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18th, October 2010 Politicians

UN Secretary General Is 'Spanky Banky' Moon, Says Kevin Rudd

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and his office privately referred to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as “Spanky Banky”... More »

18th, October 2010 In Pictures

Halloween: Greatest Ever Costumes

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18th, October 2010 Key Posts 9

Monumental Parenting Fails: A Gallery Of Of The Stupid

One day all children will blame their parents for something or everything. The fail is sometime glaring... More »

18th, October 2010 The Consumer

Halloween: How To Create The Best Outfit (A Gallery)

A guide to creating the best Halloween outfit... More »

18th, October 2010 Sports

London Olympics Kills Glastonbury: We Have No Portaloos

Anorak had been looking forward to both events working in harmony to form a Well Modern Pentathlon... More »

18th, October 2010 Key Posts 2

Among The Pussy People: A Short Film For Cat Lovers And Comedy Seekers

Do not mess with cat people, or Pussy People, as they call themselves in Andrew Lang's short film. You'll really enjoy this... More »

17th, October 2010 Reviews 6

G20 Officer Bubbles Josephs Sues YouTube For 'Ridicule': Toronto Cop Goes After The Internet 'Anonymous'

dam Josephs, aka “Officer Bubbles”, was at the G20 protest in Toronto having bubbles blown in his direction by a girl. He's now suing YouTube for exposing him to "ridicule"... More »

17th, October 2010 TV & Radio 1

X Factor 2010: Matt Cardle's Seven Summers Band Shoots Up Album Chart

The album Matt Cardle recorded with his indie band Seven Summers is number 26 on the Amazon album download chart... More »

17th, October 2010 Key Posts

X Factor 2010: Stephen Fry's Video Tribute To Wagner Fiuza Carrilho

Stephen Fry has made a video tribute to Wagner Fiuza Carrilho... More »

17th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010 Live Blog: Week 2 Results Show With Katy Perry And Diana Vickers' Knickers

Diana Vickers is now rhyming slang. Diana Vickers – in her Knickers... More »

17th, October 2010 Technology

Computer Thief Downloads Content And Sends Data On USB To Owner

"It is my life. I have documented everything in it that has happened in the last 10 years and beyond..." More »

17th, October 2010 Politicians

President Sebastian Pinera Shows Off Miners' Call For Help

Sebastian Pinera made sure he was pictured holding the original message passed to rescuers from the mine in Chile... More »

17th, October 2010 Reviews

Heatballs Are The New Light Bulbs: Siegfried Rotthaeuse Cooks EU In Balmy Green Heat

Siegried is importing "small heating devices" from China. Heatballs come in two dimensions: 75 or 100 Watts... More »

17th, October 2010 Reviews 4

Coryton Crude Awakening Protests Photos Are Like Rag Week At The Fringe

How do you report on The Crude Awakening, a pun-driven climate change protest at the Coryton oil refinery, in Stanford le Hope, Essex?.. More »

17th, October 2010 Strange But True 2

Molly The Sharpie Blinded By Inbreeding Sees Again

Forget Mary Bale's Legends' List, featuring such beasts as Knee Hill Park Man and Bosnian girl More »

17th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: Matt Cardle 'Cheats' On Katie Waissel With Lauren Cutmore

hat story about Matt Cardle bedding Katie Waissel in the X Factor house after a “wild kissing game” More »

17th, October 2010 Reviews

God Sends Koran Kooker Terry Jones Hyundai Accent

The voice if God is former New York Giants footballer Brad Benson, of Brad Benson Hyundai... More »

17th, October 2010 Politicians 1

Is Chile's President Sebastian Pinera The Most Manipulative Man On Planet Earth? European Tour Begins

Chilean miners are released in made-for-TV, stage-managed multi-media marketing drive for Chile and its pragmatic President Sebastian Pinera. And a couple of days on President Sebastian Pinera is at the Hilton in central London... More »

16th, October 2010 TV & Radio 1

X Factor 2010 Live Blog Week 2: Cher Lloyd's Lost Ark And Matt Cardle Is Not Bald

Simon says One Direction is "the most exciting pop band in the country today". Everyone in the city thinks they’re shit... More »

16th, October 2010 Key Posts 1

Susan Boyle The Woman I Was Born To Be Extracts: Kisses, God And Photos

I knew what they were thinking. ‘Just look at her! She’s got a bum like a garage, a head like a mop, I’m not too sure if her teeth are her own and she’s claiming to be a singer!... More »

16th, October 2010 TV & Radio 1

X Factor 2010 Spoiler Alert - Week 2 Song List

It's week 12 of the live finals and we know what the agonists are going to sing. So do you... More »

16th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor Jedward Are Now A Nintendo Video Game (Photos)

John and Edward Grimes, the Priapic-haired duo with the names plucked from a Dickens workhouse are now jobbing as Nintendo ambassadors... More »

16th, October 2010 The Consumer

M&S Clientele Meet The Poundland Mob In Blackburn Sale Stempede

“It was not our normal cust-omer base and their behaviour was not what we’ve come to expect from Marks and Spencer customers...2 More »

16th, October 2010 Strange But True

Woman Knifes Classmate Several Times In Anger-Management Class

The 19-year-old has been charged with second-degree assault for the fracas in Bellevue College... More »

16th, October 2010 Politicians

Belfast Mayor And The Slippery Female Tomato: Photos

Rodgers’ knee hits Mallon in the head, causing her to suffer a slipped disc... More »