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11th, February 2012 Sports

Police seize Manchester United fanzine Liverpool KKK masks

Outside the ground @gmpolice have seized all copies of Manchester United fanzine Red Issue. The organs includes a photo is of a Klu Klux Klan-styled cut-out and-wear hood.... More »

11th, February 2012 Key Posts

Liverpool's Luis Suarez refuses Manchester United Evra's hand - good (photos)

Luis Suarez has refused to shake the hand of Manchester United's Patrice Evra. Suarez the racial abuser or Evra the grass? Whose side are you on?... More »

11th, February 2012 Sports

Racism forces Manchester City's Micah Richards to close twitter account

Micah Richards is no longer on twitter. Racists have driven him off the social network site. More »

11th, February 2012 In Pictures

Blue Ivy Carter photos

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11th, February 2012 Key Posts 5

A ban on orchestrated public praying is good for believers in intolerance

No council in England or Wales will be free to hold prayers as part of its formal proceedings because prayer is deemed 'not useful' to its work. Its law,... More »

11th, February 2012 Celebrities

Miss Piggy on phone hacking - the other way around

"Wow. I never thought of it working the other way 'round"... More »

11th, February 2012 The Consumer

Brothel lets homeless stay for free

To Vienna, Austria, where brothel owner Peter Laskaris has opened the doors to the homeless. In response to the cold spell (-20) The Red Rooms Laufhaus is open to the first 10 people... More »

11th, February 2012 The Consumer

Chinese shoppers excited about bouncing eggs

The eggs are bouncing in Shanghai, China. A shopper named Cai says his boiled egg yolks bounce like ping-pong balls... More »

11th, February 2012 Key Posts 1

Photos of the day - unusual people

Photos of the day are presented by unusual people. Each of us is an individual... More »

11th, February 2012 Reviews 1

Calls for Coronation Street to be banned after spate of murders

The "Corrie Copycat killer" is the story of the killer who copied Coronation Street's murder plots and killed for real... More »

11th, February 2012 Reviews

Newcastle Evening Chronicle says 'two men in dock' over shipyard deaths

Water can be dangerous place for newspaper sub-editors... More »

10th, February 2012 Reviews 4

Five kids did not see family alsatian kill and eat mum in Nuneaton

In " FIVE KIDS SEE THEIR ALSATIAN KILL MUM", the Sun's Andrew Parker has news of "brave mum" Cassandra Smith, 49, "savaged to death by the family dog in front of her five children." Only... More »

10th, February 2012 Reviews 1

Torrential rains in Australia shock climate change experts

"It may be time to stop describing south-eastern Australia as gripped by drought and instead accept the extreme dry as permanent, one of the nation’s most senior weather experts warned yesterday..." More »

10th, February 2012 Celebrities 1

Naomi Watts to star in car crash biopic of Lady Di

She was the Queen Of Some Of Our Hearts! That's right - Princess Diana or Lady Di - was a much loved woman, despite the fact she'd dole out doe-eyed to starving children while wearing thousands of pounds worth of clothing... More »

10th, February 2012 Key Posts

Swansea University teaches dirty foreign students how to use the toilet

Posters are on the walls of Swansea University are advising students how to use the toilet. The University says this is not taking the rise out of students hygiene habits, but addressing cultural differences... More »

10th, February 2012 Reviews

Will these sexy Ultra-Orthodox Jews save Israel?

Are Israeli Jews splitting between the ultra-orthodox haredim and the secular Israelis? BelleMode, is satirising the split in a saucy photoshoot... More »

10th, February 2012 Reviews

How do you know if Kim Jong-Un's dead?

Kim Jong Un murdered this morning? Chinese Twitter Weibo says yes, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was murdered today at the North Korean embassy in Beijing... More »

10th, February 2012 Sports

Nick Griffin, Kim Jong Un, Glitter and Jeremy Kyle fight Redknapp for England job

Redknapp will be the next England manger. Maybe. Says he: “It wouldn’t be fair to anybody here if I started to let my thoughts wander elsewhere." Oh, come on Harry. We need to know who we can hate next... More »

10th, February 2012 Reviews

Tinnitus Awareness Week - Do not 'suffer in silence' says Deafness Research UK

"As we enter Tinnitus Awareness Week, I should like to urge any of your readers who suffer from this distressing condition not to suffer in silence and remind them that help is available..." More »

10th, February 2012 In Pictures

Madonna at the Super Bowl - brilliant gifs

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10th, February 2012 Celebrities 3

Madonna's psychotic stalker escapes into the wild

Madonna has timed her comeback to perfection. GaGa is readying new songs, Beyonce is being a mother and everyone is sick to death of Rihanna. Also timing a comeback well is Madge's absolutely batshit mental stalker who has just escaped from a mental hospital! More »

10th, February 2012 Photojournalism 1

Photos of the day - Amy's Winehouse Is Fatter Than A Fat Gypsy

Photos of the day are presented by: Amy's Winehouse boozorium; cleanliness is next to outraging public decency; fat gypsies fitting a stereotype and More »

10th, February 2012 Reviews 23

Damilola Taylor killer Rickie Preddie back behind bars

Preddie, 24, one of the brothers convicted of killing the 10-year-old Damilola Taylor 12 years ago has been recalled to prison for a second time for breaking the terms of his release... More »

10th, February 2012 Sports 2

Joey Barton champion free speech by calling Madonna a slapper - the misogynist martyr

Howwas Joey Barton's week? Barton is the QPR player with an active twitter account he hopes to help build the Barton legacy. Yet to tweet from the pitch, Barton, nonetheless, offers key live observations on cultural moments. This week, Barton said of Madonna at the Super Bowl show... More »

10th, February 2012 Celebrities 4

Jeremy Clarkson offends elephant charity

Guess what? Go on. Guess. Yep, that's right, Jeremy Clarkson has gone and said something offensive that has offended people looking to be offended... More »