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27th, January 2014 In Pictures 1

Hero-glyphics: Josh Lane's Spock And Comic Book Marvels Walk Like Egyptians

"I enjoyed placing these modern characters into the poses that fit the character best. for example, I felt like captain kirk should be the one sitting on the ‘throne’ as if it were his captains chair and that in the x-men piece I would have wolverine kneeling before the representation of the most powerful mutant entity, the phoenix..." More »

27th, January 2014 Celebrities

Phone Hacking: Jude Law's Let Himself Go

WE love the work of courtroom artists. Elizabeth Cook's been at the Old Bailey to see Jude Law take the witness box during the phone-hacking trial... More »

27th, January 2014 Flashback 1

There Used To Be A Chelsea Drugstore On The King's Road

Of course it has a McDonald’s like anywhere else but the King’s Road McDonalds is a bit different to most - it used to be the Chelsea Drugstore... More »

27th, January 2014 Money

McDonald's Gets Dinged By The French Taxman

IT'S something of a pity that the various taxmen across Europe don't actually understand the tax laws that they're supposed to be administering. We had the case a couple of weeks back of Italy trying to impost the "Google Tax" in clear violation of EU law and here we've the French taxman going after McDonalds... More »

27th, January 2014 Sports

Transfer Balls: Spurs Get New Manager And Half-Time DJ

IN the frantic race to scream "first" with the news of a transfer, Jon Rogers reports that Spurs are in the hint for French striker Jonathan Biabiany. This exclusive includes the following gem... More »

27th, January 2014 In Pictures

Russian Life: 21 Motherland Marvels

RUSSIANS. No longer as mysterious as they once were. But they might be as terrifying... More »

27th, January 2014 In Pictures

Cats Sneezing - 10 Photos of Cats Mid-Sneeze

CATS love a good sneeze. They do prefer to hack it up like a professional footballer, but sneezing, whether it triggered by feline herpes or smoking is one of catkinds' Top Ten hobbies. Here we see 10 cats captureed mid-sneeze... More »

27th, January 2014 Film

The Hobbit: 10 Guaranteed Improvements

The Hobbit is a long-winded borefest. But it can be improved. The seqeal could be better. Here are 10 Tips... More »

27th, January 2014 Reviews

Not A Hate Crime: Homophobic, Anti-White, Domestically Abused, English Hating Blackburn Siblings Jailed For Attempting To Kidnap Sister's Lesbian Lover

Nazma Ditta, 28, one of nine children, was having a love affair with Sarah-Jane Harrison, 35, a colleague at Blackburn's USC Clothing clothes shop. One day in June last year, a trio of Nazma's sisters accosted Harrison outside the store. They beat her up... More »

27th, January 2014 Reviews

Pope Francis Starts The Vatican's Annual Dove Hunt - Photos

DOES Pope Francis approve of dove hunting? During his Angelus prayer, the Pope oversaw the release of two doves. Within seconds they were attacked by a large black crow in St. Peter's Square. Then a seagull swooped down to join in. The doves' fate was not immediately known... More »

27th, January 2014 Reviews

Darion Marcus Maryland Mall Murders: Jewellery Store Uses Dead In TV Marketing Campaign

When the media arrived, at the Mall CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield spoke with Judy Hoffman, manager of the Mall's Fire and Ice jewellery store... More »

27th, January 2014 Photojournalism

Face of The Day: An Elephant Blesses A Hindu At Sangam

FACE of the Day: A Hindu devotee receives blessings of an elephant at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna... More »

26th, January 2014 Money 2

Thomas Perkins Is A Leading JEW: A Victim Of Jealously Earned Wealth

HOMAS Perkins is being persecuted. His bloodline is a story of horror and systematic abuse. You see, Mr Perkins is rich. He is one of the one percent. Hell, he's worth $8bn. He's one of the one percent's one percent.... More »

26th, January 2014 Flashback

Faces of The Day: German Sculptor Kathe Kollwitz's Grieving Parents Of WOrld War One

The eyes on the father-figure, left, gaze onto the ninth stone before him, on which his son's name is written... More »

26th, January 2014 Reviews

Give Back My Kidney: Devon Woman Wants Estranged Husband To Return Her Donated Organ

THE People report on "Caring Samantha Lamb", 41, of Ivybridge, Devon, who gave one of her kidney's to ailing husband Andy, 45. The People says it saved his life. She says after the transplant he had an affair. He says he didn't. She wants her kidney back. You could deduce that she wants him dead... More »

25th, January 2014 Money

Blackburn Brewery Workers Facing Sack Alter THWAITES Sign To 'TWATS'

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25th, January 2014 Flashback 1

Sublime Footage Of Berlin In 1900

AS the world gears up for the First World WAr Centenary remembrances, we bring this video of life in booming Berlin at the beginning of the 20th century... More »

25th, January 2014 Fashion

The Cupid Bra Only Unhooks When True Love Is Detected

WHEN do you know if it's true love? Well, Japanese lingerie manufacturer Ravijou has taken the guesswork out of foreplay by invented a bra clasp that only unhooks when “true love” is detected. If that significant other is only after a quick fumble, the clasp stays closed... More »

25th, January 2014 Celebrities

Jay Z To Write A Comedy With Calvin Harris While Getting Sued

GET ready to do a Harry Hill style sideways glance to camera. Jay Z, Calvin Harris and Will Smith are teaming up with Irvine Welsh to create an HBO comedy about dance music... More »

25th, January 2014 Reviews

Manchester United Will Finish Joint Fifth With Arsenal, Says BBC's Expert Tipster

ROBBIE Savage Watch: Having told us that Everton would finish 8th, 7th and 4th in the Premier League, Savage turns his mind of Manchester United. Having tied himself in knots over their transfer policy, Savage writes / trolls in his Daily Mirror column... More »

24th, January 2014 Reviews 2

Adolf Hitler Died In Brazil? Yes - And This Moustache Proves It

CAN it be true? Did Adolf Hitler life to the ripe old age of 95? In Brazil. With a black wife? It's the bit about Brazil that gives the far-fetched story a ring of might-be-true. But what about the rest of it? The Daily Express' headline is tremendous... More »

24th, January 2014 manchester united

Manchester United Laugh-In: Chelsea Fans Discuss Players Who Don't Exist - Go Blues

Old Chelsea fans who can remember Kerry Dixon's goal scoring exploits and are now priced out of the ground by the rugby-loving Henrys can laugh along... More »

24th, January 2014 Flashback

The Beatles 1964 First Tour Of The United States - The Photos And The Mania

ON 7th February 2014 it will be 50 years since The Beatles first toured the United States. The Beatles were a massive hit. On 9 February 1964, the Beatles made their first live US television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. At 8 P.M, 73 million Americans saw the Fab Four go through their paces... More »

24th, January 2014 Strange But True

James Herbert New Watch: Cannibal Rat Ship Heads To Scotland

IS James Herbert writing the news? After the mutant rats beware of the Cannibal Rats. The vermin are aboard the Lyubov Orlova, an old cruise liner adrift in the North Atlantic.... More »

24th, January 2014 Key Posts 1

Canada Bans Mr Badger's Penguins: Let's Club Them To Death

CANADA has closed it borders to Marmite, Irn Bru, Bovril and Penguin bars. A Mr - get this - Tony Badger, owner of a British foods shop in Saskatoon in central Canada, says his goods have been impounded... More »