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18th, October 2011 In Pictures

Gilad Shalit: The Release In Photos

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18th, October 2011 TV & Radio

BBC's Mark Thompson Apologises For Editing Jonathan King From Top Of The Pops

The BBC has seen the light. The Director-General Mark Thompson apologised to Jonathan King for the broadcaster's editing him out of a BBC Four show called Top of the Pops... More »

18th, October 2011 Sports

On Niggers: Manchester United's Evra Versus Liverpool's Suarez - Video Evidence

Did Liverpool's Luis Suarez call Manchester United's Patrice Evra a nigger ten times in one match? Suarez says Evra is mistaken. Evra is not backing down... More »

18th, October 2011 Sports

Is Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen Arsene Wenger's Son?

Is Thomas Vermaelen Arsene Wenger's love child? ... More »

18th, October 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: Lady Gaga's Porker Face

Da-da-da-da-da-da-dad porker face.... More »

18th, October 2011 TV & Radio 1

Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret: Starring Alan Billis As Tutanalan, Mr Taxi-Dermy

The TV show Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret will show Alan Billis being mummified. Mr Billis has died from lung cancer. He was, a taxi-driver. It is thus correct to refer to him as the Taxi-dermist... More »

18th, October 2011 Sports

Should Joey Barton Shut Up? Of Course Not You Dithering Borebag

Footballers, regrettably, are simultaneously the most exciting and dull people on Earth. They can go from scoring the most sublime bicycle kick from 25 yards out, to delivering the most insultingly tedious post-match interview in the space of 10 minutes... More »

18th, October 2011 In Pictures

Michael Jackson Tattoos

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18th, October 2011 Key Posts 5

Gilad Shalit: All Views and News On The Asymmetric Israeli-Hamas Prisoners Swap

Sergeant-Major Schalit, 25, was kidnapped from Israel by Hamas five years and four months ago. In exchange for one soldier, Israel is freeing 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. The question is: why now has been released? ... More »

18th, October 2011 Strange But True

Fire Crew Cut Durham Man Free From Toilet Seat

To Tudhoe, County Durham, where the fire brigade is freeing a 26-year-old man from a toilet seat... More »

18th, October 2011 Strange But True

Trixie The Walking Dog Does It On Two Legs - Like The Cats

She is a talented dog. But we fear that Trixie's bad luck is compunded by the ewns thatc ats are walking on heir hind legs...like the pigs in the City (right on, readers)... More »

18th, October 2011 TV & Radio

Bradley Walsh Finds Fanny Chmelar Funny

Fanny Chmelar. Nothing funny about her name. Nothing funny at all. Bradley Walsh explains... More »

18th, October 2011 Strange But True

Man Makes Chomping Pacman Costume!

With Halloween imminent, you may be thinking of making your own costume. This writer once made himself a living cress-head to look like some kind of genetic disaster... More »

18th, October 2011 Key Posts 1

Aussie Greens Poison Everything: The Macquarie Island Disaster

Macquarie Island is a sub Antarctic sanctuary around a thousand miles south of Tasmania and the Tasman Federal Environment department decided poison had to be laid to kill rabbits, mice and rats to protect the bird populations... More »

18th, October 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Day: Tripping The S*ite... Fantastic

Probably the most satisfying gif you will see this week... More »

18th, October 2011 Reviews 2

Joanna Yeates: Vincent Tabak's 20 Seconds Of Madness

Anorak's look at Vincent Tabak's murder trial in the news... More »

18th, October 2011 Celebrities

Jemma Henley And Chelsea's Ashley Cole: Katie Price's Cut-Price Supermodel Confesses

Cole has a "SECRET LOVER", reports the Daily Star on its front page. Of course, he has nothing of the sort. All Ashley's lovers are branded "MRS C" on the nape of their necks... More »

17th, October 2011 Key Posts 6

Yueyue's Plights Shames China: Can Chen Xianmei Restore Face?

Want to see a man run over two-year-old Yueyue at hardware market in Foshan, China, and drive off? More »

17th, October 2011 Money

Actress Sues IMDB For Revealing Her Real Age

To Seattle, where a law suit has been filed against Amazon, owners of the IMDB website, for $1,075,000. The plaintiff is an actress: The alleged crime: the website revealed her true age.... More »

17th, October 2011 In Pictures

Gifs - Best Movie Gifs Ever

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17th, October 2011 Sports 1

Sunday Times Stephen Jones Give Sam Warburton 8 Out 10 For Only Nearly Killing A Frenchman

Might he have earned the full 10 had Vincent Clerc landed on his head?... More »

17th, October 2011 In Pictures

The Best Daily Sport Headlines Ever: Photos

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17th, October 2011 TV & Radio 2

Nollywood Presents Mass Destruction: Film Trailer Of The Year

HURRAH for Nollywood! Is this best film trailer of the year? We think it is. It might even be better than the actual film... More »

17th, October 2011 Celebrities 2

Robert Downey Jr Wants Us All To Forgive Mel Gibson For Some Reason

Just how unpopular is he? Mel was asked to leave his role in The Hangover 2 after complaints from cast and crew. That's The Hangover 2 which stars convicted rapist, Mike Tyson.THAT unpopular.... More »

17th, October 2011 Politicians

Bad Lip Reading: Mitt Romney's Bats And Spiders

Romney gets the bad lip reading treatment... More »