak went on Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show to talk about Madeleine McCann. Four years on, Kate and Gerry McCann are in the same studio. More »

12th, May 2011 In Pictures 5

Princess Diana Death Photos

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12th, May 2011 Key Posts 18

Princess Diana Death Photos: What Harm Can They Do?

Want to see photos of the dying Princess Diana?... More »

12th, May 2011 Madeleine McCann 4

Madeleine McCann: Piers Morgan Interviews The McCanns

And on it goes in steady, never decreasing circles... More »

12th, May 2011 Key Posts 9

Madeleine McCann: 'As A Dad' David Cameron Has To Find Our Maddie

Did the Sun write Kate and Gerry McCann's letter - a missive full of tabloidese..? More »

12th, May 2011 Photojournalism 1

Photos Of The Day: The Sony Erection

The ciggie butt and the Sony Erection... More »

12th, May 2011 Strange But True 2

Who Is The Sonoma Enema Bandit?

"You are not, you are definitely not, going to believe this," says Sonoma Police Sgt. Spencer Crum. More »

12th, May 2011 Royal Family 4

Sarah Ferguson Pimps Out Beatrice's Hat (For Charity)

Cashing in on Princess Beatrice's hat is her mum Sarah Ferguson... More »

12th, May 2011 Key Posts 2

Wikileaks Makes Members Sign This Nondisclosure Agreement

Assange's Wikileaks is all about keeping itself secret and preventing leaks... More »

11th, May 2011 Celebrities

Lindsay Lohan: No Contest Plea Over Tacky But Expensive Necklace

Even though she dressed like an Italian prostitute in court, spent years making everyone jealous by being stinkin' rich and having sex with all manner of men and women, while (allegedly) indulging in amazing amounts of drink and drugs, Lindsay Lohan is going to give the doe-eyes and plead 'no contest' in court... More »

11th, May 2011 Music 1

George Michael Is A Role Model For Singing Unshaven Gay Pot Heads

"I have a...problem with the fact that every time I make a big mistake, every time I would let myself down, I felt definitely that I was letting young gay people down..." More »

11th, May 2011 Key Posts

Robert Kennedy Is Our Tattoo Face Mug Shot Of The Day

On his forehead, Kennedy carries the legend: “Please forgive me if I say or do anything stupid. Thank You!"... More »

11th, May 2011 Film

L'Oreal National Movie Awards: Photos Of The PR-Driven ITV Advertorial

Are the L'Oreal National Movie Awards the most dire and desperate awards in the business?.. More »

11th, May 2011 Sports

Lewis Hamilton And Jenson Button Launch Decade For Road Safety Without Irony

Who better than Lewis Hamilton to launch the Decade for Road Safety campaign...? More »

11th, May 2011 Music

There's Nothing Cynical About JLS Wanting To Collaborate With Gwyneth Paltrow

Backflipping saccharine irritants, JLS, want to collaborate with Gwyneth Paltrow. Why? It might have something to do with the fact that she's very famous, recently decided to become a singer... More »

11th, May 2011 Madeleine McCann 17

Madeleine McCann: Day 4 In The Sun And The Psychic Hears Maddie Say A Name

Madeleine McCann: Day four of the Sun’s serialisation of the Kate McCann book: a spirit, a well, a name, Gap top and questioning motives... More »

11th, May 2011 Technology

How To Save Your Porsche From A Flood

This is how you save your Porsche from a flood... More »

11th, May 2011 Sports

Nathan Van Someren Sent Off For Dangerous Hair: Bab Windsor Proves Point

To Australia, where Simpson Tigers midfielder Nathan Van Someren has bene sent off "because his hair was too dangerous"... More »

11th, May 2011 Reviews

Bio Urns Turn Your Ashes Into A Combustible Coffin Tree

Help a coconut live after your death by donating your ashes to a Bios Urn compost tree pot... More »

11th, May 2011 Strange But True 6

Schoolboy Wears Sisters Skirt To Class In Cambridge

Hurrah for Chris Whitehead, the 12-year-old who goes to Impington Village College, near Cambridge, in his younger sister’s skirt... More »

11th, May 2011 Key Posts 25

Madeleine McCann: Has The Tide Changed Against Kate And Gerry McCann?

This time: there an impression there is more doubt than support and the publication of this book is prompting comments such as: "It has has more holes than a Swiss cheese"... More »

11th, May 2011 Key Posts

Is Barack Obama's Situation Room George Bush's Plastic Turkey

On Saturday 6 December 2003, Mark Lawson told Guardian readers that George Bush was “stuffed by a plastic turkey”... More »

11th, May 2011 Reviews 1

South Carolina Starts Making Its Own Incandescent Light Bulbs

The Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act makes South Carolina bask... More »