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26th, May 2009 Celebrities 1

Cate Blanchett Is Gaia's Roving Ambassador

When the film of environmental angel Trudi Styler is made, Cate Blanchetteis shoo-in for the lead role as the jet-setting Green Shirt... More »

26th, May 2009 Photojournalism

Butt Hole Road Gets Name Change To Archer Way

To Butthole Road, Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, which is to renamed Archer Way, at a cost to residents of £300... More »

26th, May 2009 Celebrities

The Susan Boyle Effect Cures The Recession

Piers Morgan - "In one little old lady from Scotland we have the cure to all known financial ills" More »

26th, May 2009 Celebrities 4

Danielle Lloyd In Cosmectic Surgery Fight

That's “SOCCER Wag” DANIELLE LLOYD on the floor outside London’s Crystal club... More »

26th, May 2009 Celebrities 7

Big Brother Star Tells Of 'Affair' With Married Katie Price

Jordan did cheat on Peter with me,” says Big Brother’s Billi... More »

25th, May 2009 Politicians 1

Peace Czar Barack Obama Talks While North Korea And Iran Carry On Regardless

It took those old Russkies 300 years to produce 18 czars. It took Obama less than 100 days More »

25th, May 2009 Key Posts 24

Madeleine McCann: An Interview With Raymond Hewlett

BILD, the German tabloid, has spoken with Raymond Hewlett, the convicted paedophile, about being on the Madeleine McCann radar. More »

25th, May 2009 Photojournalism

Pictures Of Osama Bin Laden Shaved

Anorak has discovered pictures of the great and not at all good without their power moustache. A gallery follows, featuring such luminaries of moustache mayhem as Osama bin Laden, Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin, Albert Einstein, Dali and Charlie Chaplin... More »

25th, May 2009 Reviews 5

Iconic Antarctica Catches Fire

iconic-burnsFIRE! FIRE! Antarctica is on fire! A hut favoured by Kiwi explorer Sir Edmund Hillary is burning... More »

25th, May 2009 Strange But True 1

The Burj Al Arab Food Fails

Anorak went to Dubai to look for the supercar graveyard and instead found a 4x4 graveyard at the airport - cars abandoned by... More »

25th, May 2009 Sports

Arsenal Fans Unveil The Greatest Banner Ever

To Arsenal where the fans are unfurling a banner that sums up just about everything that is good and bad about Arsenal. It reads... More »

25th, May 2009 Key Posts 7

Islam Copyrights Allah, Sues Catholicism: Video

The word Islam Copyrights Islam, Sues Catholicism: Video... More »

25th, May 2009 Celebrities 4

Susan Boyle: Pebbles Inspires Cat Lady

Boyle sings Memories from Cats on Britain's got Talent... More »

25th, May 2009 Reviews 1

Church Of Scientology Is Sued

Church of Scientology is the subject of court case France, where it is accused of organised fraud... More »

25th, May 2009 Strange But True

Wikipedia Horror Printed On Toilet Paper

To a Wikipedia toilet cubicle in Japan, where a reader is studying Koji Suzuki’s latest slasher book "Drop," a story on toilet paper. It’s a follow up to his book “Ring”. More »

25th, May 2009 Celebrities

Fred Bowers Body Pops Off

While his peers are pill popping, Bowers is body popping. No he’s not fitting – he’s dancing!... More »

25th, May 2009 Celebrities

Play The Susan Boyle Video Game

Boyle has a video game. It's not a make-up/ dress-up game, in which you get to turn a beautiful blonde stunna... More »

25th, May 2009 Photojournalism 11

Alistair Darling On Finding A Good Tax-Avoidance Accountant

Good old Chancellor Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequor, for supporting the accountancy industry by paying an accountant public money to complete his tax return... More »

25th, May 2009 Key Posts 32

Madeleine McCann: The Third Summer of Maddy

The media’s Third Summer of Madeleine McCann - and the subject is Raymond Hewlett… More »

25th, May 2009 Celebrities 17

Susan Boyle Watch: Susan Plays Bagpipes (Video)

"She clutched her stomach twice, almost as if her diaphragm was a malfunctioning bagpipe bag"... More »

24th, May 2009 Strange But True 4

Hayden Panettiere Presents The World's Best Misspelled Tattoos

Hayden Panettiere has the ubquitous tattoo that makes her not only great to watch but an interesting read. Says Panettiere's skin... More »

24th, May 2009 Celebrities 2

Katie Price Swings On Jonathan Ross

Katie Price has secured a warm seat on BBC1's Jonathan Ross show to speak about her split with husband Peter Andre... More »

24th, May 2009 Sports

Newcastle United Relgated

Finally, the world's most maudlin fans in the world have something to weep about... More »

24th, May 2009 Reviews

How To Catch Swine Flu: A Video Guide

What follows is a detailed account of how to catch swine flu and then pass it on... More »

24th, May 2009 Strange But True

Iranian Seriel Killer Copied Agatha Christie

To Northen Iran, where a 32-year-old woman accused of murdering at least six people tells one and all that she was inspired by Agatha Christie... More »