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21st, December 2011 Celebrities 3

Kim Kardashian's disaster tourism trip to Oprah's Haiti therapy suite

Kim Kardashian has been to Haiti. The National Enquirer watches the earth move and screams: “OUTRAGE AS KIM MEETS EARTHQUAKE ORPHANS!”... More »

21st, December 2011 The Consumer

Fabulous photos of a Scottish farmer plucking his turkeys for Christmas

These are fantastically macabre, Gothic and rich pictures of farmer John Booth plucking, weighing and hanging his Bronze Turkeys in preparation for Christmas dinner at his farm near Doune, central Scotland... More »

21st, December 2011 In Pictures

Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Centrepoint

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21st, December 2011 Celebrities

Mournfully fold your best knickers away: Justin Timberlake is engaged to Jessica Biel

You may well fancy the very pants off Justin Timberlake and, as well you might. He's obviously talented, charming, self-deprecating and - if rumours are to be believed - in possession of a rather large 'lad'... More »

21st, December 2011 Celebrities

Ignored Miley Cyrus fan calls her an 'asshole'

Cyrus continues her metamorphosis from teen star to confused adult by getting superior with fans waiting to have their photo taken with her... More »

21st, December 2011 In Pictures

Winter Solstice 2011 in photos

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21st, December 2011 Reviews 8

Alan Pollock V Sam Main: Big Man charged with assault

Alan Pollock has been charged with assault for allegedly throwing alleged fare dodger Sam Main off the Edinburgh to Perth train on 9 December with extreme prejudice... More »

21st, December 2011 Film

Bill Murray defecates on Ghostbusters 3 script

Pretty much everyone loves both Ghostbusters films and a third one wouldn't go amiss. We can all revel in nostalgia and all collectively fawn over Bill Murray who is possibly the coolest man on Earth... More »

21st, December 2011 Key Posts

The best British news photos of 2011

That was the year that was... More »

21st, December 2011 Reviews

Christmas in Iran: Photos of Santa and nuclear trees

What's Christmas like in Iran for Christians? Well, it exists... More »

21st, December 2011 Sports

Chelsea captain John Terry charged with a 'racially aggravated public order offence'

But let us not jump to conclusions: the CPS often brings case before the Beak that are founded on nothing much at all... More »

21st, December 2011 Money 1

EU can make airlines pay for carbon emissions

That's the headline from Reuters this morning. That the European Court of Justice has ruled that the EU can indeed make airlines pay for the carbon emissions of their flights... More »

21st, December 2011 Sports 1

Manchester United Sub Michael Owen calls fans peasants on twitter

Good to see Manchester United substitute Michael Owen has embraced the bitchiness of Twitter... More »

21st, December 2011 Sports 1

Daily Mail buries Liverpool's Luis Suarez in hypocrisy

For a newspaper like the Daily Mail whose Steve Doughty said racism in football was no big deal, the decision to assassinate Liverpool’s Luis Suarez in print is weird... More »

21st, December 2011 Sports

Santa Claus shows Crystal Palace fans his big eagle

Santa is a Palace fan... More »

21st, December 2011 Celebrities

Peter Andre And Katie Price reunite for 2012 reality TV show

Katie Price and Peter Andre are to become “close again”. Not only close to each other but close to the paparazzi. They may even become close enough to play each other’s spouse in twin reality TV series. More »

21st, December 2011 Reviews

Kim Jong il died in bed say South Korea train spotters

Did Kim Jong il really die from “fatigue” while sat on a train? We could ask the North Koreans pushing the train. But they are inconsolable with grief... More »

21st, December 2011 In Pictures

Bradley Manning trial in photos

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21st, December 2011 Key Posts

Bradley Manning: the sexual torture of a mentally ill hero

Did Bradley Manning orchestrate the biggest national security leak in U.S. history? And even if he did, what harm did he do?... More »

21st, December 2011 In Pictures

Lady Gaga at Narita international airport

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21st, December 2011 Photojournalism

The 10 moments of impending doom

It could be worse. You could be facing impending doom... More »

21st, December 2011 The Consumer

FedEx delivery driver tosses computer monitor over a gate

Delivery Man Video of The Day showcases the work of the FedEx delivery driver dropping off a computer monitor to the home of goobie55 on 19 Dec 2011... More »

21st, December 2011 Sports

I McHunt Alex Ferguson calls BBC Radio 5 Live (audio)

I McHunt calls into Mark Chapman's BBC Radio 5 Live's 606 football show. Tweeter I McHunt wants to share his views on Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson... More »

21st, December 2011 Strange But True 2

Jesus appears in melted and frozen Crayola crayons

Tara Gomez and her son melted crayons in the oven. They then placed the crayons in the freezer. When they retrieved the frozen crayons 15 minutes later there was Jesus... More »

21st, December 2011 Strange But True 3

Wayne Mitchell dies after eating cocaine stored in his brother Deangelo's bum

Wayne Mitchell, 20, died after he ate the ounce of cocaine previously stored by his brother Deangelo Mitchell's backside.. More »