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11th, November 2013 Celebrities

Sacha Baron Cohen Kills Elderly Lady During Acceptance Speech

At this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts' (BAFTA) Britannia Awards in Los Angeles, Sacha Baron Cohen was awarded some kind of gong for being brave and, presumably, funny... More »

11th, November 2013 In Pictures 5

Football Mascots Observe The Minute's Silences - Photos

Lest we forget... More »

11th, November 2013 Arsenal 1

Talking Balls: Manchester United Are Tough Nuts, Arsenal And Softies And Spurs Have World-Class Strikers

United beat Arsenal 1-0 in a close game at Old Trafford. Arsenal looked tired. The spirited Red Devils took their chance - and should write a thank you letter to the Gunners' hapless Nicholas Bendtner... More »

11th, November 2013 Music

Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Gets Death Threats For ‘Wiping His Bum’ With A Flamengo Shirt

With the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Brazil for a concert, drummer Chad Smith went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Belo Horizonte and earned the wrath of Flamengo fans... More »

11th, November 2013 Flashback 2

On This Day In Photos - Rhodesia In Crisis: Ian Smith Issues A Unilateral Declaration of Independence

On This Day in photos: November 11 1965: The Rhodesian Government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, cuts all links with the British Crown. Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) came after talks with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson... More »

11th, November 2013 Strange But True

Blackpool Man Makes Life Vest For Non-Swimming Goldfish

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11th, November 2013 Reviews

Cambridge Carnage: Pensioneer And Cyclists In Poo Terror

The Cambridge News reports on the pensioner who "tipped" a bag of dog poo over a Cambridge University lecturer for "cycling too close to her". In Trumpington... More »

11th, November 2013 Strange But True

Llanelli Hunts For The Bar Luna Mooners

Meanwhile...in Wales... More »

11th, November 2013 Money

Where Is The Evidence That The Power Companiers Are A Cartel?

Paul Massara took to his personal Twitter account to vent his anger over the 'cartel' claims minutes after they were made by several MPs in the House of Commons... More »

11th, November 2013 Reviews

'Sweetie' Is After You Paedos

Terre des Hommes carried out their 10-week honey trap in Holland, posing on video chat rooms as "Sweetie", a 10-year-old girl from the Philippines... More »

11th, November 2013 Celebrities

The Woman From Volantis: Lady Gaga Shows Us Her Flying Dress

Take her up, ginger... More »

11th, November 2013 Reviews

Blackburn Teacher Suspended For Sniffing Pupils' Feet

To a Blackburn primary school. A teacher has been suspended. It is claimed that he sniffed and tickled four children's feet... More »

11th, November 2013 Reviews

The Funeral Of Harold Jellicoe Percival Makes Many Remember

Harold Jellicoe Percival will get a decent send of at his funeral. Mr Percival was part of the Dambusters 617 Squadron ground crew. Their mission of May 1943 has been celebrated ever since... More »

11th, November 2013 Reviews

Daily Mirror Fury: English 'Nazis' Rampage In Oxfordshire And Robin Van Persie's Manchester United Attack The Arsenal On Remembrance Day

The Daily Mirror has gone mad in the country... More »

11th, November 2013 Celebrities

Miley Cyrus Smokes A Joint On Stage For The Oral Thrush

Let's debate her... More »

11th, November 2013 Reviews

Typhoon Haiyan: Ghoulish Media Wallows In Numbers Of Dead

Talking up the horror... More »

11th, November 2013 In Pictures

Typhoon Haiyan: Hi-Res Photos of Massive Destruction

Can you imagine this? More »

10th, November 2013 Flashback

Video Dating In 1957 At The Radio and Television Fair

On August 21 1957, visitors to the Radio and Television Fair watched the effect of their words on a TV telephone set up in Frankfurt, West Germany.... More »

10th, November 2013 Reviews

Sesame Street: One Of Jim Henson's 1969 Designs For Big Bird

But he's got two wings? More »

10th, November 2013 Flashback

On This Day In Photos: November 9 And 10 1938 Was Kristallnacht

Never forget... More »

10th, November 2013 Royal Family

Face Of The Day: Prince Charles Is Studied In India

Caption this... More »

10th, November 2013 In Pictures

For Sale: The Secret Message Within Charles And Diana's Christmas Cards

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10th, November 2013 Fashion

In Photos: Miley Cyris Wears Tupac On Her Bum And Iggy Azelea Is Cupid Stunt At The 2013 MTV EMAs

To the 2013 MTV EMAs in Amsterdam, to see Iggy Azalea (yeah, the, erm. Australian rapper), plays the part of Cupid Stunt in an outfit that anyone who has ever owned ill-fitting curtains should recognise... More »

10th, November 2013 Money

The 33 Whitest And Blackest Jobs In America

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10th, November 2013 Books

Earth From Space: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Captures The Planet's Textures

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