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11th, December 2012 Sports

Ashley Cole's mum says City fans who hit Manchester United's Ferdinand is an inhuman thing?

Did Ashley Cole's mum and brother really post "Facebook messages LAUGHING over the coin attack which could have blinded Rio Ferdinand"?... More »

11th, December 2012 Money

Even after all the tax dodges Starbucks still doesn't owe any tax!

So that’s a £33m loss less £26m of royalties less £2m of interest, which gets one to a figure of £5m… which is still a loss... More »

11th, December 2012 Politicians 1

David Cameron's secret daughter linked to Will Young

Dave tells them that he voted for Will Young on Pop Idol "because my daughter made me". Which daughter? More »

11th, December 2012 Reviews 1

Daily Mail monsters frugal, black, single mother from an estate in Croydon

Mail monsters an unemployed, black, single mum who brings up two young children on her own in Croydon... More »

11th, December 2012 Key Posts 1

Bad Ads: Sexual violence and Advertising don’t mix

Some of the biggest brands in the world have been guilty of promotional campaigns that are every bit as offensive and misconceived... More »

11th, December 2012 Reviews 1

Niamh O'Doherty and Maureen Johnson explain how the Daily Mail and HuffPost work

Why bother asking? More »

11th, December 2012 Reviews

South Yorkshire Police buy 280 uniformly white coppers

The thin white line... More »

11th, December 2012 Reviews

Menacing Lancashire police sing Santa Claus is Coming to (a Lancashire) town!

Look out for them: arresting a soldier; letting a police dog at Santa - Killer leaves only the hat... More »

11th, December 2012 Celebrities

Muhammad Shahid Nazir: The One Pound Fish Man sings to the UK Border Agency

Fishy... More »

11th, December 2012 In Pictures

Herp Derp

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11th, December 2012 In Pictures

Jacintha Saldanha death - the story in photos

The story of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who worked at the hospital where pregnant Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, is being treated... More »

11th, December 2012 Reviews 1

Kate Middleton Pregnancy Watch: Duchess to name baby after Jacintha Salanha

Day 10 of the Duchess of Cambridge's womb news: Who will win the PR fight for the nurse's soul?... More »

10th, December 2012 Flashback 3

The story of the Klu Klux Klan in pictures: racism, civil rights and murder

This is a history of its members and those who opposed its racism in photos... More »

10th, December 2012 Music

Tom Waits and John Desmore write on allowing their songs to be used in adverts

this letter, Waits refers to the 2002 article in The Nation by John Densmore of The Doors (highlights after the letter)... More »

10th, December 2012 The Consumer

Finally! The tampon you can wear as a shoe

Here's what the shoppers are saying... More »

10th, December 2012 Celebrities

James Arthur smokes at the Lowry Hotel (photos)

James..Arthur.... More »

10th, December 2012 Flashback

1931: State Superintendent closes American Union Bank New York

Form an orderly panic.... More »

10th, December 2012 Money 1

You can't do nothing: both tax the banks more and get them lending more

One of these little problems this universe presents is that sometimes we want two mutually incompatible things... More »

10th, December 2012 Reviews

Jacintha Saldanha: Austereo CEO Rhys Holleran tries to make things worse

They tried to make a phone call..? More »

10th, December 2012 Strange But True

Catfish strike knell for end of humans while eating birds out of water (video)

Some horrible, writhing and gigantic catfish have been filmed catching and eating pigeons!... More »

10th, December 2012 Technology

Apple’s iOS 6 offers users the Mildura mystery

Bush Tucker app. More »

10th, December 2012 In Pictures

Christmas gifts: the gun

Shooting around the Christmas tree... More »

10th, December 2012 The Consumer

Sexy cockerel calendar produced for hens

You've obviously been very worried about the arousal of hens in 2012 because someone has gone to the trouble of producing a calendar for lady chickens, filled with sexually alluring cockerels... More »

10th, December 2012 Sports 1

Paddy Crerand on Man United v Man City trouble: Radio Five Live audio and transcript in full

Full transcript and audio... More »

10th, December 2012 Flashback

Santa Claus sold cigarettes for Christmas

The old roue... More »