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19th, October 2011 Strange But True

Stockport Thief Falls Off Escape Bike Into Victim's Bush: Photos

Idiot of The Day is the wannabe thief of Old Wool Lane, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, who while escaping from a home fell off his bicycle. He was - as these photographs taken by the homeowner show - wearing a high-visibility vest... More »

19th, October 2011 The Consumer 1

The Dean Gaffney Clock: Must Have Item Of The Day

The former EastEnders legend has been immortalised on an A4 sheet of canvas and then pricked by the hands of a clock. It's based on an original drawing John Sutton... More »

19th, October 2011 Technology 4

Faster Than Light Neutrinos Are Not Actually Faster Than Light

Lots of scientists getting very excited a few weeks back as CERN announced that it had found some faster than light neutrinos... More »

19th, October 2011 Flashback 1

The Worst Way To Dispose Of A Dead Whale Is With Dynamite

In 1970, over in Florence (in the mighty United States of America, not the other more famous one), they found a great big whale on their beach... More »

19th, October 2011 Key Posts

Hillsborough: When The Police And Media Colluded To Damn Liverpool's 96 Innocent Victims

Sir Oliver Popplewell says the Hillborough families should move on. But how can you move on when justice has not been done?... More »

19th, October 2011 In Pictures

Dale Farm Evictions Photos

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19th, October 2011 Key Posts 14

Dale Farm Eviction Day Live Blog: Illegal Tasers, Burning Caravans And The Neighbours Rejoice

The camp is coming down. Bailiffs have been clearing travellers from the site.... More »

19th, October 2011 Strange But True 3

Man Attacks Woman With Frozen Armadillo

The man and woman had rowed over the price for the creature. She planned planned to eat.... More »

19th, October 2011 TV & Radio 1

X Factor: Anonymous Dubai Businessman Finds Kitty Brucknell Shaggable

Did you know that a Dubai businessman has offered Kitty Brucknell £300,000 to perform a private show for him?... More »

19th, October 2011 Reviews

Occupy Wall Street: Demonstrators Stealing Laptops And Cameras

Occupy Wall Street protesters said yesterday that packs of brazen crooks within their ranks have been robbing their fellow demonstrators blind.. More »

19th, October 2011 Photojournalism 1

Photos Of The Day: The Steve Jobs Tribute Haircut

Man killed to death...breaking news.... More »

19th, October 2011 Key Posts 1

More Questions Than Answers As Disgraced Dr Liam Fox Is Nailed

“I accept that it was a mistake to allow the distinctions between government and private roles to become blurred, and I must take my share of the responsibility for this” - Is that the most mealy-mouthed excuse ever? More »

19th, October 2011 Strange But True

Police Demo Leads To Crowd Injuries (Video)

Do not worry, kids, the police experts in safety are here to save you... More »

19th, October 2011 Politicians

Suspected Spy Katia Zatuliveter Studied English Under Mike Hancock MP For Four Years

Zatuliveter, 26, says that she did indeed have a affair with philandering Mike Hancock, the married LibDem Mp for Portsmouth South. She also had "flirtations" with a Nato wonk and a Dutch diplomat... More »

19th, October 2011 Strange But True

The One-Eyed Albino Shark Is Real

The one-eyed albino 'cyclops' shark her found by fisherman Enrique Lucero León off the coast of Mexico is not a hoax.... More »

18th, October 2011 In Pictures

Animals Heads Stuck In Things

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18th, October 2011 In Pictures

Jesus Loves To Laugh: Photos

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18th, October 2011 In Pictures

Celebrities Who Adopt

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18th, October 2011 Reviews

Daily Mail Health Tuesday: Twisting My Neck Gave Me A Stroke

New ways to die... More »

18th, October 2011 Strange But True

Drinkers Fight Off Timperley Robbers With Stools And Chairs (Video)

Anyone looking to burgle the Sylvan Inn on Woodhouse Lane East in Timperley should take a look at this video. You should also note that wearing a hood not only masks your face but makes it hard to see anyone approaching from the side.... More »

18th, October 2011 Money

Saving the Euro Could Bankrupt France

This saving the euro thing is decidedly difficult you know. The latest news is that if France does what might be necessary to save it, then France itself might go bust... More »

18th, October 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: October 18 2011

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18th, October 2011 TV & Radio

Penguins Are Thieving Pests: Video Proof

The BBC's new series of Frozen Planet does what the BBC does well: voice of God over hard-to-get footage of animals... More »

18th, October 2011 Reviews

Polar Bears Are Shrinking As the wOrld wArms Up: Good News For Fat People

Polar bears are shrinking. Good new. As the ice shelves melt so polar bears shrink to fit in with their new environment. Polar bears are adapting well... More »

18th, October 2011 Celebrities

Joan Rivers Needs To Move In With Victoria Beckham

Rivers lives with her daughter and grandchild Cooper. Or to put it another way, Melissa Rivers lives with her mum. This coughs up the potential for comedy... More »