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17th, November 2011 Key Posts 2

Sepp Blatter Uses The John Terry Defence: Fifa President Says Black Is White And White Is Black

Blatter, the Fifa President, says there is no racism in football. Sepp Blatter says victims of racism should just shake the hand of their abuser and stop complaining. He then clarifies his views with a Fifa in press release illustrated by this picture... More »

17th, November 2011 Gifs

The Best Five Animals Gifs Ever

Animals can be such pillocks... More »

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Kate McCann 'Raped': Our Maddie Is The Media's Favourite At The Leveson Inquiry

The Leveson Inquiry into press standards and phone hacking is underway. And because the media loves nothing more than reporting on the media, the thing will get lots of airtime. And Kate McCann is in the news... More »

17th, November 2011 The Consumer 4

Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back Is The Best Children's Book Of 2012 (Photos)

The Internets are alive with photos of Jon Klassen's book I Want My Hat Back. Buy it and buy Adam Mansbach’s guide to good parenting. Both will keep you sane…maybe... More »

17th, November 2011 Celebrities

Rihanna Says Spurs Defoe Is Off To Arsenal

When Rihanna met Spurs reserve striker Jermain Defoe at the London O2 to meet Rihanna, she gushed... More »

17th, November 2011 Reviews

Cambridgeshire Police Up For Bad English Award - Are Black Drivers To Blame?

Cambridgeshire police's email to people "leaving in the Castle Ward" is written in code. The Plain English Campaign has nominated the missive for the Golden Bull "gobbledygook" award... More »

17th, November 2011 Key Posts 1

Prince William And Kate Middleton's Wedding Photos Leaked: Pictures

Jackson's Kate & Wills Up the Aisle: A Right Royal Fairy Tale tells the unseen truth behind the Royal Wedding... More »

17th, November 2011 Strange But True

Photos Of The Day: The Adolf Hitler Tomato

Heinz Zielke, 77, variety of tomatoes looks like Adolf Hitler. Says Heinz, who now lives in Cambridge... More »

17th, November 2011 Strange But True 1

Is The Taxkorgan Town School Run The World's Most Dangerous?

The students, between six and 17 years-old, live in Pili, are faced with mountains,a 600ft-long zip-line, a path cut into a steep slope 1,000 feet above the valley floor, rivers and rocks... More »

17th, November 2011 TV & Radio

Three Men One Spade: Video

How to solve the jobless crisis? Three men one spade, people. Or, if you Americans prefer, three men one shovel... More »

17th, November 2011 Reviews 6

James Bulger's 'Copycat' Killers: Boys Try To 'Kidnap' Toddler From Liverpool Asda

The Sun spots another James Bulger, the two-year-old child killed by ten-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson. Richrd Moriarty's story begins: "Boys held for Bulger ‘copycat kidnap bid’"... More »

16th, November 2011 Music 1

Studio Killers: Ode To The Bouncer Is This Year's Party Anthem

No, I haven't had no dope/ Lift up the velvet rope / Mr doorman stop teasing / I'm freezing out here... More »

16th, November 2011 Film

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part One London Premiere Photos: X Factor Dross And The Pope's Flasher

Something has gone wrong with film premieres in the UK. Films were once about glamour and escapism. Now they are products you go to see in big shops... More »

16th, November 2011 The Consumer

Christmas Gift Of The Moment: The Father Pissma Santa Alcohol Dispenser

Peeing Santa Alcohol Dispenser is our Christmas Gift Of The Moment. Father Pissmas is ready... More »

16th, November 2011 Key Posts 6

As Chelsea's Terry Sweats And Liverpool's Suarez Is Charged Over Alleged Racism Sepp Blatter Blames The Victims

As Chelsea's John Terry waits, the FA move against Liverpool's Luis Suarez, who allegedly racially abused Manchester United's Patrice Evra when the clubs met at Anfield on October 15th... More »

16th, November 2011 Key Posts

Then And Now: Photos Celebrating Human Change

THEN and Now is a gallery of photos that are touching without being mawkish or overly sentimental. More »

16th, November 2011 TV & Radio 1

I'm A Celebrity: Bewilderingly Untalented Mark Wright Discovers Kent

I'm A Celebrity smirker Mark Wright's Quote Of The Year... More »

16th, November 2011 Celebrities 2

Sting Looks At Dwindling Career And Decides That CDs Are Dying

Stingis a man who has an amazing life. He's wealthy and known for his immense sexual feats. That's all anyone wants from life, right? Sadly for Sting, he's also roundly loathed for being unbearably smug... More »

16th, November 2011 Key Posts 2

Stephen Lawrence Murder Trial Day 3: Royston Westbrook, Joseph Shepherd And Alexandra Marie Hear The Silence

Stephen and Duwayne were stood right by the bus stop. They were talking about football, and just general chit-chat. They were discussing among themselves whether they should go back to the roundabout because they could see if the bus was coming. They decided to walk back to the roundabout”... More »

16th, November 2011 Reviews

The Daily Express Sees Siberia And The Arctic In Ice-Broken Britain

Just as the Daily Mail loves bad health scares, the Daily Express has an obsession with bad weather. Nathan Roe pounds the snowy beat... More »

16th, November 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: November 16 2011

News In Photos - Your daily news snapshot... More »

16th, November 2011 TV & Radio

The Battersea's Collars And Coats Celebrity Gala: Peter Andre's Panties And Much Light Petting

Anorak's Aurora Bankhead went to Battersea's Collars And Coats Celebrity Gala Looking For An A-List Pet. Among other dog enthusiasts, Aurora met Peter Andre, who goes out without any knickers on... More »

16th, November 2011 Sports

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli Is Mental, Likeable And Talented: Who Else Is In His Zone?

The Balotelli Zone is where Manchester City's Mario Balotelli lives. He is as good at football as he is mental as he is likeable... More »

16th, November 2011 Key Posts

Court Finds Michael Jackson Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children

At Warley Magistrates Court in Sandwell, West Midlands, 49-year-old Michael Jackson has been remanded in custody charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 10-year-old boy who vanished on a trip to local shops... More »

16th, November 2011 Key Posts 2

Marta Yegorovnam Kept An Alien In Her Fridge For Two Years: Photos And Video

When in 2009 Marta Yegorovnam found a 40-50-inch long life form amid the burning wreckage of a crashed UFO beside her summer house in the Russian city of Petrozavodsk, she acted... More »