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21st, October 2012 Strange But True 3

The Sex Burglars - Storify story on life in a London Peanut Factory

"So I'm crashing at a mate's and someone has just started having sex in the flat. Thing is, everyone that lives here is in the living room..." More »

21st, October 2012 Key Posts

Marina Chapman was Marina Luz - the child raised by monkeys

Marina Chapman was, when a young child, adopted by family of capuchin monkeys in the Colombian jungle... More »

21st, October 2012 Strange But True

Man snuffs out 15 candles with Shaolin Sunshine Hand

To China, where 23-year-old Chen Jia / Zhang Feng can snuff out 15 candles with the power of his wind... More »

21st, October 2012 Money 1

The best placards from the TUC anti-austerity march

Could the TUC be funny?... More »

21st, October 2012 Celebrities

BBC Television Centre is a crime scene as dancer claims rape

"BBC STAR RAPE ATTACK - Dancer claims he tried to have sex while she slept." More »

21st, October 2012 Reviews 1

Homosexuality is skin deep

Is homosexuality a sin..? More »

20th, October 2012 TV & Radio

Cockroach crawls over TV reporter

Live TV.... More »

20th, October 2012 In Pictures

Jimmy Savile - the creepy photos

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20th, October 2012 Celebrities

Scotland Yard to investigate Jimmy Savile case after claim that some abusers are still alive

"When I’m gone, they’ll say: 'I always thought he was straight but he wasn't – he was crooked'", adding that he wasn't "a straight punter."... More »

20th, October 2012 Money 1

Making petrol from air

I've no idea whether this is just a spoof story that's been fed to the Telegraph or whether there really are some people sufficiently deluded to think that this is a good idea... More »

20th, October 2012 Politicians 1

Ed Miliband shows train strain at TUC anti-austerity march (photos)

Ed Miliband tell the TUC faithful massed in London for an anti-austerity protest that David Cameron is "clueless". He added... More »

20th, October 2012 Strange But True

In photos: The Wild Sau Dirt Run 2012

If you like muddy, sweaty people, this is for you... More »

20th, October 2012 Royal Family

Duchess of Cornwall visits Marlborough

The Duchess of Cornwall emerges from a tour of the cells below Marlborough Town Hall to check on you know who*... More »

20th, October 2012 Key Posts 5

What we know about Leeds United fan Aaron Cawley

Leeds United. They'll chant! They'll shout! They'll knock your keeper out! It's Leeds United!... More »

20th, October 2012 Flashback

The history of football doping: soccer's biggest drugs cheats

Football has usually been regarded as a “clean”, on the grounds that drugs can’t improve your game. But... More »

20th, October 2012 Politicians

Revealed: Sir George Young's application form for job of Tory Chief Whip

What are Young's credentials for the post? We've seen his application form... More »

20th, October 2012 Celebrities

So. You got this Jimmy Savile tattoo

The tattoo can be fixed with long socks and garters... More »

20th, October 2012 Strange But True 1

Teacher fined for selling home-made soap to pre-teen students

Students buying a bar of home-made soap from teacher Marlon Scanterbury were given "no homework" passes... More »

20th, October 2012 Strange But True 1

Wife hid huge dildo up husband's anus for five days: X-Ray photo

To Shanghai's Zhongshan Hospital, where medics are removing a nine-inch dildo from a man's intestines... More »

20th, October 2012 Sports

Soula Alevridou is here to save Greece with sexy football

To Greece, where football club Voukefalas Larissa has been sponsored by two brothels, Villa Erotica and Soula's House of History... More »

19th, October 2012 In Pictures

Pan's People - The Tops of the Pop's dance gang

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19th, October 2012 Reviews 4

Spain wants to ban anyone from taking photos of police at work: be afraid

This will not end well... More »

19th, October 2012 Reviews

Lake Annecy murders: why did the killer shoot Sylvain Mollier first?

The Lake Annecy murders: Sylvain Mollier was the first to be shot... More »

19th, October 2012 Celebrities 2

Did Homer Simpson make his debut in this Icelandic comic?

Can anyone translate? More »

19th, October 2012 Politicians 1

Can George Osborne blame Jimmy Savile for his train debacle?

"...until further notice..." More »