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10th, March 2015 Music

Fantastic Trip Advisor comments on The Beatles Abbey Road crossing

Although iconic, the Abbey Road zebra crossing has always been just a working crossing. Hasn’t stopped Trip Advisor. More »

10th, March 2015 Reviews

Giant ginger Scottish rats run amok at Cheltenham

The Daily Star leads with news of rats. Ginger Rats. Scottish Ginger Rats! ... More »

9th, March 2015 Strange But True

Listen to a right Charlie call the police on his wife for stealing his cocaine

“Me and my lady’s having a misunderstanding n’ shit about something I bought,” says Robert Collins of Alliance, Ohio. “I bought some cocaine earlier, and she wanted to take my cocaine.”... More »

8th, March 2015 Reviews

Free speech is quarantined in the zone of intolerance at Dixie State University, Utah

Free speech is under attack at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. .. More »

8th, March 2015 Arsenal

Transfer balls: Arsenals fans learn that Manchester City will sign Jack Wilshere for £30m

Transfer Balls catches sight of the Daily Star's lead sports story that Arsenal's Jack Wilshere is off to Manchester City for £30m... More »

8th, March 2015 Reviews

Arsenal sex scandal: shaven Alexis Sanchez and sex tape survivor Vale Roth

8th, March 2015 Books

Brutally honest new covers for classic children's books

Children's book covers have been updated. The Tiger Who Came to Tea was unprepared to wait for the kettle to boil... More »

8th, March 2015 Politicians

Nige Farage asks twitter what's behind him: these are the best answers

UKIP leader Nigel Farage is not only about immigration and Europe. He also has a keen interest in education. He posted a question on twitter: Can anyone name what's behind me in this picture?... More »

7th, March 2015 Politicians

Chelsea Clinton: put men in charge of feminist movement

Let's here it for the patriarchty. For it they who will save feminism. That sound ridiculous, right. But to hereditary power speaker Chelsea Clinton, it makes perfect sense.... More »

7th, March 2015 Reviews

7 creepy robots used by police (video)

Robots are just great. The can help defuse bombs, find people trapped under rubble and provide defence when hazard chamicals have been spilled. They can also watch you and control you.... More »

7th, March 2015 Sports

Transfer balls: Paul Pogba joins PSG, woos Barcelona, dreams of Arsenal and rocks Manchester United

7th, March 2015 Reviews 2

Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadaev confess to killing Boris Nemtsov

Superior Russian policing wins again... More »

7th, March 2015 Key Posts

Indie band Ex Cops open letter to McDonald’s who asked them to play for burgers during SXSW

Happy day for Amalie Bruun and Brian Harding. The pop duo known as Ex Cops are invited to play at the Austin, Texas, SXSW. It would be just great. Think of the exposure. Think of the fans. Don't think of the money because the invite from McDonald’s wants you to appear for free. .. More »

7th, March 2015 Arsenal

Transfer Balls: Alvaro Morata rejoins Arsenal for £35m more than they paid for him

Utter rot from the Metro and Mirror... More »

7th, March 2015 In Pictures

These Cindy Sherman icons are perfect for anyone who shuns emojis

Like you, we at Anorak consider emojis, those little smiley faces and mood icons symbols of defeat... More »

7th, March 2015 Reviews

Immigrants Gave Me Diabetes: exploring a week of Daily Express front-page headlines

Immigrants Gave Me Diabetes: a look at the news behind this week's Daily Express front pages... More »

6th, March 2015 Politicians

Mandy Boylett, UKIP PPC for Stockton North, sings her version of Chiquitita

Take it away, Mandy Boylett.... More »

6th, March 2015 manchester united

Manchester United balls: the Sun shines on Jonny Evans

The tabloids can hardly contains their excitement that Manchester United's Jonny Evans denies spitting at Newcastle United's Papiss Cisse.... More »

6th, March 2015 Books

World Book Day: Salford boy banned from dressing as 50 Shades of Grey character

To mark World Book Day, school children are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character. Liam Scholes, 11, arrived at Sale High School dressed as Christian Grey, eponymous star of 50 Shades of Grey. He carried a mark and cable ties... More »

6th, March 2015 Arsenal

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