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18th, February 2011 Sports

Kate Upton For Sports Illustrated: Photos

Upton is the star of the 2011 sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.... More »

18th, February 2011 Strange But True 1

Dog Tosses Owner's Weed To Police

When Sherman County cop Sgt. John Terrel pulled over Joel Dobrin's1998 GMW with California plates, a sock flew out of the window... More »

18th, February 2011 Reviews 3

The Idiotic Jake Ormerod Represents A Failed Justice System

Is Jake Ormerod who stole a mobile phone from the house of a taxi driver – and used it to call the victim's firm to order a cab - the same one accused of being a paedo..? More »

18th, February 2011 The Consumer 1

Banksy's First Artwork Found On Toilet Door: LA Pictures Are Authentic

Is that a Banksy artwork on a wall in Los Angeles? yes, And we can prove it... More »

18th, February 2011 Celebrities

Anna Nicole The Opera: Photos And The Jade Goody Curtain Call

The blonde bombshell who married an ancient oil magnate, worked as lap-dancer and mobile Playboy spread, and died in a drugs stupor and gave us all a riveting read of fame and sex is now the subject of a stagey musical. More »

18th, February 2011 TV & Radio 1

Jamie Redknapp Wants His Son To Smash It: Sky Sports Does The Wii

Jamie Redknapp wants you to smash it. Smash it. Go on, smash it, son... More »

18th, February 2011 Key Posts 2

Rats On A Stick And Other Street Treats: Photos Of Revolting Food

Rats on a stick? Anyone..? What about pig snout, also on a stick? We've compiled a gallery of things to eat on your jolly holidays. Before they eat you... More »

18th, February 2011 The Consumer

RIP Ron Collins: The Cinzano Ad Was ITV's Best Sit-Com

Advertising gets a bad press. But the WCRS founder was responsible for those Cinzano starring Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins... More »

18th, February 2011 Royal Family

Queen Wears New Austerity Crown In Windsor

The Queen was meeting pupils at King's Court First School, in Old Windsor, Berkshire, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary... More »

18th, February 2011 Key Posts 2

Glenn Beck Promotes Joe Richardson's End Of Times Rubbish

Richardson explains the supernatural inspiration that guides his Biblical exegesis. Because he just knows, right..? More »

18th, February 2011 Key Posts 9

Facebook Sex Paedos: Jake Ormerod, The Daily Mail And Desktop Perverts

FACEBOOK. SEX. Gangs. Children. The Daily Mail’s front-page headline is heavy of buzzwords: “HOW MANY MORE CHILD VICTIMS OF FACEBOOK SEX GANG?”... More »

18th, February 2011 Strange But True 1

China Builds Safety Wall Across Motorway: Drivers Not Told

To China, land of health and safety. There, Zou Tieqin, 42, is talking to media... More »

18th, February 2011 Strange But True 1

Jesus Christ Spotted In Man's Rocking Chair

Is that Jesus Christ in Lou Balducci's rocking chair - not sitting in it, but ingrained in the wood..? More »

18th, February 2011 Reviews

Your Imported Beer Is Killing The Planet

Your imported beer is killing the planet. An "economic think-tank" says so... More »

18th, February 2011 Key Posts 15

Madeleine McCann: Marcelino Italiano Knows Maddie Is In America

We meet Marcelino Italiano. He’s 36. He says Our Maddie was kidnapped by an “Algarve-based paedophile ring”... More »

17th, February 2011 Money

Reuters Staff Say They Are As Powerless As Egyptians Under Mubarak

We are all Egyptians now... More »

17th, February 2011 Reviews 4

The NME Is Dying: Yep, They Still Print The Thing

Is this the end of the NME as we know it..? More »

17th, February 2011 Celebrities 1

Anna Chapman Fires Your Pocket Rocket In Her Range Of Space Wear

Chapman is to design a range of clothing for the man about space. All aboard the Khrunichev [Space] Center may one ay be sporting a racy off-the breast number in symbolic red... More »

17th, February 2011 Politicians 2

Justin Bieber Fails To Show At Kim Jong Il's Birthday Party

"Respected Your Excellency Kim Jong Il, I congratulate you on your birthday..". More »

17th, February 2011 Reviews

Lara Logan's Assault In Egypt Proves How Vital Female Reporters Are

In light of the sexual assault on Lara Logan in Egypt, Ann Friedman looks at the lot of the female reporter and how it differs from that of a male... More »

17th, February 2011 Politicians 5

David Cameron's Big Society BS Meets Small Minded Muslims In East London

Cameron’s been at Toynbee Hall to make a speech on welfare reform. Dave humbly calls it "the most ambitious, fundamental and radical changes to the welfare system" since it was created... More »

17th, February 2011 Politicians 1

How Fox News Faked The Report To Make Ron Paul Look Bad

You take the booing from 2010 and play it over images from 2011 - and that's how you fix the news... More »

17th, February 2011 TV & Radio

TV Put Down Of The Day: Australian News Anchor Belinda Heggen Mocks TV Co-Host

Little Urn or little urn..? More »

17th, February 2011 In Pictures

Drunk Yoga: Russian Style

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17th, February 2011 TV & Radio 3

Rastamouse Might Cause Your Child To Say 'Rasta' Warns Daily Star

Rastamouse is the BBC’s Rastafarian mouse, star of children’s telly. And he’s causing OUTRAGE. The job of seeking outrage fall to the Daily Star’s Emily Hall... More »