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24th, June 2011 Reviews 1

John Bennell Was On Bail For Burglary When He Was Stabbed To Death By A Homeowner In Salford

"Earlier this month, Mr Bennell, from Hyde, was arrested in Tamworth by Staffordshire Police on suspicion of burglary. He was kept in custody overnight but released on bail pending further inquiries."... More »

24th, June 2011 Madeleine McCann 16

Madeleine McCann: On Tour In Amsterdam

In "At last Kate McCann can smile again", the Daily Express tells readers: For once, grieving Kate McCann can find something to smile about... More »

24th, June 2011 Politicians 2

Barack Obama Shakes The Hand Of Dead Hero Jared Monti (Video)

Much hoo-hah in the media about Sarah Palin's version of history in the matter of Paul Revere's ride to US emancipation. Less, however, has been said about Barack Obama's address to troops at Fort Drum.. More »

24th, June 2011 Celebrities 1

Kerry Katona's Integrity Is Compromised

This might well be the greatest celebrity quote ever... More »

24th, June 2011 Reviews 2

UK Bans Circus Animals: Canada Shoots Dead Cute, Tame Bear Cub

Lions and tigers can keep their jobs presenting death and sex shows on the BBC, but they will do so in the grasses of Africa, Spearmint Rhino or wherever it is that circus animals go to be wild... More »

24th, June 2011 Strange But True

Kendal Thief Wears Stolen Jacket To Court In Kendal

Did Stephen Kirkbride steal a £125 jacket from Kendal’s Sports Direct shop? Shop staff say he did... More »

24th, June 2011 Reviews 3

How Did John Leonard Bennell Die? The Salford Homeowners Who Killed A 'Burglar'

John Leonard Bennell is dead. Police suspect that the 27-year-old from Hyde, Manchester, was killed by Pete Flanagan, 59, and his son Neil Flanagn, 27, (pictured) as he raided a home in Salford - the home they were in. It was close to midnight on Wednesday June 22... More »

24th, June 2011 Celebrities 5

Louis Walsh And The Spectre Of Gay Sex At A Westlife Concert

Walsh is making the kind of front-page news headlines even the cynical PR manipulator at the X Factor could surely do without... More »

23rd, June 2011 Celebrities 1

Trudie Styler's Dinner For Mum: Lake House Table And Chef Jane Martin's 'Shameful' Treatment

Trudie Styler, Bromsgrove native and high-flying greenie also known as Mrs Sting, has a range of dinners out. Ready meals... More »

23rd, June 2011 Royal Family 2

Pippa Middleton Rescues Wimbledon From Cliff Richard And Foreign Arses: Photos

Pippa Middleton was shopping on the King's Road in Fulham today. We know this because we've got lots of photos to prove the fact... More »

23rd, June 2011 Celebrities

Jackass V Westboro Baptist Church The Movie: Starring Ryan Dunn And Satan's Red Hot Anal Probe

When Jackass member Ryan Dunn, the folks at the Westboro Baptist Church brought the might of their carefully considered opinions to bear on his funeral... More »

23rd, June 2011 TV & Radio

An Artist's Statement From Charlotte Young And Other Arty Bollox

An Artist's Statement from Charlotte Young - you know who you are... Now go an generate some arty bollox... More »

23rd, June 2011 Reviews

Dorset Echo Produces The Greatest Local News Story Ever: The Missing Machine Mystery

Is this the greatest local news story ever? Possibly... More »

23rd, June 2011 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian Not Mistaken For The Back Of A Bus

"Watch out! Kim Kardashian's encounter with a bus." News is not that Kim's kaboose has been mistaken for the back of a bus, rather... More »

23rd, June 2011 Music

Face Of The Day: The Glastonbury Mud Surfers

Get the mud in early and then all your worries are gone... More »

23rd, June 2011 Reviews 1

Levi Bellfield Murdered Milly Dowler: The Case In Photos

He picked his victim at random. But he could have been stopped... More »

23rd, June 2011 Reviews

Impoverished Daily Mail Hack Liz Jones Buys New Face For £13,145: Dogs Are Delighted

LizJones, the Daily Mail hijack who was not murdered in Bristol, has had a facelift. It cost £13,145. You might have read about in that in the Daily Mail on June 17. You might also have read about her grinding poverty... More »

23rd, June 2011 Technology

Glastonbury: ColdPlay, Beyonce And Donald's Hot Dogs Have Own Wireless Networks At Glastonbury

News International staffers at the big music festival are advised to always carry their devices that receive 3G signals lest some sneaky type of cove use detection equipment to find the gadgets and... More »

23rd, June 2011 Music 8

Glastonbury 2011 Photos: U2 - 'Shite, Arse, Tax Dodgers'

Glastonbury 2011 in photos: The graffiti says U2 are "shite, arse , tax dodgers". We offer this without comment... More »

23rd, June 2011 Key Posts 22

Police Arrest Peter And Neil Flanagan For Killing Burglar Who Broke Into Their Pendlebury Home

Peter Flanagan, 59, and his son and Neil Flanagan, 27, have been arrested for knifing to death the burglar who broke into their home on Ethel Avenue, Pendlebury. More »

23rd, June 2011 Strange But True 2

Drunk Captain Drove Rescued Sailors Around In Circles For Hours And Hours

To Florida, where Timothy Pooler, 63, of Boynton Beach, has rescued two men whose boat had broken down about 25 miles off Delray Beach... More »

23rd, June 2011 Reviews 1

Face of The Day: Rita Clery, Ryan Cleary's Mum, Goes To Court

Rita Cleary (left), the mother of British teenager Ryan Cleary who is accused of carrying out a hacking attack against the website of the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency, makes her way past the media as she arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court... More »

23rd, June 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Week: The Face Neck

Gif of the week - these are the top ten Gifs you will see this week. They are all brilliant...(Give them time to load)... More »

23rd, June 2011 Key Posts 1

James Arthur Ray Is Guilty: The Full Story Of The Sedona Sweat Box Deaths

Justice has been served on James Ray The motivational speaker was complicit in the deaths of three people at the Sedona Sweat Lodge. Ray is guilty of "negligent homicide" at the Angel Valley Retreat Center, Arizona... More »

23rd, June 2011 Key Posts

Nick Clegg Wants RBS And Lloyds To Take Huge Risks To Make Us All Rich Bastards

Exciting times indeed, as we thrill to the news that every adult in the country will be given RBS and Lloyds shares worth hundreds of pounds. This is Nick Clegg's “people’s banking system”... More »