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28th, May 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the day: The self-cleaning Zombie baby

Photos of the day feature: the potato bikini; the self-cleaning baby; Darth burgers; love me, love my face-melting dog; pick you animal name; retro gaming; the evolution of zombies; the ghetto; and what the gym means... More »

28th, May 2012 Key Posts 5

New York Times disses Mark Webber's epic Monaco Grand Prix win (photos)

The Grand Prix season can be dull. But at least a reporter on it should be bothered to check the facts... More »

28th, May 2012 Celebrities

Cheryl Cole takes a dive

Cole is back. On the weekend, the singer dived from the balcony onto The Voice stage, where she was caught by a bevy of male dancers... More »

28th, May 2012 Flashback

FLASHBACK: Parliamentary punch-ups

As concerns grow about the possibility of an intolerant reception for black players and supporters heading for the European football championship in Ukraine, shocking scenes were broadcast around the world from that country’s parliament... More »

27th, May 2012 Key Posts

Baftas 212 - all the winners and red carpet photos

To the Baftas 2012. And do please give a Bafta in 2013 to whoever wrote the links the presenters waded through... More »

27th, May 2012 Music

The best photo of Justin Bieber and his fans ever

This might well be the best ever photo of Justin Bieber and his fans... More »

27th, May 2012 Reviews

Dr John Sentamu at Whitby Abbey (as seen in the Sun on Sunday)

The last time we at Anorak spotted the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu was when he wrote in the Sun on Sunday Issue 1 - the cleansed News of the World... More »

27th, May 2012 Flashback

Vintage ad of the day: Change your Y-fronts every day of the week

Change your underpants everyday - here's how! More »

27th, May 2012 Reviews

The Leveson Inquiry in cakes

To mark the Leveson Inquiry into media standards and all that phone hacking, Miss Insomnia Tulip has created a cake for all the star players... More »

27th, May 2012 Key Posts 3

The Royal Family are all Diana's children on the Diamond Jubilee show

Have you seen the massive Diamond Jubilee tribute to the Royal Family hanging from Sea Containers House in London? It is the largest ever photograph of the Royal Family, measuring 100m by 70m and weighing nearly two tons...? More »

27th, May 2012 Fashion

In photos: Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Wave Gothic Festival) in Leipzig, Germany

The skulls and the crossbones represent "dark culture". In Germany, they might well symbolise recent history… More »

27th, May 2012 Key Posts 23

Georgia Davis hid Saddam Hussein's WMDs and fat from her parents

More on Georgia Davis, who stars in the lacklustre Sun on Sunday's eat 'n' tell. The front-page headline has Davis saying: "I CAN'T STAND UP, MUM"... More »

27th, May 2012 Strange But True

Skydiver dies celebrating new parachute training company with parachute jump

Robert Ranieri III, 29, has ded in a sky diving accident over Lake Tahoe in California.... More »

27th, May 2012 Strange But True

'Stray' dog Xiao Sa runs 17000km from China to Tibet - dinner is served

Anyone in China lost a dog? A dog, nicknamed Xiao Sa, has spent the past 24 days running more than 1,700 from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet with a team of cyclists... More »

27th, May 2012 Politicians 10

Baroness Warsi: how to stay for free in London

Did Baroness Warsi fiddle her expenses? The Sunday Times says Warsi, the co-chairman of the Conservative party, cost the taxpayer £165.50 a night for stopping at Dr Wafik Moustafa's private house in Acton west London while attending the House of Lords in 2007 and 2008.... More »

26th, May 2012 Reviews 1

Face of the day - thrush sets up home in Leeds city traffic light

The bird's parked by the red light, so ensuring a rosy-fingered dawn and deep sunset every three to five minutes... More »

26th, May 2012 Strange But True 2

Woman adopts 550 cats - husband leaves

The husband wants to divorce his wife because she has adopted 550 cats... More »

26th, May 2012 Reviews

Local News special report: Clete Meyer collects golf balls in Iowa

A collector shows his wares... More »

26th, May 2012 In Pictures

Georgia Davis - 'Britain's fattest teenager' in photos

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26th, May 2012 Key Posts 1

Georgia Davis is a one-woman fat and therapy industry

How the tabloids love milking Georgia Davis.... More »

26th, May 2012 Strange But True 1

Manchester boy eats his bedroom

"He eats almost anything - mud and moss, stones, carpet, grow bags, thread, paper, wallpaper and hair. He loves to climb on his windowsill and eat his black-out blind..." More »

25th, May 2012 In Pictures

Etan Patz- the story in photos

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25th, May 2012 Reviews 3

Pedro Hernandez confessed in the 1980s

Pedro Hernandez murdered 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. So they claim... More »

25th, May 2012 Royal Family

Diamond Jubilee: Stanhope cafe become Queen Elizabeth shrine

The Diamond Jubilee looms like a fly over a jam bun... More »

25th, May 2012 Celebrities

Coleen Rooney refuses to send Kai to boarding school

Last week was a big one for Coleen Rooney. She was front-page news on the Daily Mail on account of her being photographed on a sun lounger in Las Vegas... More »