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Bluewater Bombed: Old Bailey Terror Jury’s Guilty Secrets

IS it time professional jurors were introduced to British courts?

In “WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THE BLUEWATER BOMB PLOT JURY – DISORDER IN COURT” the Mirror hears from juror Michael Symes.

Symes … (read more)

Posted: 4th, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (3)

Lemmy A Kinder Egg: Motorhead’s Tour Rider

THE band’s tour rider is the stuff of legend.

From clean boxer shorts (Jane’s Addiction), mistletoe and wine (Cliff Richard) to Iggy Pop’s rider which ran for 18 pages and included … (read more)

Posted: 4th, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (2)

Prince Harry Is Attacked

IF Prince Harry won’t go to the terror, the terror will come to Harry.

As the Sun reports in “HATE –FILLED DRUNK’S IRAQ RANT AT HARRY”, the young prince has been … (read more)

Posted: 4th, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (2)

Home Work To Rule

NO commuting chaos, no need to change out of your pyjamas, indeed, no need to do much work at all. It’s no wonder that more and more people want to … (read more)

Posted: 4th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

£80,000 Hedge Dispute

IT’S a story that has been played out through history, neighbours who struggle to live in harmony, from ‘the Troubles’ in Northern Ireland to the conflict in Israel and Palestine. … (read more)

Posted: 4th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Paying Through The London Eye: UK Is A Rip Off

THE UK may still be a major holiday destination but according to the Telegraph, the high prices charged by the country’s biggest attractions could discourage tourists from visiting Britain.

London Zoo, … (read more)

Posted: 4th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Queen Elizabeth In America And A Vat Of Asses’ Milk

HER Majesty the Queen in making her tour of the old American colonies. And she’s making news.

Quote: “You do not want to see Her Majesty breakdancing or bathing in … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Sex Case: President Ahmadinejad Acts “Indecently”

PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iran is a funny old place.

You can deny the Holocaust, kidnap British sailors and arrest women who don’t wear your Woman at Ahmadinejad range of clothing. And … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Bronze Soldier Of Tallin: Russia Derails Estonian Protests

IT’S not often Estonia is in the news. One imagines Estonia is not often in the news in Estonia. But one thing is for sure – enough of the locals … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (3)

In Tomorrow’s Papers: Beckham’s New Suit

PROBLEM with David Beckham and Her Poshness being over there is that Los Angles is six hours behind UK time.

This means that the British papers are, in effect, 24 hours … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Kenneth Eng Inspired Seung-Hui Cho’s Virginia Tech Killing Spree

AN Asian Supremacist who penned a series of racist columns in an Asian newspaper is now claiming that he inspired Seung-Hui Cho’s Virginia Tech killing spree.

Kenneth Eng, a 23-year-old aspiring … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (15)

Vote For Japanese Revolutionary Fascist Toyama Koichi

TOYAMA Koichi is coming to a voting booth near you. Vote for him…

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Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Rosie O’Donnell, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama But No George Bush

ROSIE O’Donnell, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama are. George Bush is not.

TIME magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people has been compiled. These are not the 100 Sexiest, the … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

The End Of Celebrity: OK! Beats Hello! – Zeta Jones And Douglas Take The Cake

WHO knew that when Catherine Zeta-Jones married Michael Douglas the whirlwind of romance would see them end up in court?

Of course, reformed sex addict Douglas and his far younger wife … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Global Warming: Killer Rice

GLOBAL warming: forget cars, cattle and heavy industry – it’s the killer rice that really does the damge.

From the Boston Globe:

BANGKOK, Thailand As delegates to a climate conference here debate … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Anorak TV And Big Brother

LORD Frogett introduces Anorak TV. See the Anorak video here – let us know what you think… (Lord Frogett is available for interviews.) A homeless person in Big Brother…genius…

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Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: TV & Radio | Comments (5)

Proof The World Is Getting Faster: Richard Wiseman Investigates

THE world is getting faster.

A new book by Professor Richard Wiseman says we are walking at an average pace of 3.5mph. This is 10 per cent faster than in 1994.

Researchers … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Asians Don’t Kill People: Wayne Lo On Virginia Tec’s Cho Seung-Hui

ANOTHER update on Cho Seung-Hui and Virginia Tec murders as Wayne Lo talks to Newsweek – he killed two and wonded four in shooting spree at Simon’s Rock College of … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Suited And Booted Out: Lord Browne’s Gay Lesson To City Boys

ONE day on in the life of Jeff Chevalier, former lover to disgraced BP chief Lord Browne.

This is a really interesting story of how a man’s brilliant career became undone … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (3)

The Grey Pound: Over 50s Worth £5trillion

RESEARCH by Abbey has found that the personal wealth of the over 50s in Britain has increased by almost 50% in the past five years and now stands at a … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)

Accusations Of Homophobia In Financial Services

FINANCE giant Zurich was in the dock yesterday after being accused of deliberately destroying a small company run by the gay activist and entrepreneur Ivan Massow.

The Guardian reports that the … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Con Fare: Teenaged Grifter Uses Limos In £250,000 Scam

HAVE you ever met a “smooth-talking” 13-year old? What about one passing himself off as a “high-flying tycoon”.

No small news on the Mirror’s front page that all teenagers are not … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Strange But True | Comments (6)

We’re All Harry Now: Prince Harry Wins War In Iraq

“I’M HARRY.” No, “I’m Harry”. And “I’m Harry”. And “I’m Harry”. We are all Prince Harry now.

Anorak’s belief that Prince Harry will win the war in Iraq moves one step … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (5)

Scary Stuff: Mel B Courts Eddie Muphy

MEL B, aka Scary Spice, is talking about matters Eddie Murphy and her latest child, Angel Iris Murphy Brown.

Says she in People magazine: “He’s not doing a DNA test and … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Wife Spices Husband’s Curry With Something Special

HOW’S the curry? Has it not a certain piquancy?

Indeed, good wife, says the husband. It has what may be termed a ‘je ne sais quoi’, my sweet.

The wife laughs. “Oh … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, May 2007 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)

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