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24th, April 2011 Strange But True

Man Changes Into A Pig Then A Into A Bat, Say Locals

Have you seen the Steytlerville Monster..? More »

24th, April 2011 TV & Radio

The Chipmunk Vanishes: Video

This is nuts - literally! More »

23rd, April 2011 Key Posts 2

Daily Mail Spreads Fear Over Judge Mostyn's Holiday With Widow In Tenerife

The Mail leads with news that High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn “will be conducting hearings by phone from his holiday 1,800 miles away in Tenerife”. What hearings..? More »

23rd, April 2011 Reviews 1

Happy St George's Day

There be dragons! More »

23rd, April 2011 Reviews

Fat Is Contagious, Says Social Science

You CAN catch fatness from fat people. The science cannot be denied... More »

23rd, April 2011 Key Posts

Britain's Got Talent 2011 Week 2: Edward Reid, Razy And Finger Stuffing Michael McIntyre

Ted and Grace: He's 92. She's 21. It's an Anna Nicole Smith tribute act? No. It's a man and his grand-daughter singing and bungee jumping from your heart-strings... More »

23rd, April 2011 TV & Radio

RIP John Sullivan: The BBC Repeats Its Love

RIP John Sullivan. You wrote Dear John, Citizen Smith, Just Good Friends (an Anorak guilty pleasure) and Only Fools and Horses... More »

23rd, April 2011 Strange But True

Clown Extorts Immigrants' Cash: Norteno Posse Wear Colours

A Redwood City man who tried to pick up blackmail money from his immigrant relatives while dressed in a clown suit... More »

23rd, April 2011 Royal Family

Smug Michael Mansfield Says Anyone Watching The Royal Wedding Is Not In France

Michael Mansfield, QC, a man who made his name in the Princess Diana inquest, wants to tell the Times that he will not be watching Prince William and Princess Catherine tie the knot because... More »

23rd, April 2011 Strange But True

Wart Cream Bomb Hospitalises Three In Lancashire

When the tube of medicated wart cream was left in the sun in balmy Downham, Lancashire - it had been already used - the contents exploeed when the tube was opened... More »

22nd, April 2011 Key Posts 3

Bristol Riot: Tesco Smashed, Police Lies And Violence Provoked (Photos And Videos)

Rioters in Bristol have caused severe damage to a Tesco convenience store, following a botched operation, in which police now claim they were acting to prevent a petrol bombing of the store... More »

22nd, April 2011 Reviews 1

Jesus Crucified In London's Trafalgar Square: Photos Of Blood, Gore And Nelson Oneupmanship

Trafalgar Jesus needs something special to compete with Admiral Nelson, who stands at the top of massive pole. He lost an arm, half an eyebrow and an eye... More »

22nd, April 2011 Celebrities 1

Harry Potter Pothead Rupert Grint Smoking A Bong? Photo

Is this a photo of Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint smoking a bong...? More »

22nd, April 2011 Strange But True

Police Catch Killer Who Tattooed Murder Scene On His Chest

When Garcia was pinched for a minor crime, LA sergeant Kevin Lloyd, who had investigated the murder, saw that chest... More »

22nd, April 2011 TV & Radio

Cookie The Giggling Penguin Is The Cutest Thing Ever (Right Now)

Cookie The Penguin wants you to know how cute he is. Sure, your fingers smell of fish, which drives him cray-zee. But he needs neither inducement nor artificial stimulant to be cute. He just is... More »

22nd, April 2011 Royal Family

Superior Morrissey Says Anyone Watching The Royal Wedding Is Stupid

Royal Wedding Snot Watch: Morrissey tells the Times why he does not care a jot for Prince William and Kate Middleton... More »

22nd, April 2011 Key Posts

The Dmitri Medvedev Action Figure Can Dance: Video And Photos

For some years, we have viewed Medvedev as a pocked-sized dynamo, a Russian mascot in his trademark electric blue suit. We now know that if the right button is pressed, the guy can dance.... More »

22nd, April 2011 Strange But True

Man Spoons Out Uncles Eyes: Tosses Eyeballs In Bin

Knight, 31,currently living in Mobile County Metro Jail, is charged with first-degree assault for gouging his uncle's eyes out with a spoon... More »

22nd, April 2011 Key Posts 4

Kick The Language Police Out Of Football: Spurs' Yid Army Empowers London's White Niggers

A new campaign to stamp out the use of the word "Yid", meaning Jew in Yiddish, from English football will do nothing to combat anti-Semitism... More »

22nd, April 2011 Celebrities

Elton John Introduces Zachary: Saviour Of The Dressing Gown Industry

John, David Furnish and son Zachary Levon Furnish-John-Dwight-Luther-Blissett-Junior are dressed in dressing gowns before Barbara Walters, the US broadcaster... More »

22nd, April 2011 Strange But True

Disabled Granny Headbutts Midget Muggers In Barnstable

News from Barnbstable, Devon, that a "disabled grandmother" has saved herself from a mugging by headbutting one of the three villains. The Ealing Times does not name the woman... More »

22nd, April 2011 Royal Family

Minted Queen Give The Needy 85pence Each: Maundy Money In Photos

It was also the Queen’s birthday – she was 85. So, to mark the coincidence, 85 pensioners were given two purses each... More »

22nd, April 2011 Sports

Badminton 2011 Photos: Piggy French And Frog-Faced Germans

Can it really be a year since the last Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials? Our calendar says it must be - and Cliff Richard is never wrong... More »

22nd, April 2011 Reviews

Britain Needs A 420 Movement To Legalise Weed: Photos Of Colorado's Marijuana Protests

It's annual marijuana day, people. Smoking weed is not for the individual - in the US it's an organised event... More »

22nd, April 2011 Reviews

The 'Toughest Sheriff In America' Investigated Over Fraud: The Mug Shooter Mugged

Sheriff Joe of Maricopa County, Arizona, has created an online depot of all his mug shots and a facility to allow anyone to vote for their favourite... More »