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12th, October 2012 Celebrities 2

Nick Clegg meets Bono on bended knee

You can forgive Nick Clegg a lot. But then he goes and does the thing that make your cringe: he meets Bono in his London office... More »

12th, October 2012 Sports

Newcastle FC: are loan sharks better than casinos?

More Newcastle and Wongs news... More »

12th, October 2012 Books 2

Stieg Larsson's letter to Eva Gabrielsson

Eva, my love, It's over. One way or another, everything comes to an end.... More »

12th, October 2012 Technology 1

Car park barrier attacks car (video)

Machine against machine... More »

12th, October 2012 Strange But True

The worst sounds in the world (audio)

Can you identify them?... More »

12th, October 2012 Royal Family

The Prince William love doll looks not enough like the man

"Expertly handcrafted from fine bisque porcelain, this first-of-a-kind edition bears an authentic likeness of the handsome Prince on his wedding day..." More »

12th, October 2012 Strange But True

Dead flying chicken hits horse rider

To Wisconsin, where Cassie Bernard is on a horse ride with Queen Hive Farm in Assawoman, Virginia... More »

12th, October 2012 Sports

The FA hypocrites are the biggest fans of Wonga

Is the Football Association the most craven outfit in the country?... More »

12th, October 2012 Celebrities

Kerry Katona on April Jones and David Beckham's pants

In Kerry Katona's Diary for OK! the own-brand supermarket princess says... More »

12th, October 2012 Reviews

The Catholic Church regrets Jimmy Savile

The Tablet reports on Jimmy Savile, the papal knight accused of being a paedophile... More »

12th, October 2012 TV & Radio

Russians gets hit by cars for insurance money (video)

Getting run over is a scam... More »

12th, October 2012 Reviews

Jessica Ridgeway - the story in photos

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11th, October 2012 Flashback 3

1974: Philippe Petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center

Now that is show... More »

11th, October 2012 Reviews

North Korea: 'Labor Hero Awarded to Lathe No. 26 at Pyongyang Textile Machine Factory'

The DPRK awarded the title of labor hero of the DPRK and the gold medal (hammer and sickle) and the First Class of the Order of National Flag to the lathe No. 26 at the Pyongyang Textile Machine Factory.... More »

11th, October 2012 In Pictures 33

All of Murray's New Zealand Tourism posters from Flight of the Conchords

New Zealand.....Why Not? More »

11th, October 2012 Money

The New Economics Foundation are insane

It is undoubtedly true that some people like gardening. There are others who hate it with a passion. The error the nef makes is to confuse the effects upon those who like it with the effects on those who do not... More »

11th, October 2012 Sports

Ched Evans: Nine charged for naming footballer's rape victim on Facebook and Twitter

Back in April, the ex-Sheffield United striker Ched Evans was jailed for five years for raping a 19-year-old woman in a Rhyl hotel... More »

11th, October 2012 Sports

Lance Armstong: David Walsh and the media's conspiracy to make a hero

“I don’t believe you’re clean, but this is why I’m here, because I have questions. But the only questions I want to ask you are about doping..." More »

11th, October 2012 Technology

02 tweets in slang to its 'hood customers' - the Tunde tweets

"Have you tried to reset the router ting fam, so mans can use the wifi and dat?..." More »

11th, October 2012 Reviews 5

Barry Thew jailed for wearing a T-shirt celebrating Manchester police murders

Barry Thew, 39, of Radcliffe, Manchester, wore his homemade T-shirt after PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes were murdered in the city... More »

11th, October 2012 Celebrities 1

RIP Alex Karras - Mongo is dead

Alex Karras died today... More »

11th, October 2012 Sports 2

Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand attacked by (grammar) Nazis on twitter

Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand is picking up tips and tricks from team-mate Ashley Cole... More »

11th, October 2012 Strange But True

Mullet man kicked out of Australian bar

To Perth, Australia, where Westie David Hoogland has been ordered from the city's Print Hall bar... More »

11th, October 2012 Reviews 1

Frankie and Benny's get toddler blind drunk on whiskey

Eaterie chain, Frankie and Benny's are getting your children drunk!.. More »

11th, October 2012 Royal Family 2

Prince Andrew cancels visit to Blackburn's Green College because helicopter won't fly

Prince Andrew cannot make it Nelson and Colne College, Blackburn... More »