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5th, July 2011 Reviews 8

Royal Navy Medic Michael Lyons Dismissed For Refusing To Fight In Afghanistan

Navy medic Michael Lyons refused to attend rifle training because of his "moral objection" to bearing arms and the war in Afghanistan. Do you sympathise with him..? More »

5th, July 2011 Celebrities

Gwyneth Paltrow Says Marriage 'Isn't Perfect' While Pointing At Stupid Chris Martin

"Life can be so surreal sometimes - to be in the kitchen with things that are routine and mundane make me feel good. I have this thing where I always throw a dishcloth over my shoulder when I cook. Actually, Brad Pitt's mum taught me that and it's the best tip anyone's ever given me"... More »

5th, July 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Planking Squirrel Has Friends

Photos of the Day are presented by the Planking Squirrel. (What the hell is going on in picture 8?)... More »

5th, July 2011 Celebrities

One Of The Kardashians Gets Called A Nasty Name In The Street By A Drunk, Which Is Fun

Basically, the only way to tell them apart is to grade them by sexual attraction, varying from 'okay' to 'get back to me at the end of the evening'... More »

5th, July 2011 Madeleine McCann 5

'MADDIE FOUND ALIVE AND SAFE': Madeleine McCann Wins Tabloid Award

The Liverpool Echo ran a contest inviting readers to come up with their dream headline. What would be the best headline they could ever read? Ever. In the whole world. In the entire history of humankind. What would be the No.1 headline?... More »

5th, July 2011 Celebrities 1

Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham Open Fish And Chip Shop: The Pickled Egg And Battered Sausage

Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham are to open fish and chip shop in LA. Ho-ho. No, readers. They've not been invited to cut the ribbon on a chippie. They are opening their own eatery... More »

5th, July 2011 Reviews 3

Law Goes After Sun And Mirror For Their Monstering Of Chris Jefferies: Tabloids Face Contempt Of Court Charges

Before Vincent Tabak was charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates in Bristol, Jefferies was in the news media's crosshairs. Attorney General Dominic Grieve noticed the odious reporting... More »

5th, July 2011 Technology

Sweet Angelic Ronan Peake Led an Innocent Childhood in Norwich, Far Away From Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell has called in the police to get heavy with the anonymous blogger who suggested Simon Cowell had been grooming British Bieber-alike Ronan Parke for talent contest stardom. More »

5th, July 2011 Royal Family 1

Canada Marks US Independence Day With Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge: America Gets Sarah Ferguson (Photos)

Meanwhile, down in the US, the Americans do have one royal to ogle: Sarah Ferguson is on the telly. Looks like the Freedom Fighters won the battle - and lost the war… More »

5th, July 2011 Key Posts 2

Man Pushes Police Into Lake At Foo Fighters' Milton Keynes Bowl Gig: Video

Did you laugh when you saw the video? Well, did you..? More »

5th, July 2011 Music 8

Cher Lloyd's Swagger Jagger Is Dire: But Is It Terrible Enough To Be A Hit?

Cher survived the freak zone, the crying zone and the hate zone. She is now in the beyond parody zone... More »

5th, July 2011 Reviews 2

Swansea Man's Chicken Bone Toss Caused Four-Car Pile Up

When Swansea's Andre Varciana tossed a chicken bone from one side of the road towards his friends on the other, things went badly.. More »

5th, July 2011 TV & Radio 4

Hoxton's Harry Monk Films People Flashing And Peeing In Hoxton: Video

Says Monk in the Hackney Gazette:“I feel disgusted, angry, distressed, resigned that people are doing this underneath my home. I’m incredulous that people behave this way..." More »

5th, July 2011 Strange But True 1

Devon Shopkeeper Tells Hooded Thief: 'Either Use The knife Or Piss Off'

We join the action as the hooded thugs enters The News Shop in Fisher Street, Paignton, Devon. Owner, Brian Hammond, 68, is there. The thugs pulls a a six-inch "butcher-style" knife... More »

5th, July 2011 Sports 4

Cheryl Cole And Ashley Cole Reunite For The Big One: The His 'n' Hers Perfume Contract

Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole wants to tell us that he is back with Cherly Cole, that woman on whom all manner of non existence attributes have been doused.... More »

4th, July 2011 Technology

Obama Not Assassinated After All, but the Hackers Are Going For Rupert Murdoch

More -err- jokes from the hacking community, as the Fox News Twitter account was hacked and posted five tweets informing the nation that Barack Obama had been assassinated. More »

4th, July 2011 Film

Hollywood Is Dead: Angry Birds Movie Is Considered

And the latest nail in cinema's coffin is the announcement that we could very well be treated to a feature length version of the irritatingly addictive Angry Birds game... More »

4th, July 2011 Politicians 1

Tristane Banon, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Rape, Politics And A By The Book Scandal Among Rich Paris Socialists

Did you know that a wealthy writer named Tristane Banon claims former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2003 as she interviewed him for a book on mistakes made by leading political figures? (Oh, the irony)... More »

4th, July 2011 Politicians 1

David Cameron Tours Afghanistan In His Lucky Blue Shirt As Locals Laugh Inside: Photos

Cameron has been to the ANA training camp at Camp Bastion, Helmand province in south Afghanistan. He pulled on his dark blue shirt. The Cameron dark blue shirt is what the Prime Minister wears when he wants to look tough. It fails horribly... More »

4th, July 2011 Reviews 1

While Julian Assange Preaches In London Bradley Manning Wallows In Rough Justice

Julian Assange was at Discussion, a talk at the Troxy in east London, where the WikiLeaks founder focused on the impact of his website on the world and what it means for the future... More »

4th, July 2011 Key Posts 8

Murdoch's News Of The World 'Hacked' Milly Dowler's Phone: Rebecca Brooks Starts Planning For Maternity Leave?

It is said that while the hunt for Milly was on, Mulcaire intercepted messages left by relatives and that some of these message were deleted when the message box became full. It is alleged that this made room for new messages... More »

4th, July 2011 Celebrities 1

Anna Massey: A Life In Photos

RIP Anna Massey. You were the lonely spinster Edith Hope in Hotel du Lac, Mrs Danvers in Rebecca (1979) and Maggie Thatcher in Pinochet in Suburbia.... More »

4th, July 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: Sex Abuse Rules, Says Bishops

Photos of The Day are brought to you by: 1 - Sex abuse rule, say bishops; 3 - The Olympic bomber; 4 - how high is she?!; 8 - because God loves huge guns; 9 - hat stands; and more... More »

4th, July 2011 Strange But True 2

Giant Knitted Bobble Hat Stolen From Leeds City Centre (Video)

Have you seen the giant knitted bobble hat stolen from a junction box in Leeds city centre...? More »

4th, July 2011 Strange But True 23

Murderer Seeks $50m Damages For Being Called An Inmate - Says It Implies He Has Sex With Men

Marie Domond is suing the New York State Correctional Services Department for calling her brother, murderer Gerard Domond, an inmate... More »