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1st, November 2013 manchester united

Manchester United: Beckham Junior Range Hits Old Trafford, QPR And Chelsea

In May 2013, Brooklyn Beckham signed forms to play with QPR. He'd had trials with Chelsea... More »

31st, October 2013 Key Posts

How The Sun And News of The World Reported The Rebekah Brooks And Andy Coulson Affair Story

So. How has the Sun reported the news that former News of the World editor was shagging former Sun and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks?... More »

31st, October 2013 Strange But True 1

Knobs For Jesus: The X-Rated God's-Eye-View Of The Christian Science Society in Dixon, Illinois

Plant some fig trees, already.... More »

31st, October 2013 Reviews

Ladies Room Graffiti: A Video Exposé Of What Happens When Women Leave The Table

Ladies Room is a flies-on-the-wall look at what goes on on the ladies' room... More »

31st, October 2013 Celebrities 2

That's Racist: The Outrage Of Marco Pierre White's Knorr Advert

There are times when the Guardian manages to out-Guardian even itself... More »

31st, October 2013 Money

Maybe It's Just Because The NHS Is Rubbish? Obamacare, Listen Up

Another report out, another report insisting that it's the inequality that's killing people... More »

31st, October 2013 Celebrities 1

On The Justice For Jimmy Savile Rally In Leeds

Did you go to the Justice 4 Jimmy rally in Leeds' Rhounday Park?.. More »

31st, October 2013 Reviews

News Of The Screws: Did Brooks And Coulson Have Six Year Romp?

BONKERS! More »

31st, October 2013 Sports

CSKA Moscow Guilty Of Racist Chants Against Manchester City's Yaya Youre... What Next FIFA?

President Vladimir Putin hasn't commented on UEFA's investigation, but he's going to have to speak up soon or, there is a very real prospect of a boycott... More »

31st, October 2013 Flashback

The Amen Break: The History Of The Six-Second Burst Of Brilliance

The Amen Break Beat. You've heard it. It's been played on pretty much everything... More »

31st, October 2013 Music 5

Why People Moaning About Susan Boyle And Elvis Are Stupid And Wrong

PART-TIME music snobs have been tutting and sighing about the imminent Christmas single featuring both Susan Boyle and Elvis. .. More »

31st, October 2013 The Consumer

Great Halloween Costumes: The Human Centipede

A modern conga... More »

31st, October 2013 Reviews

Indonesia Continues To Shackle Mental Health Patients

A sickness that must end... More »

31st, October 2013 Sports 3

Is Former Spurs Star Gareth Bale A Cheating Foreigner In Spain (Like Liverpool's Luis Suarez Is In England)?

Whoops a Baley... More »

31st, October 2013 In Pictures

On This Day In Photos: Princess Margaret Cancels Wedding To Group Captain Peter Townsend

On October 31, 1955 Princess Margaret cancelled her wedding to Group Captain Peter Townsend. This is the story of a scuppered love affair in photos. All captions are from the time... More »

31st, October 2013 Music

Naughty Boy Fail: Loughborough University Student Union Make Us Go Ah Ah Ahhhhhhhhh

Ouch.... More »

31st, October 2013 Reviews

Police Say Fight At Council Awards For Safe Wigan Pubs Never Happened

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31st, October 2013 Strange But True

Exeter Firemen Rescue Dog From Wine Rack

Small tools were used... More »

31st, October 2013 Politicians

Chinese Official Shrinks 103-Year-Old Woman In Epic Photoshop Fail

Nothing screams care like using Photoshop to turn the cherished elderly into a doll-sized prop... More »

31st, October 2013 TV & Radio

Mouse Battles Cracker (Video)

Who wins? More »

31st, October 2013 Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann: Kidnapper Dead, No Burglars And Amaral's New Book

More news... More »

30th, October 2013 The Consumer

Shops Refuse To Sell Eggs Or Flour In Run Up To Halloween

What about bricks..? More »

30th, October 2013 In Pictures

Maximon In Photos: Mayan Celebrate Saint Of Wisdom, Cigars And Booze

In Guatemala’s highlands, the saint is celebrated on the last Monday of October. At the party, the faithful donate booze, cigars and fizzy drinks... More »

30th, October 2013 Flashback

Watch David Bowie's Cracked Actor: The Queasy Lure Of Fame

I was so blocked ... so stoned ... It's quite a casualty case, isn't it. I'm amazed I came out of that period, honest. When I see that now I cannot believe I survived it. I was so close to really throwing myself away physically, completely...." More »

30th, October 2013 In Pictures

Everyday Objects Made Better With Sketches

The Wolrd is just a great big half-eaten biscuit... More »