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25th, November 2012 Reviews

The mysterious death of Uwe Sattler - Germany's Gareth Williams

The best bit about that theory is that you never have to prove that the "nothing" actually exists. You just accept it... More »

25th, November 2012 TV & Radio

Dublin man takes statue performing to the next level

Standing still is for the birds... More »

24th, November 2012 In Pictures 1

Barbara Eden - a life in rare photos

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24th, November 2012 Celebrities

One Direction And The Wanted Fight as Chris Maloney chokes

The EU Celebrity Mountain has space available for some more stars... More »

24th, November 2012 In Pictures

Men whip themselves with knives at the Ashoura commemoration in Kabul (photos)

To Afghanistan, to see Shiite Muslims flagellating themselves with knives during the Ashoura commemoration in Kabul... More »

24th, November 2012 Reviews

Face of the day: Shiva sees the Pushkar cattle fair

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24th, November 2012 Reviews

Mexico President Felipe Calderó wants Americans to buy drugs from nuns and Scouts

"Either the United States and its society, its government and its congress decide to drastically reduce their consumption of drugs, or..." More »

24th, November 2012 Money

On Dublin's anti-austerity march with The Girl Against Fluoride (photos)

We spotted Aisling Fitzgibbon, aka 'The Girl Against Fluoride', strip off outside Leinster House... More »

24th, November 2012 Reviews 1

Daily Mail writers cause more children to have accidents

Smartphones are putting your kids in persil... More »

24th, November 2012 Celebrities

Larry Hagman - a life in photos

RIP Larry Hagman... More »

24th, November 2012 Politicians

Spanish toursim ministers poses with pair of bloody deer testicles on his head

To Spain, where Carlos Delgado, minister of tourism and sports for the Balearic Islands, has been photographed with a pair of deer testicles on his head... More »

24th, November 2012 Reviews

Fact checking: Qatar bans Piglet from Winnie The Pooh books?

To Qatar, where Piglet has been purged from Winnie The Pooh books. Well, so one site reports... More »

23rd, November 2012 Madeleine McCann 1

Madeleine McCann: Did Raymond Hewlett 'take Maddy'?

It's Raymond Hewlett, the convicted and dead paedophile.... More »

23rd, November 2012 Strange But True

Dundee man charged with 'recklessly producing household electricity'

That's a fabulous name for a crime, isn't it?... More »

23rd, November 2012 Money

How to save on that grocery bill: eat less food

Unilever, which sells lots of food, is trying to tell people to buy and waste less food. Seems pretty odd really: killing your own business even... More »

23rd, November 2012 Reviews 2

Police looking for sexual abuse shut down Rochdale takeaway with no evidence nor proof of criminality

This is odd... More »

23rd, November 2012 Celebrities

When Hercules the bear was Scotland's Number 1 star

In 1981, Hercules was Scottish Personality of the Year... More »

23rd, November 2012 Reviews

Local News in Burnley: 'I found a maggot in my butty' (video)

Hafiz Rehman, 27, says he found a maggot in his egg salad sandwich... More »

23rd, November 2012 Flashback

1965: A film on London's members' only clubs

It's 1965, and the Rank Organisation has produced a film called Look at Life - Members Only... More »

23rd, November 2012 Reviews 1

New Zealanders are defined as race apart In Australian name calling trial

That's racist! We might yet to find the Rosa Parks of Kiwi emancipation, but we're getting there... More »

23rd, November 2012 Strange But True

Cambridge police offer their compliments to burglary victim

To Cambridge, where the officers of Parkside police station are delivering paperwork to the natives... More »

23rd, November 2012 Reviews

Newsreaders quit, live-on-air: Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio sign off

Not everyone in media is so bloody concerned for their careers that they refuse to upset anyone or make any bold moves... More »

23rd, November 2012 In Pictures

Lazio attack on Spurs fans in photos

One picture is particualry gruesome... More »

23rd, November 2012 In Pictures

Emma Stone - a life in photos

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23rd, November 2012 Key Posts 2

The George Bush 'fake' Turkey story rides again

Every Thanksgiving Anorak takes a look to see if anyone is still talking about President George Bush feeding a huge plastic turkey to US forces... More »