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10th, August 2011 TV & Radio 1

Manchester Riots 2011: Scenes From Whalley Range (Video)

He really has gone too far now... More »

10th, August 2011 Politicians

Tough Ed Miliband Presents The Manchester Riots In Photos

Ed Miliband - he takes nooooo prisoners... More »

10th, August 2011 TV & Radio 2

Greater Manchester Police Help A Protester To His Feet: Video

In this video the Greater Manchester Police accidentally cause a man to take a nasty spill on the pavement and then gamley help him to his feet More »

10th, August 2011 Reviews 2

London Riots: Bromley Girls Provides Greatest Quote Ever

Enjoy... More »

10th, August 2011 Key Posts 1

The Looting Will Be Photoshopped: Gallery Of Rioting Funnies

The rioting and looting in London, Manchester and Birmingham will be photoshopped. Justin Bieber fans have lots to answer for. Add his name to the list. What's your favourite..? More »

10th, August 2011 Strange But True 1

Manchester Riots: Who Is The Planking Hero? (Photo)

A times like these, Britishers call upon our stoicism and sense of humour... More »

10th, August 2011 Celebrities

Kerry Katona: So - How Are You Going To Die?

Katona is stood by a washing line from which five teddies are hanging. One is hanging by its ears. Three are hanging by their arms. Alongside this scene of nursery torture, Kerry smiles over the OK! magazine headline: "Kerry cracks up!"... More »

10th, August 2011 The Consumer

40 Brand News Boxed iPhones For Sale On Craigslist - Location: East London

This trader in East London has 40 brand new, box-fresh iPhones for sale on Craigslist. Any takers..? More »

10th, August 2011 Reviews

Robbers Stab Dog In Head: Did Manchester Rioters Kill Any Pets?

To South Africa, where Vernon Swart of Stellenbosch has found Bella, a 6-year-old German Shepherd and terrier cross, with a knife poking from her head... More »

10th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Alternative Olympic Sports: The Pakistani Rope Trick

Anorak heads to Pakstian to continues our looks at Alternative Olympic Sports. Today we bring you a local adaption on the Indian Rope Trick... More »

9th, August 2011 Technology

Operation Cup Of Tea: Forget The London Riots Let's Have A Nice Sit Down

Operation Cup Of Tea is the Twitter hashtag that will undo the London Riots and make things better... More »

9th, August 2011 Sports 11

London Riots: Millwall Fans Protect Eltham High Street From Rioters - Yid Army, Gooners And Headhunters Needed?

You know the situation is bad when the England v Holland match at Wembley is called off. Can we deduce that the football fans need protecting? Well, no... More »

9th, August 2011 Politicians 1

Hazel Blears Does Not Steal TVs From Comet: She Buys Them And Gives The Taxpayer The Bill

Want to know why the middle classes are cynical and the rioting youth greedy, selfish and stupid? Salford and Eccles Labour MP tells media... More »

9th, August 2011 Key Posts 32

Mark Duggan Never Fired A Gun - But The Police Always Shoot To Kill

Mark Duggan never fired a shot. He never had to. The police always shoot to kill... More »

9th, August 2011 Reviews

Bleeding Boy Robbed In Broad Daylight By Birmingham, Manchester , London Rioters: Video

This is sickening... More »

9th, August 2011 The Consumer 1

London Riots: Baseball Bat Sales Booming On Amazon

London Riots are a press release. Amazon reports that sales of baseball bats are brisk... More »

9th, August 2011 Technology

Graham Linehan Finds That Twitter And Reddit Are Like Brass Eye - Only Less Believable

Linehan - a writer on Father Ted, The IT Crowd, Brass Eye and more - finds that writing in twitter on 140 characters or fewer can create problems... More »

9th, August 2011 Reviews 9

London Riots: The Stupidest Looters In Croydon - The Robin Hood Audio

The BBC talks to a couple of looters and rioters. Everyone got it. Well, not everyone. "Rich people" who have businesses are the targets. More »

9th, August 2011 Photojournalism 2

London's Broom Revolution Erupts In Clapham: After Riot Party Photos

Clapham - are your with us? More »

9th, August 2011 Reviews

This Is Not a Riot, Oh Dearie Me, No, Definitely Not a Riot

No, not a riot. For we've a little oddity in English law: eleven or fewer people doing this is "violent disorder". Twelve or more people doing this sort of thing is a "riot"... More »

9th, August 2011 Sports

Helen Wood Attacked In Fanny's Pub By Wayne Rooney Fans

Woods has been kicked in the Victoria Inn in Markland Hill, Heaton. The Bolteon News refers to Wood as "Rooney woman injured in pub attack". More »

9th, August 2011 Key Posts 1

London Riots In Photos: Faces Of The Victims, Idiots, Police And Criminal

We've compiled a gallery of photos of the people who have been touched by the London riots... These photos tell the stories... More »

9th, August 2011 Technology 1

Blackberry Security: Another victim of London Riots?

The bleeding-heart liberals among us are worried that the backlash to the London Riots will usher in a harsher police state and that tolerance will get swept out with the broken glass. Let me just put in a techie's plea for something else in danger of getting pushed aside: More »

9th, August 2011 Reviews

London Riots: Independent Drops Jody McIntyre For His Tweets

McIntrye is no longer blogging for the Independent. Why? Well, it may have something to do with his tweets on the London Riots... More »

9th, August 2011 Key Posts

London Riots: Forget BBM, It's the Back-Button That Has Created Generation Whatever

Every week, the Daily Mail will blame the internet for something else. Pedophiles, exam results, cancer and yes, the random violence that has swept through London in the past three days. I love the internet, but I'm going to do the same. More »