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3rd, August 2011 Reviews

Given The News of The World The World And Save Us From Dire Rivals

I now say this: bring it back! I don't make this plea because I think it was especially brilliant: its absence simply draws attention to the sheer awfulness of the survivors... More »

3rd, August 2011 Reviews

Jack Tweed In Court For Assault: It's What Jade Goody Would Have Wanted

What's Jade Goody's jobbing husband Jack Tweed up to? More »

3rd, August 2011 Celebrities

Linda Evangelista's Son Needs $46 A Month To Wipe His Nose

Evangelista says that her baby Augusten's father, one François-Henri Pinault, the billionaire husband of Salma Hayek, needs to give her child $552,000 a year in support... More »

3rd, August 2011 Politicians 3

Arturas Zoukas, Mayor Of Vilnius, Runs Over Badly Parked Car In Armoured Personnel Carrier: Photos

Meet Arturas Zoukas, mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania. He hates illegal parking. He loves bike lanes... More »

3rd, August 2011 Reviews 5

Christian Nurse Sues NHS For Making Her Wear Ungodly Trousers: Are Women's Strides Men's Clothing?

Adewole is suing Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust for religious discrimination and harassment in the matter of her trousers.... More »

3rd, August 2011 TV & Radio 3

Sooty Gives Hospitalises Paul Daniels wIth Flying Pizza

Daniels has been hospitalised by a pizza thrown at his head by Sooty... More »

3rd, August 2011 Celebrities

The War Of Amy Winehouse

Winehouse is dead and New magazine says peoples are "at war over Amy"... More »

3rd, August 2011 Money 2

Britons Have Weakest Necks In Europe

Did you know that whiplash claims in the UK are higher than most other countries? It's true... More »

3rd, August 2011 The Consumer 3

Leeds Couple Take 91 Minutes To Finish Meal At KFC - Get Parking Ticket

“It is ridiculous. I paid £12 cash for two chicken meals and a cup of tea and coffee for both me and Tina. I am not paying an extra £150 for that pleasure..." More »

3rd, August 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Invisible White Lion Stays In The Picture

More memorable photos of the day... More »

3rd, August 2011 Strange But True

Policeman Hit By Stolen Car Chases And Catches Driver On Foot (Video)

That's him behind the wheel - slamming his vehicle into a police car, knocking PC Daniel Pascoe off his feet... More »

3rd, August 2011 Key Posts 2

Can Peter Connelley Save The Sun From Sharon Shoesmith And Natural Justice As Jason Owen Goes Free?

BABY P's KILLER will be free on Friday. Baby P continues to be the Sun's shorthand for Peter Connolley, the toddler with the broken back and battered body allowed to die by Jason Owen, the child's mother Tracey Connolley and her boyfriend Steven Barker. Peter died on 3 August 2007.... More »

2nd, August 2011 Reviews 2

Northampton Considers Capital Punishment For Car Vandals

Local News Story of The Day takes in the Northampton Chronicle, wherein there is anger as vandals damage over thirty cars. The story is just that. But the comments are the true money shot... More »

2nd, August 2011 The Consumer

Melissa Redmond 'Sold' Extra Sugar Sex At Dunkin Donuts (Well, Anything To Remove The Taste)

As capers go, performing criminal acts in a doughnut shop is akin to turning up at the Secret Policeman's Ball dressed as a black Muslim cunningly disguised as a burning split... More »

2nd, August 2011 Key Posts 1

Pamela Anderson And Charlie Sheen Linked To Big Brother: Full List Of Housemates So Far

BAYWATCH! Playboy! Boobies! And that sex tape with Tommy Lee. These are the things Pamela Anderson is famous for. Not much else, unless you happen to be a really big fan of Barb Wire. And why wouldn't you be? It's absolutely brilliant... More »

2nd, August 2011 Sports

Shakira Loves Who Ate All The Pies (Photo)

IT had to happen, of course. Colombian pop star Shakira poses with a Barcelona shirt that declares her love for PIES.... More »

2nd, August 2011 Reviews

Russia's Paratroopers Day Photos: Jean Paul Gaultier's Saucy Sailors Work The Watermelons

Elite fighters marked the 81th anniversary of their creation by marching up and down while looking tough and steely jawed - and ex-paras dressed in hot pants, and Jean Paul Gaultier's 1990s cast offs to dance... More »

2nd, August 2011 The Consumer 4

Daniel Changes His Name To Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu Cloud Superman HeMan Batman Thrash

When Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu Cloud Superman HeMan Batman Thrash met Baron Venom Balrog Sabretooth Vader Megatron Vegeta Robotnik Magneto Bison Sephiroth Lex Luthor Skeletor Joker Grind... More »

2nd, August 2011 Reviews

Jonathan May-Bowles Jailed: British Rail Of Comedy Given Six Weeks Punchline

Jonathan May-Bowles aka Jonnie Marbles, has been jailed for six weeks for aiming at foamy pie at 80-year-old Rupert Murdoch... More »

2nd, August 2011 Money

Building Train Sets Doesn't Make Us Rich: Chinese Bullet Trains Run Empty

Brand new and empty trains rolling across the Chinese countryside at any speed are not useful infrastructure nor are they an addition to wealth... More »

2nd, August 2011 Money

Painful Stupidity From the Government On Fuel Costs And Solar Panels

Currently we pay around 10 or 11 p for a kWh of electricity from coal or nuclear. We have to pay 48 p per kWh for that solar stuff... More »

2nd, August 2011 Music

White Rapper Kreayshawn Aims To Be The Marketable Amy Winehouse

Can the self-aggrandizing artist known as Kreayshawn - aka Natassia Gail Zolot - become a brand on the strength of one song?... More »

2nd, August 2011 Celebrities 15

SADO Charlie Gilmour's Mummy Sticks Up For Him On Twitter

Charlie Gilmour is being locked up for 23 hours a day. Indeed, why not 24? His mum, novelist Polly Samson - married to Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour - has taken to Twitter to write about her poor boy... More »

2nd, August 2011 Reviews 2

The Tower Of London Is A Marijuana Farm And Boutique Hotel

Keith Cima is the former Governor of the Tower of London who tells an employment tribunal that he was sacked for taking on a culture of bullying, marijuana cultivation and sexism among the Beefeaters... More »

2nd, August 2011 Celebrities 1

Amy Winehouse & Me: Kerry Katona Keeps In Touch With Reality

In today's edition of Amy Winehouse & Me, Kerry Katona - resting Queen of own-brand ketchup - breaks her silence.... More »