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1st, July 2011 Key Posts

The J30 Strike Kept The Media Working Hard: Everything Else Just Worked The Same

How did the J30 public sector workers' strike over pensions go? The media reports on what was either a grand day out or a blow for justice, depending on your prejudices... More »

30th, June 2011 Royal Family 1

Newsweek, The Daily Express And The Franklin Mint On Milking Princess Diana: A Gallery Of Royal Tat

Diana is 50. On the fabled Sixth Floor of London's Harvey Nichol's shopping emporium Anorak's man with a camera is making ready for the interview sensation of the century.. More »

30th, June 2011 Celebrities

Petra Ecclestone And James Stunt Are At Home In Hello! - Belgravia, LA And An Interview To Cherish

"I saw so many houses there and found them to be super garish and very ostentatious." So says Petra of her new 123-room second home... More »

30th, June 2011 Reviews 1

Islamists Target Leading Egyptian Christian Over Mickey Mouse Cartoons: Damn That Jewish Nazi Mouse

Naguib Sawiris apologised for re-posting the images on Twitter a few days ago, saying he meant no offence. But several Islamic lawyers have filed a formal complaint and there are calls for a boycott of his businesses... More »

30th, June 2011 Reviews

Blackburn Primary Schools Infiltrated By Pakistani Jihadi Dwarves

News is that Blackburn, Lancashire is no longer twinned with Abbottabad, the Pakistan town where Osama bin Laden was killed. Plans were for the kids at Daisyfield Primary School to create pen frienda with the kids in Abbottabad... More »

30th, June 2011 Reviews 8

Raoul Moat: Kelsey Donkin Becomes A Brand

With notoriety comes self-awareness for Kelsey Donkin, who walked upright from Newcastle Magistrates court... More »

30th, June 2011 In Pictures

Prince William And Catherine's Trip To Canada In Photos

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30th, June 2011 The Consumer 2

Earr Gets Hand Trapped In Gas Tank Hunting For Snickers

“He so happened to look in the gas tank. There was chocolate in there..." More »

29th, June 2011 Sports

Arsenal's Board Men Pat Pretty Little Lady Bracewell-Smith On The Bum

The knives are out in Islington, as Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood responds to the comments of former board member Lady Bracewell-Smith, who had branded the regime "chauvinistic"... More »

29th, June 2011 Celebrities 1

Richard Blackwood Is Impresssed By The Special Richard Blackwood

Richard Blackwood is telling Guardian readers "What I see in the mirror". First he pulls on his shades... More »

29th, June 2011 Key Posts 1

Johann Hari's Plagiarism Confession Will Make Him A Media Darling

Johann Hari, a columnist on the UK Independent and a gadabout for various other up-there publications, has confessed to lifting quotes to beef up his celebrity interviews... More »

29th, June 2011 Celebrities 1

Harrison Ford Thinks Shia LaBeouf Is A 'F**king Idiot'

When Han Solo speaks, the world better listen. And Harrison Ford is serving up some truth pie as he points out that Shia LaBeouf is a ''f**king idiot"... More »

29th, June 2011 Celebrities

Peter Andre Risks Ridicule By Appearing On TV - And...

Andre "risked ridicule" by appearing on TV, according to the Star. True, no doubt – but what’s ‘news’ about that?... More »

29th, June 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Week: The Cat In The Cornflakes

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29th, June 2011 Celebrities 5

Aged Princess Diana Appears With Duchess Catherine On Newsweek's Magazine Cover: Photos

Princess Diana, appears on the latest issue of Newsweek, photoshopped together with Duchess Catherine.... More »

29th, June 2011 Key Posts 20

Laughing Kate McCann: The Truth About A Daily Express Conspiracy And Wed Trolls

Why has the Daily Express "removed" this image of Kate and Gerry McCann smiling from its website?... More »

29th, June 2011 Money

The Teenage Girl Economic Indicator: Ra-Ra (Skirts) For Professor Bernard Fortin

At a time when family finances are under stress and forecasts remain resolutely bleak, Professor Bernard Fortin brings news of a new economic indicator – the teenage girl... More »

29th, June 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Dog Sees the Minstrel

The dog stays in the picture... More »

29th, June 2011 Strange But True 1

Woman Gets Head Stuck In Bus Doors: Photos

To China, where a transport expert is showing us that one must never lead with the neck upon exiting a bus. More »

29th, June 2011 Strange But True

Bearded Isle Of White Music Fan Impersonated Policewoman To Watch Kasabian

Keen as mustard to see Kasabian perform at the Isle of Wight festival, ticketless local man Daniel Tredinnick stole a policewoman's uniform and gained entry... More »

29th, June 2011 TV & Radio

The Masterchef Synesthesia Is Cooking With Beats: Brilliant Video

MasterChef is the BBC hit pro-am cooking show that features the words of Gregg Wallace and John Torode, and the spoons on pots and pans of Swede Mason... More »

29th, June 2011 TV & Radio

Kerry Katona's Dancing With Penguins (Video)

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Penguins On Ice... More »

29th, June 2011 Politicians 10

David Cameron Teaches Teachers To Know Right From Wrong

Cameron, the most patronising man in Britain has told teachers that it is "wrong" to go on strike... More »

28th, June 2011 Reviews

Daily Mail Says Pained Disabled Woman With Cardboard Ricky Gervais Is Luckier Than Kate Middleton

Who is Britain’s luckiest woman? Kate Middleton – a humble millionaire’s daughter who married a dashing prince?... More »

28th, June 2011 Strange But True 1

Swansea Council Admin Official Filmed Women Using Disabled Toilet At Work

"I am sorry to tell you this - he is disgusting." A damning verdict in anyone’s language... More »