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23rd, September 2012 Politicians

Like honest George Romney, Mitt's gaffe is to say too much

Mitt Romney's father was George Romney. He might have been president. But then he gaffed.... More »

23rd, September 2012 The Consumer

German supermarket sells peeled slip-free bananas

The German-owned Billa supermarkets has been selling ready-peeled bananas in its Austrian stores... More »

23rd, September 2012 Strange But True

Man caught having sex with abandoned yellow sofa

To Waukesha, Wisconsin, where Gerard P. Streator has been arrested for having sex with a sofa in public... More »

22nd, September 2012 Technology

New iPhone 6 makes everything look like France

Got your new apple iPhone 6 yet? No. Still got the iPhone 5, eh... More »

22nd, September 2012 Strange But True

The Taiwan Birdman Competition (photos)

If he can do piggy-backs, the budget airline industry just got cheaper... More »

22nd, September 2012 Reviews 2

Why do they hate us? Islamists and the West can no longer understand the question

Looks like the Anglican Christians and Pakistan PM Ashraf agree: there must be no debate on religion... More »

22nd, September 2012 Books

Rod Hull's Emu On His Own might be the saddest book ever

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22nd, September 2012 Strange But True

Man who faked brain damage tricked women to change his dirty nappy

To Hooksett, New Hampshire, where Eric Carrier, 24, has been charged with attempting to commit indecent exposure... More »

22nd, September 2012 Strange But True

Pig saves baby goat from drowning while stupid human simply films

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22nd, September 2012 In Pictures

One Direction for the London itunes festival - photos

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21st, September 2012 Sports 6

Is anyone going to do anything about racism in Italian football?

SS LAZIO have always been branded as racist or fascist.... More »

21st, September 2012 Reviews

Amish Mullets guilty of hair-cutting hate crime

Samuel Mullet Sr. and fifteen of his group have been convicted of federal conspiracy and hate crimes... More »

21st, September 2012 Politicians 1

Barack Obama burns on a 'special day of love' for the Prophet Muhammad

To Pakistan, where to celebrate the government-declared "special day of love" for the Prophet Muhammad a man has been murdered... More »

21st, September 2012 The Consumer

The best word ever is diphthong

What's your favourite word? More »

21st, September 2012 Reviews

Anglicans pander to Muslims in demand to end free speech

The Anglicans want the UN to ban "intentional and deliberate insulting or defamation of persons (such as prophets)..." More »

21st, September 2012 Royal Family

Chief Kooffreh's tribute to Princess Diana and world-class acting

"The shining star of English Kingdom..." More »

21st, September 2012 Politicians

Belgium's Green Party floats on air - photo proof

Belgium's Green Party is magic.. More »

21st, September 2012 TV & Radio 1

BBC panel shows are run by men for men: the numbers

New BBC Director General is George Entwistle says the Beeb needs "more women and less bureaucracy". Less, you know, men on panels... More »

21st, September 2012 TV & Radio

A chameleon washes its hands in the style of Alfred Hitchcock

Now turn off the tap... More »

21st, September 2012 Reviews

Knott's Berry Farm WindSeeker ride leaves thrill seekers stuck in the air for hours

"The first half an hour was pretty rough on me. I have a fear of heights..." More »

21st, September 2012 Politicians

Rick Perry peeks out from behind the Iron Curtain

What news of Texas governor Rick Perry - he who told us how the US patriots saw off the Tudors & Stuarts..? More »

21st, September 2012 Strange But True

Piglet rescues baby goat (video)

Human interest story of the day.... More »

20th, September 2012 Strange But True

Drunken pirate stole the Dart Princess Passenger Ferry

Alison Whelan stole a passenger ferry... More »

20th, September 2012 Celebrities

Paris Hilton and Snoop Dogg bite the rubber fist

TV does not get any more awkward.... More »

20th, September 2012 Money

GM foods will give huge great horrible breast cancers

That's the takeaway message from a new scientific paper just released... More »