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19th, June 2012 Flashback 1

The Sounds of Silence, Seventies style censorship

The re-release of the Sex Pistols’ God Save the Queen, 25 years after its last Jubilee disgrace, has set the cat among the pigeons once again... More »

19th, June 2012 Sports

Ukraine cheat sheet - 5 vital things to know about the Euro 2012 hosts

What do you know about the Ukraine? Here are five things... More »

19th, June 2012 The Consumer

Incredible photos of water flowers

Jack Long makes flowers from thickener, pigment, dye and water. Long has created Vessels and Blooms... More »

19th, June 2012 Celebrities

Tour for The Voice gets cancelled, unsurprisingly

Remember The Voice? Do you remember the winner? Did you even hear the song?... More »

19th, June 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the day - Ronaldo gels his Drogba

More signs of underrated humanity... More »

19th, June 2012 Money 1

Barroso blames it all on America - only the German banks went bust first

The first two European banks to go bust were German: and they did indeed go bust because they'd bought lots of that dodgy American CDO stuff. But after that... More »

19th, June 2012 Reviews

Euro 2012 in photos: England players prepare for glory in Ukraine as fans make ready to party

You ready for England v Ukraine? Ready, Theo Walcott? Ready, Wayne Rooney? Ready, Enlaand fans dressed a militant Christian with sprained arm? Ready…? More »

19th, June 2012 Reviews

Luka Magnotta goes home to Montreal: Jun Lin's head is missing

In Montreal, Magnotta will answer questions about the dismembering and cannibalising of Chinese student Jun Lin.... More »

19th, June 2012 Sports

Daily Mail rips off Daily Mirror's Everton transfer scoop word for word

Tabloid Watch notices that Daily Mirror's report on the rumour that Everton are in the running for Mario Mandzukic, the Croatia striker. The Mail notices, too... More »

19th, June 2012 Books

The 10 most awful books covers and titles

Are these the 10 most awful book titles and covers in English literature? More »

19th, June 2012 Photojournalism

If Busby Berkeley had cats (photos)

Places, girls... More »

19th, June 2012 Reviews 1

Who killed the Lyminge, Kent, duck? The Speed Watch crew investigate

Who killed the duck in rural Kent? When some motorists stopped to let a duck cross the road, a driver overtook and took out the bird... More »

19th, June 2012 TV & Radio

Burgess Hill: where ambulances come from other planets (video)

To Burgess Hill, where the local ambulance is communicating with creatures from other planets, namely The Clangers... More »

19th, June 2012 Celebrities 3

Tax avoider Jimmy Carr says tax avoiders are pigs killing the country (video)

Jimmy Carr is best known for his jokes about Rupert Murdoch contracting genital diseases from a demonic louse. In other news, Jimmy Carr is on the front page of the Times... More »

18th, June 2012 Music

Lovebox 2012 in photos: Grace Jones keeps up

Grace Jones gives it some welly as Lana Del Rey stands and sings... More »

18th, June 2012 Sports

Why are the English so fat? That question to the FA, Gary Lineker and McDonald's

Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies...? Isn't it marvellous that McDonald's is so involved with the FA?... More »

18th, June 2012 Reviews 1

A message to suicide minded London Underground users

"KILL YOURSELF AT HOME - Don't leave everyone hanging by selfishly topping yourself on the Underground. We've got places we need to be."... More »

18th, June 2012 Money 1

Greece votes and Spain gets it - Spain's bond yield kills the euro

It was supposed to be that if the "right" Greek party won the election then the pressure would be off Spain and Italy: for the euro would be saved... More »

18th, June 2012 Key Posts

When tennis stars go mad: Nalbandian, McEnroe, Williams and even Timmy Henman explode

David Nalbandian’s assault on a hapless hoarding at the Queen’s club was itself sufficient to warrant a stern rebuke and possibly even disciplinary action. But... More »

18th, June 2012 Celebrities

Jack Osbourne has Multiple Sclerosis - Sharon Osbourne and things sent from God

Osbourne has multiple sclerosis. It's the Sun's front-page news. Well, not quite. The Sun has taken the story from Hello!... More »

18th, June 2012 Celebrities 1

Madonna meets the Islamic Creationist Adnan Oktar and his audience of sex bots

This is great telly. Adnan Oktar on on the magic box in Turkey telling the River Yarra racers about the time he met Madonna... More »

18th, June 2012 Celebrities 1

Tulisa Contostavlos' secret arrest after stabbing

Being Tulisa isn't easy. First off, you have to be in a band with Dappy and secondly, you have to defend yourself after someone crassly leaks a blow-job video of you online... More »

18th, June 2012 Reviews 8

Who to blame for Gaza's poisonous water?

The BBC reports the grim news that water in Gaza is "too contaminated to drink". DRinking waster has been contaminated by "fertiliser and human waste". The BBC's emphasis is on it being the fault of the Israelis... More »

18th, June 2012 Books 1

Have you read the Necromonicon?

"If knowing the unknowable is crazy...I don't want to be saved..." More »

18th, June 2012 Music

Toronto head shop profits off Radiohead crew member Scott Johnson's death

When Scott Johnson was killed when a stage collapsed at the Radiohead show in Toronto, Canada, many were shocked and saddened... More »