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11th, November 2012 Reviews 1

George Entwistle's resignation let's in new BBC boss Tim Davie

You can says one thing in George Entwistle's favour... More »

10th, November 2012 Key Posts 3

Irony overload: The Sun berates the BBC and the Guardian for whipping up 'paedo hysteria'

Look up " a bit rich" in the dictionary and you get this... More »

10th, November 2012 TV & Radio

Jamie Giddens is the weathermanforhire.com

"Since my early teens I have always been keen on weather but for the last 20 years I have done other things, until.." More »

10th, November 2012 Reviews

Paula Broadwell makes CIA Director David Petraeus question his rules

Paula Broadwell (married) had an affair with CIA Director David Petraeus (married)... More »

10th, November 2012 The Consumer

The greatest motorcycle advert of all time: 1971 Honda CB35 on Craigslist

Is this the greatest motorcycle advert of all time? Yes... More »

10th, November 2012 The Consumer

Great taxidermy: Rodeo Squirrel rides the Rattlesnake

It's what they would have wanted... More »

10th, November 2012 Technology

World's first 3-D printing booth creates small action figures of you

The Word's first 3-D printing booth means you can create mini action figures of yourself... More »

10th, November 2012 Strange But True

Nine years for bank robber who took empty cash box

Idiot of the day is Joseph O'Callaghan, 31, of Gleann Si, Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland... More »

10th, November 2012 Strange But True

Dead wife is witness at husband's marriage to her younger sister

The Jimmy Savile Fan Club welcomes Sujit Kumar... More »

10th, November 2012 Strange But True

Ohio man arrested one hour later but at same time as first arrest

Daylight saving... More »

9th, November 2012 Politicians 1

Newsnight must die: Savile and McAlpine kill the BBC's analytical news show

In the mire for the Jimmy Savile debacle, the BBC's analytical news show Newsnight is now well and truly stuffed... More »

9th, November 2012 Technology

Face of the day: Pain Less: the future of relief

Last year, nearly 6 billion painkillers were sold in the UK... More »

9th, November 2012 Flashback

Newport cigarette ads are stark raving mad

The idea seemed to be that smoking Newport was like being off your face on acid... More »

9th, November 2012 Flashback

Cigarette adverts from when smoking was healthy

Smoking was all about having fun... More »

9th, November 2012 Reviews

How many houses does it take to fill a Death Star?

On the Movoto blog, they claim to have the answer... More »

9th, November 2012 Sports 4

Has Brendan Rodgers lost the plot at Liverpool?

So. Brendan Rodgers Liverpool lose 1-0 to the mighty Anzhi Makhackkala of… Anyone..? More »

9th, November 2012 The Consumer

£200 to get slapped about for 15 minutes? We have just the thing! A Tata Massage

Thai natural health practitioner Rassameesaitarn Wongsirodkul (aka Tata), charges £220 for a 15-minute session where she slaps and pinches a customer's face... More »

9th, November 2012 Flashback 1

In Photos: what World War Two did to Coventry

IN World War Two, the Germans bombed Coventry... More »

9th, November 2012 Politicians

Peado Witch Hunters call Lord McAlpine: his statement in full

At the heart of this lies a serious matter... More »

9th, November 2012 Reviews

Bristol police officer filmed stealing his own bicycle

PCSO Neil Spiring, of Avon and Somerset Police, went to Bristol to steal his own bicycle... More »

9th, November 2012 Flashback

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

They were shot dead by the FBI in Louisiana on May 23, 1934... More »

9th, November 2012 TV & Radio

Dof pricks up its ears for Wu Tang Clan

Prick up your ears... More »

9th, November 2012 Money 3

Why don't we all move our bank accounts more often?

It's one of these very strange things about the British economy... More »

9th, November 2012 The Consumer 1

Awful food: famous Chili Spaghetti

It's pre-cooked! More »

9th, November 2012 The Consumer

South Korea builds world's largest phallus at 8City

Where do they get their ideas from for South Korea's US$275 billion 8City, a place three times the size of Macau?... More »