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7th, December 2009 Reviews

Polar Bear Arrives At Copenhagen Climate Summit, In Pictures

To highlight the perils of man-made (what the proof?) global warming campaigners behind the Ice Bear Project have carved a polar bear from a nine-ton block of ice... More »

7th, December 2009 Reviews

Toxic Go Go Hamsters Rid Owners And Pets Of Parasites

Scare story of the day appears on the front page of the Sun. Those Go Go Hamsters should not be eaten raw nor licked repeatedly... More »

7th, December 2009 Celebrities 4

X Factor: What Joe McElderry Fears, Lucie Jones Naked And A Fight

Danyl Johnson is departed. The greatest microphone juggler in the business is no more. Olly Murs, the man with the name that’s as contagious as his itchy dancing, Lucie Jones naked, dull Joe McElderry and Carry On X Factor Stacey Solomon go on. The X Factor news round-up: More »

7th, December 2009 Reviews 18

Meredith Kercher: Friends of Amanda Knox And Anti-Italian Bigotry

Amanda Knox is American. The case was in Italy. Can the foreigners be blamed? A heated debate ensues… More »

7th, December 2009 Celebrities

Shakira At The Jingle Bell Ball At London's O2 In Pictures

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll’s use of English was legendary, only bettered by her Latin as she sang “le ro lo le lo le lo le”... More »

7th, December 2009 Sports 3

Tiger Woods: An 'Illegitimate' Tiger Cub, Cori Rist And Oprah Winfrey's Sofa

Tiger Woods and The Women is nine holes away from being a themed crazy golf course. But, as yet, none of Mindy Lawton, Jaimee Grubbs, Kalika Moquin, Jamie Jungers and Rachel Uchitel have gone for the money shot: the Tiger cub... More »

6th, December 2009 Reviews 1

In Pictures: Miss France Is Normandie, Malika Menard

While you were watching the X Factor, Simon Cowell’s finishing school for music (literally, Dermot O’Leary, literally), Old Mr Anorak was in Nice judging Mr France, accompanied by Robbie Williams... More »

6th, December 2009 Celebrities 16

X Factor: Danyl Johnson Is Out, Cheryl Cole Must Be Pleased

X Factor: It’s the X Factor semi-final, featuring nice Jo McElderry, twitchy Olly Murs, gasping Stacey Solomon and Cheryl Cole-inspired hate figure Danyl Johnson... More »

6th, December 2009 Reviews

Tiger Woods v Climate Gate: Deep Divot Or Deep Climate?

Tiger Woods. Climate Gate. Climate Gate. Tiger Woods. Which does an editor go for? Pictures of the waitresses who claim to have shagged a golfer. Or pictures of warmists who shagged the science? Deep Divot or Deep Climate? More »

6th, December 2009 Madeleine McCann 1

Madeleine McCann: Novelty Records And Clues

Maddie Watch - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann: The Daily Express has scoop and songs to search for Our Maddie by.. More »

6th, December 2009 Celebrities 6

Joanna Kupa Is Peta's Naked Dump Animal Of The Month, In Pictures

A naked Joanan Kupa says Jesus wants cats and dogs to stop breeding... More »

6th, December 2009 Celebrities 1

In Pictures: X Factor's JLS Perform At The O2

JLS (Aston Merrygold, Oritse Williams, Marvin Humes and JB) are spotted by Anorak’s woman with long lens during Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball at the O2 Arena in London... More »

6th, December 2009 Sports

Irony Watch: Lewis Hamilton Is The Face Of RoadSense

Who better to advertise the perils of tailgating than F1 motor racing legend champion Lewis Hamilton who was disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix in 2009 for misleading race stewards in an incident with a, er, safety car?... More »

6th, December 2009 Celebrities 4

After 17 Consecutive Katie Price Front Pages, The Daily Star Turns To Beckham

Huge shocks for Daily Star readers looking for daily news of Katie Price yesterday. After 17 consecutive days of gracing the paper’s cover, Jordan was replaced on the front page by a picture of David Beckham in a tweedy tie... More »

6th, December 2009 Reviews 3

Let's Blame The Italians For Amanda Knox

Meredith Kercher’s murderers have been jailed. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been jailed. AGW looks at how a murder is now a subject of debate. With that comes a chance to attack the Italians. More »

6th, December 2009 Reviews

The Carbon Cost Of Copenhagen Under Sea

ARE you ready for Copenhagen and all that heated debate on global warming? Pack your bags. Bring a travel plug adaptor... More »

6th, December 2009 Money

In Pictures: Thinnest House In London Could Be Yours For £550,000

On Goldhawk Road, London, W12 you can buy a six-foot wide compact and bijou house for £549,950... More »

6th, December 2009 Sports 3

World Champion Amir Khan Beats Dmitriy Salita, In Pictures

Amir Khan took just 76 seconds to defeat New York challenger Dmitriy Salita. Not a single tabloid's back page features the event. We've got all the pictures... More »

6th, December 2009 Celebrities 3

I’m A Celebrity: Gino D'Acampo Is King Rat In Panto

As for Gino D’Acampo, well, having been built up in the media, it’s now time for the media to tear him down... More »

6th, December 2009 Key Posts 1

Tiger Woods: After Grubbs, Uchitel, Moquin And Jungers Meet Mindy Lawton

After Jaimee Grubbs, Kalika Moquin, Jamie Jungers and Rachel Uchitel, here’s Mindy Lawton claiming a “year-long affair” with the golfer... More »

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The Murder Of Meredith Kercher By Amanda Knox And Raffaele Sollecito: In Pictures

Former lovers Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are found guilty of the murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher. The case in photos... More »

5th, December 2009 Celebrities

Westlife, Sugabaes And N-Dubz Present Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball In Pictures

To Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball at the O2 Arena in London, with a version of the Sugababes, Taio Cruz, Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Kian Egan of Westlife, Pixie Lott, Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer of N-Dubz, Jamie Morrison, Shingai Shoniwa and Dan Smith of The Noisettes, Mollie King, Chipmunk, Tinchy Styder and Jordin Sparks... More »

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X Factor: Comatose Joe McElderry, Danyl Johnson Kills Polar Bears And Olly Murs Itches, Literally

X Factor: Joe McElderry makes us think, Danyl Johnson kills polar bears, Olly Murs twitches the itches and Stacey Solomon gets religious... More »

5th, December 2009 Reviews 1

Meredith Kercher's Family Receive £4m Compensation

Meredith Kercher's brother Lyle responds to the jailing of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for his sister's sadistic murder... More »

5th, December 2009 Sports

Photos: Manchester City 2 Chelsea 1, Premier League

Man City won the game 2-1, with goals from Tevez and Adebayor. Sheikh Mansour was delighted - he came for the rain... More »