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6th, September 2013 Music

Songs to tan by: Samantha met Doe de Waddy Waddy

Samantha seems to be the one in the middle, who looks like John Terry wrapped in old Leeds United flag. The backing signer are dressed by Woman at Grammar for Genitals... More »

6th, September 2013 Flashback

Stage disasters: the unlucky 13 pop stars for whom the show did not always go on

In this Flashback, we look at State Disasters. The show doesn’t always go on... More »

6th, September 2013 Money 2

If Wonga doesn't make massive profits then why are their interest rates so high?

Well, OK, £62.5 million is a reasonable sum of money, yes. But on lending of £1.2 billion it's not exactly a huge amount, is it? It comes out to 5.3% of the amount lent out... More »

6th, September 2013 Flashback 1

How Princess Diana and Charles conspired to make him look taller

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6th, September 2013 Flashback

Syria: Assad is more Winston Churchill than Adolf Hitler

“It maybe several weeks before I shall ask you to drench Germany with poison gas..." More »

6th, September 2013 Film

Acting masterclass: how to eat an egg like Faye Dunaway, Robert De Niro and Paul Newman

In this acting masterclass, we look at how to eat a hard boiled egg... More »

6th, September 2013 Money 1

At work with the sewer divers of Mexico City (photos)

On muck and brass... More »

6th, September 2013 Celebrities

Bez gets buzz from honey but Bill Wyman still rules retirement rockers

When the NME announced "Happy Mondays’ Bez criticised by Bromley Beekeeping Association", we wondering if the man who masked the sound of his pills ion his tum-tum by shaking maracas wherever he went had upstaged Bill Wyman, famous for his metal detecting... More »

6th, September 2013 Reviews

New York bans police from wearing uniform on dating sites

The NYPD says officers must not “embarrass the department while wearing its uniform”... More »

6th, September 2013 Celebrities 3

Stanley Kubrick issues instructions on how to make his French toast

You must understand that without the French toast I am no good to the cast and crew. And I will not eat the French toast if it is not prepared the right way... More »

6th, September 2013 Flashback

London to Brighton Train Journey: 1953 - 1983 - 2013 side by side

This is bit of fun... More »

6th, September 2013 Celebrities

Diana the movie: brace yourselves for car crash cinema

Last night's premier of the Princess Diana romance featured no Royals... More »

6th, September 2013 Celebrities

Princess Diana gives five stars to Naomi Watts' Her Last Love film

Naomi Watts is plugging her new film, Her Last Love, the story of her rumoured love affair with Dr Hasnat Khan... More »

5th, September 2013 Sports

Inside the Monster: the documentary on the heavy waves of Teahupo'o, Tahiti

Panic....now... More »

5th, September 2013 Technology

Adult American prisoners who has never seen the Internet before describe it

Longtime prisoners at San Quentin State Prison haven't used the web. She asked some to describe the internet... More »

5th, September 2013 The Consumer

These Rainbow Pencils made from recycled paper are lovely

Want some... More »

5th, September 2013 Strange But True

We kid you not - man to marry his goat

"This is not the first goat he has, because he likes animals..." More »

5th, September 2013 Technology

LG tricks job applicants with a fake meteor apocalyse to promote new HD TV

Too harsh? More »

5th, September 2013 Reviews

Local News watch: headline and story of the year

Is it a bird...? Is it a fire...? No. It's a .... More »

5th, September 2013 Reviews

Bad juxtaposition: Paul McKenna will make you thin as child starved

How thin do you want it..? More »

5th, September 2013 Reviews

All hail the My Little Pony CV!

Discovered by Twitter user @a_girl_irl, computer science expert Joseph talks up his credentials in the document that's themed with tiny pink horses... More »

5th, September 2013 Money

Beyond parody: The Ministry of Sound sues spotify over playlists

Yep, the case is about the order in which songs are listed... More »

5th, September 2013 Celebrities

Derek Acorah will 'read' your phone for ghosts

The medium - known for Living TV's Most Haunted and his impossibly bright teeth - teamed up with TalkTalk to spend the day asking members of the public to lend them their handsets... More »

5th, September 2013 Sports

Manchester United and Arsenal expert says England need less foreigners to win World Cups

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5th, September 2013 Key Posts

The truth about the Squaddie who became a Muslim woman

In "SQUADDIE BECOMES MUSLIM WOMAN ", the Sun talks of Lucy Vallender , who had a sex change in 2010 and converted to Islam last year... More »