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28th, December 2011 Celebrities

Victoria's Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio is pregnant, okay? (Photos)

When famous, attractive people like Victoria's Secret Alessandra Ambrosio get pregnant, we're all supposed to be thrilled for them... More »

28th, December 2011 Celebrities

Taylor Lautner is massively not gay

GAYS! Sadly for you, it appears that Taylor Lautner is not down with the Wang Clan, despite the "out and proud" cover of People magazine which circulated around various social networking sites over Christmas... More »

28th, December 2011 Politicians

Aidan Burley joins the Daily Mail's Nazi party

Good to see that the Daily Mail had learnt from its past mistakes, exposing Tory MP Aidan Burley for being at Stag do in France where the looming groom was dressed up as Nazi and the toff-nosed "lout" chanted "Hitler, Hitler, Hitler" and similar things... More »

28th, December 2011 Money 2

High fructose corn syrup v sugar and other political solutions

It's a general truism that politics doesn't actually solve much: it's really just a way of working out who gets what without resorting to slaughter and rapine as a method of division... More »

28th, December 2011 Strange But True 1

Pre-op transsexual Kerry Marshall duped bankers into thinking she was Katie Price

What news of Kerry Marshall, the 36E pre-op transsexual previously known as Tyler Meadows who impersonated Katie Price, aka Jordan, to steal thousands of pounds from the model’s bank accounts?.. More »

28th, December 2011 Sports

Gillingham's Chris Whelpdale suffers scrotum-splitting tackle

Get well soon, Gillingham winger Chris Whelpdale, 22, who during a 2-1 Boxing Day win at Crawley was the victim of a scrotum-splitting tackle... More »

28th, December 2011 TV & Radio

A dog wearing trousers walks downstairs

Want to see a dog wearing trousers walking downstairs on his 'hands'?... More »

28th, December 2011 Celebrities 1

Cailtin Moran and me - The Times interviews its star columnist

Moran is the British Press Awards Critic of the Year, Columnist of The Year and Interviewer of the Year. But to prove that Moran is the Times star, the paper getsValerie Grove to interview the "gobby teenager" she discovered... More »

27th, December 2011 Key Posts

Irrational Mohamed Bouazizi is Time magazine's Person of The Year

Mr Mohamed Bouazizi was 26 when he set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia... More »

27th, December 2011 Celebrities 1

Sinead O'Connor's wedding was ended by a weed hunt

O'Connor is no longer with her cock-tastic yam of a husband Barry Herridge... More »

27th, December 2011 Celebrities 3

Lady Gaga poses for Terry Richardson: Photos

When Lady Gaga met Terry Richardson the result was these photos - a kind of history of sex stills from the 1950 to the present day: More »

27th, December 2011 Reviews 1

Seydou Diarrassouba murder linked to riots, Muslims and gangs

Seydou Diarrassouba, 18, was stabbed to death on Oxford Street before the Boxing Day shoppers. Oxford Street. Diarrassouba was on a shopping trip from his home in Mitcham, South London... More »

27th, December 2011 Sports

Joe The Cameraman crashes at the MCG

That was a big crash, Joe... More »

27th, December 2011 Politicians

Magpies falls silent for Kim Jong il (video)

"It's not just a strange natural phenomenon. It means our 'Dear Leader' was a born great man, so nature as well as all the people around the world cannot forget him, we can feel his existence in our warm heart"... More »

27th, December 2011 TV & Radio

BBC news anchor David Robertson does close-up magic

BBC news anchor David Robertson showcases his close-up magic as he reads the news in Scotland... More »

26th, December 2011 Key Posts 5

Who murdered Anuj Bidve in Salford and why was it racist?

Mr Bidve, an Indian postgraduate micro-electronics student studying at Lancaster University was 23. He was on a trip to Salford, Manchester, when a white man shot him a point range in the side of his head. It was around 1:35am.... More »

26th, December 2011 In Pictures

Boxing days sales madness in photos

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26th, December 2011 Celebrities

Elen Rivas And Christine Bleakley row about Frank Lampard's kids on twitter

Frank Lampard is at the centre of a twitter spat between Elen Rivas, his ex fiancée and mother to his two daughters, and shiny TV presenter Christine Bleakley... More »

26th, December 2011 Key Posts 2

Shopper killed at Boxing Day sales on Oxford Street

A man has been stabbed to death in the middle of London’s Oxford Street, opposite Bond Street Tube Station, just by the Disney store and Selfridge's... More »

26th, December 2011 Photojournalism

Photos of The Day: Merry Elvis from The Johnsons

These might be the best Christmas photos ever... More »

26th, December 2011 Celebrities

Mel Gibson sends wife Robyn to hell with half his Reformation Church

Gibson has given his ex-wife and mother to his seven children Robyn £272.5million. That’s half of all his stuff - including his Church... More »

26th, December 2011 Strange But True

Incredible Hulk arrested for drugs dealing

Mug Shot of The Day features Scott Anderson, of Radford, Coventry, who was caught selling drugs outside Coventry's Skydome nightclub. He was, m'lud, dressed as The Incredible Hulk... More »

26th, December 2011 Strange But True

Nodding disease threatens Uganda's Brussels Sprouts farmers

To northern Uganda, where 'nodding syndrome' is striking down the locals. Reports are of children and adolescents nodding violently when they eat food... More »

26th, December 2011 Key Posts

Prince Philip: other women get ready to sing

George Michael will “NEVER SING AGAIN,” says the Daily Star’s front-page headline. But Prince Philip and his backing girls might... More »

25th, December 2011 Sports

Is Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas heading back to Arsenal?

Will Cesc Fabregas be heading back to Arsenal from Barcelona? More »