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14th, November 2011 Flashback 1

On This Day In Photos: November 14 1973 - Princess Anne, 23, Marries Mark Phillips

On This Day In Photos: November 14 1973 - Princess Anne, 23, marries Mark Phillips, a commoner and lieutenant in the Queen's Dragoon Guards. It was only the second time in more than 200 years that a member of the British Royal Family had married a commoner... More »

14th, November 2011 Key Posts 6

Scare Story: Daily Mail's Lauren Paxman Says Lucy Hinks' Waking Coma Was Caused By The Cervical Cancer Jab

SCARE Story of The Day: The Cervarix vaccine. The Daily Mail's Lauren Paxman has news of Lucy Hinks: "Lucy Hinks is unable to walk or talk after having injections at school..." More »

14th, November 2011 Reviews

Sin City's Frank Miller Lambasts Occupy Wall Street Movement

People in Hollywood are all barking mad, so we shouldn't be too surprised when one of the airhead loons says something left-of-centre... More »

14th, November 2011 Celebrities 1

Jimmy Savile Takes Princess Diana's Secret To His Concrete Grave

Why has Jimmy Savile's coffin been encased in concrete?... More »

14th, November 2011 TV & Radio 2

I'm A Celebrity: Jessica-Jane Clement Mistakes Mark Wright For An Roo's Anus And Eats Him

Jessica Jane Clement is the I'm A Celebrity strumpet with the double barrels (not 'arf!). News is that the 26-year-old mo-del has been told she can't wear the engagement ring her 45-year-old lover, one Lee Stafford, gave her in case… Well, what reason does the Sun give...? More »

14th, November 2011 Sports 3

John Terry Race Row: Is Frank Lampard Is Too Decent And Honest To Be England Captain

To the England team conference before the England v Sweden match. All hacks are banned from asking the Chelsea captain about the ongoing investigation into allegations of racism.... More »

14th, November 2011 Reviews 10

Stephen Lawrence Murder Trial: Gary Dobson And David Norris Take The Stand

On April 22, 1993, Stephen Lawrence, 18, was stabbed to death at a bus stop in Eltham, South London. Today, "loveable rogues" Gary Dobson and David Norris stood in the Old Bailey. The charge: murder... More »

14th, November 2011 Celebrities 1

Did Justin Bieber Tell An ITV Sound Engineer To F*ck Off In Front Of A Pre-Teen Audience?

Having had out minds infiltrated by images of Justin Bieber with pull ups about his knees allegedly a-meetin' and a-greetin' Mariah Yeater in a 30-second groin tantrum, PopBitch alleges that Bieber has been cussing in public... More »

14th, November 2011 Photojournalism

Photos of The Day: Knit Your Own Elvis Presley Underpants

Elvis existed before the internet... More »

14th, November 2011 Key Posts 1

Pension Funds To The Rescue! Raiding Private Capital To Build Public Assets

Those huge pots of private capital are to be mobilised to build the public assets and infrastructure we need! Take that capitalist bastards!.. More »

14th, November 2011 In Pictures

Sports Illustrated Calendar 2012 Photos: Kate Upton To Hilary Rhoda

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14th, November 2011 Sports

No Peace For Peter Roebuck: Writers Praise Him Before The Facts Of His Death Are Known

RIP Peter Roebuck? He was 55. The former Somerset captain turned journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age has died. He committed suicide by throwin himself from the balcony of a sixth-floor hotel room in Cape Town... More »

14th, November 2011 Gifs 2

Gifs Of The Day: Silvio Berlusconi's Doggy Style

Ah, Silvio - you'll miss him now he's gone... More »

14th, November 2011 Celebrities 1

As Frankie Cocozza Melts Away His X Factor Shag 'n' Tell Becca Hills Features Is In The Sun Again

More news to make us wonder how "student" Becca Hills managed to deliver a shag 'n' tell to the Sun about her night with camel-hump haired X Factor femidom gurgler Frankie Cocozza.... More »

14th, November 2011 Strange But True 1

Mum Attacks Clampers With Bucket Of Frozen Iceland Goo (Video)

To Cosham, Porstmouth, where "angry mother" Julia Hazel is unhappy that her son’s car has been clamped. She's filled a bucket up with porridge, frozen vegetables and food colouring... More »

14th, November 2011 Photojournalism

Faces Of The Day: Free The Bears Fund In Association Promotes Irony In Laos

And you thought the locals in Laos only like slapstick... More »

14th, November 2011 Key Posts

X Factor Monday: Kitty Brucknell's Dead Sexy In Wootton Bassett And Amelia Lily Dyes

This is the post-Frankie Cocozza X Factor, where everyone sings like an over-confident coked-up teenager with Nookie Bear eyes. ... More »

14th, November 2011 Key Posts

Occupation Is All The Rage At The Zuccotti Park Carnival

Walking through Zuccotti Park in Manhattan's financial district - where it all kicked off nearly two months ago - it is not hard to see why. Here, anti-corporate activists engage in yoga workshops, drum circles, live blogging, composting and other activities du jour. Many protesters dress up in suits. This is ironic. And in New York, irony is hip.... More »

13th, November 2011 Reviews

News In Photos November 13 2011: Taxidermist's Reclaim Berlusconi

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13th, November 2011 Film

Darth Vader Gets An Oscar: So Too Oprah Winfrey For Her Sarah Ferguson Comedies

James Earl Jones, aka the voice of Darth Vader, has been handed an honorary Oscar. Sir Ben Kinglsey gave him the award on the London stage set of Driving Miss Daisy... More »

13th, November 2011 Key Posts

Charlie Bite My Finger, Please: How Cute Kids Make A Mint On YouTube

Want to turn your kids into star without the bother of stage school photos, agents and talent? Well, YouTube Will pay you big money for video of your children giggling, crying, or giggling and crying. You either contact them to become a partner, or else they spot your video going viral and call you. Typically, 1,000 views earns the video owner 60p... More »

13th, November 2011 In Pictures

Casper Smart Photos: Jennifer Lopez's Lover

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13th, November 2011 Celebrities

Jay Z Moves From Occupy All Street To Occupy Hall Street And Occupy Gall Street

Jay Z, the man who once Occupied Glastonbury and showed the wet canvas-dwelling cider drinker how to urban rock has been making play to own Occupy Wall Street. Jay-Z has been flogging "Occupy All Streets" T-shirts... More »

13th, November 2011 Politicians 1

John Laughland Explains How The EU Dictatorship Works

Why did Silvio Berlusconi resign? Because the EU is a dictatorship. John Laughland, the Director of studies at the Paris Institute of democracy and cooperation, takes a view... More »

13th, November 2011 The Consumer

Occupy Wall Street Is Now A 'Grown Up Coloring Book': The Revolution Will Be Neat

"This is a coloring book novel designed around the Occupy event that reflects who we are as a people and a nation... The high quality 36 page book has enough reading and coloring to last many hours..." More »