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Air In A G-String: Big Brother Chanelle Hayes On The Fiddle

“BIG BROTHER: The house of sin,” announces the Sun. These are the “BB BABE’S SHOCKING SECRETS”.

And – shock of shocks – it turns out that Chanelle, Charley and Emily all … (read more)

Posted: 1st, June 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comments (14)


Council Bans Playing Football In Leicester

WHILE England’s national team continues to struggle, the future looks even worse for the Three Lions, as the next generation of footballing talent apparently can’t even have a kickabout on … (read more)

Posted: 1st, June 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)


Arriva Arriva! Speedy Rail Fares Set To Rise Again

SMALL wonder more and more people are deciding to work from home.

With the Government doing all it can to discourage the humble commuter from travelling by car, it then expects … (read more)

Posted: 1st, June 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)


Danielle Lloyd’s Big Brother Bikini Boycott: Day 3

MORE news on the life of Big Brother star Danielle Lloyd. When we left Dani she was in Miami with footballer Marcus Bent. Dani is STILL in Miami, from where … (read more)

Posted: 1st, June 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment


A Paedophile Amnesty

WHEN Madeleine McCann disappeared the papers instantly spoke of paedophilia. They went into a frenzy.

But there has been no meaningful debate on this heinous crime. Just finger-pointing and talk of … (read more)

Posted: 1st, June 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (9)


Ian Anderson Wins £10million Space Adventure

A BRITISH data analyst is set for the journey of a lifetime after winning a competition to fly 62 miles above the earth.

Ian Anderson, 32, entered the competition in the … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment


What A Waste Of Crime: Police.co.uk

CRIME fighting may now be a hi-tech affair, but according to the Mirror, Britain’s boys and girls in black still have some work to do when it comes to embracing … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Money | Comments (3)


House Prices Rise By 10% In A Year

THE property boom may be starting to cool down, but house prices are still on the up, according to figures released by the Nationwide.

The building society claim that the average … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment


Britons Drowning In Debt

THE nation is edging ever nearer to a debt nightmare. According to the Registry Trust, up to a million households will face court action over their debts this year.

Figures from … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)


Victoria Beckham Says We’re Sad

SAYS VICTORIA Beckham of bloggers and celebrity watchers:
“I think these people are pretty spineless, the way they hide behind pseudo-names,” says Victoria Beckham to Neil Sean of Sky News. “They … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (7)


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On the other side, by the exit:
Lesley is … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment


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Anorak has teamed up with Betfair, the world’s largest betting exchange. And theya re offering all Anorak readers … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment (1)


Tracey Barnard Is Not Made Up

TRACEY: “Everyone of you is make-up involved.” Can you be involved with your make-up? And when does involvement become a full-fledged affair? Answers in lippy to the usual address… … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment


American Government Asks Sci-Fi Writers To Foresee War On Terror

TRUTH is stranger than Science Fiction:
Looking to prevent the next terrorist attack, the Homeland Security Department is tapping into the wild imaginations of a group of self-described “deviant” thinkers: science-fiction … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


The Rise And And Rise Of Human Rights: Know Yours?

THE Rise And Rise of Human Rights. (Buy the book by Anorak’s Kirstin Sellars.) But what are they? Fabian Tassano wonders:
What is a “right”? Are there natural rights? Are any … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


Battle On Haifa Street: US Army Post Iraq Videos

US army are putting videos of war in Iraq on YouTube. Certificate PG:
Standing in a gray room with walls pocked with bullet holes, a quartet of U.S. Army soldiers trade … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


They’re Getting Ready to Invade Iran

THE dress rehearsal:
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will hold a special table top exercise targeting a possible crisis involving Iran. The exercise is being scheduled for this summer.

The exercise comes amid … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


Sterilising Russians

RUSSIANS are worried about this:
Russia has banned the export of medical specimens after the country’s spy agency allegedly uncovered a Western plot to manufacture a biological weapon that would make … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


Big Brother 8: The Hens Await Their Stripper

BIG Brother 8 has begun. It’s an all women affair, the show’s producers contriving to replicate a Hen Night at a seaside boarding house in leafy Elstree.

It won’t be too … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment


Big Brother Kinga’s Got Bottle

STARTING tomorrow Big Brother’s Kinga Karolczak will be writing for the Daily sport. Says Kinga:” I want to put the wine bottle incident behind me…” … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comments (2)


Madeleine McCann: On The Road

MADELEINE McCann is missing. And the Sun brings news on its front page.

“A butterfly gave hope to brave Kate McCann yesterday – as it landed softly on her hair before … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (108)


African Chief Tony Blair’s £1million Farewell Tour

FROM Sedgefield to Paris, Iraq to Libya and the Vatican to Brussels, Tony Blair’s farewell tour is turning the outgoing PM into a latter day Phileas Fogg. (Pic: Beau Bo … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Uncategorized | Comments (6)


Condoms In Algeria

They don’t want them:
ALGIERS (AFP) – Algeria has 10 million free condoms to distribute but there are no takers, a senior medical official in the conservative Muslim country said Wednesday.
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“In … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


Government’s Message To Drinkers: Reaching Our Limit

THE result of putting health warnings on alcoholic beverages:
The fact is that the vast majority of adults already “know their limits” (the middle classes, in particular, tend to be boringly … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment


What’s A Speeding Ban Between Friends and Family?

WHAT are deceitful bunch we are. What must the powers that are be thinking? Actually they’re probably delighted that we’re following their lead.

Anyway, according to Churchill Insurance, up to 500,000 … (read more)

Posted: 31st, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)