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21st, October 2011 Sports

Wayne Rooney Enters Aon Hall Of Fame: What Manchester United V Manchester City Means To Americans

How the Premier League works: David Prosperi recalls being there when Wayne Rooney scored for Manchester United against Manchester City... More »

21st, October 2011 Key Posts

Queen Meets Constipated Julia Gillard And Graceful Elizabeth Cambage: Photos

Did Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard bow when she met Her Majesty The Queen at Government House in Canberra? Or does the Republican have constipation?.. More »

21st, October 2011 Celebrities

Mong-Faced Ricky Gervais Really Is David Brent: He Wasn't Acting

"I love how me using "mong" to mean "div" or "gimp" (and explaining that 20 times) has become... "Ricky Gervais abuses Down's Syndrome children." Ha ha..." More »

21st, October 2011 Sports 3

Rugby World Cup: Justice Done As 'Cheating' Wales Lose To Australia

The game was broadcast on ITV. One highlight was when "shimmering" Shane Williams followed a blatant forward pass with a try. ITV commentator Nick Mullins told us to "disregard the forward pass on this occasion"... More »

21st, October 2011 Key Posts 8

Gaddafi Dead: Long Live Libya's New Murderous Justice System

It was a horrible and bloody act committed by a baying pack... More »

21st, October 2011 Celebrities

Jason Orange's Sex Life Guided By His Name: Lulu's Take That Ex Dates Ginger Catherine Tate

Is Take That's Jason Orange's love wand guided by his name? The singer and dancer has been dating the comedian Catherine Tate, she of the ginger hair... More »

21st, October 2011 Strange But True

Gordon And Norma Yeager Die Together After 72 Years Of Marriage

Time for a story of love now, readers, as we journey to Iowa where Gordon, 94, and Norma Yeager, 90, have died holding hands. They had been married for 72 years... More »

21st, October 2011 Photojournalism 1

Retro Images Of The Day: Marilyn Monroe's Guns For Jesus

Even you will look good in these trousers... More »

21st, October 2011 In Pictures

The Joy Of Being Lazy In Photos

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21st, October 2011 Key Posts 3

Who Killed Gaddafi And Buried The Truth About Lockerbie? The Sun Kills Justice For The 270

Gaddafi is dead - killed by his own countrymen. The British press react... More »

21st, October 2011 TV & Radio 2

Bad Parenting Video Of The Day: The Twin Escapes

MomOf6Boys has posted a video of a toddler escaping from a cot. Four things stand out in the video... More »

21st, October 2011 Strange But True

Sintayehu Tishale Is The Armless Carpenter

Step aside Christy Brown, Ethiopia has Sintayehu Tishale, 42, who uses his trusty left foot to hammer in a nail while his right operates the saw.... More »

21st, October 2011 Sports

Stoke City Fans Help Maccabi Tel Aviv's Yoav Ziv's Lose His Boot And His Head: Photos And Video

A 3-1 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the much-derided Europa League at the throbbing Britannia Stadium was great stuff, highlights of which were: the vibrant crowd, Tony Pulis' sense of aggrievement which is turning into a sense of entitlement; and Maccabi Tel Aviv's Yoav Ziv... More »

20th, October 2011 Reviews 3

More Millionaires Occupy Wall Street: Meghan McCain, Katy Perry And Russell Brand Join PR Party

Heiress Meghan McCain has joined Occupy Wall Street's PR show for the rich... More »

20th, October 2011 The Consumer 1

Tokidoki Barbie Has Tattoos And Suspected Hepatitis B: Photos

The newest incarnation of the Barbie doll has tattoos. The limited edition Barbie is the work of Mattel and Italy-based brand Tokidoki is yours for $50... More »

20th, October 2011 Money

More Banking Regulation Will Lead To Bigger Banks

There's a certain, umm, tension, shall we say, between the various things that people are calling for over the banks... More »

20th, October 2011 Flashback 1

On This Day In Photos: Manchester United And Arsenal Fight

On October 20, 1990, Manchester United and Arsenal clashed at Old Trafford in a game which would sow the seeds of much thuggery between the two clubs in the years to follow... More »

20th, October 2011 Celebrities

Boyz II Men Make Ringtones For You, Hur Hur

Remember all those hits Boyz II Men had? They sold MILLIONS of records didn't they? Like... uh... that one that went "...til the eeeeend of the rooooad... still I can't leeeeet goooo..." and... uh, umm... More »

20th, October 2011 Reviews 2

Scare Story: Turning Tabatha McCourt's Death Into A Daily Mail Hair Dye Horror

LEAH Hardy has question concerning the death of Tabatha McCourt: "Does YOUR hair dye contain the chemical feared to have killed this woman?" More »

20th, October 2011 Reviews 1

One In Five British Women Believe Man Flu Is Real

To be debated... More »

20th, October 2011 Key Posts

Retro Photos Of The Day: Free Borsht With Stalin's Death

On the day Colonel Gaddafi was killed in Libya, news from the past of another despot on special offer... More »

20th, October 2011 Celebrities

Ricky Gervais Is The Language Nazi: Disabled And Able-Bodied Idiots Are All Mongs

Gervais, star of sniggering, self-regarding unfunny and lazy sitcoms featuring his self-depracting showbiz chums in which he plays David Brent (is he acting?), has been making fun of spazmos, sorry, retards, sorry, mongs... More »

20th, October 2011 In Pictures

Dead Dictators Photos: From Stalin To Gaddafi

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20th, October 2011 Key Posts 2

Gaddifi's Dead Body Shown: Photos That Prove The End Was Bloody

This is the picture released by French news agency AFP to confirm the death of despot Colonel Gaddafi. More »

20th, October 2011 Key Posts 3

Irishman Paul Moran Who Tried To Turn His Poo Into Gold Is Jailed

Moran, 30, tried to turn his faeces into pure gold by placing them on a heater - an electric one - at his flat in Derrin Park, Enniskillen... More »