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2nd, July 2012 The Consumer 4

Woodhenge wins Shed of The Year 2012 (photos)

And the winner of the Shed of the Year 2012 is....Wood Henge, built and operated by John Plumridge from Shrewsbury... More »

2nd, July 2012 The Consumer

Barbie and Ken's Nigeria wedding - The Only Way Is Lagos (photos)

OK! Nigeria would be pleased to feature the wedding of Barbie and Ken, as shot by London photographer to the stars, Obi Nwokedi.... More »

2nd, July 2012 Celebrities

Lauryn Hill doesn't pay tax and gives peculiar reasons for not doing so, while looking at prison

Even though Lauryn Hill possibly made the greatest debut album of all time, she's still as mad as a bag of talking rocks.. More »

2nd, July 2012 Sports 1

Two boys try to steal Olympic Torch in Coventry (video)

Two enterprising lads (surely rat boys? - ed) tried to steal the Olympic Torch as it was raced through Coventry.... More »

2nd, July 2012 Celebrities 3

Scientologist spies sent to follow Katie Holmes after Tom Cruise split

Over the weekend, the New York Post ran one of the most wonderfully salacious articles ever written about Scientology, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise... More »

2nd, July 2012 Technology

Drivers race over a massive Hot Wheels Double Dare Loop (video)

Readers of a certain vintage will recall Martin's Marvelloius Mini, the mainstay strip in the Tiger comics... More »

2nd, July 2012 Royal Family 2

Prince Charles and Camilla go to Truro - photos

The Prince of Wales is celebrating 60 years as the Duke of Cornwall. Or as Charles likes to term it: King of Cornwall... More »

2nd, July 2012 Celebrities

Police leak Rihanna photo to TMZ, but get off the hook?

That said, officers Blanca Lopez and Rebecca Reyes are due to appear before disciplinary panels and could well lose their jobs... But we know how the police work.... More »

2nd, July 2012 Key Posts 2

What newsnightis Paul Mason talking about? BBC economics editor is ignorant about economics

Paul Mason is the economics editor for Newsnight at the BBC. And yet he appears to know very little about the subject of economics... More »

2nd, July 2012 TV & Radio

Anorak meets...Jo Fuertes-Knight star of Girl Eats Food

Anorak's Aurora Bankhead got a chance to chat with Jo Fuertes-Knight, star of Vice TV's Girl Eats Food. She is hotter than Nigella and much less full of the brown stuff... More »

2nd, July 2012 Sports

Little Spanish Sprogs invade Pitch at Euro 2012 Final - blame Dennis Wise

So. At the European Championships final, the final whistle was a trigger for playtime. Children emerged from all directions, running with enthusiasm but little direction and end result over the pitch (think Mini England... More »

2nd, July 2012 Madeleine McCann 3

The Home Office and its Madeleine McCann 'secret file'

Such are the facts... More »

2nd, July 2012 Celebrities

Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra endure phantom pregnancy

Is Catelynn Lowell expecting a baby with Tyler Baltierra?... More »

2nd, July 2012 The Consumer

Why did this man smash up the T-Mobile store on Manchester’s Market Street?

Do you know why this man smashed up the T-Mobile store on Manchester’s Market Street last weekend? Do you know who he is?... More »

2nd, July 2012 Photojournalism

Pictures of the day: Ed Miliband's beard etiquette

All life is out there... More »

2nd, July 2012 The Consumer 5

Tourist guide to Scotland advises Japanese to avoid poor people in football kits

The Insider’s Guide to Scotland. It's in Japanese. This is not to stop the English from heading north, rather to encourage visiting Japanese to get a beter experience... More »