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10th, August 2012 Sports

The future of Olympic dressage (video)

Dressage is the poetry of man / woman in harmony with a horse. Horse can be dear. People can be dear. The future is to combine the two... More »

10th, August 2012 Key Posts 2

The top 10 London 2012 rhythmic gymnastics gifs are incredible

We've compiled the top ten gifs of the Contest. Keep your eyes on the ball... More »

10th, August 2012 Sports

A musical tribute to the looming football season: footballers of the world

Clap along if you don't know the words... More »

10th, August 2012 Reviews 1

IN photos: The Janmashtami festival celebrations in Mathura, India

Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Hindu God Krishna... More »

10th, August 2012 Sports

Dundee Courier says Sir Roger Bannister did light Olympic flame

The death of newspapers: Olympic Special... More »

10th, August 2012 The Consumer

Beware the 15%: child-proof product of the day

Beware! More »

10th, August 2012 In Pictures

The hunt for Tia Sharp - in photos

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10th, August 2012 Money

Is The Daily Mail insane?

In what universe does an increase in the number of houses for rent push up the rent of houses?... More »

10th, August 2012 Key Posts 13

How did Tia Sharp die? (The story in photos)

A body... More »

10th, August 2012 Celebrities

Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blaaaaaaake on life support

News has broken concerning Blake Fielder-Civil, the ex-husband of the late Amy Winehouse. It has been reported that he's on a life support machine... More »

10th, August 2012 Celebrities

Beyonce Knowles catches Jay-Z head in a door

Knowles spent part of the week showcasing her new nails. Beyonce's nails feature portraits of herself and husband Jay-Z... More »

10th, August 2012 Sports

Where were you when 'Britain's' Katie Taylor won boxing Gold at London 2012? Photos

A few Daily Telegraph readers might have been cheering on Our Katie, wowed by another British success... More »

10th, August 2012 Sports

London Olympics 2012 day 13 – the best photos

Our daily look at the best photos of the London 2012 Olympics. Day 13… More »

10th, August 2012 Reviews 1

Bradley Wiggins is living in Hackney as a rabbit

Local news story of the day is found in the Hackney Gazette... More »

10th, August 2012 The Consumer

All about VietJetAir for the bikini-clad banana dance

Onbaord Vietnam's VietJetAir, the air hostesses are doing the bikin-clad banana dance... More »

10th, August 2012 Strange But True

Drunk who fell asleep at Rome airport passes through bag scanner

Norwegians. Always the Norwegians... More »

10th, August 2012 Reviews 6

Tia Sharp: Newspapers target Stuart Hazell, two hours and what the neighbour didn't see

ay 7 of the search for the missing Surrey 12-year-old and she's no longer front-page news.... More »

9th, August 2012 Strange But True

Drugs taker accidentally calls police during dugs deal

While meeting his drugs dealer in a car, Kryzanowski managed to dial 911. His mobile phone was in his trousers. Somehow he managed to call the police, who recorded the deal... More »

9th, August 2012 The Consumer

Cool ad watch: Slim Chance for Surplus Sales

Great ad of the day features entertainer Slim Chance advertising the value of shopping at Surplus Sales in Hudson, Florida... More »

9th, August 2012 Technology

Curiosity Rover beams back full colour photo of life on Mars

How to escape the Olympics... More »

9th, August 2012 Money 2

Forget that rooftop windmill: David Cameron and New Yorkers should

I think we all remember that David Cameron put a nice little windmill on his roof just to show that he really was green?... More »

9th, August 2012 Reviews 3

Man mistaken for James Bulger killer Robert Thompson kills himself

Have James Bulger's killers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson claimed another life? Or should we blame someone else?... More »

9th, August 2012 Madeleine McCann 4

Madeleine McCann: The cigarette butt theory

Every summer since she vanished in 2007, tales of Madeleine McCann have appeared in the papers as fast the hacks could press f9 on their keyboards... More »

9th, August 2012 Celebrities

Michael Jackson's corpse and the case of the big fake will

When any furiously wealthy person dies, there's always a mad scramble through the ribcage of the cadaver in a bid to stake some kind of financial claim... More »

9th, August 2012 Sports

London 2012 hairstyles of the day

Hair we go! More »