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27th, October 2010 Key Posts 1

Spanish Prostitutes Ordered To Wear Orange Vests Like The Queen

Orange skin is no good enough... More »

27th, October 2010 Reviews

British Company Supplies American Execution Tools: Knives Made In USA

The anaesthetic sodium thiopental used to kill convicted murderer Jeffrey Landrigan in an Arizona state execution was made in Britain and was not US approved... More »

27th, October 2010 Technology

Teen Who Punched Cat To Death Caught On Facebook

Today's animal hating Facebook legend is the 15-year-old schoolboy who punched a 12-year-old cat called Oliver to death in Droylsden, Greater Manchester... More »

27th, October 2010 Strange But True

Man Who Got Bar's Logo Tattooed On Bum For Prize Failed To Enter Contest In Time (Photos)

“I really enjoyed my time on holiday and I was determined to win so I decided on the tattoo because I thought: ‘No one else will do this.’ I called my brother-in-law and talked him through what I wanted..." More »

27th, October 2010 Music

Take That Announce Latest Comeback With Comatose Press Conference: Video And Photos

If the Mail or anyone really wants to get an ides of what the lads are like now, they should attend a press conference... More »

27th, October 2010 Key Posts

Lady Gaga At The Dublin 02 In Big Photos: The Battered Sausage Tour

We saw her in London, stood outside the Sea Shell Fish Bar in Marylebone. This is the eatery where Michael Jackson once arrived for his battered sausage... More »

27th, October 2010 Strange But True

The Ugly Dance World Cup Winners For 2010 Are... (Video)

The criteria for selection include "outstanding ugliness, creativity, singularity/unseen moves and fun factor"... More »

27th, October 2010 Reviews

Tariq Aziz: Shoot The Messenger As A Victorious Warrior Rite

Aziz's downfall was not the fact he was a politician, it was more as a politician he was an excellent liar... More »

27th, October 2010 Reviews

Dope Calls Police To Test His Marijuana's Potency

Legalise marijuana and make the world a less challenging place for the 21-year-old Pennsylvanian who called the police to complain that the weed he’d bought was rubbish... More »

27th, October 2010 Key Posts 3

Marie Claire Let Maura Kelly Abuse Fat People For Fame And Web Traffic

Roll over Jan Moir – Maura Kelly is making her bid to become the world’s most odious, pisspoor columnist in her attack on fat people for Marie Claire... More »

27th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor: Cher Lloyd Gets A Burqa To Escape Daily Mail

The Mail says that X Factor's Team America action figure Cher Lloyd “plasters her make-up on... with a trowel”. So Cher wears a blanket... More »

27th, October 2010 Music 4

Keith Richards Snorts Dad In Rolling Stones Gonzo Snuff Movie

“And as I took the lid off of the box, a fine spray of his ashes blew out on to the table. I couldn’t just brush him off so I wiped my finger over it and snorted the residue..." More »

27th, October 2010 Strange But True

Inexperienced Teen Tries To Rob From Huge Transvestite Prostitute: Fails

Mug shot of the day belongs to Joshua Bumpus (Yep. Really), a six-foot tall heavily-built transvestite prostitute who beat up 16-year-old Rufus Bowman... More »

27th, October 2010 Royal Family

Queen And Qatar's Emir Play Dress Ups At Harrods (Photos)

Now that Queen Elizabeth II and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani have had a chat is it safe to say that Harrods will restore the shops royal warrants More »

27th, October 2010 Reviews 7

Rebecca Aylward: Mail Says Scans Might Have Killed Maesteg Girl 'Bludgeoned To Death With A Brick'

Aylward, 15, of Maesteg, is dead. Police have arrested a 15-yeat-old boy for her murder. But what happened..? More »

27th, October 2010 Music 1

Nadine Coyle Finds That Not Being Cheryl Cole Can Get You Ignored

Oops! More »

27th, October 2010 Reviews 3

Wikileaks Ready to Bomb Russia: Assange Is Now SPECTRE'S Dr No It All

"We have [compromising materials] about Russia, about your government and businessmen. But not as much as we'd like... We will publish these materials soon..." More »

26th, October 2010 Politicians

United Kingdom 18% More Corrupt Than Denmark - Fact

Finland, Norway and Sweden are all in the Top 10, thus proving that the people who compiled this survey do not consider the assembly instructions for flat-packed furniture to constitute an evil lie... More »

26th, October 2010 Key Posts 1

Baby Peter Connelly: A Shabby Tale Of Self-Serving Politicians, Greedy Tabloids And Orchestrated Care

Baby P: Why did Peter Connelly died a horrific and barbaric death? Two detailed serious case reviews, once secret, have been published... More »

26th, October 2010 Reviews

Turf Feinz Is Street Dance With A Social Purpose (It's Better Than It Sounds)

Writer Farah Damji has produced and directed a short movie called Letz Dance about Turf Feinz, a group of black American gang members from Oakland, near San Francisco, pioneering a new type of street dance... More »

26th, October 2010 Strange But True

Salford Advertises 'Indoor Bowels' As Part Of Keep Fit Drive

Who's up for a game of “indoor bowels” in Salford’ Firt City Ordsall (motto: "discover what's inside")?... More »

26th, October 2010 Reviews

Former Police Chief Backs Prop 19 And Legal Marijuana (Video): No Means Yes

Nevermind certain polls that say Californiaisn't ready to legalize marijuana. It turns out voters may be lying to the pollsters on Proposition 19, claiming "No" votes when they're really voting "Yes."... More »

26th, October 2010 TV & Radio

Paul O'Grady Auditions For UK's Daily Show: Jon Stewart Might Worry (Video)

O'Grady used his show to attack the the coaliton Government. He called them "bastards"... More »

26th, October 2010 Celebrities

Boyzone And Louis Walsh Are Available For Panto: Aladdin At The Gaiety

Walsh plays "the master of the world" (that alright with you, Mr Cowell, sir?), while Mikey Graham plays Abanazar and Una Pedreschi becomes Princess Jasmine... More »

26th, October 2010 Reviews

Washington Post Bans Writers From Talking To Readers On Twitter: Old Media Loses Plot

Twitter is a problem for The Washington Post. The paper has issued a decree forbidding its journalists from debating with the papers readers on its Twitter account... More »