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6th, May 2010 Strange But True 1

Wanted: The Burqa Bandit Of 'Middle Eastern Appearance'

In Sydney, Australia, police are hunting the Burqa Bandit. Want to know what he looks like? More »

6th, May 2010 Celebrities

Steven Gerrard And Alex Curran 'Divorce' Special

Remember those rumours that Steven Gerrard, of Liverpool and England, and his wife Alex Curran, of shops and stores, were not happy together? Horrible rumours they were... More »

6th, May 2010 Celebrities 2

In Pictures: The Black Eyed Peas And Cheryl Cole Bed Show

Fans came with high hopes that the concert would turn into a live sex show or a Girls Aloud concert... More »

5th, May 2010 Celebrities

Killer Bitch Beaten: Machete Is Worst Film Of All Time

Robert De Niro is in it. In a cowboy hat. Michelle Rodriguez is also in in it. In a bra top and gun. And you are in it up to your neck in nachos... More »

5th, May 2010 Strange But True

Weird Photos Of The Week: Sex With Jesus

While you're waiting for the elected gargoyles to move about the citadel, here's a collection of pictures of next year's crop of new politcos... More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews

Danny Dyer's Tips For Slashing Hiram Monserrate In A Broken Bottle Fight

If you're in the US, you can watch Hiram Monserrate, the chap who lost his state senate seat after slashing his girlfriend's face with broken glass, get punched in the face... More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews

Jerome Taylor Is The Election Best Story (And Best Pictures)

The best story of the election was not Gordon Brown calling an elderly woman a bigot but the one in which reporter Jerome Taylor got beaten up as he investigated electoral fraud in East London More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews 3

BP In Line To Win Oil Safety Award: Beyond Irony

BP is in the running for an award honouring safey in oil extraction... More »

5th, May 2010 Politicians

Native American Journalists Joins Barack Obama Death Cult

"What will happen in America if some fanatic embraces the hysterical rants of far-left or far-right groups and assassinates President Obama?" Well... More »

5th, May 2010 Celebrities

In Pictures: SHE Inspiring Woman Awards And Other Gargoyles

Former WAG and Heath Ledger look-alike Elen Rivas, former Mrs Rolling Stones Jo Wood, perpetual WAG Danielle Lloyd and connected toff Tara Palmer-Tomkinson inspire... More »

5th, May 2010 Celebrities

Danny Dyer's Agonising Agony Aunt In Zoo

Danny’s advice is to go on booze-fuelled rampage, pull a new woman to cheat on, or cut the old flame's face... More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews

Bigotgate The Opera: Brown Is Gone On Thursday

Bigotgate is an opera - in a cafe. BIGOT: Brown Is Gone On Thursday. "Permanent Link to Bigotgate The Opera"... More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews 1

In Pictures: Sunderland's Anti-Paedo Park

"I think it's a shambles and a death trap. I've seen kids of six or seven climbing on the poles. Can you imagine what would happen if they fell off them"..? More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews

Conservatives Obliterated By Shoreditch Department of Advertising Correction

The messages are esoteric, exotic and wholly biased. What’s not to enjoy..? More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews

Michael Grade's Tory Errors Other Election Tips

Grade wants you to know that he's voting Conservative.Why? Well... More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews 1

The Edlington Devil Boys Have An Appeal

The Eddlington ‘Devil Boys’, the brothers sentenced to be detained indefinitely – a minimum of five years - for torturing two boys, aged 9 and 11, are to appeal. They want another turn in court, this time at the Court of Appeal in London. More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews

Pictures: With Impeccable Timing The Jamie Janes Inquest Begins

The death sparked a furore after Gordon Brown misspelt his name in a letter of condolence to his mother, Jacqui Janes... More »

5th, May 2010 Sports 3

Tiger Woods, The 'Vulnerable' Coudriet And Schooled In Jaimee Grubbs

Hold the back page, the front page, the back page, the pages in Holes (one of the world’s leading golf contact mags!) and know that Tiger Woods did not sleep with 120 women.... More »

5th, May 2010 Strange But True 10

Cotsworld Village Creates Designated Dogging Area To Boost Tourism

High time, then, that locals were given special tokens on certain days. It’s only fair. “Cotswold Doggers For Cotsworlders!” More »

5th, May 2010 Strange But True 4

In Pictures: Rafael The Face Transplant Man

Rafael is the 34-year-old man who had a face transplant... More »

5th, May 2010 Reviews 2

Vote Now And Vote Often: Electoral Fraud And Tower Hamlets

A last-minute surge of electoral registrations in the borough means that 5,000 have gone through without any checks... More »

5th, May 2010 Key Posts

The Best And Weirdest Election Pictures: A Gallery

The highlights have been Gordon Brown calling Gillian Duffy a bigot, Nick Clegg remembering everyone’s first name in the entire country, David Cameron not wearing a top hat and tails in public More »

5th, May 2010 OK!

Kerry Katona, Cheryl Cole And Katie Price Are A Life In Teasers

This week’s OK! leads with pictures of the three mainstays of tabloids gossip: Cheryl Cole, Kerry Katona and Katie Price. All three are given teasers that experience tells us will be lad to stories less genuine than a dodgy dossier More »

5th, May 2010 Celebrities

Simon Cowell Worried Over Violent Crime, Sees No Irony With Cheryl Cole

"I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics" - S. Cowell. But... More »

4th, May 2010 Reviews

Munitions And Explosive Dumps In The Gulf Tiggered The BP Oil Rig Disaster

There are numerous munitions and explosive dumps close to the April 20 BP-contracted oil rig disaster that is gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico... More »