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4th, January 2012 TV & Radio

Hamster Submarine runs on renewable energy

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4th, January 2012 Madeleine McCann 1

Did Gary Dobson murder Madeleine McCann?

norak's look at Madeleine McCann in the news: Stephen Lawrence, Gary Dobson and David Norris linked to missing child... More »

3rd, January 2012 Celebrities

Amy Childs and Peter Andre In CAN do love story

The routine is simple: Peter Andre of CAN Associates is linked to whatever rising wipe-clean reality telly star CAN Associates is plugging... More »

3rd, January 2012 Reviews

Global warming creates durable hybrid sharks

On the look out for things that can be attributed to climate change, the Perth Now spots globally warmed mutation sharks... More »

3rd, January 2012 Money

Taxpayers’ subsidy for House of Commons bars rises to £5.8m a year

That's right, even after all that expenses stuff, the jailing of a few of them, they're still snouts in the trough... More »

3rd, January 2012 Celebrities

Lady GaGa is a Satan worshipper! Quite possibly!

BLOOD! Imagine it! Imagine it in a bath! Terrible eh? Now, it appears that Lady GaGa had a bath filled with blood in a London hotel for some reason. That reason, many are presuming, is part of some Satanic ritual... More »

3rd, January 2012 Key Posts 12

The nine other suspects in Stephen Lawrence's murder

Gary Dobson and David Norris murdered Stephen Lawrence. They were the only two members of the gang linked to the murder to stand trial. Brothers Neil and Jamie Acourt were not at the Old Bailey... More »

3rd, January 2012 Key Posts 3

Scotland storm photos could be art

A tent collapsed at the at the Occupy Edinburgh demo in St Andrew Square. Lorries have overturned on M74. Mobile homes have been tossed over at the Stratheck holiday park... More »

3rd, January 2012 Politicians 1

Rupert Murdoch shows Twitter support to anti-gay marriage Rick Santorum

Twitter has gained a Rick Santorum fan named Rupert Murdoch, leaving many to deduce that he's going to try and buy it. Yeah. He did an incredible job with MySpace didn't he?.. More »

3rd, January 2012 Celebrities

RIP Ronald Searle a man proved right by the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph's obituary records that Searle complained of being "trivialised" and "typecast" in Britain... More »

3rd, January 2012 Sports

Chelsea and England captain John Terry is the face of lung cancer in Pakistan

John Terry is the face of lung cancer... More »

3rd, January 2012 The Consumer

Super-jumbo first class is for men only

It's all change for those of you who tun left on boarding a plane... More »

3rd, January 2012 In Pictures

Stephen Lawrence Murder: The Story In Photos

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3rd, January 2012 Key Posts 10

Gary Dobson and David Norris murdered Stephen Lawrence: corrupt police escape

It was 18 years ago that Lawrence - black - was murdered by Gary Dobson and David Norris. For 18 years they lied and lied and lied. The jury at the Old Bailey considered new forensic evidence and damned them by it... More »

3rd, January 2012 Flashback 1

The 1970s in photos: Remember these?

The 1970s. Remember them? If you do, you'll enjoy trying to identify the things and people of that decade in our gallery... More »

3rd, January 2012 Sports 11

The Liverpool Post defends racially abusive Luis Suarez badly

Is football so partisan that the only colour Liverpool's Luis Suarez concerns himself with is red? Sure, the FA says he is guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra, but Evra's not a black man making a stand - he's just a United player doing down The Reds... More »

3rd, January 2012 Reviews

Stolen ET washes up on Hampshire beach

E.T. has come home. Back in September 2011, the Extra Terrestrial was stolen in a raid on Margaret Wells' Portsmouth home. E.T had been made by her daughter Louise as part of a 2002 make-up course... More »

3rd, January 2012 Reviews

944 criminals working as police: thousands of goods missing from stations

Did you know that 944 serving police officers and community support officers in England and Wales have a criminal record?.. More »

3rd, January 2012 Reviews

Polish diplomat Witold Misiak recalled over 'drunk' video

Witold Misiak is the Polish diplomat captured on video allegedly drunk in a Belarusian restaurant... More »

3rd, January 2012 TV & Radio

Frankie Cocozza found lurking in plug hole (Video)

What's blocking your plug hole? Let's see... More »

3rd, January 2012 Film

Darth Vader dies: Star Wars fighter Bob Anderson was 89

Vader, was a composite blend of David Prowse (body - top image below) James Earl Jones (voice) and British Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, who played the ultimate film baddie... More »

2nd, January 2012 The Consumer

Retro Jobs: Learn Taxidermy by mail

Learn to Mount Animals by MAIL. Buy the first part and get a free squirrel!.. More »

2nd, January 2012 Key Posts

Photos of the Day: Bilko says Go Gay Hair

Photos of the day are presented by: the jumping cat of wonder, Bilko magazine, how to punch, Badfinger, the greatest 1970s jumper ever, Bardot akimbo, West Berlin is fun, a tiger tasting woman, Betty Page, a man looking for a rope, man garters, the human leg clock and Go Gay Hair,,, More »

2nd, January 2012 In Pictures

Justin Bieber New York New Year concert photos

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2nd, January 2012 Celebrities

Justin Bieber, kisses and Lady Gaga: New York concert photos

Bieber did not kiss Carlos Santana at the New Year's Eve Concert in New York. But Lady Gaga did lock lips with Ellen Barkin's fuhrer and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg... More »