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17th, October 2013 In Pictures

10 Acts of Mindful Vandalism And Funny Graffiti

It's not only Banksy who make a wall witty... More »

17th, October 2013 Politicians

Police Warn EDL Convert Tommy Robinson To Leave Luton For His Own Safety

How's life treating Tommy Robinson since he left the EDL for the Quilliam Foundation?... More »

16th, October 2013 Reviews

Iowa Debates Issuing Guns To The Blind

"It seems a little strange, but the way the law reads we can't deny them (a permit) just based on that one thing," says Sgt. Jana Abens... More »

16th, October 2013 Politicians

Me and David Miliband: Once upon a time the the Daily Mail loved 'evil' Ralph Miliband

Funny how newspapers work... More »

16th, October 2013 Sports

Arsenal: Millets criticises Mesut Ozil's looks to flog its anoraks

When football were invited to engage in an online Q&A with Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, Millets saw an opportunity. .. More »

16th, October 2013 Money

For China's Professional Cigarette Smokers Life Is Good

As one of hundreds of “tobacco appraisers” in China, Li Hui, a petite, pony-tailed mother, has been smoking up to 30 cigarettes a day for more than 20 years..." More »

16th, October 2013 Money

All Hail The Corporate Content Sherpa Making Mountains Out Of Molehills

The job title shows up as a branding tool: strategy sherpa and ideas sherpas; on Twitter and LinkedIn there’s the Gym Sherpa, the Human Resources Sherpa, the Tech Sherpa, and a startup sherpa or two, as well as quite a few social media sherpas... More »

16th, October 2013 The Consumer

Eradicating invasive species over dinner: Lionfish on a bed of leopard cat and snapping turtle gizards

Please, sir, can I have some roar... More »

16th, October 2013 Money

The Ever Growing Foodbank Crisis

There are two reasons why we might think that it's not quite as bad as some are telling us it is.... More »

16th, October 2013 Sports

Liverpool: Daniel Sturridge won't pick Steven Gerrard's pre-match music

It's too much stress for me having to look after the music and making sure that everybody's vibe's right." More »

16th, October 2013 Madeleine McCann 7

Madeleine McCann: Sarah Vine's Maddie and Me - a Daily Mail horror story

Possibly the most stupid story ever... More »

16th, October 2013 The Consumer

Top (and bottom) tips on how to use the toilet (video)

How to use the toilet... More »

16th, October 2013 Strange But True

Massive oar fish washes up in California - we've seen its like before

Anyone swimming off the coast of California, can look out for gigantic oarfish fish, like this one that washed up on the shores of Toyon Bay, Catalina Island... More »

16th, October 2013 Reviews 3

Fukuppy is the Fukushima mascot and fridge magnet

A classic Fukuppy... More »

16th, October 2013 Reviews

Man refused Dunkin’ Donuts home upgrade puts toilets on his lawn

To Augusta, Maine, to see David Labbe’s garden of loos. Mr Labbe had hoped to sell his property to Dunkin' Donuts, who would have erected a drive-through eatery for people too lazy to get out of their cars to buy deep-fried sugar and fat... More »

16th, October 2013 TV & Radio

Dog and squeaky toy perform duet

Eat yer heat out Joe Cocker (Spaniel) and Jennifer Warnes... More »

16th, October 2013 In Pictures 1

The Top 10 wildlife photographs of 2013

The polar bear photograph was out winner... More »

16th, October 2013 Reviews 2

Florida State turns condemend man William Happ into a lab rat

There would be no clemency. Florida state would have justice. And to administer it there was new untried lethal chemical mix midazolam hydrochloride . Happ would be the lab rat... More »

16th, October 2013 Music

Difficult Hits To Strip To - the album

We look forward to More Difficult Hits to Strip to, featuring... More »

16th, October 2013 Reviews

London Zoo's new tiger cub has drowned but it wasn't the first to die there (photos)

The baby tiger born at London Zoo has died. The Sumatran tiger drowned in a pool in the zoo's new enclosure, which opened in March this year. Tiger Territory is a specialist breeding centre for tigers... More »