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17th, February 2012 Reviews 3

Casey-Lyanne Kearney: tabloids go easy on Hannah Bonser

Casey-Lyanne Kearney was 13 when she was stabbed to death in Doncaster's Elmfield Park. Hannah Bonser, 26, of Cusworth House, Doncaster, has been charged with her murder and two counts of possession of a knife... More »

17th, February 2012 Reviews 1

Australia's weather is controlled by dogs (video)

To help us better understand that weather is not climate, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Victorian Department of Primary Industries have created a video to tell ADULTS that climate is caused by dogs... More »

17th, February 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the Day - The Salvation Army Strip Club

Photos of the Day are presented by: The Pretty Princess horror kit; the Salvation Army Titty Club; warning for idiots; the penis dog; and what do we have ear then?... More »

17th, February 2012 Reviews

TOWIE cast present KAK-jazzle range of official merchandise

In Essex they defecate Rolex watches. It's the only real explanation as to why a street cleaner named Arron Large working near Chalkwell railway station has found two Rolex watches and two further top-of-the-range timepieces in drains... More »

16th, February 2012 Reviews

Expelled student Joseph Corlett's sexually suggestive story for teacher Pamela Mitzelfeld

Corlett, a 56-year-old student at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, wrote about Mizelfeld, 49, in a thesis based on the 1984 song Hot for Teacher by rock band Van Halen. Corlett was expelled... More »

16th, February 2012 Reviews 2

Bristol bus driver used bus as weapon to injure cyclist - video

Gavin Hill, a 29-year-old bus driver from Bristol, has been convicted of using the bus “as a weapon” against cyclist Philip Mead... More »

16th, February 2012 The Consumer 11

Amanda Knox scores $4m book deal - what do the Kerchers get?

Knox, the American cleared of killing Meredith Kercher in Italy, has sold her memoirs for $4 million to HarperCollins... More »

16th, February 2012 In Pictures

Marc Ronson at Coca Coca Move to the Beat - photos

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16th, February 2012 Celebrities

Face of the Day - Ronnie Corbett gets a CBE

Queen Elizabeth II presents Ronnie Corbett with his Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal... More »

16th, February 2012 Strange But True

Goats do speak in different accents

Did you know that "researchers" from Queen Mary University of London have reported that goats’ “accents” change as they age and and make new pals?.. More »

16th, February 2012 The Consumer 1

Zelda Kaplan RIP: fashionista dies with style at NY Fashion Week

Kaplan, died whilst sat in the front row of Joanna Mastroianni’s New York catwalk show. She was 95... More »

16th, February 2012 Celebrities

Bankrupt Gary Busey down to his last two tambourines

Gary Busey lists his assets: painting of an Indian, old bull's head, 5 pairs of old moccasins, 2 small decorative teepees, 4 clay vases, Indian style bowls, small figurine of bald eagle, old bows... More »

16th, February 2012 Celebrities

Rumer Willis now denying that Demi Moore is 'fine'

There was brief good news when Rumer Willis said that Demi was "on the road to recovery". However, now, Rumer has denied ever making the comment... More »

16th, February 2012 Reviews 1

Hapless Iranian terrorists and Israeli victims expose Guardian bias

Moradi threw a grenade at the taxi, slightly wounding the driver and three bystanders, before running away, pursued by police. He tried to throw a second grenade but dropped it, blowing off one leg... More »

16th, February 2012 Sports 1

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill explains how football works

"If we'd kept a clean sheet tonight, we'd have won 1-0"... More »

16th, February 2012 Technology

Apple's Chinese factories: they're grrreeat!

V arious idiot and weepy lefty types over in the US have been decrying the labour conditions at the Foxconn factories in China where so much of Apple's gear is made... More »

16th, February 2012 Flashback

Shameless nostalgia - the 1970s with a Ravioli Smile

Shameless Nostalgia journeys to the 1970s to showcase: Robert Plant in his budgie smugglers; Keith Richards wondering who or what Mick Jagger is; Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific;... More »

16th, February 2012 The Consumer 8

Peta says it's okay for vegans hurt women - real men beat the meat

PETA, the self-appointed spokespersons for dumb animals has a new campaign. Instead of undressing women or putting them in cages, this one tells you that it's ok to hurt women... More »

16th, February 2012 Reviews 3

Falklands War Balls: Daily Telegraph says sunk Belgrano was a Cruiseship

Great Britain sinks Argentine cruiseship - "BOTCHA!" More »

16th, February 2012 Money

Government hires cheap labour for Tesco #tescogate

The Tesco job advert that's been causing an outrage on Twitter and Facebook.... More »

16th, February 2012 Strange But True

Nominative determinism: Professor Eileen Kaner - an anti-binge drinker

What's in a name..? More »

16th, February 2012 Reviews

Libyan homophobe makes UN Human Rights Council an still bigger joke

A Libyan diplomat told the UN: "Gays threaten the future of the human race."... More »

16th, February 2012 Strange But True

Dog 'adopts' wild boars

Hear the one about the French bulldog that "adopted a newborn litter of six German wild boars"?.. More »

16th, February 2012 Strange But True 1

Woman wears 252 pairs of knickers on one go

Good news for anyone seeking to get bigger backside but unsure about injecting cement. Seattle woman Janine Keblish has pulled on 252 pairs of knickers in one go... More »

16th, February 2012 Reviews 2

Baroness Warsi finds Christianity hiding in a massive Cathedral - it's her illiberal crusade

Warsi, the Conservative Party Chariman, made a speech to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. This is Sayeeda Warsi, who once wanted the hen Labour government to debate issues with extremist Muslims... More »