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13th, April 2013 Politicians 2

Margaret Thatcher: The Trafalgar Square party in photos

A pig's head and a ghloulish scene... More »

13th, April 2013 Sports

In photos: Wigan reach their first FA Cup Final with 2-0 win over Millwall

Everyone likes Wigan... More »

13th, April 2013 In Pictures

So you had a bad day (10 photos)

How goes the day..? More »

13th, April 2013 Reviews

Regret the error: Yale is not 6000 miles above sea level

Apart from that the NY Times story on Yale and Quinnipiac being local rivals was corrects... More »

13th, April 2013 Reviews

Junie Hoang: actress loses her cases against IMDB for revealing her true age

Hoang lost her Privacy Lawsuit. When she was 40, the the ageing actress sued Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for reporting her real age. She's now 41... More »

13th, April 2013 TV & Radio

Britain's Got Talent 2013 Episode 1: Gay Simon, Dec's bed hair, Alice Fredenham and Jack Carroll

IT'S BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT 2013, and in spite of the cynicism and manipulation we will be watching. And in show one we will be looking out for... More »

13th, April 2013 In Pictures 5

The 60 greatest rock and roll photos of all time

This is not just a who's who of pop music. It's those pictures of the moments that epitomise the music and the people who made it.... More »

13th, April 2013 Technology

Big Brother: Tiny wireless injectable device shines light on brains to generate a reward

This can only go well for anyone interested in controlling human thoughts... More »

13th, April 2013 Politicians

Kiwi Minister says 3D printers can produce drugs, planets and MPs

3D printing is the new wonder what will turn your home into a factory... More »

13th, April 2013 Strange But True

Car accident victim only able to recall other driver's breasts

To Upper Haight, San Francisco, where the victim of a car shunt is helping police... More »

13th, April 2013 Politicians

Munchkins and Flying Monkeys at war over Maggie Thatcher's funeral

DING! DONG! This was the day the newspapers decided to be more like The Onion... More »

12th, April 2013 Photojournalism

Pig caught in Greensboro, North Carolina (photo)

Photo of the week... More »

12th, April 2013 Film

The Red Chapel: learning to laugh at North Korea

A journalist with no scruples, a spastic, and a comedian travel to North Korea with a mission - to challenge the conditions of the smile in one of the world's most notorious regimes... More »

12th, April 2013 Flashback

The Langauge of Legs: how a girl deploys her gams reveals far more then just her lower limbs

The Language of Legs is Playboy's tips for learning what woman's legs are telling you... More »

12th, April 2013 Reviews

Your dead gran, recycled into road signs

The cobalt and titanium, found in some implants and dental work help to make aircraft engines, road signs and motorway barriers... More »

12th, April 2013 Celebrities

Barron Trump tastes of caviar: Donald's peerless boy smears himself in fish eggs

The product of walking hair tsunami Donald Trump and his curent wife Melania Trump, is the subject of a chat on ABC News... More »

12th, April 2013 Celebrities

Malawi wants Gary Neville but gets Madonna

Malawi welcomes you. But not Madonna.... More »

12th, April 2013 Strange But True

Filming a child being terrified by a sheep for laughs

For the laughs... More »

12th, April 2013 Music 3

The BBC bans Judy Garland: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead (and so is Maggie Thatcher)

The BBC bottles it... More »

12th, April 2013 Reviews

Pet owners are dreadful... and here's the proof

PET-OWNERS online are, without doubt, worse than fascists... More »

12th, April 2013 Flashback

Paul Simonon: The Clash bassist we all wanted to be and star of the greatest rock 'n' roll photo of all time

The Clash were great. And we all wanted to be Paul Simonon... More »

12th, April 2013 TV & Radio

Cassetteboy Reviews Jeremy Kyle (Video)

"We can talk about Jeremy Kyle... You're in love with him aren't you.." More »

12th, April 2013 Reviews 1

Rapping Teacher - Mark Grist

‘I went to university? Is that the best that you’ve got? I’ll take your mother to the opera, and destroy her private box.’ More »

12th, April 2013 Reviews

Britain's Best Dad assaulted wife in row over Christmas shopping

Mr Preddie is a Michael Jackson impersonator from South Norwood... More »

12th, April 2013 Technology

Time machine inventor frets about Chinese stealing his idea

The invention rests with Iran's Centre for Strategic Inventions, idling with other of Iran's inventions yet to be put into action, like democracy, equality and the six-blade razor. .. More »