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30th, December 2011 Strange But True

Saudi Arabian man passes marriage training course

Uncle Dahhan, 53, is now qualified for marriage. The Saudi has a certificate to prove it... More »

30th, December 2011 Key Posts 2

Will Abdelbaset al-Megrahi die before Saif al-Islam takes the stand?

Colonel Gaddafi’s son is being held in solitary confinement in Zintan, in the Nafusa Mountains of western Libya. He has no access to lawyers. Saif al-Islam has had the ends of his right-hand forefinger and thumb amputated... More »

30th, December 2011 Politicians

Margaret Thatcher urged 'abandon Liverpool to managed decline'

In the wake of the Toxteth Riots, Margaret Thatcher was secretly urged to abandon Liverpool to a fate of "managed decline"... More »

29th, December 2011 Reviews

Is Peter Crouch a North Korean soldier at Kim Jong-il's funeral? Photo

Can you spot the odd one out..? More »

29th, December 2011 Key Posts

Photos of The Day: Miley Cyrus ODs on Justin Timberlake's Eugenics & Sex Harmony

The unmissable... More »

29th, December 2011 Celebrities

Did Kim Kadashian trade her wedding gifts for Rolex watches?

Kardashian traded some of her wedding presents for Rolex watches for her family, claims the National Enquirer... More »

29th, December 2011 The Consumer

Best advert of 2011: The Aldi woman likes gin

The most liked advert of 2011 was Aldi's advert for tea, featuring the line, "I don;t like tea...I like gin"... More »

29th, December 2011 Celebrities

Jennifer Aniston promises a grandchild for John

niston's womb is finally ready to deliver a hair ball after almost a decade of waiting and watching... More »

29th, December 2011 Strange But True

Midwife Claire Clarke-Wood delivers her own baby

Clarke-Wood, 28, from Hawkhurst, Kent, a midwife at London's Croydon University Hospital in London, delivered her own baby on her own. At her home. In the bathroom. With a make-up mirror... More »

29th, December 2011 Reviews

Anuj Bidve was not the victim of a race hate crime

Anuj Bidve was the victim of a hate crime. So say the police investigating the murder of the 23-year-old Indian student in Salford... More »

29th, December 2011 Strange But True

African Bull Frog owns Ant Crusher and pwns owner

Of course, if you're a lonely teen, you'll be mad on a variety of video games too. So what happens when these worlds collide?... More »

29th, December 2011 Celebrities

Sinead O'Connor wants three men and some skins please

Marriage is, quite obviously, not a serious vow for Sinead O'Connor. She split with one husband back in April and then, just before Christmas, got married for 16 days and decided enough was enough. More »

29th, December 2011 Money

The UK has a very progressive tax system

We are already number one on this measure and we are, as we all know, more unequal than most even after this. So perhaps a more progressive income tax isn't actually the answer?... More »

29th, December 2011 TV & Radio 3

Women shoplifts crate of Guinness up her skirt (Video)

Want to see how she open the bottles? More »

29th, December 2011 Celebrities 2

Frankie Cocozza gives up drugs for Big Brother

The hot news is that nails-down-blackboard-voiced X Factor shagger, snorter and cavorter Frankie Cocozza has "ditched drugs in a bid to win Celebrity Big Brother"... More »

29th, December 2011 Key Posts 1

That Herman The German Friendship Cake Recipe (with added Holocaust)

Kenneth Baker, the former Tory Education Seceretary, tells the Daily Telegraph that the Holocaust should not be taught in British schools because it creates an unfair vision of our German cousins... More »

28th, December 2011 Celebrities

A private message from Jubilee Shalom Duggar

Can the Duggar family turn their miscarried baby Jubilee Shalom Duggar into a celebrity?... More »

28th, December 2011 In Pictures

Kim Jong-il's Funeral in photos

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28th, December 2011 Key Posts

Kim Jong-il’s hysterical funeral was a Princess Diana rerun

Kim Jong-il's funeral was over the top, hysterical, mad and defied anyone to say a bad about it or the dead hero. It was like North Korea was burying its very own Princess Diana... More »

28th, December 2011 Technology

Illegal Things Are Illegal on Facebook and Twitter

This might come as a surprise to some or even many, but things that are illegal in the real world are also illegal on Facebook and other social media. Yes, even Twitter... More »

28th, December 2011 Key Posts 1

Sarah Palin - You Betcha: Inside the Palins' Assemblies of God church

"To go against Sarah would be to go against your church, whether you agree with her or not, and going against your church and your community is a pretty powerful thing…" More »

28th, December 2011 Money

Betfair punters confident they will big tomorrow

No longer are all horse racing gamblers living in bedsits over shops in provincial towns. Thanks to Betfair, they are now all rich... More »

28th, December 2011 Reviews

Monks fight in Church of Nativity Bethlehem (photos)

To Bethlehem, o' little town, where Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergymen are scuffling inside the Church of Nativity... More »

28th, December 2011 Reviews

Three theories why Anuj Bidve was murdered

Anuj Bidve was murdered in Salford. Why? Well, there are so far three reasons... More »

28th, December 2011 Royal Family 2

Prince Philip gets a Stenting at Papworth (Photos)

Prince Philip has undergone a "minimally invasive procedure of coronary stenting". So says Buckingham Palace... More »