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16th, April 2012 In Pictures

What happens when you place a raw egg in vinegar

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16th, April 2012 In Pictures

Kurt Cobain - a life in photos

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16th, April 2012 Celebrities

Kurt Cobain recorded inevitably awful solo album before he blew his brains up

Of course, the second Cobain pulled the trigger, he became exempt from criticism and ensured that his back catalogue would forever be held in the highest regard.... More »

16th, April 2012 Money 1

Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, eBay: are all tax dodging scumbags

The problem with this is that it's all entirely bollocks: because we're in the European Union... More »

16th, April 2012 Politicians

Lord Ahmed's little problem with Pakistan's pet jihadis Lashkar-e-Taiba

Memri reports on an article it spotted in Pakistan's The Express Tribune. In "Britain's Lord Nazir Ahmed Offers £10 Million Bounty for Obama, Bush"... More »

16th, April 2012 Sports

'It’s a goal!' (Or is it?) - when the referee scores and misses a sitter

John Terry (lying down) helps block the ball on the line to prevent Chelsea from scoring a second goal in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Spurs... Goal! More »

15th, April 2012 Politicians

Kim Jong Un talks for 20 minutes ordering his lunch

The crowd hope Mr Kim Jong Un manages to be there for his centennial, chanting: “May he live 10,000 years”... More »

15th, April 2012 The Consumer

Cuba's Harley Davidson Motorcycle club work the vintage - photos

You can’t buy a new one in Cuba because of the economic blockade imposed in 1962, but you can show off the 1936 Flathead VLD 80 inherited from grandpa, albeit one bastardised by parts from Russia... More »

15th, April 2012 Technology

Digital TV for Ulster Scots in 'Northren Ireland': Whit Is The Deegital Cheenge-Ower?

Whit for is it happenin? More »

15th, April 2012 Money

The Labour Party protest in photos - with added pike

At the Labour Party conference at NUI Galway, protesters angered by austerity measures stormed Garda barricades. Pepper spray was deployed at no little cost... More »

15th, April 2012 Reviews 5

Who murdered Neil Heywood? All the facts so far

Who killed Neil Heywood back in November 2001 in the city of Chongqing, China? More »

15th, April 2012 Celebrities 19

Simon Cowell's orgy with Dannii Minogue, Cheryl Cole and Natalie Imbruglia - exclusive

Simon Cowell the man who has shagged hundreds of woman and never needed a super-injunction to keep them from selling their stories had sex with Dannii Minogue?... More »

15th, April 2012 Sports

Keith Moon to play at London Olympics show

Sadly, Moon died in 1978 following an experiment with performance-enhancing drugs. And Tupac - the hardest working corpse in pop! - has pre-booked to play the summer's music festivals... More »

15th, April 2012 TV & Radio

Man wears the wrong glasses - fail

A, b or c..? More »

15th, April 2012 Photojournalism 1

Amsterdam man models new Dutch underwear range

To Amsterdam, where Iran’s new cultural attaché is making strides towards reconciliation... More »

14th, April 2012 Reviews 2

Olly Cromwell - calling someone a 'c*nt' on twitter is now a crime

Olly Cromwell, a blogger, is facing prison for calling someone “cunt” on twitter. Cromwell's real name is John Graham Kerlen.... More »

14th, April 2012 Sports 9

Liverpool beat Everton to reach FA Cup final - photos

Which idiots at the over-represented FA decide to stage an all-Merseyside semi-final at Wembley on a Saturday lunchtime?... More »

14th, April 2012 Reviews 1

How to get your four-year-old into Mensa

Heidi Hankins from Winchester, Hampshire, has an IQ of 159. She is a member of Mensa and thus on a par with grown ups who like to showcase their IQs in “a society for bright people”.... More »

14th, April 2012 In Pictures

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012 - in photos

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14th, April 2012 Reviews

Etna Erupts - photos

The snowcapped mount Etna erupts not far from Zafferana Etnea village, in Italy... More »

14th, April 2012 Strange But True

Woman steals hotel room - video

To Tampa, Florida, where a woman is so impressed by the decor at the Sabal Suites hotel located at 10007 Princess Palm Avenue she's working on replicating the look in her car... More »

14th, April 2012 Sports

Muppet-eyed footballer of the year

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14th, April 2012 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reach out to Kim Jong-un

Dating News of the Week was the revelation that former Mrs Kris Humphries Kim Kardashian is dating Kanye West... More »

14th, April 2012 Celebrities 2

Justin Bieber's mum wants him to hang out with One Direction

One Direction and Justin Bieber have been spending time together in the USA. We know this because Bieber told ITV’s Daybreak... More »

13th, April 2012 Key Posts 6

Aintree Ladies Day 2012 - the greatest photos of the year

It's Ladies Day at Aintree 2012. The woman are shod and in the saddle... More »