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8th, September 2013 Celebrities

One Direction fans threaten to kill Aston Villa's Gabby Agbonlahor for tackling puking Louis Tomlinson

Villa's Gabby Agbonlahor has been the subject of death threats following his tackle on One Direction and Doncaster Rovers' Louis Tomlinson at charity football match... More »

8th, September 2013 Key Posts

Huseyin Centinel and the wonderful painted stairs of Beyoglu, Istanbul (photos)

Community action wins... More »

8th, September 2013 Reviews

EDL Tower Hamlets march in photos and arrests

Yesterday's EDL march was prevented them from passing through the middle of Tower Hamlets, kept away by court order and police from the East London mosque... More »

8th, September 2013 Reviews

Essex Council paints dog poo orange - cast of TOWIE envious

Is everything painted orange in Essex?... More »

8th, September 2013 Reviews

Major grass problem in Essex

"Overgrown trees in Billericay, Essex are being blamed for attracting "hooligans" who damage property and defecate on cars..." More »

8th, September 2013 Reviews 11

After a child is savaged to death it's time to kill Romania's stray dogs

Stray dogs are a big issue in Eastern Europe. In Bucharest, Romania, Ionut Anghel, a 4-year old boy, was fatally mauled by stray dogs last Monday whilst on a trip to the park with his grandmother... More »

8th, September 2013 In Pictures

In Pictures: Queen, Duke and Prince at Braemar Gathering

Tartan and tossing... More »

8th, September 2013 Sports

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City wonder what Julian Draxler is really worth

More balls... More »

8th, September 2013 Reviews

Palace police mistake Prince Andrew for terrorist as burlgar pays for a private tour

To Buckingham Palace, where the talk is of terrorists... More »

8th, September 2013 TV & Radio

Local News watch: Bullet-proof squirrel teams up with bomb-proof parasite

ABC WGNO - "God bless Louisiana" - reports on a remarkable rodent: " Bulletproof Squirrel Proves to be Quite a Survivor.. More »

7th, September 2013 Reviews

Gun celebrity George Zimmerman's wife Shellie Zimmerman say he was 'abusive'

Her life was not easy... More »

7th, September 2013 Key Posts

Reporter on Daily Mail drugs sting bought garden herbs

The Irish Daily Mail wants to highlight the ease with which a journalist can buy marijuana.. More »

7th, September 2013 Reviews 5

Christians for Assad: Why Syrian nun Mother Agnès-Mariam de la-Croix says chemical attack on Guta is a fraud

Th nun says the chemical weapons are a fake... More »

7th, September 2013 The Consumer

Mawkish or magnificent: the Guinness advert of basketball on wheelchairs

The Guinness advert running on wheelchairs in the US might surprise you... More »

7th, September 2013 Sports

Raging Balls: Jake Lamotta and his lover star in what might be the worst comedy show of all time

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7th, September 2013 Sports

Talking balls: Newcastle United's Yohan Cabeye has low confidence because Arsenal thought he was worth £11m?!

The Newcastle Chronicle has a story local team Newcastle United's Yohan Cabaye, who was wanted by Arsenal and, reportedly, striked to get his own way... More »

7th, September 2013 Sports

Gareth Bale: Real Madrid's former Spurs man is scared of hugs

The Daily Bale... More »

7th, September 2013 Key Posts 9

Dying from a marijuana overdose in Washington and Colorado: weed turns you into a violent criminal

The two states voted in November 2012 to approve initiatives for legalised marijuana. Problem is that under federal law, weed is illegal. So. Does State law trump national law? Yes... More »

7th, September 2013 Reviews

Princess Diana was murdered by a former SAS prisoner who hated his wife, says Daily Express

Princess Diana is back in the news. The Daily Express leads with a shocker... More »

7th, September 2013 Technology

Facebook bans 'juvenile boobies' birds advert

Facebook has banned an advert for Christmas Island's Bird 'n' Nature Week... More »

7th, September 2013 Strange But True

Cursed coconut upsets Maldives presidential election

“The police brought a ‘ruqyah’ practitioner (white magician) to examine the coconut," says a policeman on Guraidhoo Island, Maldives, where a suspicious ‘kihah’ (immature coconut) had been spotted... More »

6th, September 2013 Flashback

Father makes family live like it's 1986 to feed his own ego

The thing is, Blair and his girlfriend Morgan, 27, are pretending it’s 1986... More »

6th, September 2013 Sports

England v Moldova: Roy Hodgson's team spotted with strange breed of breasted human

England are playing Moldova. Neil Ashton tells Mail readers of his fears in "ROY HIT BY WAG STORM" ... More »

6th, September 2013 Strange But True

How to dress your hamster with a cardboard box and felt tips

My daughter wanted to dress up her hamster in dolly clothes, I told her that wasn’t really going to work…but ... More »

6th, September 2013 Key Posts 6

Charles Dozsa's arrest: I was eating a meal... a succulent chinese meal...

The elegantly-spoken chap shown being arrested in an old news clip is revealed to be Paul Charles Dozsa, a troubled former chess champion with a fondness for free food... More »