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25th, January 2012 Strange But True 1

Woman has her monkey baptised (video)

The woman is having her baby monkey baptised. Well, she says it's her monkey... More »

24th, January 2012 The Consumer 1

LA Fitness shamed by twitter campaign - cancels jobless pregnant woman's contract

LA Fitness has backed down. It took a twitter campaign and the Guardian article to shame the gym into doing the decent thing and cancel a woman's £360 contract.... More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews 2

Costa Concordia: Captain Schettino's wife Fabiola Russo tells all

Fabiola Russo is married to Captain Francesco Schettino, the man who may or may not be coward... More »

24th, January 2012 Money

Gareth and Catherine Bull win £40,627,241 on Euromillions

He wants to buy a box at Manchester United. For that money he can have shin pads, as well... More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews

Costa Concordia: Will the hero who ground her in shallow water be found?

Is Captain Francesco Schettino a coward who fell into a lifeboat? Is Captain Francesco Schettino a hero who saved lots of lives and only fell into the lifeboat when the ship was almost evacuated. Is Schettino just one of us who got unlucky?... More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews 2

The LSE and the LSE Atheists, Secularists and Humanists Society's playground row over new Mohammed cartoons

The LSE Atheists, Secularists and Humanists Society (ASH) is accused of racism. The ASH's alleged crime was to post a cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed and Jesus Christ “sitting in a pub having a pint” on its group Facebook page. The image is from the cartoon strip Jesus & Mo... More »

24th, January 2012 TV & Radio

Tortoise has sex with a crocodile (video horror)

This video of the tortoise having sex with the Croc is just so very wrong... More »

24th, January 2012 Celebrities 3

Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp split: Irritatingly cryptic

The split between Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis has been something of a shock.. More »

24th, January 2012 Sports 2

London Olympics: Babies need own seat - can't sit on mum's lap

Babies wishing to see the London Olympics will need a ticket for their own seat... More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews

The Cult of St Julian - now on TV

Assange - hairstyle impressario, hacktivist, whistleblower-champion, house-arrestee - is foraying into the world of television talk shows. Starting in March, the WikiLeaks co-founder will host a series of 10 half-hour programmes in which he will converse... More »

24th, January 2012 Photojournalism

Photos of the day: The internet's a country for dirty old men

Photos of the Day feature: the internet's old man; Clint Eastwood's chest; the bar is not flat; a new take on that Pisa Tower photo; a photo to tax your dirty mind - it is SFW but looks like it isn't; Keisha's white powder; and a truly horrible tattoo... More »

24th, January 2012 Film 3

Oscars 2012: Full lit of nominees

The 84th Academy Awards will feature the following films running for the gongs. More »

24th, January 2012 Sports

Harry Redknapp is in court - with a twitch (gif)

Redknapp, Spurs manager and hot tip to take over from Fabio Capello as England boss, is in court to answer claims that he evaded tax.. More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews 1

Vogue on Libya: the war women in Dior and how Gucci inspired the new flag

'Kathy spent most of the war desperate for her Dior eyebrow pencil. Eventually, 'the shop owner searched Tripoli, and found my colour,' Kathy said. 'He told me, 'It's a war. You're worth it!'"... More »

24th, January 2012 Key Posts 1

The 20 most useless stock photo images ever

These stock images can be odd - photographs waiting for a story. But what story would these photos go with? Any ideas?... More »

24th, January 2012 Strange But True 1

Six Chinese soldiers playing catch with live grenade (video)

ThePeople's Liberation Army of China are big in number but relatively low on supplies (!)... More »

24th, January 2012 Technology

Robot babies are coming to get you ( video)

Nighty-night... More »

24th, January 2012 Key Posts 1

Anonyupload.com will not help Megaupload users get their 'stolen' property back

Wikipedia, Reddit and other sites went "dark" in protest at SOPA And PIPA. They should light up and make lot of noise about the lot of Megaupload... More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews

Johann Hari leaves the Independent and may yet learn to be a journalist

Hari failed on all counts. He's a bad journalist earning a huge salary on a struggling newspaper with tight budgets that can barely afford proper news coverage... More »

24th, January 2012 Gifs

Penguin gifs - the best ones ever

Penguins - the best gifs featuring penguins will brighten, enliven and spruce up your day. Promise… Penguins never disappoint... More »

24th, January 2012 Key Posts

The Adult Video News Expo 2012 - in photos

Before the Adult Video Awards bestowed honour on the porn industry's best and brightest talent, there was the Adult Video Expo, in which consumers get to interact with adult film stars... More »

24th, January 2012 The Consumer 11

Demure Milf banned from every Worcester nightclub

Mum-of-four Lisa Woodman says she's been banned from the clubs because of her ladylike attire... More »

24th, January 2012 TV & Radio

Cat fights aligator for lunch (video)

On the Cajun Pride Swamp Tours, New Orleans, Louisiana, you can experience tourists egging on a cat to fight an aligator for a Japanese tourist's ribs... More »

24th, January 2012 Sports

Arsenal: Robin Van Persie explains his 'row' with Arsene Wenger

Van Persie did not mouth "oh no, you f***ing black knobhead" or "oh, no, negro". It was just "oh no". In the quest for football scandal, Robin Van Persie oh-nogate is made of bone china... More »

24th, January 2012 Reviews

Belfast Peace walls and murals - in photos

The Troubles in Belfast - a tale in murals and peace walls... More »