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30th, May 2012 Sports

LOCOG celebrates 'best of British' with Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Nature Valley and Heineken

The latest missive from the The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) is headlined: "London 2012 serves up the best in British food."... More »

30th, May 2012 Celebrities

Mary J. Blige: Charity scammer?

She may have given soul music a shot in the arm by introducing it to hip hop, but Mary J. Blige could be in a mountain of trouble... More »

30th, May 2012 Reviews

Rebekah Brooks does not live at Hackers Cottage, Churchill, Oxfordshire

Brooks does not live in Chipping Norton. No. She lives in Churchill, Oxfordshire. That's where you can vistis Hackers House Cottage on Hackers Lane.... More »

30th, May 2012 Strange But True 1

Man throws own intestines at police

Carter, 43, stabbed himself about 50 times with a 12-inch blade and tossed his intestines at police in Hackensack, New Jersey... More »

30th, May 2012 Sports

Wayne Rooney still aiming for signature hair style

Wayne Rooney splashed out lots of money on getting his hair sorted. His thinning locks were troubling him. Not for him the wig worn by Manchester United's Bobby Charlton... More »

30th, May 2012 The Consumer

This KFC advert is the most complained ad in history

The most complained about advert in history is....this 2005 Kentucky Fried Chicken advert... More »

30th, May 2012 Sports

How tarty Eden Hazard courted the world

Before the Belgian kisses the Chelsea badge and pockets his basic pay of £100,000 a week, let's see what he's said about some other teams:.. More »

30th, May 2012 Gifs

Gifs of the week - The eyes have it

More enjoyable time wasting... More »

30th, May 2012 Strange But True

Car crash victim died from poisoned airbag

The crash did not kill him. The airbag in his Vauxhall Insignia did.... More »

30th, May 2012 Reviews 1

BBC says Microsoft Halo is in charge of the United Nations - Google fail

Further signs of the Googleisation of mainstream media as the BBC News airs a segment about the United Nations Security Council using the logo of the less real United Nations Space Command... More »

30th, May 2012 Reviews

Students rejoice as school burns - photo of the year

As fire raged, the students of City College, Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning province, northern China, celebrated their graduation... More »

30th, May 2012 Strange But True 13

Pakistan wedding dancers sentenced to death

Four men and two women have been sentenced to death for dancing at a wedding. Dads and uncles forced to dance at such events can now point to the news from Pakistan and say, "Best not."... More »

30th, May 2012 Strange But True

Boy has live fish removed from lung

Anil Barela, 12, of Khargone district, Indina, was playing with friends when he swallowed a live fish... More »

30th, May 2012 Sports

Roy Hodgson to dress John Terry as giant banana when England play Mario Balotelli's Italy

Balotelli says he will walk off the pitch if anyone tosses a banana onto the pitch when Italy play in the Euro 2012 championships in Poland and Ukraine.... More »

29th, May 2012 Sports

Goal celebrations FX with Manchester United pyrotechnics and Arsenal props

Kapow! More »

29th, May 2012 Reviews

That Quebec student tuition fees protest in a map

In Quebec, Canada, students have been protesting against hikes in tuition fees... More »

29th, May 2012 Flashback 1

A history of Olympic gender scandals

Gender has been an issue at the Olympics for some time. Not every athlete fits neatly into the male or women's categories. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) introduced mandatory sex testing in 1968.... More »

29th, May 2012 Royal Family 1

Naff Diamond Jubilee Tribute: The TOWIE crystal Peugeot

Fake diamond sare not for ever... More »

29th, May 2012 Celebrities 4

Gordon Ramsay and Will Ferrell regrettably not dead

Two of the most hateful humans to ever evolve from apes, Gordon Ramsay and Will Ferrell, played in a charity football match last night and we're sad to report that neither of them are dead... More »

29th, May 2012 Celebrities

Gary Barlow senses the Queen's magic: Naff Diamond Jubilee tribute of the day

Arise Sir Gary…. More »

29th, May 2012 Celebrities

Professor Green wants to throw everyone from TOWIE in prison

Vote now and vote often for the Prof.... More »

29th, May 2012 Strange But True

Nominative determinism of the day - Wendy Baker from Greggs

The pastry tax is dead! Bring out your samosas!... More »

29th, May 2012 Reviews

The top five things we love and hate about Great Britain

In honour of the Diamond Jubilee, Peter Kellner, president of YouGov, investigated what we most and least like about Britain... More »

29th, May 2012 Sports

Dario Franchetti and Ashley Judd move into the Borg-Warner trophy (photos)

Franchetti and Ashley Judd posed with their two dogs and the massive Borg-Warner trophy... More »

29th, May 2012 Money

The European Commission are being stupid aresholes

So, that EU Commission is going to remedy the situation by fining you and me? What? The idiots... More »