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29th, September 2011 Politicians

Surrey Councillor Peter Martin Sounds Like Ed Miliband In World's Most Repetitive Interview

BBC Radio Surrey’s Nick Wallis is tlaking with councillor Peter Martin. Looks like Ed Miliband's media advisors are also working for the Tories... More »

29th, September 2011 Reviews

White House Demands Iran Free Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

Pastor Nadarkhani has done nothing more than maintain his devout faith, which is a universal right for all people.... More »

29th, September 2011 Key Posts 2

Rio Ferdinand's Defeat Triggers Open Season On Cheating Footballers: Kiss 'n' Tells Are Back

Rio Ferdinand lost his case against the MGN, publishers of the Sunday Mirror. The married Manchester United player and self-declared role model was unhappy that the paper had published the words of Carly Storey, who earned £16,000 for kissing and telling on their 13-year affair... More »

29th, September 2011 Key Posts

That Robin Hood Tax Thing - Well, Who Pays The Extra?

Those who know what they're talking about, you know, Nobel Laureates and the like, think it's a very bad idea, those who would just to have more money to spend, you know, like politicians, think it's a great idea. And so we come to the European Union which has just proposed exactly such a tax... More »

29th, September 2011 In Pictures

The Best British Posters Of World War Two

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29th, September 2011 The Consumer

Keep Calm And Carry On: Stuarts Take On Mark Coop Over Wartime Slogan For Unity

Did you know that the European Union has stopped Britishers from selling copies of the Ministry of Information's wartime poster "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON"?... More »

29th, September 2011 Strange But True

Lancashire Sex Club Complains About Banging From Next Door

"Theatre company Say Two Theatre Productions had previously been based in the mill – but moved out after parents of the children attending rehearsals complained that members of the adult club were mistakenly walking into their room..." More »

29th, September 2011 Strange But True

Heidi The Cross-Eyed German Possum Is Dead: The Gifs

G'night Heidi... More »

29th, September 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Duck Faced Dog Fancier

The truth about ducks... More »

29th, September 2011 Technology

Spotify Adds 'Private Listening' So You Can Keep Your Embarrassing Albums To Yourself

No one need know about your Dadrock fetish More »

29th, September 2011 Reviews 1

A True Arab Spring Would Get Rid Of Hamas And Fatah

Two phenomena seem to be fuelling Abbas’s cynical move. The first is the inability of his movement, Fatah, to assert its moral authority across all the Palestinian territories and to bring Hamas to heel... More »

29th, September 2011 Key Posts 31

Harry Redknapp Says Spurs Luka Modric Is An Insult To All Young Footballers (And So Is Carlos Tevez)?

Harry Redknapp shows what can happen if you set the standards high... More »

29th, September 2011 Strange But True

Karla Flores Has A Live Grenade Cut Out Of Her Face (Photos)

To Mexico, where Karla Flores, 32, hears a bang. She feels something hit her face.... More »

29th, September 2011 Politicians

Sacha Baron Cohen Admits: Ed Miliband's Is My Greatest Character Ever

Is Ed Miliband real? Is he a spoof, the work of a comedy genius? Has anyone seen Sacha Baron Cohen lately? Here's 'Ed Miliband' being asked to name all three candidates in the contest to become leader of the Scottish part More »

29th, September 2011 Reviews 2

Local News: Penarth Boy Does It Again

Local News story of the day takes us to the Penarth Times, where eight-year-old Jacob has broken his wrist falling off a bannister he was sliding down... More »

29th, September 2011 Reviews

Richard Desmond's Health Lottery Comes With A Massive Chocolate Biscuit In The Daily Express

HURRAH for Richard Desmond's health lottery. It's front-page news on his Daily Express and Daily Star... More »

29th, September 2011 In Pictures

Signs - Funny Ones

Funny sings are brought to you by Bigadic.... More »

29th, September 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Day: Animals Are Disgustingly Cute

Spot the killer tortoise... More »

29th, September 2011 Key Posts 14

Innocent Amanda Knox Is A Rabbit-Faced 'Whore' With Sexy Sisters: News Round Up

Amanda Knox: the appeal against the murder of Meredith Kercher is almost over. We round up the news... More »

29th, September 2011 Key Posts

Child Born With Two Faces In Pakistan: Photos

At the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, medics are working to save a child born with two sets of eyes and lips, and two noses... More »

29th, September 2011 Strange But True

One-Legged Man Sells His Severed Finger To Save Haunted Train Museum

Buy a finger and save a museum. That's John Baker's message. The owner of Bakers Junction Railroad Museum in Smithville, Indiana, needs cash. And he will raise it by selling his own severed finger. More »

28th, September 2011 Celebrities

Jessica Alba Explains How Daughter (Shaven) Haven Got Her Name

"The doctor had never seen anything like it before. He grabbed the nurse and said: 'Look at this!' I was in the middle of pushing and he told me to hold on a minute and not to push!..." More »

28th, September 2011 Key Posts 5

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhan, Troy Davis And The Media's Silence On Iran's Bigotry

Iran is making ready to execute Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. He's a Christian pastor, who because of his Islamic roots must renounces Christianity or face death... More »

28th, September 2011 Photojournalism

News In Photos: September 28 2011

On this day... More »

28th, September 2011 Celebrities 1

Roman Polanski Acknowledges That He Probably Shouldn't Have Sex With 13 Year Old Girls

It must be difficult being faced with a supposedly genius filmmaker, especially when he's got a penchant for having sex with minors... More »