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31st, October 2009 Celebrities 3

Madonna Teaches Good Hygiene To Africa

Madonna wants to the kids to know that they should retain the hope – one day she may need more children and they should be ready to look photogenic at all times. The other thing Madonna wants to teach you is that good hand hygiene can never be ignored.... More »

31st, October 2009 Celebrities 3

Stacey Solomon On Coke With Amy Winehouse

Has it escaped the Daily Mail’s notice that X Factor hopeful Stacey Solomon is a single mum? Well, no it hasn’t... More »

31st, October 2009 Celebrities 3

X Factor: Cheeky Girls Say John And Edward Lack Artistic Value

Want to know if Jedward, the X Factor’s John & Edward Grimes, will make it? And by make it we mean date a minor LibDem MP and invite proctologists, both pro and amateur, to touch their bums. The Cheeky Girls are here to help... More »

31st, October 2009 Reviews

Man Beaten To Death On Sri Lankan TV Show

More murder as entertainment now, as we follow the video of a man being slain in Naples and a man being assassinated in India with Sir Lankan TV’s footage of a man being drowned by the police... More »

31st, October 2009 Strange But True 1

City Bans Over 12s, Tall Children And Sex Offenders From Halloween

The rules state that anyone the age of an eighth grader – that’s 12 years old - and younger may trick or treat from 5:00 to 8:30 on Halloween night. If you are older you are forbidden unless you are special needs... More »

31st, October 2009 Madeleine McCann 5

Madeleine McCann: A Con, A Call To Imagine The Worst And A Joke

7951719MADDIE WATCH - A fresh appeal to imagine the worst, more jokes, a con and Our Maddie will now entertain you... More »

31st, October 2009 Celebrities 2

Jedward Do The X Factor: The Most Amazing Things About John & Edward Mania

X FACTOR Watch - Jedward special: Simon Cowell fixed it for Jedward, Halloween and bust, swine flu, Robbie Williams supports, Noel Gallagher cheers, JLS are on message, Danyl Johnson votes John & Edward, the look-alikes and Jedward sing YMCA... More »

31st, October 2009 Key Posts 8

The Most Disgusting, Offensive And Tasteless Halloween Costumes

In honour of the imported season of ill will to all men - Americans don't have Bonfire night and with it the chance to toss a Catholic on a pyre - we bring you the most disguting, offensive and tasteless Halloween costumes ever: More »

31st, October 2009 Celebrities 2

Jedward: Free Halloween Mask For Every Reader

Jedward X Factor agonists John & Edward Grime - and Halloween. The tabloids make the link: More »

30th, October 2009 Key Posts 3

Andre Agassi Wore A Wig On Court

News that Andre Agassi wore a wig in the 1990 final of the French Open, when he lost in a straight set and rinse to Gomez from Ecuador. Agassi’s wig was a superb mix of Kajoogoo cast offs mated with Frank McAvennie top knot. More »

30th, October 2009 Celebrities 2

Peter Andre's Unconditonal Perfume Lets You Experience Mr Katie Price In 4D

The idea, perhaps, is that in wearing this you get to feel that you are wearing bits of Peter Andre, who you can hear crooning to you over the radio, telling you about his kids on the telly and staring down from a wall calendar. It’s Peter Andre in 4D. But Pete looks like he smells of foundation, melted candles and syrup... More »

30th, October 2009 Celebrities 4

Jedward: What John And Edward Will Sing To Win The X Factor

So what next for Jedward? We got to thinking, and we present the Jedward album: Snap & Crackle Make Your Ears Go Pop. Here is the ultimate John & Edward playlist... More »

30th, October 2009 Strange But True 9

Boy Loses Arm In Washing Machine, Goes to Bed Without It

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30th, October 2009 TV & Radio

The X Factor Ventriloquist Choir Video

In today's edition of Terrible TV, we bring you the Ventrioloquist Choir, singing The Beatles in the style of the X Factor charity record... More »

30th, October 2009 Reviews 20

Drugs And A Toddler Implicated In Mafia Murder Caught On Camera

PSST! Wanna see a man being murdered in Mafia hit in Naples? This one's good un... More »

30th, October 2009 Reviews 2

James Arthur Ray And The Cult Of Death Makes Martyrs Of The Sedona Three

There's a new piece at people.com about James Arthur Ray and the Sedona sweat lodge disaster. The apparent thesis is both chilling and fascinating... More »

30th, October 2009 Reviews 6

Scare Story: Fructose Is A Silent Killer

Scare story of the day comes via the Daily Express’ front page, which tells readers that the sugary stuff in their tea is deadly. Read on, if you dare... More »

30th, October 2009 Strange But True 4

Holy Communion Wafer Transforms Into Jesus Christ's Cloned Heart

In Sokolka, in Catholic Poland, a shard of communion wafer has mutated into human heart tissue. At mass, the wafer tumbles into water. And it emerges as heart tissue... More »

30th, October 2009 Celebrities

X Factor: John & Edward Fans Tricked By Rachel Adedeji Vote Fix

More X Factor facts now as the tabloid Daily Star gives the wannabe tabloid Daily Telegraph advice on how to spot the difference between John & Edward Grimes and Rachel Adedeji. More »

30th, October 2009 Celebrities 2

X Factor: John & Edward Perform Live Duet With Miming Britney Spears

X Factor Watch: Anorak’s at-a-glance looks at X Factor in the news: Louis Walsh mocks Cheryl Cole's singing, Simon Cowell vows to spend more time in the sun, and John & Edward do Britney Spears too well... More »

30th, October 2009 Celebrities

Cher's Daughter Chastity Bono Will Not Shave Behind Chaz's Ears

Chaz Bono was once Chastity Bono, daughter to singing hat pin Cher and the late Sonny Bono.Chaz is talking to Entertainment Tonight about her change... More »

30th, October 2009 The Consumer 1

Dannii Minogue Turns On Harrods Owner Mohamed Al Fayed's Lights

Why, Mr Mo your button is magnificent... More »

29th, October 2009 Celebrities 3

Jedward: X Factor John And Edward Look Alike Gallery

They have the X Factor. They may well have a missing X chromosome. And there lingers the faint possibility that they are not twins but husband and wife... More »

29th, October 2009 Reviews

The X Factor's Jedward Will Kill Us All Says Climate Change Expert

Want to know how the X Factor could bring about not only war with China but the end of the entire planet? Writing in the Irish Times, John Gibbons tells you how Jedward will kill us all... More »

29th, October 2009 Strange But True 12

Somali Man Aged 112 Marries 17-Year-Old Virgin

The internet is alive with news that 112-year-old Ahmed Muhamed Dore has married Safia Abdulleh, age 17, in the Galguduud region of Somalia. Says Dore:... More »