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26th, November 2012 Sports 1

Face Of the day: Ricky Hatton is defeated by Vyacheslav Senchenko

Defeat was followed by retirement... More »

26th, November 2012 Money 1

EU farmers push for faster spoiling milk (photos)

To Belgium for the Europe Milk Demonstration, in which the versatility of milk is showcased by farmers... More »

26th, November 2012 Reviews

In photos: Ashoura Day in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon

There will be blood… More »

26th, November 2012 Strange But True

Good old Germany finally outlaws having sex with animals... but not without opposition

Having sex with an animal is pretty much universally frowned upon... More »

26th, November 2012 Key Posts 3

Joey Barton speaks in an hilarious French accent at Marseille interview

Y-esssss More »

26th, November 2012 Flashback 1

The Anthology album of Rolling Stones secret songs

Here, in the interests of history, is Anorak’s album of Stones secrets… More »

26th, November 2012 Celebrities

Chris Brown deletes Twitter account after pretty awful rant while Rihanna tweets this photo of him

So there you have it. Chris Brown, calling women bitches and saying he'll poo in your eye if you goad him... More »

26th, November 2012 TV & Radio

The best and worst female fails of 2012

Ouch! More »

26th, November 2012 In Pictures

Rolling Stones: the 50th Anniversary show in photos

. This was not Hyde Park, London, 1969... More »

26th, November 2012 Flashback 2

Lord Fisher uses first example of 'OMG' in letter to Winston Churchill

My dear Lord Winston...OMG! More »

26th, November 2012 TV & Radio

Chihuahua dances for his Thanksgiving turkey (video)

"My chihuahua Sloopy, after our thanksgiving meal started dancing for the plate of turkey on the counter!.." More »

26th, November 2012 Celebrities

Larry Hagman had over 100 hats

Dallas star was not al about the Stetson... More »

26th, November 2012 Fashion

Si Chan's Hug Me Jacket (for insane muppets)

Men's fashion... More »

26th, November 2012 Technology 2

Stars are dying - space is emptying out

A new study says the universe is not making anything new right now... More »

26th, November 2012 TV & Radio

Man plays Insomnia on the spoons

Forks are for losers... More »

26th, November 2012 In Pictures

TV news captions - you are what they say you are

If they say you are, you are... More »

26th, November 2012 Politicians 1

Rotherham council now twinned with Franco's Spain: the UKIP foster care debacle

Rotherham's Metropolitan Borough Council has taken a leaf from General Franco's book and removed children from "unsuitable" parents... More »

26th, November 2012 TV & Radio

Koran TV chefs discovers oil and water do not fix

What TV chefs need are more guns... More »

26th, November 2012 Technology 1

Panasonic's 103 inch-screen telly cannot be too big

Can a TV be too big?... More »

26th, November 2012 In Pictures

Prince Charles' Christmas cards - in photos

Happy birthday, from a prince among men - and robins... More »

25th, November 2012 Key Posts 12

In photos: the tattooed faces of MS-13 and 18th Street gang members

These are gang tattoos of inmates in South America prisons. The ornately tattooed Mara Salvatrucha and the 18th Street gang members are many... More »

25th, November 2012 Flashback

How the Hit Parade moved from phonograph needles, platters and sleaze to MP3s

Sixty years ago, the first British singles chart – or “Hit Parade” as it was called – was published... More »

25th, November 2012 Sports 3

Proof: Referees favour Manchester United giving them more time to score

He can bend time, so they say... More »

25th, November 2012 Strange But True

Man lay dead in Surrey bookmaker's toilet for four or five days

How often are your shop's toilets cleaned..? More »

25th, November 2012 Strange But True

Foreign-looking thief shouted 'potatoes' and 'potatoes' before pickpocketing Dorking shoppers

"He came up to my father and distracted him by jumping up and down and saying 'potatoes, potatoes' and 'swedes'"... More »