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11th, October 2010 Strange But True

Quality Street: Tin Comes With Free Bullets

Kay Davis, 53, of Clifton, took her free ammunition when she bought a tin of the chocolate treats from Asda in West Bridgford... More »

11th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: Mugbabe's State Occasion For Gamu Nhengu

Did you know that Robert Mugabe is happy that Gamu Nhengu is heading back to Zimbabwe? It’s a tabloid fact... More »

11th, October 2010 Sports 1

Chile Miners Trapped In Barcelona, Real Madrid And Manchester United PR War

The 33 miners trapped underground in Chile are the subject of a tug-o-war between Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona football clubs... More »

11th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: The Cher Lloyd Sex Doll And Hating Katie Waissel

Pick your sex doll, readers. Mary has teeth and a likeability. Cher’s is fuller-lipped and requires a lot less puff to inflate... More »

10th, October 2010 Reviews 2

BBC Bias Over Israeli Driver Hitting Palestinian Boys

On the BBC you can read the story of David Be’eri, a Jewish settler in East Jerusalem, hitting Imran Mansur, 11, with his car and breaking the lad’s leg... More »

10th, October 2010 Strange But True 1

Oakland Police You Legends: Cops Kill Pet Labrador As Suspected Burglar

Lab was an 11-year old dog called Gloria. Police say the dog growled at them... More »

10th, October 2010 Reviews

Jack Kerouac On The I Annihilation Of Self Promotion

I can just see the shabby literary man carrying a "bulging briefcase" rushing from one campus to another, one lecture club to another, nodding confirmation with his hosts... More »

10th, October 2010 TV & Radio 2

X Factor 2010: Week One Live Blog Results (Wagner Lives, FYD Die And Waissel Threatens)

But the most important thing on the X Factor was not Katie’s survival. It was not toothsome Joe McElderry singing about his Happy Days in the Ambitions diner with Richie Cunningham... More »

10th, October 2010 Film 2

The Amanda Knox Story: Hayden Panettiere And Colin Firth Debate The Entertaining Murder

Panettiere is to portray Meredith Kercher’s murderer Amanda Knox in a chocolate box film TV called The Amanda Knox Story... More »

10th, October 2010 Key Posts 6

X Factor 2010: Wagner Fiuza Carrilho Is The Cheryl Cole Antidote We Crave

Can we all just agree that Warner, that merging of Tommy Cannon and Britney Spears win the show...? More »

10th, October 2010 TV & Radio 3

X Factor 2010: After Katie Waissell Treyc Cohen Is Another Fix?

How manipulative is the show? Well... very. Here's more proof... More »

10th, October 2010 Strange But True 1

Leicester Boy Turns 10 10:10 On 10-10-2010

Get a load of the cake! More »

9th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: Gamu Nhengu Blames Show For Her Execution In Zimbabwe

Gamu Nhengu is all set to be deported to Zimbabwe. And an execution awaits... More »

9th, October 2010 Sports

Rupesh Shingadia Is Tiger Woods' Cigar Dude (Photos)

The moustache is not his. The turban is not his, either... More »

9th, October 2010 Politicians 3

EDL And UAF Protest In Leicester: Photos

The anti-Islam English Defence League were in Leicester today. And so were Unite Against Fascism (UAF)... More »

9th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: Mary Byrne Sings It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Video)

Dawn French's mum could play the piano but she could not sign like this. She was good. But the hype was better... More »

9th, October 2010 Music

John Lennon At 70: He Missed His Citroën And Apple Adverts But Saw The Light (Photos)

Lennon would have been 70th today. He never lived to see his advert for Apple or Citroën. He also missed every other mawkish anniversary of this death... More »

9th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: What Does A Mentor Do And Can Gamu Live Without One??

Cole is mentor to Cher Lloyd, Katie Waissel and Rebecca Ferguson. Cole declined to be Gamu Nhengu's mentor, casting her adrift... More »

9th, October 2010 Celebrities 2

Donald Trump Becomes A Doctor In Aberdeen (Photos)

Trump is now Dr Donald Trump. The man with the tsumani hair is a Doctor of Business Administration at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Why?... More »

8th, October 2010 TV & Radio

Dr Who Live: Wembley Arena Photos

Dr Who is now a stage show. It’s much cheaper to make than a TV show and the BBC can get some money in by flogging tickets and merchandise... More »

8th, October 2010 Film

127 Hours Trailer: James Franco Is Cut And Alone With His Little Franco

Franco is just about the most likable leading man right now. In the film, a bored and stressed Ralston masturbates. So. James. Are you like your character..? More »

8th, October 2010 Celebrities

Gwyneth Paltrow's Casting Couch Sex Is Organic

Paltrow knows that your semen is organic and low fat but she will not have oral sex with you to get the part in the film... More »

8th, October 2010 The Consumer

The Queen Elizabeth Liner In Photos

Anorak is not given over to puff pieces but when we got the photos of the New Queen Elizabeth liner, including Suite 7150, we thought you'd enjoy them... More »

8th, October 2010 Reviews

Jonathan Vass: 'Rapist' Freed On Bail To Kill His Victim

Vass was released to kill the woman who'd accused him of repeatedly raping her... More »

8th, October 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010: Rehearsal Photos And Cher Lloyd's Proper Good Smashing Video Blog

Want to see Dot Cotton’s Team American Doll Cher Lloyd, Simon’ll Fix It Candidate Katie Waissel, TV veteran Mary Byrne and everyone else at rehearsals..? More »