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15th, January 2012 The Consumer

North Dakota introduces red-light windows for male prostitues

North Dakota is in the news thanks to a tourism poster pulled for being sexist... More »

15th, January 2012 Strange But True

Mug shot of the day: Leon Ward 'hid' a 10-inch barrel revolver up his anus

Mug Shot of the day features the face of Michael Leon Ward, 22, who after being arrested for speeding and possession of marijuana was found to have a 10-inch .38 barrel revolver secreted up his anus... More »

15th, January 2012 TV & Radio

Blonde monkey girl begs in Indonesia (video)

To Indonesia, where the monkey girl is begging. She's a blonde. they tried it with a ginger but no-one gave a penny... More »

14th, January 2012 In Pictures

In photos - the Costa Concordia disaster

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14th, January 2012 Money 1

In photos - Spanish Sparrow spotted in Calshot, Southampton

Good news for anyone looking for a Spanish sparrow... More »

14th, January 2012 Reviews 3

The Thai dog smuggling trade delivers cheap protein to Vietnam

The Vietnamese Navy has intercepted a ferry on the Mekong River making ready to smuggle 800 dogs into the country from Laos... More »

14th, January 2012 Strange But True

Mug Shot of the day - Andrei Bibbs is surprised

Mug Shot of the day features the mush of Andrei Bibbs, 53, of Blue Island, who seems surprised to have been arrested by Illinois State Police... More »

13th, January 2012 Reviews

British soldiers in Afghanistan 'show effect of war' in PTSD photos

In Afghanistan soldier photos 'show effect of war', the BBC's Dan Cairns spots photos of British soldiers from 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland taken in the UK and Helmand province... More »

13th, January 2012 Reviews

In photos: Joran Van Der Sloot gets 28 years for murder - now justice for Natalee Holloway?

Joran van der Sloot has been found guilty of murdering Stephany Flores... More »

13th, January 2012 Film

In pictures: Critics' Choice Awards 2012 - Clooney and The Artist win big

The Critics' Choice Awards 2012 - the pictures and the winners... More »

13th, January 2012 Reviews 1

West Midlands Police beat up innocent black man and called him a 'f***ing nigger'

While illiberal anti-racist seek out racism in the dust of football, Don Lorenzo was at Birmingham Crown Court telling the judge of his 2007 arrest for a crime her did not commit and how the West Midlands police beat him up and called a f***ing nigger... More »

13th, January 2012 Politicians

Scottish independence gets the Taiwan animation treatment, Jimmy

Who wants independence for Scotland? Mel Gibson, that's who. And he's a Celtic fan... More »

13th, January 2012 Celebrities

Madonna notices Lady GaGa fondness for her (with added MIAOW)

Remember when Lady GaGa released Born This Way? Everyone had an opinion on it. People said it was brilliant, others said it was awful. The subplot to it all was: Did it matter that it leaned on Madonna's Express Yourself so heavily? More »

13th, January 2012 Sports

Banner to be Star Spangled by Kelly Clarkson at Super Bowl

AMERICA! The land of the free! The land of the burger! The land where sports events are billed to be worldwide, despite being only open to American competitors!.. More »

13th, January 2012 Key Posts 1

Professor Steven Rawlings is dead and media makes Dr Devinder Sivia look weird

When news broke that Professor Steven Rawlings, 50, had died in the home of an Oxford don and maths lecturer Dr Devinder Sivia, 49, news media asked itself one thing: can we get a photo of Mr Sivia that makes him look a bit odd?... More »

13th, January 2012 Royal Family 3

Will Kate Midelton get Pippa Middleton's bum on the NHS?

LAST week, the Daily Mail picture editor Paul Silva told the Leveson Inqurty that he receives between 300 and 400 pictures of Pippa Middleton every week. More »

13th, January 2012 Sports

'Whale tea, sea cake and FROSTIES!!! Roberto Mancini and Steven Gerrard row

You are about to hear Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard exchange views after the Carling Cup semi-final first leg at the Etihad… More »

13th, January 2012 Reviews

Daily Star led with non-Muslim Katie Price and Peter Andre 32 times in 2011

Does the paper that once had a brain-freeze and supported the anti-Islam EDL and warned against Mulsim only toilets, have an agenda? More »

13th, January 2012 In Pictures

Vintage erotica - Jane Russell's Health And Efficiency

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13th, January 2012 Key Posts

Photos of the day: the biker pipe smoker and knitted hotpants

Photos the day are presented by: the biker pipe smoker - "Who sez you can't smokes at 60mph?"; knit your own hotpants; China goes bike crazy; the woman who thinks she's a wall bracket; gay cat... More »

13th, January 2012 Reviews 2

Global warming produces super smart lizards

David Icke was right!... More »

13th, January 2012 Reviews 1

Daily Mail scare stories of the week: death by a single sausage

Scare Stories: It's the Daily Mail - the paper that seeks out news way to die every day... More »

13th, January 2012 Key Posts

Photos of the day are presented by Animals With Casts

Consider your cynicism challenged... More »

13th, January 2012 Strange But True

New Zealand's Tina Beznec auctions her bottom for a tattoo of your choosing

Beznec says you can have your face, your mother-in-law's face, name, brand or logo tattooed on her bottom... More »

13th, January 2012 Key Posts

Sarah Ferguson faces 22 years in Turkish jail - Midnight Espresso?

Ferguson, the still styled Duchess of York, could go done for 22 years choky. .. More »