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11th, December 2010 Strange But True

Car Thief In Suit Tricks Darlington Neighbourhood Watch

To Darlington, where a man in a suit is stealing a white Audi A4... More »

11th, December 2010 Strange But True

Camel King Falls On Crowd In Church Nativity Play

The camel at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach Christmas concert has fallen off the stage and into the cheap seats... More »

11th, December 2010 Key Posts 7

Shrien Dewani And The Murder Of Dr Pox Raghavjee

Shrien Dewani is out on bail. And the South Africans crank up the pressure... More »

11th, December 2010 Key Posts 8

Video Of Prince Charles And Camilla Being Attacked In Regent Street

Charles is a keen green campaigner so he was conscious to car pool with Camilla and not take separate aircraft... More »

11th, December 2010 Reviews 4

Charlie Gilmour Is The Sado On the Cenotaph: Student Fee Demo Photos

That was Charlie Gilmour, swinging about like a cheeky monkey on the Union Flag hung at the Cenotaph to remember the Glorious Dead... More »

10th, December 2010 Music

One Direction, Frankie Sandford And A Romance Made In PR Hell

One Direction’s bandmate Harry Styles fancies The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford. Indeed... More »

10th, December 2010 Royal Family 1

Prince Charles And Police Intelligence: Students Outwit Soft Targets

Students outwitted Prince Charles and the police. This is a job akin to finding your arse with both hands... More »

10th, December 2010 Politicians

Ken Clark Is Britain's Soft White Centre

Ken Clark is advocating liberal policies on prison sentencing... More »

10th, December 2010 TV & Radio 3

X Factor Final Photos: Why We Hate The X Factor

In readiness for the X Factor final to end all finals – ever! - Cheryl Cole held Cher Lloyd’s hand at London’s The Connaught Hotel. Cheryl’s holding of hands is now a mainstay of the show... More »

10th, December 2010 In Pictures 2

Near Death Gifs - Wow! Must See

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10th, December 2010 Key Posts

Wikileaks And Assange's Anonymous Army Kill The Old Media New Media Debate: Hackers Are Today's Intrepid Reporters

You say hacker? Time to call them investigative reporters tapping phone records, getting the raw data and feeding the journalists to make sense of it.... More »

10th, December 2010 Reviews

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's Death Is Iran's Televised Peep Show

The Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for cheating on her murdered husband with another man has been shown meeting with her son at her home in Osku... More »

10th, December 2010 Strange But True

Bank Robber Walks Into Gaol For Free Drinks

“Good morning, I’m here to rob you today. “Give me £5,000 and I will f*** off. Do not keep me waiting or I will shoot.” And then... More »

10th, December 2010 Reviews

Shrien Dewani: The Gay Monkey And Anti-British Bias In South Africa

Anorak’s at-a-glance look at the murder of Anni Dewani in the news - the monkey, the police decide he's guilty, and the gay theory... More »

10th, December 2010 TV & Radio

How To Clear Your Roof Of Snow In Fife

In Fife, Naj Mohammed complains that ice and snow on his roof are causing the pipes to sag and buckle. So... More »

10th, December 2010 Key Posts 1

Wikileaks: Julian Assange, Old Media Bias And Sydney's Anti-Free Speech Rally

The NY Times became a conduit for official information and disinformation. With Wikileaks, you can go straight to the source. But that source, too, needs to be examined... More »

10th, December 2010 Strange But True 1

Woman Finds Mouse In Bag Of Healthy Living Chips: Photo

Cheap protein is the food marvel of the post-war years, but the bag made no mention of chips with a meaty mouse... More »

10th, December 2010 Reviews 1

German Police Brag About Taking Man's Marijuana Christmas Tree

In Germany, police have, in their wisdom, raided the home of “an old hippie” and stolen his marijuana Christmas tree... More »

10th, December 2010 TV & Radio 1

Pub Cat Flicks Through Copy Of The Times

Can the cat get past the paywall...? More »

10th, December 2010 Royal Family 2

Coronation Street Live Activists Try To Free Camilla And Charles From Night At Royal Variety Show: Photos

Anti-Royal Variety Performance campaigners were not enough to save Prince Charles and Camilla from an evening spent with the N-Dubz, Mark Owen and comedy’s very own Mr Johnny Boden, Michael McIntyre... More »

9th, December 2010 Reviews

Wikileaks: 16-Year-Old Dutch Boy Brings Down Visa

What's going on? Youth is not docile and compliant - it is full of vim and guts. Listen to it. More »

9th, December 2010 Royal Family 14

Caption This: Prince Charles And Camilla Attacked

Green activist Prince Charles and Camilla's big car and convoy is attacked by students... More »

9th, December 2010 Technology 1

Students Use Google Live To Avoid Kettling In London Demo

To avoid kettling at the student demo, the cool kids have been using a Live Protest Map on Google... More »

9th, December 2010 Key Posts 2

Coronation Street Live: Peter Finally Dies From Smoke Inhalation

Coronation Street Live is gone. And with it go are Ashley Peacock, Peter Barlow and Molly Dobbs... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio

What To Do If Iran Launches A Nuclear Attack On Britain

What to do? What to do? Here’s what. Chris Hayward and Nat Saunders have knowledge... More »