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2nd, February 2012 Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann: Pat Brown. Amazon and Carter Ruck

Pat Brown, a "criminal profiler" in America, has issued a press release stating that she has sent a Cease-and-Desist Letter to Gerry and Kate McCann... More »

2nd, February 2012 Key Posts

Costa Concordia: Domnica Cemortan loves Francesco Schettino - divers find knickers in captain's cabin

: Domnica Cemortan, 25, the Moldovan dancer-turned-"international hostess", reportedly, has a self-confessed "weakness" for Captain Francesco Schettino,... More »

2nd, February 2012 Technology 2

A Google search for 'Define An English Person' produces the C-Word - Germans are 'Evil Nazis'

IF you type "Define an English person" into the Google search engine you get the result for the Wikipedia page for "C*NT".... More »

2nd, February 2012 The Consumer 6

German museum invites men to urinate into women's mouths

To Lüchow, Germany, where two urinals in the men's toilet of a museum dedicated to the Rolling Stones are upsetting the women. Those Rolling Stone ceramic lips, designed by Dutch artist Meike van Schijndel, have no tongues... More »

2nd, February 2012 Celebrities

Lindsay Lohan wants to sue those who say she's any kind of fun

We've long lamented the fact that Lindsay Lohan isn't the bug-eyed jewel stealing party girl she once was and now, anyone who says she is in print is going to get sued by the former child-actress... More »

2nd, February 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the Day: Entertaining Jane Doe with cucumbers

And now for the marrow. Et voila! More »

2nd, February 2012 Celebrities

Did Angelina Jolie admit to cheating on Brad Pitt?!

Some of you women would love ten minutes alone with Brad Pitt. He's a real dreamboat isn't he? One of those 'real men' ones that has a bit of facial hair... More »

2nd, February 2012 Sports

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand is Harry Redknapp's secret agent at Spurs

Redknapp, the Spurs manager who tells the court "I've always paid his taxes", has been getting transfer advice from chief Scout Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand. Who knew? More »

2nd, February 2012 Money

Saving taxes at the student loan company the David Miliband way - with Ed Lester

How to save tax at the Student Loan Company... This does all look rather odd but I'm afraid that the investigation doesn't actually understand the way that tax works.... More »

2nd, February 2012 Reviews 4

Daily Mail duped by fake snow over Lutterworth Leicestershire

The Daily Mail has been duped into publishing a story about the BBC. The Mail received a photo purporting to show a screen grab of snow in Lutterworth Leicestershire... More »

2nd, February 2012 Sports 1

Egyptian Football Riot: army locked visiting Ahly fans in the stadium and let Masry supporters attack

What happened at the Egyptian football match that ended in 75 dead and scores badly hurt? Blogger @Heemalization writes... More »

2nd, February 2012 Strange But True 5

Massive Supergiant prawn found off coast of New Zealand - photo

The sole reason to live in Australia or New Zealand: shellfish as big as your face. And now those big prawns have got massive. Massive prawns!... More »

2nd, February 2012 Technology

Facebook artists earns milllions - praise be Mark Zuckerberg

Are we all about to hate Facebook, the 1% that aims to own information on the 100%?... More »

2nd, February 2012 Reviews 1

Elvis impersonator guilty of armed robberies

Reilly, 53, the Northamptonshire crook who raided bookmakers in Northamptonshire, Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Bedfordshire and Essex while disguised as Elvis Presley , Bill Oddie and... More »

2nd, February 2012 Reviews

The failed war on drugs: The FBI gets a Texas Chainsaw

"I just happened to glance over and saw this huge chainsaw ripping down the side of my door," she explains. "And I was freaking out..." More »

2nd, February 2012 Reviews

Polly Curtis highlights the massive fail in the Guardian's Newsdesk live blog

The Guardian disappears up its own live blog... More »

2nd, February 2012 Reviews

Times journalist sparks newspaper cycling safety campaign in time for Boris Johnson's re-election

Mary Bowers is the Times news reporter badly injured in a bike accident. Her bike collided with a lorry in Wapping last November. She is in hospital. She is still unconscious.... More »

2nd, February 2012 Key Posts

Breading is a meme - photos of wheat tolerant cats

The idea is simple: you place a splice of bread around your cat's next or ruff, take a photo and upload it on the web. It's a good way to test if you cat is wheat intolerant. Look how much he loves it... More »

2nd, February 2012 Strange But True

Jesus is spotted in a tomato is - for sale

Christ has been seen in a tomato. And you can give him a good home. As the advert says... More »

2nd, February 2012 Key Posts 14

John Terry becomes victim of a Tory led twitter hunt

Terry, the Chelsea and England captain is "TOXIC".... More »

2nd, February 2012 Sports 3

David Beckham for H&M - in photos

Beckham has launched his H&M Bodywear range of cardigans and knickers. More »

1st, February 2012 Strange But True 4

Unfinished monster washes up on San Diego shore - photos

A monster has washed up on the shores of San Diego. Is it a "Chupacabra/Montauk Monster-looking creature"?... More »

1st, February 2012 Sports 1

Yael Rothschild swears she's keeping that stolen Novak Djokovic shirt

The woman filmed swooping for Novak Djokovic's shirt at the Australian Open is Yael Rothschild... More »

1st, February 2012 In Pictures 2

Egypt football riot photos - mass murder at Masry and al-Ahly match

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1st, February 2012 Key Posts

In photos - many dead in riot between riot between fans of Egyptian football clubs Masry and al-Ahly

A riot at a football match in Egypt between Masry and al-Ahly has left many dead. Early reports put the number at 73. More »