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26th, September 2010 Madeleine McCann 22

Madeleine McCann: Gerry McCann's Brother And Colleague Quit Madeleine Fund

John McCann, Gerry McCann's brother, is no longer on the fund's board... More »

26th, September 2010 Strange But True

Chris Casswell You Legend: County Durham Man Eats Pet Goldfish In Pet Shop (Video)

Caswell, 30, paid £1.99 for a goldfish at the Petals and Pets shop in Newton Aycliffe and then with the phrase "Goldfish, down the hatch!" ate it... More »

26th, September 2010 In Pictures

Irma Nici Photos

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26th, September 2010 Sports

Premier League Photo: Liverpool Turn Ugly, Arsenal Lose Defence And Man City Climb

All the footy action... More »

25th, September 2010 Sports 26

Irma Nici's Lesbian Sex: Trapped In New York As David Beckham Issues Writ

There is no escape for you Irma La Douchebag. New York is surrounded by a thin black line of Victoria Beckham.. More »

25th, September 2010 Politicians

Ed Miliband Is Labour's Aardman - Literally

Ed Miliband is elected leader of the Labour Party, the least worst option of a line up that looked like curtain call from the Addams Family stage play at the Hampstead Playhouse... More »

25th, September 2010 Key Posts 1

Mrs Wang And Mr DeCock Marry: Nominative Determinism Just Got Porny

Congratulationa to Tara Wang and Austin DeCock, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., who are engaged... More »

25th, September 2010 Sports

Fine Photos Of Abu Dhabi's Manchester City Beating Siberia's Chelsea

City beat Chelsea 1-0 and there is much dancing in the streets of Abu Dhabi tonight... More »

25th, September 2010 Politicians 10

Ed And David Miliband Will Soon Be Attacked For Being Jews

The only thing that is certain about the nail-biting contest to lead the Labour Party is that a Jew will win... More »

25th, September 2010 Celebrities

Vivian Mackerrell Was Withnail In Withnail And I: Photos

Mackerrell was a resting actor who once lived in Camden, London, with Withnail writer and director Bruce Robinson... More »

25th, September 2010 Politicians 1

Hans Rudolf-Merz Is Swiss Your Laugh Of The Day: Video

Rudolf Merz will now talks to you about the Bündnerfleisch... More »

25th, September 2010 Strange But True 2

Woman Kills Rabid Fox With Bare Hands - And Plastic Bag

Rachel Cohen, of Eastern Pennsylvania, who killed a fox with her bare hands. No dogs. No gin fizz. No braying mares... More »

25th, September 2010 Music

The Orange RockCorps Albert Hall Show Photos: Pendulum And Plan B Defy Cynics

The concerts defy cynicism. You can’t buy a ticket. You can’t win a ticket. You have to earn a ticket... More »

25th, September 2010 Reviews

Gareth Williams: The Swarthy Suspects, Murder And Sex Smears

Dr Williams did not die alone. The MI6 man smeared in the media and by the police was padlocked in a red North face holdall by someone else... More »

24th, September 2010 Reviews

Baby P: Haringey Council Praised His 'Loverly Parents'

"I gave her (Connelly) feedback, saying that she had been very open and honest..." More »

24th, September 2010 Reviews 3

Muslims Banned From Burnley College - Well, If It Get Comments

The Lancashire Telegraph is at it again - trying to stir up a bit of excitement with some It’s Those Muslims Again… news... More »

24th, September 2010 Strange But True

Swindon Pussy Cat Dyed Pink And Tossed: Carers Add To Torture

In Swindon, a pussy cat has been died from white to pink and thrown over a garden fence... More »

24th, September 2010 Reviews 10

Mosque Rules Lancashire Catholics: Another Muslim Story Designed To Wind People Up

Yesterday, I was complaining about the Lancs Telegraph trying to wind people up. The national Telegraph is at it now... More »

24th, September 2010 Reviews 2

Without Medals For Afghanistan Soldiers Like Matt Croucher We'd Never See Them

While the Kafkaesque drones build by Tony Blair’s authoritarian stare arrest and set about ruining the life of Paul Chambers – read this - Lance Corporal Matt Croucher picked up a George Cross for an act of bravery or madness... More »

24th, September 2010 Celebrities 1

Irma Nici's Facebook Photos And Other Missing Crucial Details

The global hunt for Irma Nici's flesh... More »

24th, September 2010 Key Posts 11

Oscar Wilde Cock-Cockery And Other Media Fictions

Five letters Oscar Wilde wrote to a sexy young male magazine editor in the century before last have been flogged at auction for £33,900. But the reported sexual content is, er 'untrue speculation', as William Hague might say in an ill-advised press release... More »

24th, September 2010 Key Posts 3

Paul Chambers And The Twitter Police: Freedom Of Expression Under Attack

When Paul Chambers told his Twitter followers he was going to blow Robin Hood’s Doncaster airport “sky high” he never meant it. There was no plot. He had no explosives or car... More »

24th, September 2010 Money 1

Lehman Brothers Art Sale: Turn Your Downstairs Toilet Into A Bank

Lehman Brothers, that monolith of banking that Gordon Brown sucked up to and then went bust, had a nice collection of art... More »

24th, September 2010 The Consumer 8

Has A Shoe Bomb Gone Off In Selfridges, London?

A bomb on Oxford Street? More »

24th, September 2010 Sports 1

Commonwealth Games Photos: England Expected To Clean Up In Delhi, Literally

First in are the England hockey team. Take look at their faces, readers. These are the best damn cleaners in British Athletics... More »