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3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 15

Farrah Fawcett 'Banned' From Seeing German Doctor

EXCLUSIVE: Farrah Fawcett's friends say Ryan O'Neal won't let her see the German doctor who treated her cancer and extended her life... More »

3rd, June 2009 Strange But True 2

Man Loses Hand In Tug-Of-War

To Shenzen, China, where a tug-of-war rubber sees a tugger see his hand pulled off... More »

3rd, June 2009 Sports

Cricketer Murders Spectator

South African cricketer Jacques Rudolph is introducing the sport of pigeon shooting - a blood sport - to a Twenty20 match... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 2

Jade Goody: Jack Tweed's New Film

DAY 2 of the Press/PR plot to make Jack Tweed, aka Mr Jade Goody, worthy of interest.. More »

3rd, June 2009 Politicians 3

Kim Jong-Il Eats Live Fish For His Tea

Should there be a nuclear war with north Korea, Anorak can hear the troops singing such a ditty in the trenches... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 1

Andy Murray Knocked Out By Susan Boyle

Boyle Watch: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Susan Boyle in the news - Susan Boyle knocks Andy Murray, MPs expenses and Boris Johnson thinks... More »

3rd, June 2009 Celebrities 3

Susan Boyle: Susan's Imaginary Friend

Boyle Watch: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Susan Boyle in the news - Susan Boyle's imaginary friend, Simon Cowell calls and Max Clifford promises... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities

James Blunt You're Beautiful (Literal Video Version)

James Blunt - You're Beautiful. Literal Version - with whiny voice... More »

2nd, June 2009 Strange But True

Improv Everywhere: Surprise Wedding Reception

Improv Everywhere "picked a random couple getting married at the City Clerk’s Office in Manhattan and threw them a surprise wedding reception"... More »

2nd, June 2009 Sports

Gareth Barry Signs For Manchester City

Bary has signed for Manchester City from Aston Villa for £12m.. More »

2nd, June 2009 Strange But True

Russian Navy Fires On Russian Village

The Russian navy has admitted that one of its anti-submarine ships fired at a village by mistake... More »

2nd, June 2009 Strange But True

Boy Arrested For Beating Up Mortuary Corpse

In Albuquerque, police have arrested Dominic Goodmoney, 17, for allegedly breaking into a mortuary and beating up a female corpse... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities 2

Adam Lambert Comes Out On Perez Hilton

Hilton, the Osmond Family-Elton John chimera, says American Idol runner up Adam Lambert is going to come out and announce he is gay... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities 2

Heather Mills' Meat-Free Leg Hits Supermarket Shelves

Mills is said to have become separated from her false leg fell in a supermarket... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities 3

In A Field With Charlotte Church's Puppies

HELLO! is in a field in Wales with Charlotte Church and her lover Gavin Henson. And it finds reason, nay, inspiration, to opine... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities

Borat And Bruno: Waxed Or Shaved Gallery

Baron Cohen is versatile - as Borat he was as hairy as a singing angel. As Bruno he is smoother than a cue ball... More »

2nd, June 2009 Politicians 1

Dick Cheney Fails The Gays

Dick Cheney's views on gay marriage are disappointing and not at all becoming a right-wing hang-'em-by-the-testes nutter... More »

2nd, June 2009 Money

The World's Greatest Anniversary Gift

The world's greatest anniversary gift - probably... More »

2nd, June 2009 Photojournalism 4

Westminster Twinned With Switzerland

In the news - Hundreds of Britons on waiting list for Swiss suicide clinic... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities

The Apprentice Lorraine Tighe's Facial

Tighe was to be the new Susan Boyle, striking a blow for less-than-gorgeous womanhood, and turning Hairy Cherub Alan Sugar’s Apprentice into a moral lesson... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities

Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise Divorce

Holmes is divorcing Tom Cruise. No. Katie Holmes is divorcing Tom Cruise? More »

2nd, June 2009 Reviews

British Couple Jailed For Adultery In Dubai

Sally Antia and Mark Hawkins have been each jailed in Dubai for two months for adultery... More »

2nd, June 2009 Celebrities

Peter Doherty Reforms

Doherty is not only alive but he has announced that The Libertines will be reforming in 2010... More »

2nd, June 2009 Money

A Free Goat With Every Mitsubishi Ute

One more reason to live in New Zealander (if you know the other one, let us know) as news reaches that Mitsubishi offers free goat with every ute... More »

2nd, June 2009 Reviews

Nominative Determinism: Mike Clasper

Nominative Determinism – The chairman of Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is called Mike Clasper... More »