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Row Over Muslim Woman’s Pubic Hair Costs Taxpayers £350,000
TO shave or not to shave? What says the judge who oversaw a case costing £350,000 that hinged on whether a disabled 23-year-old Muslim woman should have shaved pubic hair?
Her parents wanted it shaved before she returned home to live with them. They said it was a Muslim matter. The council, which cares for the woman, said it was unsure if the woman understood what the procedure meant. So. It went to court.
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Posted: 22nd, October 2013 | In: Money, Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Buy Jimmy Savile’s Jim I’ll Fix It chair for £15,000
FOR SALE: TV HISTORY (with stains various)!
Description:
[Jim I’ll Fix It] The 1970s Jim I’ll Fix It mechanical host’s chair for Sir Jimmy, red plush upholstered board construction, one arm incorporating an ashtray and two switches (now not functioning) to open the two front flaps, one for the tray to hold Sir Jimmy’s tea, the other for the tray to hold the medals, on a circular low base with casters, 92.5cm high, 120cm wide,… More
Estimate:
£10,000 – £15,000
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Posted: 13th, July 2012 | In: Celebrities | Comment (1)
Nick Easter’s Rumsfeldian Non-Denial Denial Did Not Cost Him £35,000
WAS it Nick Easter who reacted to hideous England’s quarter-final defeat by France at the rugby World Cup by saying “That’s £35,000 down the toilet“?
That question was put to Nick Easter. His response is Rumsfeldian:
“I don’t specifically remember saying it but it’s possible I did – especially if a number of players have said so. It is the kind of facetious thing I say and people who know me know this. The remark, assuming I said it, has been taken out of context by the player, and subsequently, by the response to it. I hope my explanation clears this issue up once and for all and we can all move on”.
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Wayne Rooney Saves England With £30,000
WAYNE Rooney is now a hero. The Daily Star continues its campaign to turn Wayne Rooney into England’s anti-riot saviour. The Star’s front-page headline declares:
“THANK ROO FOR SAVING US”
While Daily Mail readers hear Max Hastings blame Rooney and his lifestyle for starting the riots, Star readers are told:
RIOT-hit traders yesterday hailed the Daily Star’s Reclaim Our Streets crusade as a “lifesaver”.
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Posted: 15th, August 2011 | In: Reviews | Comments (2)
Marilyn Monroe’s Chest Sells For $45,000: Pictures
MAILYN Monroe’s chest has been sold for $45,000.
Well, not her actual chest.
Were Marilyn Monroe a modern celeb she’d have, no doubt, sported all sizes and designs of chest, perhaps have brought her own range ot market.
As it was, she had to make do with nature and bras.
And an X-ray. After Miss Congeniality, meet the other months:
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Posted: 29th, June 2010 | In: Celebrities | Comments (2)
Hire Sarah Ferguson For £41,000, O.N.O
THE Duchess of York’s most recent humiliation is not something I wish to dwell on. But I notice that the Big Speak – “Home of the World’s Best Motivational Speakers, Keynote Speakers, Consultants & Trainers!”, to quote – still advertises Sarah as one of their top stars, available to inspire you for a fee starting at $41,000.
Sarah Ferguson Pimps Prince Andrew: The Cash For Equestrians Scandal In Pictures And Video
Her promised words on “overcoming adversity” (eg “the unrelentingly vicious British press”) and “the road to an authentic life” will now possess an especial resonance, I’m sure. Her bio on the site however may need fixing.
Sarah Ferguson ‘Pimps’ Out Prince Andrew: Blue Blood On The Drip
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Posted: 26th, May 2010 | In: Celebrities | Comment (1)
In Pictures: Thinnest House In London Could Be Yours For £550,000
ON Goldhawk Road, London, W12 you can buy a six-foot wide compact and bijou house for £549,950. The house boats five-floors, two reception rooms, a dining room, a kitchen in the basement, a bathroom, shower room, two bedrooms, a study but as yet no pole to slide down and rope ladder – although either would increase the living space. Property suits owner with morbid dread of fat people breaking in and stealing bisuits. The pictures:
Hello!: Samantha Burke Introduces Jude Law’s Daughter Sophia For £185,000
IN this week’s Hello! magazine, Samantha Burke introduces Jude Law’s baby daughter Sophie and tells their “amazing story”.
Prepare to be amazed. Sophia has two eyes. Gasp! Sophia has two legs! Swoon! Sophia was conceived out of wedlock when Jude dated Samantha for a period that may actually be shorter than her 25 hour labour. WowZA!
Sophia weighed in at 5lb 12oz, which in gold and cocaine prices is not bad, but in celebrity prices is diamond, earning mum £185,000, reportedly, for this 14-page photoshoot alone. She tosses the words in for free:
“Her features are more like Jude’s. She has his chin and nose, and she does a little pout that I notice that he’s done before. I think her eyes are more like mine, though.”
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Posted: 26th, October 2009 | In: Hello!, Key Posts | Comments (4)
Kate Gosselin Sets Lawyer Marty Singer On Jon And The Missing $200,000
MORE news on OctoSperm man Jon Gosselin and his failed marriage to Kate Gosselin.
Anorak’s pal in Los Angeles tells us of an alleged caper:
It seems Jon emptied out the couple’s joint bank account, to the tune of $200,000, prompting Kate to retain hard-hitting celebrity attorney Marty Singer.
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Posted: 4th, October 2009 | In: Celebrities | Comment
