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13th, September 2011 Celebrities 3

Rihanna Models Winter Weight Leather Armani Bikini: Photos

For the Italian’s autumn/winter collection, Rihanna wears both bra AND knickers... More »

13th, September 2011 Celebrities

Lucien Laviscount Romps With Big Sister Kerry Katona: Big Brother Incest Shocker

Katona and Lucien Laviscount are in a “4-HOUR HOTEL ROMP”. Well, so says the Daily Star in yet another Big Brother exclusive.. More »

13th, September 2011 Key Posts

David Tebbutt And Judith Tebbutt: What Really Happened At Kenya's Kiwayu Safari Village

David Tebbutt, 58, has been shot dead in Kenya. His wife Judith, 56, has been kidnapped. The media goes to work... More »

13th, September 2011 Reviews

Hurricane Katia Batters Britain: Photos

A hurricane is defined as a storm with winds of at least 74mph. The Mirror says wind speeds of 82mph have been recorded in the last hours at Capel Curig in north Wales... More »

12th, September 2011 Reviews 2

Raoul Moat Shot Himself Twice In The Head While Stunned?

The media is lapping up details of Inquest into Moat’s time on the run... More »

12th, September 2011 Strange But True

Anti-Smoking Lobby Forces Shirly The Orangutan To Quit

The anti-smoking lobby have forced Shirley the orangutan to quit the dreaded (surely sublime?– ed) weed... More »

12th, September 2011 Reviews

Glenda Bailey OBE: New York Queen Of The Marie Claire Cocks Supplement

New York's other British fashion queen, Glenda Bailey, is keeping docile feature writers busy, I see... More »

12th, September 2011 Celebrities

Jermaine Jackson Shocked At How Dead Michael Jackson Didn't Look Very Well: Photos

"I leant down and kissed him on the forehead, telling him I loved him. I found I couldn't pull away. I lifted one of his eyelids because I wanted to look into his eyes, 'see' him one last time. I rested my forehead against his and wept." And then it gets creepy... More »

12th, September 2011 Photojournalism

News In Photos: Man Assaults Wife With Stun Gun And It's Those Zoroastrians Again

All the news you might have missed... More »

12th, September 2011 Money

BGC Trading Day Pictures: Prince Harry Sizzles Kelly Brook And The Cheeky Girls' Lunchtime Special

It was the BGC Partner's 7th Annual Charity Trading Day, at Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, east London.... More »

12th, September 2011 Key Posts 1

George Osborne Proves Hanging About With Drugs-Dealing Prostitutes Does Not Harm Your Career

"Of all the mysteries surrounding the British phone hacking scandal, it is the claims from a dominatrix linking Britain's now chancellor George Osborne to drug use, prostitution and political subterfuge that may be the most intriguing..." More »

12th, September 2011 Money 1

How To Completely F*ck An Economy By Outlawing Babysitting

Yes, I agree, babysitting is a fairly trivial part of the whole thing. But both here and in the US we've been making these sorts of rules for well on a century now.... More »

12th, September 2011 Sports

Sunderland's Steve Bruce And Asamoah Gyan Are Peas In A Gilded Pod

Bruce, the former Manchester United captain and current manager of Sunderland is upset and disappointed that the club's £13m record buy Asamoah Gyan has been loaned to Al-Ain, the United Arab Emirates club owned by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi... More »

12th, September 2011 Sports 2

Can Bolton's Kevin Davies Explain His Foul On Manchester United's Tom Cleverley Better Than Kevin Davies?

"I relish these kind of challenges. [Kevin] Jones is coming on as a player but he’s still young, so I’ll be looking to give him a going-over…" More »

12th, September 2011 Key Posts

Glowing Live Cats To Replace Cats Eyes On Motorways: Photos

For now you can marvel at those researchers at the Mayo Clinic who injected rhesus macaque genes and jellyfish genes into unfertilized cat eggs in a process we like to call gamete-targeted lentiviral transgenesis... More »

12th, September 2011 In Pictures

Bestival Isle of Wight 2011: In Pictures

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12th, September 2011 Photojournalism 1

Photos Of The Day: The Awkward Inflatable Sex Doll Family Picture

The sex doll stays in the family photo.... More »

12th, September 2011 Sports 3

Grunting Serena Williams' Intentional Hindrance To Being A Good Sport

The highlight of what should have been Stosur's day occurred when Williams hit the ball and before her opponent had had the chance to hit is back yelled "Come on!". Umpire Eva Asderaki said Williams was guilty of "intentional hindrance" and awarded the point to Stosur... More »

12th, September 2011 TV & Radio 3

Nick Berry's EastEnders Return Reminds Us How Much Better The Soap Used To Be

The latest plot is for Nick Berry is to make what the Sun calls "a sensational return to Albert Square after 21 years away". Once again the show is admitting that all its best characters and plots are in its past.... More »

12th, September 2011 The Consumer 1

Fat Man Sues White Castle For Having Too Small Chairs

"Mortified and in pain from smacking his knee into one of the table’s metal supports, Kessman limped out of the restaurant, and later penned a complaint to corporate headquarters..." More »

12th, September 2011 TV & Radio 3

Tea Is Served: Waiter Fills And Carries 15 Cups In One Go (Video)

Anorak has one word for the Iranian waiter forced to carry 14 cups of hot tea in his hands: trays... More »

11th, September 2011 Key Posts 1

9/11 Remembrance Services In Photos: Hate, Love And The Human Condition In New York And London

In one corner of Grosvenor Square, London, the priapic Muslims Against Crusades burned the US flag, wailed and gnashed teeth as a minute's silence was triggered as a mark of respect to the dead. These goons served to show us what the enemy is... More »

11th, September 2011 Key Posts

The Creepiest World Trade Center Adverts

The tagline actually says: "When life depends on it, you use asbestos"... More »

11th, September 2011 Photojournalism

News In Photos: 9/11, New York Fashion Week, Maradona, EDL And Muslim Racists And Gaddafi's Niger

A busy day for news... More »

11th, September 2011 Sports

Eddie Mitchell Unites Bournemouth Fans With One-Man Pitch Invasion (Video)

Recently, Mitchell went on charm offensive when he told paying fans unhappy at how he is running the club to "go and support Southampton". When a property developer tells you to move on to another site, you might well grow cynical and wonder why... More »