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26th, February 2010 Celebrities

Sharon Osbourne Hates Dad Animals Louis Vuitton Loves Dead Animals Botox

Pixie-voiced Sharon Osbourne – the Joselyn Wildenstein in the making – tells her Twitter followers not to buy Louis Vuitton’s handbag accessories because they’re “heinous.” Like Botox... More »

26th, February 2010 Strange But True

Ryanair Scratchcard Winner Eats 10000 Euros

Aboard a Ryanair plane from Poland to East Midlands airport, a man has won a scartchcard game. His prize: 10,000 euros. He then eats his winning ticket.... More »

26th, February 2010 In Pictures

Angelina Jolie & The Tourist

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26th, February 2010 Politicians

New York Times Blows David Paterson To Pieces

GOVERNOR David Paterson of New York State this evening quit the election race for his job and any hope of future progress in the Democratic hierarchy, writes AGW... More »

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Angelina Jolie Kisses 'Tourist', Brad Pitt And Jennifer Aniston Elsewhere: In Pictures

Want to see pictures of Angelina Jolie kissing man other than Brad Pitt? More »

26th, February 2010 Key Posts

The Story Of David Paterson's Fall, Michelle Paterson's Sex And The Feds

David Paterson is the New York Governor exposed and on his way out. Anorak's AGW has been tracking the story of vice at the highest level. He was on it from the first sniff. Here's the story - featuring the aide David W. Johnson, the wife Michelle Paterson and the President Barack Obama... More »

26th, February 2010 Politicians

New York Governor David Paterson Drops Out

NEW York’s black, blind and beleaguered Democrat governor David Paterson will not seek re-election. He wanted to. He announced that he’d run. But support was thinner than Victoria Beckham’s diet sheet. More »

26th, February 2010 Sports

Tyler Jewell's Mum Shows Us That Lyrca Is Slimming: Video

Tyler Jewell's Mom is proud of her snowboarding son – he races in the parallel giant slalom snowboard. So proud is mum that she’s posted a video of herself wearing her son’s clothes, clutching his cups and dancing to a HRT hit... More »

26th, February 2010 Celebrities

Court Rules Cheryl Cole's Songs Are 'Antisocial'

Meanwhile, in Mansfield’s Ladybrook Lane, 22-year-old Martin Bramwell has been evicted from his council flat for playing Cheryl Cole records... More »

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American Idol 9 Backstage Pictures: Kris Allen Joins Search For Next Disaster Aide

American Idol season 9 is a contest to find winner to help the show survive the loss of Simon Cowell. It’s not looking good. It’s sounding worse... More »

26th, February 2010 Reviews

Raymond Scott And The 1623 Shakespeare Folio

Anorak's man of the moment is antiques dealer Raymond Scott. We spotted him Newcastle Crown Court where he appears before the Beak on a charge of stealing a £3 million first edition of Shakespeare's works... More »

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Tens Of Thousands Of Fat Patients Dying In Hospitals

"50,000 DIE STARVING ON WARDS EACH YEAR". The Tories call it “horrific”. Want to know the truth..? More »

26th, February 2010 Celebrities

Cheryl Cole Loses 5 Pounds On The Ashley Cole Free Diet: Nation Delights

Cheryl Cole is disappearing. We talk not of the ink on the back of her neck – have you checked your necks girl for sings of Ashley’s coitus-enhancing felt tip (allegedly). We talks of Cheryl Tweedy’s vanishing act as she lives on a diet of mint tea. More »

26th, February 2010 Celebrities

Thunder Turds Are Go At The 12th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards: In Pictures

At the 12th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, La La Land, the talk of what anyone would wear. Do you go in costume? More »

26th, February 2010 Strange But True 2

Virginia’s White Tail Chapel Of Prayer And Lap Dancing

Worshippers at Virginia’s White Tail Chapel evoke the Garden of Eden before the fall as they stand before god naked as they days they were born – although what with gravity, hair and enlarged pores, not as pretty... More »

26th, February 2010 Strange But True 3

Tran Van Hay RIP: Man With World's Longest Hair Dies

RIP Tran Van Hay, the man with the longest hair in the world - 6.8 metres of matted bush... More »

26th, February 2010 Strange But True 1

Police Arrest Man For Wearing Clown Mask

In the self-styled land of the free, Matthew David Lopez has been arrested and charged with wearing a clown mask in public... More »

26th, February 2010 Strange But True

Pictures Of The Week: The Weird And Worrying

Pictures` on Friday. Anorak’s new weekly feature showcasing the weird, wonderful, stupid and downright odd pictures from the previous seven days and the archives. Pics Of The Week... More »

26th, February 2010 Sports 1

Chenille Steel Is Ashley Cole's New Bike: Video

While you were watching heroic loyal family man John Terry be the man to Wayne Bridge’s girly treachery, Ashley Cole "managed to get his leg over again”... More »

25th, February 2010 Celebrities

Alice In Wonderland Premier In Pictures: Johnny Depp's Mini Melt

Whatever the carpet, Johnny Depp looks good. This is because (a) he looks good and (b) he is surrounded by an ambulatory waxwork museum in mid-melt... More »

25th, February 2010 Celebrities 4

Jason Wood: Funeral, Tributes And A Mystery

Meanwhile, there's still no word as to what killed the entertainer and reality television star in the prime of his life, on the eve of a gig in London.... More »

25th, February 2010 Politicians

UKIP's Nigel Farage Gives Bankers The Napoloenic Dream

MEP and UKIP voice of the golf club Nigel Farage says EU President Herman van Rompuys has “the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk"... More »

25th, February 2010 Celebrities

Coronation Street: Maggie Jones' Memorial Service Scene In Pictures

Jones died in December 2009. She remains in the soap, albeit visiting a friend. How long can Maggie keep acting... More »

25th, February 2010 Reviews

Kyra Ishaq: Junaid Abuhamza, Angela Gordon And The Home Education Debate

Khyra Ishaq was killed by Junaid Abuhamza and Angela Gordon. She was 7. She died at her home in 2008. Justice is slow. More »

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Chenille Steele: 'Kisses' Ashley Cole 'Might Have John Terry's Baby'

"I’ve been spit-roasted, in Grosvenor House, by the boys from Chelsea FC - Max Clifford’s on my speed dial in case I have John Terry’s baby…" More »