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16th, October 2010 TV & Radio

Welington Goncalves dos Santos Is Our Police Chase Video Of The Day

He's escaped from jail in Sao Paulo. He's on the run. The police are on his tail... Gaooooooooooooooooooollll! More »

16th, October 2010 Strange But True

Shoplifter Dressed As Sesame Street's Bert For Punishment

The youth spent six hours wearing the suit and carrying the sign: "I got caught shoplifting at Halloween Express... More »

16th, October 2010 In Pictures

X Ray Horror

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16th, October 2010 TV & Radio 5

Jeremy Kyle Meets The Incredible Mr 3D' Teeth: Video

On last week's show we were met by a man whose face was made for 3D TV... More »

16th, October 2010 Film

Hilary Swank Dazzles At Conviction Premiere: Oscar's In The Bag

54th BFI London Film Festival: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank picks another Oscar-winning script... More »

16th, October 2010 Reviews 3

David Hicks' Guantanamo Memoirs Are Self-Serving, Profiteering And A Cracking Read: Extracts

David Hicks has had his memoirs published in a tome called 'Guantanamo: My Journey', published by Random House. Hicks is the Australian who spent five years in Guantanamo Bay... More »

16th, October 2010 Celebrities 1

Alex Curran In Steven Gerrard Liverpool Leggings Storm: Photos

Curran is the vacuous subject of the most vacuous story ever to appear on Anorak... More »

16th, October 2010 Strange But True

Blackburn Man Charged With Possessing Octopus Porn

A 42-YEAR-OLD man from Blackburn has been charged with possessing octopus porn..." More »

15th, October 2010 The Consumer 1

Estonian Clinic Uses Real Life Before And After Women: Fat Is Bad

In Estonia, a health clinic has emplyed two women - one before and one after - to hand out leaflets... More »

15th, October 2010 Sports

Best London Olympics 2010 Tickets Already Taken By Corporate Kids

It will cost you £725 to watch the men’s 100m final from decent seat. And those are the seats not occupied by well-padded corporate and political bottoms... More »

15th, October 2010 Technology

Rabbits Eat Green Car Parts Made From Soy

Some newer model car parts are made from soy-based compound, a kind of soy oil foam rubber that is less polluting than petroleum-based stuff... More »

15th, October 2010 In Pictures

Sir Cliff Richard: A Life In Pictures

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15th, October 2010 Music

Keith Richards Called Mick Jagger 'Brenda' And 'Your Majesty': Photos

"I used to love Mick, but I haven't been to his dressing room in 20 years.” He’s not the only one… More »

15th, October 2010 Reviews

Twitter's Millions Of Handmade Sunflower Seeds Are A Drug (Photos)

AI Weiwei’s (yep, we know) carpet of fake sunflower seeds at the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall is out of bounds... More »

15th, October 2010 Politicians

Ed Miliband Steals David Miliband's Ice-Cream: A Gallery Of Extempore Eating

Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, was at Sheffield Forgemasters' factory on his first official “I look a pratt in this outfit” outing... More »

15th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010 Week 2: Musical Heroes Week Song List

X Factor Week 2 song list... More »

15th, October 2010 Reviews 1

Stephen Griffiths: Back In Court For His Masters In Madness

Griffiths the Crossbow Killer is back in the news. He’s in Bradford Crown Court... More »

15th, October 2010 Reviews 13

Pregnant Woman Set On Fire In Bradford Dies: Time To Bash Muslims

Grim story of the day take us to Cloudsdale Avenue, Bradford, where a 23-year old pregnant Asian woman has died after she was found on fire behind a house... More »

15th, October 2010 Key Posts 4

Daily Star Duped By Spoof Website Into Chile Mine Theme Park Story

Chile Miners are free. And the mine they escaped from is to be turned into a theme park. Well, so says the Daily Star, one day on from when the story was broken on a website called... The Spoof... More »

15th, October 2010 Sports 2

Michael Vaughan Twitters That There Are No English In London

England's former cricket captain Michael Vaughan goes to Twitter an says London is full of foreigners... More »

15th, October 2010 Technology

The big decision for the Chilean miners - Apple Vs Sony

The mine was a gadget-free zone apparently More »

15th, October 2010 Reviews

Danny Cohen Is Controller Of BBC One: The Media Quango Look After Its Own

You might know Danny from his work as Controller of BBC Three, the pisspoor channel you don't watch... More »

15th, October 2010 Film 2

Vince Vaughn's Gay Gag Video: Cinema's Goers Get Remote Controls To SKIP, MUTE And PAUSE Best And Worst Bits

Vaughn wants the gays to lighten up and take the joke at their expense. In his new film, The Dilemma... More »

15th, October 2010 Politicians 1

Russian Governor Tweets Photo Of Live Worm In Kremlin Salad: Salt Mines Beckon

Zelenin, governor of Tver Oblast, Russia, told his followers on Twitter that he’d been served a live earthworm at a Kermlin dinner... More »

15th, October 2010 TV & Radio

Daddy Teaches His Daughter How To Skateboard: Video

You know what's coming. You can feel the inevitable looming. But the payoff is no less entertaining for it... More »