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4th, June 2012 Royal Family

Diamond Jubilee photos - Weather and Royalty special

DRIP DROP HOORAY! More »

3rd, June 2012 Reviews

Luka Magnotta is a global 'serial killer' and travel writer in Paris

Luka Magnotta.... the making of a legend... More »

3rd, June 2012 Royal Family

Diamond Jubilee special - Orf with his head

Once upon a time... More »

3rd, June 2012 The Consumer

Double-trousers man fights shopping trolley in Poland

When in Poland... More »

2nd, June 2012 Reviews

Stuart Loving's hunger strikes against fossil fuels (Darfur rests)

In 2007, Start Loving, formerly Jay McGinley, sat outside the Sudan embassy in Washington and refused to eat until the war in Darfur ended... More »

2nd, June 2012 Celebrities

D’Angelo lives and dies by the six-pack - when men gets body issues

Amy Wallace reports on what happens when talent turns himself into a himbo and loses his devotion to the prime rib... More »

2nd, June 2012 Reviews

In photos: Egypt erupts as Hosni Mubarak dodges death penalty and murderous police escape jail

They were – as it says – only obeying orders... More »

2nd, June 2012 Flashback

Vintage weight-gain adverts - when fat was fulfilling

Once upon a time, the fuller figure was a thing of desire... More »

2nd, June 2012 Technology

Chocolate and strapping helps rat walk again after spinal cord injury

What you're looking at is a rat experiencing "100 per cent recuperation" having had its back broken and then repaired with a treatment which helps grow new nerves... More »

2nd, June 2012 Royal Family

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander caught tossing with a toilet

To Holland, where the country's Crown Prince Willem-Alexander has won the country's toilet-throwing contest. The heir to the, erm, Dutch throne marked Queen's Day by heading to Rhenen to toss a toilet. He won first place... More »

2nd, June 2012 Strange But True

Drugs and pills tumble from lady's otter's pocket in jail - video

Police cell video of the day features Andrea Amanatides, 38, having a condom malfunction... More »

2nd, June 2012 Key Posts 1

Kyron Horman: Desiree Young sues Terri Horman for $10m - Mulugeta Seraw is not poof

Horman: Desiree Young, Kyron Horman's bith mother, is suing the missing boy's step-mother, Terri Horman - the last person we know to have seen Kyron on June 4, 2010, the day he went missing in Portland, Oregon... More »

1st, June 2012 Photojournalism

A young Queen Elizabeth teaches us how to pour tea - photo

A guide to etiquette... More »

1st, June 2012 Celebrities 2

Justin Bieber suffers concussion because he's stupid

Not content with getting into a spot of bother with a paparazzo, allegedly duffing him up with his tiny fists, Justin Bieber has ended up concussed in Paris... More »

1st, June 2012 Reviews 6

Artists impression of the day: Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead in court

Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead appear at Nottingham Crown where they were charged with the death of six of their children in a house fire... More »

1st, June 2012 Gifs

Gifs of the day - the other man's pain is joyful

More gifs of joy... More »

1st, June 2012 Reviews 2

Daily Mail says Adolph Eichmann isn't dead (yet)

In "19061", Eichmann will return!... More »

1st, June 2012 Royal Family

Fitting Diamond Jubilee tribute of the day - Zoo mag

Zoo mag goes close up on Her Majesty's overlooked charms... More »

1st, June 2012 Money 3

Martin Lewis sells MoneySavingExpert to MoneySupermarket for £87m

It's good news for everyone because Lewis can now afford to pay full price wherever he goes... More »

1st, June 2012 Strange But True 1

Man changes name to Tim Pppppppppprice to annoy cold callers

Price was so bored with cold callers he changed his name to Tim Pppppppppprice... More »

1st, June 2012 The Consumer

Colon navigations: University of the Arts London gets a new logo

Get a load of that natty new logo for the University of the Arts London (UAL). It's £48,000 well invested... More »

1st, June 2012 Strange But True 4

Jesus the caped crusader appears on bathroom wall (photo)

"People say your house is blessed. I see the head, the hair, a cloak."... More »

1st, June 2012 Key Posts 1

Luka Magnotta is swimming with dolphins and becoming a tabloid celebrity

Magnotta is now a tabloid star. The former "porn star" / "model" / James Dean look alike (he had surgery to look like his idol) / suspected kitten killer and massive self-promoter on the internet is wanted More »

31st, May 2012 Film

Prometheus world premiere in photos

Alien. The prequel... More »

31st, May 2012 Key Posts

Graffiti needs updating for summer - image of the day

Pruning your hedge.... More »