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7th, December 2011 Strange But True

Doncaster Council Seizes Supercharged Mobility Scooter

Doncaster Council showcases the pimped up mobility scooter it says has been causing havoc in the area.... More »

7th, December 2011 Reviews

Harry Hill TV Burp Killer Gets 10 Years Prison Sentence

Leonora Sinclair, 50, has been sentenced to 10 years choky for killing her husband, 73-year-old Lloyd, in a row over what to watch on the telly... More »

7th, December 2011 Strange But True

Fat Chinese Thief Stuck In Tights Spot: Fail Of The Day

Mr Xi was caught trying to steal from a technology company he used to work for in the southern city of Shenzhen in October. His plan was to steal surveillance cameras from the firm's warehouse, located beneath the offices... More »

7th, December 2011 In Pictures 2

Pearl Harbor 1941 - Unseen Pictures

These are previously unseen pictures of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Incredible... More »

6th, December 2011 Film

Ashton Kutcher Cops An Eyeful Of Lea Michele At New Year's Eve Premiere: Photos

There was Lea Michele, star of Glee, dressed in a lust-for--me frock, being peered down on by Demi Moore's estranged husband Ashton Kutcher, who continues to marvel at breasts that aren't as hard as an ex's heart... More »

6th, December 2011 Royal Family 1

Queen Wears Own Fur Coat To Turn Down Heating At Buckingham Palace

GAWD bless Queen Elizabeth II. Her annual pay for 2010-2011 has been slashed to £32.1m. And that will be frozen until 2015. In 1991-02 she received £77.3m... More »

6th, December 2011 Key Posts

Edinburgh Zoo's Tian Tian and Yang Guang Kickstart 10 Years Of Waiting For Pandas To Have Sex (Photos)

These are Britain’s first resident pandas in 17 years. And everyone want to know one thing: will they - you know - do it?... More »

6th, December 2011 Politicians

Did Michele Bachmann Turn 8-Year-Old Boy Gay? The Great Satan Caught On Camera

It's all bewilderingly hideous. And Elijah does not exactly come off smelling of roses. He looks like he's doing what he's been told to do... More »

6th, December 2011 Film

Stanley Kubrick's Photos For Look Magazine

Kubrick was once a staff photographer at Look magazine. Can you see his rich, majestic careful eye in the photos? Do you see hints of mass ie research by which he arrived at his subjects? If you need caption, they should be in Futura Extra Bold - it was Kubrick's favourite... More »

6th, December 2011 TV & Radio

Radio Spiritworld Broadcasts From The Great Beyond

Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz's new radio show comes to you from the afterlife. Radio Spiritworld is here to help. Go ahead, caller... More »

6th, December 2011 Reviews

Michelina Lewandowska 'Buried Alive In Box' Used Ring To Escape

"He was putting the soil on top of me. I wanted to reply. I wanted to put my two fingers through the hole but I was afraid if he could see it he may break my fingers with the shovel… I thought about my ring..." More »

6th, December 2011 Reviews 2

Amanda Knox: Going Down The Book Route, Rather Than The Nuts Magazine One

Getting acquitted of murdering someone must be brilliant. Firstly, it means you didn't kill someone. Secondly, you don't have to spend the rest of your life in prison. Thirdly, if you're Amanda Knox, you get to become something of an overnight celebrity with loads of sympathy... More »

6th, December 2011 TV & Radio

X Factor Fix: Amelia Lily's Winning Single Already In The Shops

Who will win the X Factor? Answer: Amelia Lily... More »

6th, December 2011 Reviews 7

Croydon Tube Bigot Emma West Supported In Court By BNP's Foreign-Born Mayoral Candidate

West, the New Addington mum filmed racially abusing fellow passengers on a Croydon tram - and then subjected to a Twitter Hunt by tolerant types who want to rape her and shoot her dead - has appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court in south London... More »

6th, December 2011 Celebrities

Kardashian Getting Sued Over Alleged Attack On Transgender Woman Chantal Spears (Photos)

Hate crime or equality? You're about to decide whether or not you can go around lamping people who are transgender. Okay?... More »

6th, December 2011 Politicians

The Fake Azimov Group Powerpoint Presentation To Bell Pottinger: Sockpuppets And Agendas

So. Was the story presented fairly? And can the PR Sockpuppets fix it? More »

6th, December 2011 Politicians

Bell Pottinger PR Disaster: Lobbying Firm Caught On Camera Boasting Of Dark Arts And Cameron Access (Transcript)

The wonderfully named Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports that it once set up meetings with Bell Pottinger, the big PR firm. The Bureau set up as a client from Uzbekistan. The fake Azimov Group was a bunch of British and eastern European investors with ties to the Uzbekistan government... More »

6th, December 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Day: The News Reporter Bump And Grind

More mindful stuff... More »

6th, December 2011 Celebrities

Jennifer Aniston Traps Skinny Demi Moore In A Bagel

Aniston has "SAVED 90lb DEMI" Moore. Not saved as in"she'll keep…the bitch", but saved, as in prevented from not eating and withering to nothing... More »

6th, December 2011 Money

BBC Offers One Lucky Viewer £18m Licence Fee Rebate

Ever wondered where it all goes? Well they are giving me a Christmas bonus out of it!!... More »

6th, December 2011 Celebrities

Jeremy Clarkson And Eamonn Holmes' Sense Of Humour Bypass

Holmes says anyone who can't laugh has had a "sense of humour bypass". This would be the same Eamonn Holmes who sent, via his lawyers, a letter of complaint to the BBC after a series of sketches about him on Jon Culshaw's The Impressions Show... More »

6th, December 2011 Key Posts 3

So You Spilled Your Drink: A Gallery Of People Who Can't Handle Their Booze

We've compiled a gallery of people who can't. More »

6th, December 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: Dixie Normous Is Still Stripping

These people are out there... More »

6th, December 2011 The Consumer

Amitabh Chandel Creates A £60,000 Manchester City Shirt For Prince Harry

Indian fashionista designer Amitabh Chandel has created a £60,000 shirt for the "modern day royal man"... More »

6th, December 2011 Strange But True

Drunk Driver Slams Car Into Mobile Breath Alcohol Testing Lab

Douglas Shane Southard, 21, of Hickory, North Carolina, is accused of being drunk when he drove his red 1989 Chevrolet Camaro into a mobile Breath Alcohol Testing lab at a DWI checkpoint.... More »