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18th, April 2012 Film 1

Russian cinema has homosexuality is a disease - calls on Putin for help

In Russia, the film business is in a mess: Interfax reports... More »

18th, April 2012 Celebrities

Angelina Jolie has a 'dangerous new addiction': heartthrob cocaine

"ANGELINA'S DANGEROUS NEW ADDICTION!" So screams the National Enquirer's front-page headline in vivid yellow ink... More »

18th, April 2012 Reviews

Children teach Nobody about global warming and dying polar bears

"Quennell said the boys took an assignment from school to another level – they were supposed to teach a stuffed toy named Nobody about something and they chose to raise awareness about the effects of global warming..." More »

18th, April 2012 Sports

London Olympics sandcastle demolished as soon a photographers leave

The massive Olympic sandcastle on Weymouth beach has been knocked down... More »

18th, April 2012 Reviews 1

North Korea retaliates over earthy rocket - and play Where's Kim Jong Un?

North Korea has today said that it will "retaliate" in the face of condemnation from the international community over it's failed rocket launch... More »

18th, April 2012 Reviews 5

Anders Breivik: the Knights Templar fetish and a missing Serbian in Liberia

He's a mass murderer. But is he part of a plot? Is Breivik’s Knights Templar fetishism based on a reality? More »

18th, April 2012 Strange But True

Man sacked after lover mixes marijuana into his pasta herbs

"Mr Dickson, who has worked for Railcorp since 1984, said his partner kept a very "messy" kitchen..." More »

18th, April 2012 Strange But True 1

Bearded woman granned officer's genitals

Mug shot of the Day is that of Joseph Ali Bin Muhammad, once known a Paula K. Reynolds-Eblacas.... More »

18th, April 2012 In Pictures

Justin Bieber 'Lesbians'

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18th, April 2012 Key Posts 8

Rich Government minister Caroline Spelman wants to keep a secret - sack her now

Jonathan Spelman, 17, is the son of Meriden MP and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. The Rugby Football Union has banned Jonny Spelman from playing rugby until October 19 2013. You see, he took illegal drugs - anabolic steroids and a growth hormone... More »

18th, April 2012 In Pictures

Rihanna: the Hawaii holiday photos

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18th, April 2012 Celebrities 1

Simon Cowell: the black toilet paper drip feed

Cowell dyes his hair, caps his teeth, and "whenever he is in the States, he is put on an intravenous drip in his bedroom for half an hour every Saturday afternoon. It pumps magnesium , all the B vitamins and pure vitmin C into his bloodstream.".... More »

18th, April 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the day - Pippa Middleton's gun sniffers

In da bang bang club.... More »

17th, April 2012 The Consumer 4

Why you are wheat intolerant

Are you wheat intolerant? Are you illiberal about your wheat? Why are more of us allergic to bread? Well, the wheat we eat is pretty new... More »

17th, April 2012 In Pictures

Space Shuttle Discovery makes her last flight - photos

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17th, April 2012 In Pictures 1

Jesus being a dick - a meme in photos

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17th, April 2012 TV & Radio

Croatia space exploration squad caught on camera

Five.... four....three...three...three... More »

17th, April 2012 Celebrities

The Great British Menu London 2012: Olympic Feast: Micky Ds and lashings of Thames tap

To promote the Big Jubilee Lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Barbara Windsor (no relation) posed with wax-alike... More »

17th, April 2012 Celebrities

Alexa Chung and Amy Childs show off their very different bodies online

Two celebrities have provoked a very different response from mere mortals while flaunting their bodies online... More »

17th, April 2012 Celebrities 5

Simon Cowell squashed story of affair with Danni Minogue then told a journalist

Tom Bower's biography of Simon Cowell's sex wish list - Sweet Revenge: the Intimate Life of Simon Cowell - is being serialised in the Sun. The Sun (prop. Rupert Murdoch) has bene the virtual in-house magazine for Cowell's X Factor for years... More »

17th, April 2012 Film

The American Pie Reunion is televised - photos

So. How are they doing? Well, The Hollywood Reporter noted.... More »

17th, April 2012 In Pictures

Alternative Fashion Week 2012 - in photos

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17th, April 2012 Reviews

Dr Devinder Sivia is innocent - the media is disappointed

Dr Sivia was arrested on suspicion of murder. Only... More »

17th, April 2012 Flashback 3

A history of politicians crying

Ken Livingstone – who as Mayor of London once broke down while apologizing for the city’s role in the slave trade – is merely the latest in a long line of politicians who have broken down in the glare of the spotlight... More »

17th, April 2012 Strange But True

Wanted Taliban suspect Mohammad Ashan hands himself in for reward money

To Afghanistan, where Mohammad Ashan, of the Taliban commander, is the subject of a wanted poster.... More »