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26th, October 2012 Celebrities 7

Jimmy Savile created the LURE doctors scholarship

In 2006, the predatory paedophile was at the University of Leeds this week to greet doctors on his study programme.... More »

26th, October 2012 Celebrities

Did Jimmy Savile turn Kerry Katona to necrophilia?

Katona says he will know that she's dead when Gina D'Acampo, Fern Britton, Coleen Nolan and Ant 'n' Dec, turn up at her funeral... More »

26th, October 2012 Books

Inappropriate bar code: the Paediatric Handbook

Paedi! More »

26th, October 2012 Royal Family

Princess Eugenie is getting off with her dad (says Daily Mail)

In "LIKE FATHER - LIKE SON" the Daily Mail hits upon the hitherto incredible fact that some sons look like their dads... More »

26th, October 2012 Politicians 2

Tony Blair refuses to pay student teacher intern

Tony Blair has been using interns at his mega-millions empire of peace-thru-banking.... More »

26th, October 2012 Reviews

Derby pub panic as firework attack leads to almost spilled pint

The Derby Evening Telegraph report screams "Drinkers run for cover in pub firework attack"... More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities 8

Madame Tussauds melts Jimmy Savile waxwork: Hitler and Michael Jackson stay

The waxwork of Jimmy Savile has been melted down... More »

25th, October 2012 Strange But True

Man breaks up fight on Phoenix Light Rail with Samurai sword

And you thought they all had guns... More »

25th, October 2012 Strange But True 1

Teacher Yan Yanhong lifted a boy off the ground by his ears (photos and interview)

: “No, he didn’t do anything. I often play with him like this. We are good”... More »

25th, October 2012 The Consumer

Website reveals scenes of all theme park ride deaths

Want to know which theme parks are most likely to bring about your sudden death..? More »

25th, October 2012 Money

A pictorial history of the Made In Britain Ford Transit van

Is Ford ready to close the Ford Transit Assembly Plant in Southampton... More »

25th, October 2012 Key Posts

How to breath underwater: you need beer, a deep pool and gritted teet

"IN LATE 60’S I DISCOVERED I COULD BREATH UNDER WATER WITHOUT EQUIPMENT..." More »

25th, October 2012 Money 1

Amazon's about to get more expensive

The EU has finally woken up to that despicable little bit of tax dodging... More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities 1

Extracts from Jimmy Savile's autobiography Love Is An Uphill Thing

"From single situations to team-handed times, girls have taught, trimmed and trained me up to Olympian standards..." More »

25th, October 2012 Sports

Dougie Freedman's bullshit masterclass

Dougie Freedman is dead to Crystal Palace fans... More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities

Tom Cruise gets over divorce and starts suing!

Once you get over a break-up, take all your belongings out of bin bags and dump them at your mums, you start looking for people to kick... More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities 5

Jimmy Savile: What they said when he died

Jimmy Savile tributes. Now look at them... More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities

This letter says BBC tried to gag Question Time panel on Jimmy Savile Newsnight story

Julia Ockenden is Head of Public Affairs at the BBC. She wrote a letter to Tory chairman Grant Shapps... More »

25th, October 2012 Flashback 1

1930: A photobomber strikes in Birmingham, Alabama

Alabomber More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities

Susan Boyle launches Poppy Scotland

As ever, she gives us a great photo. Jack Black is away.... More »

25th, October 2012 Key Posts 2

The best creepy crawlies microscope photos

These are the best photographs from Nikon's Small World microscope photography competition 2012... More »

25th, October 2012 Strange But True

Polite drugs dealer reports himself to police

Lafferty, 19, called Central Scotland Police to report a drugs dealer at work.... More »

25th, October 2012 Reviews 1

That Cambridge University Law Faculty exam paper

THE paper offered to scholars on Cambridge University 's Law Faculty is leaked. More »

25th, October 2012 Celebrities

Superman moves from the dead Daily Planet to twitter

Clark Kent, for it is he, has left his job at the Daily Planet because the editor assigns him "soft" celebrity stories... More »

25th, October 2012 Strange But True

Man's testicles rash evades lewd behaviour rap

To Port St. Lucie police, Florida, where a woman has spotted a man in his car.... More »