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14th, June 2013 Reviews 1

Man sells wife's wedding £15,000 for £6

The ring was placed in a plain watch box by Racquel Cloutier before she went off to hospital to have her fifth baby. Get that? She was going through labour for the fifth time and the stupid husband thought he'd help her out... More »

14th, June 2013 Reviews 5

Mobility scooterist tosses cyclist into River Orwell - whose side are you on?

Modern etiquette: Whose side are you on in this story of mobility scooter rider v cyclist?... More »

14th, June 2013 Strange But True

Farmer arrested for this dead alien in his freezer

"I was setting an electric trap for rabbits by the Yellow river when I saw a bright light. Above my bike, a UFO was floating..." More »

14th, June 2013 Gifs

Cat owners – these 40 Gifs are for you

For the cat lovers...(the internet loves you best). More »

14th, June 2013 Reviews 2

Saudi Arabia human rights jokers hunt for people who duct taped a child to the wall

Who duct taped a child to a wall in Saudi Arabia?... More »

14th, June 2013 Strange But True

Colombian poet sells his testicles to fund European peace tour

Mr Raffael Medina Brochero is a Colombian poet selling his testicles. He hopes the monies raised will fund his Poetry for Peace in Colombia tour of Europe... More »

14th, June 2013 Sports 3

Daily Bale: Spurs to swap Gareth Bale for Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United go for Suarez

Anorak's daily look at Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale in the news... More »

14th, June 2013 Celebrities

Peter Andre revelas whey he no longer needs two bodyguards

In his Now magazine column Andre was talking about Justin Bieber being accompanied to a basketball game with a man so big his Everest mountaineers call him 'The Big One"... More »

13th, June 2013 Reviews

Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng are to divorce - a cartoon

He never saw it coming... More »

13th, June 2013 Sports 2

Marouane Fellaini snubs Arsenal: travel agent scuppers Everton man's move

Is Everton's Marouane Fellaini heading to Arsenal?... More »

13th, June 2013 Money

Supreme Court rules that US companies cannot own the patents on human genes

Can you patent human genes? The US Supreme Court - yep, it actually got that far before someone saw sanity - said you cannot... More »

13th, June 2013 Strange But True

Listen to this call of a man calling 999 to tell police his prostitute is a breach of the Sale of Goods Act (Audio)

She "misdescribed herself"... More »

13th, June 2013 Royal Family

Duchess of Cambridge launches Royal Princess liner (27 photos)

Today Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smashed 15litre of champagne into boat called the Royal Princess. We know that's the name of because Kate told us “I name this ship Royal Princess … May God bless her and all who sail in her...” More »

13th, June 2013 Politicians 2

Julia Gillard quail menu: how a fake sexist bird and her gay lover flew around the world

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has recovered from the salamists sandwich tossers to be affronted by a whole menu of food... More »

13th, June 2013 Celebrities 14

In this photo proof that Liberace's young lover Scott Thorson had a love affair with Michael Jackson?

“Liberace introduced me and Michael in the late 1970s. It was right around the time Thriller was coming out and Michael and I became lovers. Our relationship went on for six or seven years..." More »

13th, June 2013 Politicians

Photos: Northern Ireland's panoramic Lough Erne Hotel gets ready for the G8 summit

The G8 lock in... More »

13th, June 2013 The Consumer 1

Brighton landlord offers free rent to any lodger who can wear a 'realistic walrus costume'

"I have, over the last few months, been constructing a realistic walrus costume, which should fit most people of average proportions, and allow for full and easy movement in character..." More »

13th, June 2013 Celebrities

Stars before and after photoshop - 9 Gifs

It's not all about the hair.... More »

13th, June 2013 Sports 3

Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid for £76m as last resort

Daily Bale: Anorak's look at Spurs star Gareth Bale in the news... More »

13th, June 2013 Money

Sainsbury's Boss Spouts Bollocks: boss wants internet firm to pay supermarket-sized business rates

He's claiming that a US law which makes internet sellers pay sales tax (our equivalent is VAT) means that we should have a law that makes internet sellers pay business rates as if they had huge shops all over the place... More »

13th, June 2013 Politicians 1

Revealed: what Nick Griffin is doing in Syria and Lebanon

He wants us all to guess why?... More »

13th, June 2013 Reviews

Murder case jury discharged because rude juror said another juror stank

Judge Wendy Joseph considers moving the man into the press box. But away from the other jurors she worries that he may feel ostracised... More »

13th, June 2013 In Pictures

Amazing illusions for your dirty mind (volume 2)

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13th, June 2013 Strange But True

Police release this unusual e-fit of man wanted for Essex robbery

Do you recognise this man, wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Harlow, Essex?... More »

13th, June 2013 Strange But True

Woman finds pickled two-headed pig whilst planting a hosta in mother's garden

Planting a hosta in her mother's garden in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, Sharon Reagle unearthed a jar containing the foot-long pig with two heads... More »