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24th, March 2012 Key Posts 3

Jonathan Antoine wins Britain's Got Talent - God smiles

Who is Britain Got Talent's Jonathan Antoine, of Jonathan and Charlotte? Will the Essex teenager (17) make it to Celebrity Big Brother? Will he be mated with Susan Boyle?... More »

24th, March 2012 TV & Radio

Britain's Got Talent 2012 Week one: Johnathan is that SuBo moment

Which one will win? Which one will entertain? Which one will be in the Celebrity Big Brother House next year? And how will Carmen Electra be lynched by the mob?.. More »

24th, March 2012 Reviews 4

Witness John says Trayvon Martin was beating up armed Robert Zimmerman

The Miami Heat basketball team have posed for a photograph showing their solidarity with Trayvon Martin, the young unarmed black man shot dead, allegedly in cold blood", by Robert Zimmerman in suburban Florida... More »

24th, March 2012 Key Posts 10

Karen Matthews - she's back for fame and a Big Mac

Matthews, mother of missing-then-found Shannon Matthews, is back in the news. The mum-of-seven staged a fake kidnapping of her daughter Shannon to get a £50,000 reward set up by national newspapers. She's getting out of prison... More »

24th, March 2012 Film

What if other directors had brought The Hunger Games to life?

What if The Hunger Games had not been directed by Gary Ross? What if, say, Michael Bay, had got to work on Jennifer Lawrence? Would there have bene more guns and cleavage?... More »

24th, March 2012 The Consumer

Smokers are now a racial group

"People who feel they are victims of racism, particularly in the workplace, are more likely to be smokers, a study has found." Which means..? More »

24th, March 2012 Reviews

Mohamed Merah is a 'victim' says French teacher who believes the media's lies

Merah. Nutter. Child killer. Anti-Semite. Murderer of Muslim soldiers. Nazi. Mummy's boy. And now a victim: More »

24th, March 2012 Strange But True

Trucker caught watching 32cm TV bolted to dashboard

A quick look at the vehicle revealed a 32cm wide television screen secured to the dashboard. It was wired up to a portable DVD player... More »

24th, March 2012 Strange But True

Umbilical cord thieves captured

"We had saved our newborn baby’s umbilical cord as a memory, kind of like how some people keep a lock of their children’s hair.." More »

23rd, March 2012 Reviews 6

Trayvon Martin 'murdered' for his clothes: Barack Obama is weak on race

In Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Florida they are seeking justice for the death of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old shot dead by a vigilante, captain of the neighborhood watch, named George Zimmerman... More »

23rd, March 2012 Film

Hunger Games in photos - Jennifer Lawrence signs in New York

Eat yer heart our Bella Swan... More »

23rd, March 2012 TV & Radio

Michael Flatley does it with chimpanzees - The Riverdance

How are Michael Flatley and the girls getting along? Has their act evolved? More »

23rd, March 2012 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian attacked by bomb on red carpet

Imagine getting a bomb thrown at you! Well, we're not talking about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but poor Kim Kardashian who has had a grenade thrown at her hair and clothes while promoting a perfume! More »

23rd, March 2012 Celebrities 1

Scarlett Johansson email hacker Christopher Chaney is guilty of making the internet happy

The Florida man who goes by the name of Christopher Chaney is going to plead guilty after being accused of hacking into the email accounts of film stars Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and other celebrities so he could share all their boobies with us.. More »

23rd, March 2012 Money 2

George Osborne doesn't pay tippy toppy rate tax

His salary puts him close to it, yes. And then on top he's got rental income plus possible dividends from shares in the family company (which, amusingly, I was offered a job in years ago)... More »

23rd, March 2012 Celebrities

Did Gene LeBell make Steven Seagal poo his pants

An urban myth is mythicised... More »

23rd, March 2012 Politicians 1

Ken Livingstone will teach about Islam and the rich Nazi Jew

Is Islam to be a factor in the London mayoral elections? Ken Livingstone wants it to be... More »

23rd, March 2012 Celebrities

Blue's singer Lee Ryan's son is called Rayn Ryan

Look out for other Blue members following suit:... More »

23rd, March 2012 Celebrities

Blue Ivy Carter is living in the Queen's toilet

Heat magazine can revels that Blue Ivy - so named after a Coronation Street haircut - has been orientating herself... More »

23rd, March 2012 Sports

Stella McCartney goes fur free for Team GB

Much debate over the Stella McCartney-designed Team GB Olympic kits - bikinis for the women and tank top and long johns for him. Is there enough red on those kits? What b out enough leather. Or fur? Peta delivers a tweet... More »

23rd, March 2012 The Consumer

The best hearse rides in photos

The hearse. Options include the Cadillac hearse, the Coleman Milne Fairlane Range, the Mercedes-Benz W210, the Mercedes E-Class 5 Door Hearse, the horse-drawn hearse, the Buddhist-styled Hearse and the things the Queen gets about in... More »

23rd, March 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the day - Barack Obama's smoking reptile sale

Shisha to go; the TV graveyard; your pilot is outside the aircraft; man on the edge; a woman is a tent; Barack Obama sells reptiles; racism; the Katona's; and rebel metal... More »

22nd, March 2012 Fashion 1

Abercrombie & Fitch creates the 'Nigger Brown Pants' - the Chernobyl of Marketing

Holy crap: Abercrombie & Fitch creates the Chernobyl of Marketing More »

22nd, March 2012 Sports

Hong Kong Police arrest 10-Year old for extreme violence in football match - video

This video shows a 10-year old boy kicking an opponent in the head in a match between ESF Lions and Kitchee Escola in Hong Kong. ESF in the acronym for English Schools Foundation... More »

22nd, March 2012 TV & Radio

"Mad Men" mania hits the States

In New York City, where the show is set, there have been complaints that one of the posters is insensitive to victims of the 9/11 attacks... More »