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1st, April 2012 Key Posts

The best April Fools day jokes of 2012

All the day's jokes to make your chortle.... More »

1st, April 2012 The Consumer 10

United States seizes control of airspace over Caribbean, Canada and Mexico

The US Department of Homeland Security wants all names of people being flown by British carriers to the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada.... More »

1st, April 2012 In Pictures

Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards - red carpet photos

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1st, April 2012 In Pictures

Justin Bieber at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards - photos

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1st, April 2012 Celebrities

Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards in photos

To Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards to see Justin Bieber and Will Smith in green snot bukkake and the brightest teeth and talents win awards. Also there was Michelle Obama, who was not slimed... More »

1st, April 2012 Reviews

Ex-BBC TV reporter aks young schoolchildren to be quiet in school playground

Graham Purches politely requests that four to seven-year-olds at Elmlea Infants' School in Westbury-on-Trym near Bristol are not allowed to "scream or shout near our home". The message is ened with the words "thank you".... More »

1st, April 2012 Celebrities 4

Tulisa Contostavlos quits the UK to 'get her head straight'

Tulisa Contostavlos will "quit the UK" following release of a sex tope of her and Justin “MC Ultra” Edwards... More »

1st, April 2012 Gifs 4

Gif of the day - the elephant on a trampoline

Elephants can bounce... More »

1st, April 2012 The Consumer

It's National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day!

Monday 2 April is the official National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day in America. The holiday is not to be confused with National Peanut Butter day, which falls on 24 January, National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day on 1 March, or National Peanut Day on 13 September... More »

31st, March 2012 Reviews

Earth Hour 2012 in photos - presented by Sachin Tendukar's halo

It's Earth Hour. Full Beam Ahead! Before the photos a few words from this year's sponsor Sachin Tendukar?... More »

31st, March 2012 In Pictures

1950s Pin Ups: The Truth

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31st, March 2012 Politicians

George Galloway declares victory in Blackburn on twitter

Well, they look the same up north... More »

31st, March 2012 TV & Radio

Dalex relaxation for humans - the tapes

Dalek relaxation for humans - are tapes of Dr Who's enemies helping humanity to unwind, as revealed by cultural space surfer Peter Serafinowicz... More »

31st, March 2012 Reviews

The Federation of Student Islamic Societies in Dublin, George Galloway and sectarianism for Syria

Days after the 'true Muslim' George Galloway became an MP, members of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies in Dublin staged a flash mob on O'Connell Street to highlight human rights abuses by the Assad regime in Syria... More »

31st, March 2012 TV & Radio 1

Puzzler Girl: Carol Vorderman broke my heart - a song and a video

Dave Anderson and Tom Rosenthal create a tribute in words, music and images to Carol Vorderman... More »

31st, March 2012 Sports

Chelsea captain John Terry's T-shirt of the day: Stiliyan Petrov and photos

Not an illness, good cause, popular campaign nor expression of love for his fellow man escapes John Terry's T-shirtNot an illness, good cause, popular campaign nor expression of love for his fellow man escapes John Terry. He cres. More »

31st, March 2012 Reviews

Old-school toy makes a comeback thanks to political aide's gaffe

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31st, March 2012 Reviews 4

40 Days for Life vigilantes intimidate women in Bedford Square - photos

In Bedford Square, London, outside the British Pregnancy Advisory Service's Bedford Square clinic, the anti-abortion campaigners 40 Days for Life have hosted an anti-abortion vigil... More »

31st, March 2012 Reviews

That Archbishop of Canterbury job advert in full

Fancy working as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury? You get £55,560 a year. You get free accommodation in Lambeth Palace (zone 1 and 25 staff) and Canterbury.... More »

31st, March 2012 Key Posts 5

'Human fireball' Diane Hill - who to blame?

The 46-year-old was cooking dinner at her home in York when she poured petrol into a glass jug to give to her daughter whose car was low on petrol... More »

31st, March 2012 Reviews

87-year-old guilty of hydrangea rage

Summer is coming. You can hear it arrive at Croydon magistrates' court, where a plant rage case is up before the Beak... More »

31st, March 2012 Sports

Fabrice Muamba has never heard of Liam Stacey - Bolton player tweets his thnks

Muamba has tweeted a photos of himself sat in his hospital bed. The 23-year-old Bolton Wanderers midfielder's message to the fans is written by his fiancée, Shauna Magunda. It reads... More »

31st, March 2012 In Pictures

Epic Parenting Fails: A Gallery Of Stupid

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30th, March 2012 Key Posts 14

Black man records police officer's racist abuse - video

In London, a black man aged 21 records his time with the police.... More »

30th, March 2012 Reviews

Climate sceptics are the new slave traders

"Scepticism regarding the need for immediate and massive action against carbon emissions is a sickness of societies.." More »