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14th, March 2011 Reviews 2

Crufts 2011: Jet Wins!

They saw a dog grows to look like its owner... More »

14th, March 2011 Reviews

Karmic Whales Caused Japan Earthquake, Say Life Lovers

When reader Alvin responded to our news that the Japan earthquake was caused by global warming, we waiyed... More »

14th, March 2011 The Consumer

Children Learn To Burn An Elephant: Book Of The Week

If children are not reading about anal sex in school books and gay penguins, they are learning that elephants can catch fire... More »

14th, March 2011 In Pictures

Sendai Earthquake And Tsunami In Japan: Photos

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13th, March 2011 Celebrities

Kerry Katona's Sag: Curry Kills The Dream

Katona's wish to disappear moves one pace back towards the curry house... More »

13th, March 2011 Reviews

Hiromitsu Shinkawa Is The Human Face Of Huge Horror In Japan

Every disaster of unimaginable horror and magnitude needs a single human face to make it real to those not directly hurt and tuning in on the telly... More »

13th, March 2011 TV & Radio

The Laurence Olivier Awards 2011: Photos Of TV Stars Who Do Theatre

The Laurence Olivier Awards 2011 reward actors who can drill a tooth with Nazi menace, pine for Cathy or sing a Jewish psalm. It's a night of theatre awards... More »

13th, March 2011 Reviews

Telegraph Backs Squatting And Daily Mail Watches Gaddafi's Bins

Saif Gaddafi's London pile is being squatted by a group of anti-Saif Gaddafi and Colonel Gaddafi protestors. The Telegraph wants them to stay... More »

13th, March 2011 Sports

Zarah Phillips' Painted Friends Steal Six Nations Glory From Tindall's England

Who knew celebrity royal Zara Phillips had photogenic friends?... More »

13th, March 2011 Reviews

St Patrick's Day Parade London 2011: Photos

The St Patrick's Day Parade in London was wet and featured people dressed in anoraks... More »

13th, March 2011 Strange But True 1

Thief Hanging From Fence In Hartlepool Calls 999 For Help

Stokle is hanging from the fence of a property in Casebourne Road, Hartlepool. He is hanging by a shoelace - one attached to his shoe... More »

13th, March 2011 Sports

Daniela Martins: Me and Nani's Money - A Manchester United Primark Special

"Nani loves Müller Crunch Corners and I get them when they're on special offer..." More »

13th, March 2011 Strange But True

New Yorker Used Onions To Torture Drugs Dealers

To New York's Queens borough, where Erick Mejia is accused of stuffing drug dealers' heads into bags of onions... More »

13th, March 2011 TV & Radio

Gay Penguin Makes Death Defying Leap For Love

In this view the gay penguin make a leap that defies death. His love rival, P-P-P-Pickled P-P-Peter should worry... More »

13th, March 2011 Key Posts 19

Global Warming Caused Japan Earthquake: Fact

The Japan Earthquake was caused by... Well, if in doubt, blame climate change and man... More »

12th, March 2011 Sports

Fight At Badminton All England Championships

Things are heating up in the world of shuttlecocks... More »

12th, March 2011 Technology

Bing Sees Japan Earthquake As Marketing Opportunity: Doesn't Everyone?

Think not what you can do for Japan but what Japan can do for your brand, in this case Bing, the microsoft search engine.... More »

12th, March 2011 Money

Tesco Recruits Slovakians For UK Jobs: Staff's Huge Carbon Footprint

Tesco says it can't fill vacancies in Britain with British staff so it's recruiting in Slovakia... More »

12th, March 2011 Royal Family

Prince William And Prince Diana: A Gallery

In readiness for the Royal Wedding, we've been flicking through the family album and have come across these photos of Prince William with his mother... More »

12th, March 2011 In Pictures

Olympic Games: Athens 1896

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12th, March 2011 Celebrities 1

David Beckham Over The Moon About Victoria's Baby Girl: Pregnancy Photos

Beckham is having a girl. The bid for the naming rights has yet to be open... More »

12th, March 2011 Key Posts 2

LibDem Protest In Photos: Fighting Nick Clegg's Anti-Smoking, Anti-Protest Illiberal Party

LibDems are under the cosh in Sheffield. Outside their fortified conference, students are demonstrating. Hey, it’s your right to protest. And the liberals are all about freedoms and protecting them.... More »

12th, March 2011 Key Posts 4

Human Trafficking: The White Hollywood Star's Burden

While these self-styled rescuers may get a moral boost from campaigning against ‘modern-day slavery’, there aren’t many clear benefits for the victims they purport to be saving... More »

12th, March 2011 Technology

Wii Spanking Swingers Game Pulled: Video

The Nintendo game finds a new use for your joystick... More »

12th, March 2011 TV & Radio

Rugby Club Cross Dresses Fight Over Who Has Better Body

"Wigs were flying. There were big, high-heeled shoes flying..." More »