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25th, July 2009 Sports 2

Barking Turns East London Into An Olympic Beach

To mark the 2012 Olympics, the Town Square of Barking, Essex, has been turedn into a beach, with traditional British beach happenings like... More »

25th, July 2009 Celebrities 1

Joe Jackson Promotes Michael Jackson Tribute Film

“I think it’s a good thing,” Joe said prior to paying tribute to Michael. “This movie, ‘Destination Fame’ will be carrying a legacy, a tribute to my son.” More »

25th, July 2009 Reviews 2

RIP Harry Patch, Britain's Last World One Trench Fighter Dies

RIP Harry Patch, your reign as Britain’s oldest man lasted but a few days. You were 111 – which is a Nelson in cricket terms. A good innings. Now you’re out. More »

25th, July 2009 Celebrities

Michael Jackson To Join Reformed Jackson Five

"Michael Jackson still dead," chorus the media organs. But wait – Jackson’s alive?! News is that the remaining Jackson 4 look to recapture the Jackson Five with technical wizardry… More »

25th, July 2009 Reviews

Millions Of Britons Fake Swine Flu

Good news for those of you unable to log onto the Swine Flu website or catch up with old friends on the Swine Flu hotline... More »

25th, July 2009 Celebrities 3

Nicole Richie To Name Son Michael Jackson Richie

Jackson Watch: Michael Jackson & Me - Nicole Richie to name her new child after her dear, dear, dear friend the King of Pop.Anorak''s Man in the Hollywood Swamp looks on... More »

24th, July 2009 Celebrities

Michael Jackson's Missing Nose 'Mentors' Jennifer Aniston

Michael Jackson wore a prosthetic nose, according a report — and it was missing from his surgically mangled face as he lay in an LA morgue... More »

24th, July 2009 Celebrities 2

Paris Jackson Introduces the Michael Jackson Scent

Michael Jackson Watch: PSST! Want to know what a 12-year-old Paris Jackson sleeps with? More »

24th, July 2009 Reviews 4

Danish Asian Blinded And Made To Drink Acid For Dating Married Muslim

This is Marchant Road in Leytonstone, East London, the scene were a 24 year Danish Asian man was attack with acid for having an affair with a married Muslim woman... More »

24th, July 2009 Reviews 1

The Bendy Bus Is Dead, Long Live the Car

The bendy bush, scourge of London is dead. Well, it will be gone 2011. More »

24th, July 2009 Sports 5

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard Found Not Guilty

Gerrard has been cleared of attacking a barman in a Merseyside bar... More »

24th, July 2009 Sports 1

Arsenal Fans Take Charge Of Club Transfer Policy

Adebayor plays for Manchester City. Why does he play for Man City and not Arsenal? The Sun knows... More »

24th, July 2009 Celebrities 11

Michael Jackson Craved Milk Of Amnesia Drug

Jackson Watch: Michael Jackon will see you now, Dr James, Dr Murray, Dr Klein and Dr Hoefflin - time to examine their records and notes... More »

24th, July 2009 Reviews 30

Gay Muslims Want You To Deface The Bible

It is artistic to deface the Bible. Gay Muslims say it is... More »

24th, July 2009 Madeleine McCann 44

Madeleine McCann Is Number One In The Top Ten Unsolved Crimes Hit Parade

Madeleine McCann Watch: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Madeleine McCann in the news - Our Maddie Tops the Top Ten Missing Unsolve Crimes... More »

24th, July 2009 Celebrities 3

Prince Harry: Michael Jackson Knew My Mother

Paris Hilton Michael Jackon's love child No. 4, or 5?. The blonde hair... The debates on her sex life... The lobsided face... For Michael Jackson lookign at Parisit must have been like looking in a mirror. Says Paris Hilton on Extra... More »

23rd, July 2009 Celebrities 6

Peter Andre To Sue Katie Price Over Her Public Relations

News now of dignified Katie Price - she's got a new book out - and her estranged husband Peter Andre who is reported in the Mail to be “taking legal action against her after she questioned his fidelity on GMTV”... More »

23rd, July 2009 Celebrities

Jon Gosselin's Kate Major Resigns From Star To Talk Another Day

Major, a reporter with the celebrity magazine Star, is, allegedly, having it off with tabloid fodder Jon Gosselin. And because of this relationship, Major has resigned. Yeah, really – the hack can’t hack it... More »

23rd, July 2009 Politicians

Naked Cowboy Launches New York Mayor Bid

THE Naked Cowboy launches his New York City Mayoral Campaign in the lobby oft the NBC Studios... More »

23rd, July 2009 Reviews

Lily Allen Shows Earth Hour Ed Miliband Her Underwear

Hour meant Big Ben and the Houses of Paliament had to be plunged into the Dark Ages... More »

23rd, July 2009 Celebrities 9

Katie Price Sapphire Book Launch Pictures

Katie Price is showing off the crossed out Peter Andre tattoo shoppers and snappers at Selfridges in London as she launches her latest novel Sapphire... More »

23rd, July 2009 Strange But True 5

Old Woman Badly Injured In Hit And Walk Incident

In a hit and walk incident, a 90-year-old woman walking along the street is seriously injured by a man in his 70s operating a mobility scooter... More »

23rd, July 2009 Reviews 13

Amy Winehouse In Court Assault In Pictures

Amy Winehouse arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London, to stand trial on a charge of assault... More »

23rd, July 2009 Celebrities

Michael Jackson Found New 'Son' On Holiday

Jackson Watch: Is Omer Bhatti Michael Jackson’s fourth child? No. Was Michael Jackson murdered? No. Now read on... More »

23rd, July 2009 Reviews

Swine Flu Mutates Into Meningitis

The panic over swine flu is not as frenzied as hoped, and people still walking about and talking to one another. Anorak hears of 17-year-old Gemma Drury, from Brimington, Chesterfield, who had her meningitis diagnosed as swine flu... More »