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1st, March 2013 Strange But True

Man swallowed whole by dreadful sinkhole

"When he got there, there was no bedroom left," Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Jessica Damico said. "There was no furniture. All he saw was a piece of the mattress sticking up.".. More »

1st, March 2013 Money

The Great Chinese Green Energy Revolution

Now whether you actually believe the global warming story or not this is indeed the sensible way to go about installing those solar panels... More »

1st, March 2013 Fashion

Studs in vintage men's fashion ads always get the girls

With the right threads, sex is always on tap... More »

1st, March 2013 In Pictures

Vintage weight loss and weight gain adverts

Too fat? Too thin? They're here to help... More »

1st, March 2013 Reviews

The Leveson police are coming to silence their critics

Be afraid. The police are coming after your freedom. Scotland Yard wants power to search newsrooms... More »

1st, March 2013 Reviews 1

Get cleaning, ladies and stop turning into porky fatties (smoking and sex work too)

And rather than this being the usual misogynist tripe this is actually sound science... More »

1st, March 2013 The Consumer

Sexist adverts: Burger Urge women lick his raw meat

How would you promote beef as delicious food? If you're Burger Urge, you dress a cow in top hat and monocle, and have a model lick his face... More »

1st, March 2013 Reviews 4

Oscar Pistorius is white: black victim Mido Macia gives us a name to remember

Do you think Oscar Pistorius's trial in South Africa had anything to do with race, the white man against the blacks? It does... More »

28th, February 2013 Celebrities

Lily Cole wants London to be like a Wapping stairwell

“Deep in the forest, my mobile phone doesn’t work. It feels great..." More »

28th, February 2013 Flashback 1

Euro pop songs - five of the worst

It occurred to us that Eurovison might be rich tablet of talent, but it comes round only once a year. Time to look five forgotten European gems.... More »

28th, February 2013 Celebrities

'We've seen your cock': Sarah Silverman presents the Oscars (William Shatner predicts)

What if... More »

28th, February 2013 Money 1

Oooh! Yes please, let's have local, politically connected banks!

It's mad to have only a handful of banks that are too big to fail... More »

28th, February 2013 In Pictures

Music to murder by and other tuneful guides for living

Listen and learn... More »

28th, February 2013 Strange But True 1

Woman complains about racist dog

One lady has complained that the dog which chewed her daughter is indeed, a racist... More »

28th, February 2013 Books 1

Book of the Day: The Life and Loves of Mr Jiveass Nigger

"This is a book that turns you on...? More »

28th, February 2013 Key Posts 1

Harry Styles: Not the first popstar to be hit with something on stage (video round-up)

With that, let us look at some of the most brutal bottlings and weirdest missiles aimed toward people just trying to earn a living... More »

28th, February 2013 Flashback

The 1963 Great Train Robbery in photos

On August 8, 1963, The Great Train Robbers stole £2,500,000 from the overnight mail express from Euston to Glasgow. This is the story in photos... More »

28th, February 2013 Reviews

Bruce Reynolds - The Great Train Robber's life in photos

It's not often a thief's death is announced on the national news... More »

28th, February 2013 Gifs

Gravity attacks - the gifs

Ouch! More »

28th, February 2013 Reviews

Mother killed son after circumcision reduced size of his testicles

“We haven’t found another motive. So far, the only thing we know is that she killed her son because she was ashamed of the size of his genitals.." More »

28th, February 2013 Reviews

Chief prosecutor arrested for buying sex

He says he drank some wine and some beer, before looking for sex online... More »

28th, February 2013 Technology

Company says it invented podcasting before podcasting was possible

Can you claim to have invented something that technology enabled you to do?.. More »

28th, February 2013 In Pictures

Never pass out drunk - photos

Trust your friends... More »

28th, February 2013 In Pictures

I do what I want - photos

Enough with the rules, already... More »

28th, February 2013 Celebrities 2

When Jason Manford met a stripper called Stacey she updated his Wikipedia entry

"He told me he WAS Jason Manford. I didn’t believe him and laughed. As we carried on messaging each other I looked him up on Wikipedia and began asking questions no one else would know..." More »