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22nd, September 2011 Key Posts 11

Ignorant Media Experts Slam Lancashire Child Cage Fighting Ring: It's Not Child Abuse - It's Sport

The Lancashire Telegraph's children cage fighting story has gone national. The press set about monstering the adults and pitying the children... More »

22nd, September 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Jesus Cat In A Box

You'll believe a cat can fly... More »

22nd, September 2011 Strange But True 3

Dumpling Eating Contest Winner Drops Dead

Ivan Mendal is dead. But he died a local hero... More »

22nd, September 2011 Strange But True

Kenya Believe It? Fire Truck Runs Out Water And Catches Fire In Downtown Kiambu

This post is sponsored by You Can't Help Laughing Kenya - Laughter for Africa.... More »

21st, September 2011 Sports

Is This The Greatest Own Goal Ever? The Belgian Flying Header

ndrei, of Belgian side Tubize, executes a fabulous diving header....past his own 'keeper... More »

21st, September 2011 Flashback 3

On This Day In Photos: Police Storm Huge Squat At 144 Piccadilly, London

The People described 144 Piccaddilly thus: "Drug taking, couples making love while others look on, a heavy mob armed with iron bars, filth and stench, foul language, that is the scene inside the hippies’ fortress in London’s Piccadilly"... More »

21st, September 2011 Strange But True

Mug Shot Of The Day: Man Tucks Ears Into Face Holes

The perp has been arrested for marijuana possession and "furnishing: alcohol to a minor. He has tucked his ears into his face holes... More »

21st, September 2011 Politicians

Midget Tim Stroh Bags Huge Alligator: Tory Beast Sir David Scholey Wounded In The Sun's Big Game Hunt

Tim was on an alligator hunt in Florida when he captured a huge critter: "Tim only measures 6ft 3ins and weighs 11st compared to the scaly beast's 12ft 3ins and 57st." He's practically a midget... More »

21st, September 2011 Celebrities 1

Robert Pattinson Isn't Recording A Solo Album, Okay?

TEENS, we have bad news for you. Really bad news. Robert Pattinson isn't recording an album. You're just going to have to go back to your shirtless photographs of him, your Twilight DVDs and continue to save your pocket money until you can afford a vampire glitter tongue compressor... More »

21st, September 2011 Celebrities

Tony Bennett Says Sorry For Blaming America For 9/11

"I am sorry if my statements suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country, my hope for humanity and my desire for peace throughout the world..." More »

21st, September 2011 Key Posts

The Story Of Dale Farm In Photos: Irish Travellers v Basildon Council

Brilliant high-res photos of the Battle of Basildon... More »

21st, September 2011 Celebrities 9

Who Is Cheryl Cole's Soldier Lover?

Join the armed forces and win a chance to shag Cheryl Cole, Vera Lynn never made such an offer to Our Boys (and Girls), and her career is less starry for it... More »

21st, September 2011 Key Posts 9

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger Resigns Himself To The Sun's Biased Reporting

Sun lies, half-truths and lack of insight crete a false impression of life at Arsenal... More »

21st, September 2011 Key Posts

Dale Farm: Dirty Gypsies Are Jewish Settlers Occupying Luton

Dale Farm: Anorak's at-a-glance look at the non-travelling Essex travellers in the news... More »

21st, September 2011 Money

We're All Screwed, Aren't We? IMF Warns Of The Danger Zone

rowth's in the toilet, countries are going bust left right and centre and they're going to take the entire banking system down with them and.....well, no, hang on a minute. Have a look at this one little statistic... More »

21st, September 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: Grumpy Cat's Thunder Hole

You'll believe a pigeon can fly... More »

21st, September 2011 Flashback

On This Day In Photos: Prince Charles Talks To Trees

On September 21 1986, Charles came clean... More »

21st, September 2011 In Pictures

Slutty T-Shirt On Nice Girls (Take 2)

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21st, September 2011 Sports 7

Children Abused In Cage Fighting Ring Are Training For The Olympics

It's fight night at the Greenlands Labour Club, in Chatburn Road, Preston, Lancashire. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph reports on children as young as eight cage fighting before a crowd. It sees "a scantily clad ring girl parading between rounds" (that you Maddy Jackson?)... More »

21st, September 2011 Reviews 9

Rapist Akindoyin Akinshipe The Victim Of A Daily Mail Witch Hunt

Do you know Akindoyin Akinshipe? Please call the Mail hotline on 0207 938 6372." Mr Akinshipe may care to use the hotline. He is the subject of the Mail's less then genuine story.... More »

21st, September 2011 Key Posts 2

Egypt: A Gallery Of Those Home-Made Helmets

What is the defining image of the protests against Egypt’s President Mubarak?.. More »

21st, September 2011 Strange But True 3

Metal-Munching OAP Almost Dies Eating Bicycle Pedal

"It was a wake-up call for me. Since then, I just haven't had the same desire to munch metal..." More »

21st, September 2011 Celebrities

Drunk Kerry Katona Sups OK!'s 'Celebrity Juice' And Swallows Lucien Laviscount

"KERRY'S EXCITING NEWS - I'M MOVING LUCIEN IN!" "WORLD EXCLUSIVE - 'WE LOVE WAKING UP TOGETHER'" - Well, its sort of true...ish... More »

20th, September 2011 Key Posts 2

After The Tabloids' Monstering Rebecca Leighton Lets Max Clifford Use The Media To Her Advantage: Video

Rebecca Leighton is the nurse who did not kill anyone Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Reports are that she did admit to stealing opiate-based drugs. But she killed no-one... More »

20th, September 2011 Key Posts 2

Scarlett Johanssoning Photos: Scarlett Johansson's Mirror Bum Starts A Meme

Johansson has started a trend. The meme is called ScarlettJohanssoning. All you need do it take a photo of your bum reflected in a mirror and see it leaked it onto the internet… More »