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3rd, April 2013 Flashback 2

Flashback to 1944: The Allied soldier's 24-hour rations pack

When the big allied drive for the liberation of Europe takes place our fighting men will carry with them apart from their arms and equipment a small water-proofed card box. This will contain... More »

3rd, April 2013 Strange But True

Yorkshire man smuggled 17 lives partridges into Manchester Airport

When the bags were open, the birds did not sing. Thirteen were dead. The rest had to be put down... More »

3rd, April 2013 TV & Radio

Unflustered Parents: when a child goes missing there's no need to worry

"Do you think the man knew that Ted was on goat's milk only..?" More »

3rd, April 2013 Strange But True

Chinese student stages her own funeral so she can enjoy it

Life imitates Chris Morris... More »

3rd, April 2013 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian fake baby bump soon available in all high street stores

"FAT KIM'S PREGNANT A FAKE?" leads the National Enquirer. It's a headline that suggests a question asked and answered... More »

3rd, April 2013 Strange But True

Man looking for 'birthday sex' attacked by papayas

Police log report of the day takes us to Vero Beach, Florida, where Suzanne Evlarina Wasden, 49, has been arrested.... More »

3rd, April 2013 Celebrities

Piers Morgan uses guns to keep you off his land

Get off my land! More »

3rd, April 2013 The Consumer

Mum assures that her daughter is forever associated with Camel Balls

Mummy might not know best... More »

3rd, April 2013 Key Posts

In epic photos: One World Trade Center rises from Ground Zero New York

In your face, Al Qaeda! More »

3rd, April 2013 Gifs

13 too funny revenge gifs (with bad karma)

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. But why wait?... More »

3rd, April 2013 Flashback

1972: School’s out in London for Steve ‘Ginger’ Finch and the Schools’ Action Union strike

On the 4th May 1972 about 200 boys aged between 11 and 16, put down their pencils and rulers at Quinton Kynaston School swarmed over the school wall and not knowing really what to do next, decided to all go home... More »

2nd, April 2013 Reviews

Daily Mail jumps the shark: says Welfare State made Mick Philpott kill six of his children

Why did he do it? Well... More »

2nd, April 2013 Flashback

1969: Pink Floyd play live at the BBC as Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon

“It was fantastic to be thinking that we were in there making up a piece of music, while the astronauts were standing on the moon..." More »

2nd, April 2013 Key Posts 2

Manchester United's 'hurt' Rio Ferdinand loses to Chelsea's honest broker John Terry

The monocular Chelsea fans, predictably, jeered Ferdinand's every touch. Just as they did when the teams' last played at Stamford Bridge. But in the Daily Mail, those Chelsea fans are given a higher calling... More »

2nd, April 2013 Reviews

Man has full back tattoo... of Taggart

"Taggart is something that every Scotsman knows and it's pretty much unique to our country. It's got the Glasgow skyline alongside McManus's face..." More »

2nd, April 2013 Key Posts

Mick and Mairead Philpott did kill his six children before they went dogging

Mick Philpott, 56, set a fire to his home at 8 Victory Road in Derby. The May 11 2012 fire killed six of his children. He is guilty of manslaughter. He never meant to kill... More »

2nd, April 2013 Strange But True 1

'We are gong to die': Buffalo Custer state park campers

The SUV's last stand... More »

2nd, April 2013 Money

Why you might not want to be a CEO

Sure, the money's bloody great but even so most of us would prefer to have a life to what these bozos do for their paycheques.... More »

2nd, April 2013 TV & Radio

The Brazil men's twerk team gear up for the Olympics

Alternative Olympic Sports introduces the male twerk, as practised by the Brazil men's team... More »

2nd, April 2013 Reviews

KFC tells sacked homeless woman to reapply for work when she has a home

How's life treating Eunice Jasica?... More »

2nd, April 2013 In Pictures

Irony in photos

Irony of ironies... More »

2nd, April 2013 Reviews

Dad cuts open family dog's stomach to retrieve son's finger

Sadly, medics in Tampa Bay, Florida, have not been able to reattach Fernando Brignoni's finger... More »

2nd, April 2013 Reviews

Thief snatches bag before KOing himself with a window (video)

No laughing... More »

2nd, April 2013 Technology

GPS knickers send electric shock to rapists and mums and dads

Nothing screams anti-torture and freedom like electrified knickers... More »

2nd, April 2013 Sports

Police escort for the Reading half marathon pleb (video)

To the Reading half marathon, where we join the action 1 mile into the race... More »