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4th, June 2009 Celebrities 4

Jade Goody's Big Brother Tribute Act

Poor Jack. Is there nowhere he can go to avoid those pesky snappers of – as the logo on the snaps says – MatrixPhotos? More »

4th, June 2009 Celebrities 2

Hollie Steel Ate My Hamster

More than half of the complaints made to Ofcom after Britain’s Got Talent were about East Lancashire contestant Hollie Steel, the television watchdog said. More »

4th, June 2009 Celebrities 1

Mike Jones Photoshop Hip-Hop

Jones is the Photoshop Hip-Hop man with da swagg through da roof... More »

4th, June 2009 Politicians 1

Obama Surgically Removes Brian Williams

NBC anchor Brian Williams is so far up Barack Obama's he will need to be surgically removed... More »

4th, June 2009 Photojournalism 1

Walk On Barack Obama's Water

One sip of this elixir and you too can walk on Barack Obama's water. And play. And sing. And pray. And go to the theatre. And be a Roman in a strange land... More »

4th, June 2009 Celebrities

Girl Aloud Singer Takes Scales to Fish Supper

She then proceeded to dive into her designer handbag for a set of digital scales before deciding how much she could possibly stomach and ordering the rest to be taken away... More »

4th, June 2009 Strange But True 3

Man Swallowed Alive By Melting Road

It's road-meltingly hot in Angleside Avenue, Burnage. And 19-year-old Graham Merrington has stepped into the molten mess... More »

4th, June 2009 Celebrities 4

The Jonas Brothers And Spray-On STDs

The clean-cut Jonas Brothers’ video feature the trio spraying their lip-glossed fans with white foam from hoses held at waist height... More »

4th, June 2009 Celebrities 1

Susan Boyle Extends Her Sympathies To Gordon Brown

Boyle Watch: Anorak's-at-a-glance look at Susan Boyle in the news - featuring the madness of Susan Boyle, Gordon Brown and Britain Wot Talent?.. More »

4th, June 2009 Celebrities 3

Susan Boyle's Engagement Ring

Of all the clinics in all the world, Susan Boyle had to walk into The Priory.... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities

Gordon Gekko's Daughter Gordi

Wall Street 2: Need Is good is in the making. And we meet Gordi Gekko - Gordella - Gondola... More »

3rd, June 2009 Photojournalism 1

Voter Chins Gordon Brown

Voter Chins Gordon Brown ahead of Euro Elections... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities

Spencer Pratt And Heidi Back In the Jungle

Pratt is the goofy, big-toothed, vapid, Faulteroy-headed American celeb who has been on the US version of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! More »

3rd, June 2009 Sports

Manchester United Swap 'Respected' AIG For Aon

Manchester United massively grows their sponsors' brand recognition... More »

3rd, June 2009 Politicians 2

Labour MPs Email Gordon Brown To Resign

Labour MPs are being met by an email that calls on Gordon Brown to step down as Prime Minister... More »

3rd, June 2009 Reviews

London 2012: Drugs Make Fat People Exercise More

"This gives us the opportunity to search for drugs that might induce the desire or will to voluntarily exercise"... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 2

Melissa Joan Hart Prays For Farrah Fawcett's Cover

now you’ll be wondering what happened to Melissa Joan Hart, the former "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" star... More »

3rd, June 2009 Reviews

Paedo Bear Takes On Pedo Bear In Catholic Church

Paedo Bear takes on Pedo Bear More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 3

Nilanti Narain Is Savita Bhabhi: Gallery

Nilanti Narain is Indian comic book porn star Savita Bhabhi made flesh and, well, more flesh... More »

3rd, June 2009 Reviews 7

Curry Fights Dementia

The wonder of tabloid science tells us that eating a curry once or twice a week “could” help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. More »

3rd, June 2009 Sports

Andy Flintoff Bashes Australian Immigrants

In readiness for the Ashes, Andrew Flintoff is making a thinly veiled dig at Austrlians who come to the UK and work in hotels... More »

3rd, June 2009 Reviews 1

Marcus Brigstocke Is Beyond Parody

Tim Blair looks at the sit-down eco-comic bragging about his bicycle and his eco-pod before we get to see his solar-powered mobile home... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 2

Kerry Katona And Katie Price United At Last

In this week’s OK! Jordan and Kerry Katona “FIGHT BACK”... More »

3rd, June 2009 Strange But True 2

Aryan Day In Riga

In Riga, Lativa, they had a Blonde Day. The local politicos called it a "success"? Could it ever fail?... More »

3rd, June 2009 Money

Spanish Bank Pays Workers Not To Work

BBVA, Spain’s second largest bank, is letting staff to take five years paid leave to cut costs during the recession... More »