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28th, February 2013 Money

Economics is in absolutely everything, even having babies

Dr Helle said that a mother who had six sons would live for a further 32.4 years on average after the birth of her last child, while a woman who had daughters could expect to die 33.1 years after her final labour... More »

27th, February 2013 Reviews

Shadow Pope Ratzinger and roommate Monsignor Georg Gänswein are The Vatican's Morecambe and Wise (video)

Farewell Benedict XVI. Not that he's going very fara way. He's staying inside the Vatican, walking the corridors of power dressed in white robes and answering to the title “His Holiness”, a Pope Emeritus... More »

27th, February 2013 Strange But True

The nerdiest marriage proposal ever: when physicists attract

When nerds attract... More »

27th, February 2013 Royal Family

Prince Harry knocks them bandy in Lesotho - photos

Harry danced, and in any language we knew what he meant... More »

27th, February 2013 Reviews

Connecticut bank robber gives a great face

He only did it for the mug shot... More »

27th, February 2013 The Consumer

These butterfly knife cufflinks will help you cut a dash

Next week: shooting your cuffs - with miniature AK47s! More »

27th, February 2013 In Pictures

Lego - amazing things made from it

It's a hobby... More »

27th, February 2013 Flashback

So, Whodini, what is a rap attack?

Song of the day - a 1980s educational video... More »

27th, February 2013 Money

Why bother working at a 100% tax rate?

There's this idea out there, this Laffer Curve thing. The idea is that at 0% tax you'll not collect any tax revenue... More »

27th, February 2013 Celebrities

Want to see Harry Styles getting hit in the balls? Here you go

One Direction... More »

27th, February 2013 Technology

Taliban now endorse TVs - what programmes won them over?

Better known for endorsing holy war and the death penalty for rape victims, the Taleban have taken to giving their stamp of approval to consumer electronic products. More »

27th, February 2013 Key Posts 12

Celtic FC's Green Brigade are victims of the war on free speech

This is not just about Celtic. Your club's next... More »

27th, February 2013 Sports 2

Tottenham: Gareth Bale and AVB owe nothing to tabloid favourite Harry Redknapp?

The Spurs wonder is always Harry's boy... More »

27th, February 2013 Reviews 1

CCTV catches naked man, locked out of room and dealing with unhelpful humans (video)

That's zero clothes. Naked as the day he was born. Not even a sock to his name... More »

27th, February 2013 Reviews

The sweetest CV in the world is printed on a Nestlé Crunch bar

Nick Begley was getting pretty hacked off with not finding a job, and so, he decided to get creative with his CV... More »

27th, February 2013 Key Posts

The sex abuse witch hunt: conflating Lord Rennard, Cardinal O'Brien and Operation Yewtree

Sex-abuse scandals are replacing kiss'n'tells as tabloid fodder... More »

27th, February 2013 The Consumer

Shock News: Budweiser 'waters down its beers': Pope wears funny hat: Jordan sleeps on back

Shock of shocks: Anheuser-Busch is accused of watering down its beer... More »

27th, February 2013 Politicians

Julia Gillard's jet-powered glasses

Australia's carbon tax forces companies to pay a (£15; $24) levy for every tonne of greenhouse gases they produce.... More »

27th, February 2013 Music

Rihanna isn't 'authentic' according to thunderously drab indie band

The Vaccines weren't finished there. Asked about Rihanna's collaboration with Coldplay, 'Princess of China', Cowan suggested that it lacked "artistic merit" due to Ri's inclusion... More »

27th, February 2013 Fashion

Photobombs - the T-shirts

When T-shirts let you down... More »

27th, February 2013 Strange But True

Ghost steals woman's CV and clothes

Life is hard enough just dealing with humans, their offspring and their pets. Imagine then, if things from other realms started mucking about with us!... More »

27th, February 2013 Money

That Olympics legacy: a 'smoke and mirrors approach' to Olympic ticket sales

What a surprise... More »

27th, February 2013 In Pictures

Ultrasound horrors: these human embryos look familiar

Your ultrasounds might spell terror... More »

27th, February 2013 Celebrities

Gerard Depardieu's Russian travelogue in photos

French actor Gerard Depardieu has relocated from France to Russia. It's the ultimate celebrity travelogue... More »

27th, February 2013 Celebrities

1966: Woody Allen boxes the Australian light heavyweight champion

The Australian light heavyweight champion is in the brown shorts... More »