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26th, January 2012 Key Posts 3

In photos - the Costa Concordia escape and sinking

Costa Concordia - new photos have emerged of the ship being evacuated... More »

26th, January 2012 Film

Highland boatmen take James Bond's Skyfall on a coarse boating trip

In the run up to Christmas, the tiny West Scotland village of Crinan was swamped by film crews capturing the blistering finale for Skyfall the new Bond Film... More »

26th, January 2012 Politicians

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard trapped in restaurant by Aborigines - photos

To Australia, where riot police and security guards have dragged Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to safety as she was handing out gongs for Australia Day celebrations... More »

26th, January 2012 Strange But True

Massive hair ball removed from cat's stomach - photos

Gemma the cat has had a 5in-long 215g hair ball removed from her tummy. The hair is believed to be the cat's own and not the product of bedroom and carpet harvests... More »

26th, January 2012 Strange But True

Bank Robber Jefferson Montini shoots himself in foot - video

The CCTV from the bank in Guapirama, ParanĂ¡, Brazil shows one of three robbers, one Jefferson Montini, shooting himself in the foot... More »

26th, January 2012 Reviews

Daughter reports mother for 'disrespectful' sex

We do not know the name of the Panama City, Florida teenager who dialled 911 because she had heard her 35-year-old mother having sex at home... More »

26th, January 2012 In Pictures

Costa Concordia disaster story in photos

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26th, January 2012 TV & Radio

Beer truck loses load in Colombia (video)

To Colombia, where the Cerveza Aguila family picnic fun day has hit a snag... More »

26th, January 2012 Celebrities

Amanda Holden: Hollie Rose Hughes in bloody miracle

Holden, reality TV show judge and former Mrs Les Dennis, is all over the front pages. She has given birth to Hollie Rose Hughes at a private hospital... More »

25th, January 2012 Technology

European Commission gives Facebook and Google users 'right to be forgotten'

Thanks to the European Commission, you can be non-person on the internet. You can force the like of Google and Facebook to delete all and any information they hold on you... More »

25th, January 2012 In Pictures

National Television Awards - all the dresses in photos

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25th, January 2012 In Pictures

National Television Awards winners 2012 - in photos

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25th, January 2012 Key Posts

National Television Awards 2012 - all the winners and photos

The National Television Awards are presented by - literally - Dermot O'Leary a man so on-message he comes with an SMS display inserted behind his eyeballs... More »

25th, January 2012 Reviews

Costa Concordia: Titanic news

When disaster strikes the media looks through its DVD collection and finds a parallell in fiction and easy history. Predictably, the Costa Concordia became the new Titanic... More »

25th, January 2012 Money

The cashless scrap metal market - government bans recycling iron and steel

Yes, there has been a rising problem with the theft of scrap metal, yes, banning people paying cash for it will help, at least at the margins. But... More »

25th, January 2012 Celebrities

Demi Moore goes to hospital to find cure for 'exhaustion' (or, if you prefer, 'substance abuse')

Since Demi Moore got with Ashton Kutcher, her life has been pretty rubbish... More »

25th, January 2012 Celebrities

Whitney Houston: Broke thanks to crack investment

Imagine how much money Whitney Houston has made in her lifetime. She's been around since time began and had a string of gigantic hits as well as starring in some very successful films. You'd think that she has so much money, she'd never find the time to spend it all... More »

25th, January 2012 Key Posts 34

James Bulger lies, Denise Fergus and sense on child crime from the Centre for Social Justice

Know that between 2005 and 2010, 346 children aged 10 and 11 were found guilty of sex crimes. The Sun produces this news under photos of James Bulger and his two killers, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, and the headline: Children in rape Torture & Arson... More »

25th, January 2012 Money 3

Petroplus Goes Bust: What shortage of fuel?

Petroplus has gone bust. The media chatter is of fuel shortages. This does rather amuse... More »

25th, January 2012 Reviews 1

Photos of the Day: John Travolta's straddles Marilyn Monroe's erotic bike

Photos of the Day are retro images of the day, brought to you by: Is John Travolta over-compensating?; a spot of vintage erotica; the best hair in pop; dogs in glasses; men... More »

25th, January 2012 Celebrities

Snickers tweets that Katie Price and Cher Lloyd are stupid

The idea is that celebrities eat a Snickers and then do something out of character. The stars then each tweet a photo of themselves holding a Snickers by way of apology / explanation... More »

25th, January 2012 Key Posts 2

The death of Danny O'Shea: The celebrity Canning Town murder

This story is front-page news in the Sun. Not because it is a take on the tabloid's Broken Britain bollocks, rather it's because Nathaniel "brokered a bar deal" between Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole and superstar rapper Jay-Z.... More »

25th, January 2012 In Pictures

Back Hair Art

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25th, January 2012 Reviews 2

Is Gary Glitter sexing Gorilla's at Blackpool Zoo?

Ever since Gary Glitter turned up on twitter, we've been wondering where the paedophile would turn up next.. More »

25th, January 2012 TV & Radio 8

Celebrity Big Brother: Natalie Cassidy and Michael Madsen star in Reservoir Dogs 2

Celebrity Big Brother highlight of the night: Natalie Cassidy sucks up to Michael Madsen,the actor whose career walked out the Reservoir Dogs premiere and slipped on a banana skin... More »