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6th, October 2011 Sports 1

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher Wants 'Englishman' David Moyes To Manage Chelsea And England?

Liverpool's whale-voiced defender Jamie Carragher thinks it's wrong that foreigners can manage the English national side... More »

6th, October 2011 Celebrities

Coronation Street's Kevin Webster Arrested For Alleged Sex Offences

He's been arrested by police on suspicion of sexually abusing a schoolgirl... More »

6th, October 2011 Reviews

Occupy Wall Street: Alison Kosik Is The Heathers Of The Mainstream Media

Kosik deleted her tweet. That’s the kind of confidence she had in her observation, I guess... More »

6th, October 2011 Flashback 2

Why Is Platonic Male Love Always Gay? (War Poster To Prove A Point)

Lisa Wade looks at military recruitment posters from World WAr 2 and sees clear gay undertones. But are they appealing to homosexuals? Aren't the adverts just calls for you to join the lads?... More »

6th, October 2011 The Consumer

Ad Break Of The Day: The Saridon Hammer

Great Adverts make your laugh. We being you the Saridon Hammer... More »

6th, October 2011 Reviews

Rabbi Daniel Lapin And Pat Robertson: The 9/11 Bible Prophesy

"The Torah, in ancient Jewish wisdom the Bible, actually explains something which we have lived through which is one of the great mysteries: the plot of 9/11…" More »

6th, October 2011 Celebrities 2

Gaia Saving Cate Blanchett's Occasional Use Of Helicopter Fuel

She's saving the world as only the candlle-lit rich can... More »

6th, October 2011 Reviews 1

Amanda Knox Sells Pizzas In Seattle

Now that Amanda Knox is free, what can her name be used to sell? This week, she's selling pizzas in Seattle... More »

6th, October 2011 Music 3

Rihanna Plays London's O2: Photos In The Men's Club

It was all good, clean family fun... More »

6th, October 2011 In Pictures

Women Behaving Badly 2

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6th, October 2011 Key Posts

Steve Jobs And The Options Grants

There are of course acres of newsprint devoted to him today but for me two little stories stand out... More »

6th, October 2011 Key Posts 16

Amanda Knox's Millions Are Her Dues: Meredith Kercher Has Not Lost Out

The British press patronise Meredith Kercher and continue to roll their eyes at Amanda Knox... More »

6th, October 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Ronald McDonald Rugby World Cup Mooner

Can you spot the future England rugby international...? More »

6th, October 2011 In Pictures

Thailand Vegetarian Festival 2011: Photos

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6th, October 2011 Reviews 6

Westboro Baptist Church Will iPicket Steve Jobs' Funeral

Thanks to iVulture, the good folk at the Westboro Baptist Church never miss a death they can use to their advantage.... More »

6th, October 2011 Strange But True

The Last Meals Of Death Row Prisoners: A Gallery

The last meal was once a treat offered to US prisoners facing certain death by execution. What would you eat? Would you be able to? And is it a form of religious-based torture that the condemned man gets one last supper for the sinner?... More »

6th, October 2011 Strange But True

Drunk Burnley Man Run Over By Own Van

Andrew Haimes, 47, was almost four times the limit when he was struck by his Mercedes Vito... More »

6th, October 2011 Sports 5

Where Were You When Graham Dilley Lived?

Was it was always Graham's Dilley destiny to be the answer to a pub quiz question? The England cricketer was also bowling when Ian Botham and Bob Willis inspired England to that great fightback against the Australians at Headingley in 1981... More »

6th, October 2011 Technology 1

RIP Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs 2 Here Soon

The new apple CEO has yet to appear in the apple store, where the cult of personality holds sway... More »

5th, October 2011 Technology

Anonymous Deny Anonymous Plan To Attack NYSE

Did you know that the anonymous persons of hacktivist group Anonymous will “erase” the New York Stock Exchange from the Internet next week at 3:30 p.m. on October 10th. Egads!.. More »

5th, October 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: October 5 2011

What you need to know...maybe... More »

5th, October 2011 Reviews 1

Amanda Knox First Press Conference Is An Emotional One (Video)

Knox is back on US soil for the first time in more than four years, and moments after stepping off a plane last night in Seattle, the woman who did not kill Meredith Kercher spoke to reporters about her overturned murder conviction in Italy... More »

5th, October 2011 Sports 1

High School Kid Austin Pacheco Launches 64 Yard Field Goal!

American Football may well be a very, very silly game played by giant men in crash helmets, but that's not to say it isn't impressive... More »

5th, October 2011 Sports

There're Only Two Tom Cleverleys: Sun Libels Manchester United Star

In its dash to expose unmarried Manchester Untied's footballer as a man who might enjoy sex, the Sun linked the 22-year-old with 20-year-old Jade Dawson... More »

5th, October 2011 Politicians 1

Michael Gove Wins Rupert Murdoch's Order Of The Brown Nose

You know all that stuff about editors and hacks being in the pockets of their news organs' owners?... More »