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13th, May 2010 Reviews 11

Catholic Girl Refuses To Wear Leggings In Mosque, Prefers Uniform

When Amy Owen was invited to attend a Mosque in Liverpool with her classmates as part of a geography field trip all students were ordered to wear long trousers and cover their heads while inside the building... More »

13th, May 2010 Politicians

Voting Reform In A Graph

The LSE explains the options and produces this table to show what it would have meant this time... More »

13th, May 2010 TV & Radio 2

Wheelchair Fan Invades Football Pitch: Video

To Saltergate for a match between Chesterfield v Bournemouth. A goal! A pitch invasion!!! A wheelchair pitch invasion.... More »

13th, May 2010 Strange But True 5

Man Accidentally Kills Wife With His Suicide Bullet

Whitmore, of Wichita, has killed himself. And in the act of killing himself, the 70-year-old also killed his wife, accidentally... More »

13th, May 2010 Strange But True

Judge Bans Man From Playing Golf

Paul Maskell, of Clacton, has been banned from playing golf for three months More »

13th, May 2010 Politicians 1

Clegg And Cameron's Hummus Revolution: Parties Reshaped Into Public School Houses

The Conservatives wanted more effete public school boys. Cameron looked about and saw Nick ‘Pokey’ Clegg. William Hague never stood a chance... More »

13th, May 2010 Music

In Pictures: X Factor Diana Vickers Does The Scala

The singing was good and Vickers, once billed as the news Sandi Shaw (the old Sandi Shaw refused to relinquish her title, or die as we call it, and Vickers became her own singer), has found some boots... More »

12th, May 2010 TV & Radio 3

7-Year-Old World Weary Skanks Do Beyonce's Single Ladies On Dance Show

At the World Of Dance Competition we got a glimpse of the Brave New World. This is how empires are brought to their knees... More »

12th, May 2010 In Pictures 1

Cartoons That Look Like Celebs: Rihanna's Woodpecker

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12th, May 2010 Celebrities 42

In Pictures: Russell Crowe's Middle Aged Robin Hood Woos Milf Marian

To the Cannes screening, then, of Robin Hood, Ridley Scott’s attempt to turn the robber of rich men into a Middle Aged James Bond.... More »

12th, May 2010 Celebrities 28

Michael Jackson Death Hoax: Dave Dave Is Jacko And Cynical Scepticism

This Dave Dave is a 33-year-old New Yorker born David Rothenberg. When Dave was six his father poured fuel on his face and set him on fire... More »

12th, May 2010 Reviews 1

Helpful Russians On Hijacked Tanker Return Somali Pirates To Their Boat, Everyone Dies

No sooner have the British gone long on Somali piracy to save the nation's finances than the Russians scupper the whole plan... More »

12th, May 2010 Reviews

Lars Vilks Attacked By Islamists And A Gay, Naked Mohammad

Lars Vilks, aka Larks Milks, the Swedish artist who drew adolescent images of Mohammad Muslim prophet, as a dog and reponded to death threats by brandishing an axe, has been attacked... More »

12th, May 2010 Flashback

A Pictorial History Of The Tate Modern And Bankside Power Station

To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a gallery of the best art to grace the venue, and even pictures of when the original Bankside power station was constructed... More »

12th, May 2010 Celebrities 1

Cannes Festival In Pictures: Kate Beckinsale Judges And Russell Crowe Does Robin Bond, Licence To Quill

And so to Cannes for the film festival. You writer is sat in a cafe by the Croisette wondering who picks the judges. More »

12th, May 2010 Politicians 4

David Cameron Day 1 In Pictures: Witney Gazette Reacts

Cameron is in. Nick Clegg will get to ask his two questions at PMQs of, er, himself should the new PM's Deputy be standing in for Cameron in any PM's Qs... More »

12th, May 2010 Reviews

Global Warming Causes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Patients To Kill Pets

Scare Story of The Day is global warming, a fear of which is manifest in obsessive compulsive disorder patients. Dr Mairwen Jones tells us... More »

12th, May 2010 Reviews

In Pictures: Irish Protest Against Government Cuts Turns Nasty

Over in Ireland, the Gardai have been brawling with protestors marching against government cutbacks outside the Gates of Leinster House in Dublin... More »

12th, May 2010 Politicians 1

London Underground Workers Say Cameron Dooms Them: Picture

Underground workers say David Cameron as PM means they are "ALL DOOMED"... More »

12th, May 2010 Technology

ROFL: How To Create A Mainstream Meme

What makes one meme a hit and another a miss? More »

12th, May 2010 In Pictures

Election 2010 - The Best Pictures

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12th, May 2010 Sports 2

The Karma Sutra Of Sport: A Gallery Of Sexual Athleticism

The Karma Sutra of Sport - Tiger Woods, eat yer heart out... More »

12th, May 2010 Sports 1

Cheryl Cole, Lionel Messi And Maradonna's Hookers

Messi, the Barcelona and Argentinian footballer, tells Cheryl Cole that his countrymen “know how to treat their women”... More »

12th, May 2010 Politicians 3

David Cameron News Round Up: Bitterness, Spite And Envy

Because the news media had not idea about anything during the election – hyping the importance of their TV debates which turned out to be an utter waste of time - let’s see what they have to say about things now... More »

12th, May 2010 Strange But True 1

Man Pretends To Be Woman To Marry Three Men For Their Money

Wang Mou is18. He has slim hips, bed-ready hair and soft skin... More »