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7th, November 2011 Reviews

Meanwhile In Colombia Student Protestors Say It WIth Make-Up

In Columbia, make-up students are giving it the full throat... More »

7th, November 2011 TV & Radio

Welcome To The Coolest Man In The World: Azo Is Here To Amaze

People continuously try to make claims to be cool, indeed, some going as far as to say that they're the coolest people in the whole world. They're ALL wrong apart from one man... More »

7th, November 2011 Celebrities 2

Coco Austin Laps Up The Miami Surf - Surf Laps Back: Photos

Coco....She's been lapping up the surf... More »

7th, November 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: November 7 2011

A pictorial news cheat sheet... More »

7th, November 2011 Royal Family 1

Prince Charles And Camilla Make Their Own Shiny Beads: Tanzania Tour Photos

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, are on your in Tanzania, Africa. As ever, the Prince gives good photo. At once stage they made jewellery from recycled things... More »

7th, November 2011 Flashback

On This Day In Photos: Magic Johnson Tells The World He Has AIDS

On This Day In Photos: November 7, 1991 - Earvin Johnson Jr, aka basketball great Magic Johnson, told the world that he was HIV positive. AIDS was no longer all about drug addicts and homosexuals. Anyone could get it. More »

7th, November 2011 Sports

After The Bottom Fingering, Iran's Footballers Touch Up The Referee: Video

To Iran, where the lower league match between Chooka Talesh and Shahrdari Dezfool features the referee in charge giving a second yellow card to Chooka’s striker. The player reacts unconventionally... More »

7th, November 2011 Celebrities 1

Katie Price, Frankie Boyle, Chief Inspector Mark Ling Walk Into A Bar WIth Harvey

The Sun's story on Chief Inspector Mark Ling - "Top cop’s ‘race txt about Jordan son’ - begins: "A POLICE chief has been suspended amid allegations he texted colleagues a racist joke about model Jordan's disabled son..." More »

7th, November 2011 Money 3

Yes, Europe's Going Bust!

I think we all pretty much knew this was happening, there have been enough stories about it just recently. But it does really rather look like Europe really is going bust... More »

7th, November 2011 Sports

Sports Broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit Keeps It Together During Earthquake

How about delivering a piece to camera while an earthquake rumbles on? That's exactly what analyst Kirk Herbstreit had to deal with when delivering his post-match thoughts.... More »

7th, November 2011 Reviews 1

Katien Olsson On Julian Assange - The Anti-Swede

Expressen‘s Karin Olsson on Julian Assange. The paper doesn't seem to like him... More »

7th, November 2011 Gifs

The 10 Best Ever Dancing Gifs

With thanks to Richard Fuller, Arnaok presents the 10 Best Dancing Gifs Ever... More »

7th, November 2011 Film

Kill Keith: SAW Meet Richard & Judy

The year is 2010 and hidden away in a damp dark and blood stain cellar is a stranger, a man, a figure in the dark, someone we'd rather not know. He sits through the small hours torturing himself watching Swap Shop on fast forward over and over again. ... More »

7th, November 2011 Celebrities 1

Jimmy Carr's M5 Death Joke Makes Him Look Like A Coward And A Bullying Cock: He Can't Win

Can Jimmy Carr make a joke from the deaths of seven people in a crash on the M5 near Taunton? Some may have been burnt to death... More »

7th, November 2011 Reviews

M5 Crash: 7 Dead, 51 Injured And Emotive Language

Seven people died and 51 were physically injured in the week's accident on the M5. The media looks around for face of disaster. It spots Emmra Barton. The Daily Mail features her on its front page. The headline states: "Orphaned by M5 fireball"... More »

7th, November 2011 Reviews 1

Kirklees Council Says Mats It Gave Tenants Are Illegal

Hats off to Kirklees Council for placing mat outside people’s flats then sending out dire warnings that unless said mats are removed their new owners will be in breach of health and safety guidelines.... More »

7th, November 2011 Music 8

Free Calvin Harris Tickets For London Show

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7th, November 2011 In Pictures

A History Of The Telephone In Wonderful Images

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7th, November 2011 Strange But True 1

Huntington Woman's Funeral Stopped Because Hole Too Small For Coffin

Maureen Shelton is being buried in Huntington. She was 62. She was larger than the hole that's been dug for her coffin... More »

7th, November 2011 Strange But True 2

Couple Steal Police Car For Sex: Green Honda Civic Arouses Criminal Passions

The police reports says plainclothes deputies parked their green Honda Civic in front of a Quick Stop on South Dixie Highway. They left it un locked. They left the car running... More »

7th, November 2011 Key Posts

The Best Christmas Jumpers And Sweaters Ever: A Photo Gallery To Make Sheep Weep

Christmas is coming. With it comes your new jumper. We've compiled a gallery of jumpers to look out for. If you see one in your immediate area, do not approach... More »

7th, November 2011 In Pictures

Ilitch Ramírez Sánchez (Carlos The Jackal) In Photos

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7th, November 2011 Key Posts

Carlos The Jackal Snarls Again Claiming 2,000 Kills - Stands Alone On Murder Charges

Carlos the Jackal, once one of the world's most feared assassins and at the top of a lot of "Kill On Sight" lists is back on trial for murder in France today... More »

7th, November 2011 Key Posts

Photos Of The Day: Deaf Children Led Up Blind Alley

These people are out there... More »

7th, November 2011 Sports

John Terry Race Row: Death Threats, Anton Ferdinand For England And Hiding In Sweden

John Terry Race Row: Anorak's at-a-glance look at the Chelsea and England captain in the news... More »