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20th, April 2012 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian to be president of the United States Of America?

You may think of Kim Kardashian as little more than a sex-tape reject who can't keep hold of a marriage for as long, but you've had her wrong all this time... More »

20th, April 2012 Technology

Hunter Moore down - who now holds No 1 Internet Bully title?

Moore has relinquished control of his "revenge porn" website IsAnyoneUp.com, which featured photos of naked ex-lovers, their real names and how to find them on social networks.... More »

20th, April 2012 Politicians 3

Black Jewish Nazi Ted Nugent joins the Barak Obama death cult

The Barack Obama Death Cult welcomes Ted Nugent. During a National Rifle Association convention last weekend, Nugent opined: "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year"... More »

20th, April 2012 Celebrities

Dappy fights in petrol station because he's a gigantic pillock

IDIOTS? The world is teeming with them. One of the best examples of a complete and utter simpleton idiot, is Dappy, the Lord of N-Dubz... More »

20th, April 2012 Money

Even the CBI doesn't understand corporate taxation

This is one of those things that economists have known since it was first pointed out in 1899 (Edwin Seligman) but have never really managed to get the public or politicians to understand... More »

20th, April 2012 Flashback 1

The Dickie Valentine Years

A reader wants to know the identity of the woman sat on the Brighton beach pebbles with a record on her head.. More »

20th, April 2012 The Consumer

Man eats 1050 bacon rashers in one Burger King

"I ate a hamburger at Burger King. Was added to 1,050 pieces of bacon."... More »

20th, April 2012 Celebrities

Spencer Matthews heads into Gaddafi

Matthews, star of fly in the deck shoes show Made In Chelsea, poses in the bath with his pet gorilla (see legs), big watch and having pulled on a toweling robe (he's 23!) tosses is hair and says to OK!... More »

20th, April 2012 Sports

AFL becomes home ground for Muslims

In Australia, the Aussie Rules controllers want prayer rooms at all venues. The drive is being pushed by the AFL's Bachar Houli, a Muslim... More »

20th, April 2012 Strange But True

Specious World Record of the Day - monkey runner Kenichi Ito

"When I occasionally saw a monkey that could run fast, I knew I'd found it. From that point on, I practised running like a monkey every day..." More »

20th, April 2012 TV & Radio 4

Squirrel boys does not want to get rabies and die

Not so brave now, Nature Boy... More »

20th, April 2012 The Consumer 11

Record Store Day - making the past stay alive (photos)

In honour of Record Store Day, a celebration of independently owned record stores we want you to name the record shops you used to visit - or still do. More »

20th, April 2012 Reviews 1

Pussy Riot ordeal shames Moscow and the West

PUSSY Riot, the best-named protest group since Hill's Angels, are back in the news. Around 20 of the number have been arrested in Moscow - apparently, keeping score in riot of Pussies is hard (see Simon Cowell but no Frankie Cocozza).... More »

20th, April 2012 Celebrities

Simon Cowell: War, Vanya Seager and Mezhgan Hussainy's other man

Day Five of the Sun's serialisation of the book Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell by Tom Bower. As ever the Sun leads and the Daily Star and Daily Mirror follow with their own front-page mash-ups... More »

19th, April 2012 Reviews 1

Bono went to Israel but he didn't write a poem

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19th, April 2012 Sports

World Record Breaker Nepal's Thaneshwor Guragain spins a basketball on a toothbrush

Specious World Record Of The Day: Nepal's Thaneshwor Guragain spins a basketball on a toothbrush... More »

19th, April 2012 Reviews

Edric Kennedy-Macfoy v The Met - dial 999 for racism

Edric Kennedy-Macfoy is a 28-year-old fireman from north London. He was trained as a police officer. On 3:30am on September 4, 2011, Mr Kennedy-Macfoy was driving his white Audi through Harrow... More »

19th, April 2012 TV & Radio

Holocaust Remembrance Day - the siren sounds in Israel

There can be no silence... More »

19th, April 2012 Flashback 2

Flashback - Miss UK 1962

"A sudden shower forces Miss UK finalists to cover up with towels during the judging of the contest at Blackpool, Lancashire"... More »

19th, April 2012 Reviews

What makes Megan Fox happiest? Go on, guess....

"A lot to things, but I feel unbelievably happy when..." More »

19th, April 2012 Celebrities

Amy Willerton lives the Channel X reality show

Amy Willerton won TV show Signed By Katie Price she appeared in a Korean beauty pageant... More »

19th, April 2012 Music

Song of The Day - Too Much Too Young

It's raining. We're feeling nostalgic and in the mood to dance like we're at the school disco.... More »

19th, April 2012 Reviews 5

Teacher Stacie Halas sacked for having legal consumable sex

Halas is looking at the situations vacant boards having been sacked from her teaching job at Richard B. Haydock Intermediate School, California.... More »

19th, April 2012 The Consumer

Acura seeks 'nice looking, friendly, not too dark' black man to sell Jerry Seinfeld a car

Acura (owned by Honda) is sorry "you were offended" for requesting African Americans "not too dark" to appear in their Super Bowl ad .. More »

19th, April 2012 Music

The 10 best rapper ghetto birthday cakes

Until someone invents a cake you can smoke, these are the 10 best rapper cakes ever... More »