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World Cup Watch: Daily Mail singles out Sterling for criticism

Raheem Sterling is rubbish in the Daily Mail

 

Did you know Manchester City and England striker Raheem Sterling has not scored for England in 1000 days? It’s … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2018 | In: Back pages, Key Posts, Manchester City, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Shark bites woman feeding it by hand on the hand shocker

It was “shocking” says ABC News. You wonder how easily shocked ABC News is. Is it shocked by finding meat in a beefburger, spotting that the Pope wears a funny shaped … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, July 2018 | In: Strange But True | Comment

Peter Firmin: remembering The Clangers, Bagpuss and their creator

 

Peter Firmin (1928-2018) co-created Bagpuss, The Clangers, Basil Brush, Ivor the Engine, Pogles Wood and Noggin the Nog. You might not know the man, but every Briton who grew up in the … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, July 2018 | In: Key Posts, News, TV & Radio | Comment

Transfer balls: Lyon ‘trick’ Liverpool with Fekir to Manchester United talk

This summer’s transfer saga centres on Nabil Fakir’s move from Lyon to Liverpool. The transfer was so far progressed that Fakir was filmed wearing a new Liverpool shirt. But the … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, July 2018 | In: Back pages, Liverpool, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Clean Bandit: for Jeremy Cobryn and Azerbaijan

Compare and contrast the following news on Clean Bandit (the soundtrack for Marks & Spencer – the bands rider is Marks & Spencer mozzarella salads and quinoa) – fronted by … (read more)

Posted: 1st, July 2018 | In: Music, Politicians | Comment

Nice guy Southgate ruins the glorious chance to beat Brazil at the World Cup

Happy days. England will play Colombia in the first World Cup knockout phase. Had Gareth Southgate’s team beaten Belgium and not lost 1-0, having put in a performance devoid of … (read more)

Posted: 29th, June 2018 | In: News | Comment

The plot to kill Prince George

The National Enquirer’s “world exclusive” is unequivocal: “ISIS Kill Plot Foiled! Sniper Caught Stalking Prince George!” An ISIS sniper in London got that close to the heir? How close? Well, … (read more)

Posted: 28th, June 2018 | In: Celebrities, National Enquirer, Royal Family | Comment

James Joyce crayon marked manuscripts for Ulysses and Finnegans Wake

James Joyce crayon marks on his manuscript for ulysses

 

James Joyce wrote Finnegans Wake “lying on his stomach in bed, with a large blue pencil, clad in a white … (read more)

Posted: 26th, June 2018 | In: Books | Comment

Now Mag’s disastrous interview with Gemma Collins is a must read

In Now Mag read the story of Gemma Collins, the really irritating/ bubbly one of TV’s The Only Way is Essex.

 

 

What’s the best advice you give in the book?
Well, if … (read more)

Posted: 26th, June 2018 | In: Celebrities | Comment

After Gosport let’s rip up the NHS

Dr Jane Barton was in charge of prescribing medicine on the wards of Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Hampshire. The Sunday Times say she was “found responsible last week for the … (read more)

Posted: 24th, June 2018 | In: Key Posts, News | Comment

How many people were on the Peoples’ Vote March for Populism?

The People’s Vote March was about walking for another referendum  – this one intended to upset the result of the EU referendum. On June 23, 2016, 17.4 million voted for Britain … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2018 | In: News, Politicians | Comment

‘We must overturn the will of the People’ campaigners tells People’s March

Down with populism! So goes the Remainers’ mantra. And then James McGrory from a group called Open Britain, tells the BBC as she marchers through London with “thousands” of others … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2018 | In: News | Comment

Transfer balls: Bale and Ronaldo to Manchester United (again)

Transfer Balls likes how every summer a player is the primary focus of all the chatter. Remember when Marco Reus was leaving Borussia Dortmund for the Premier League. The Telegraph … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2018 | In: Back pages, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Transfer balls: Gareth Bale’s agent over the moon to join Arsenal

Is former Spurs forward Gareth Bale heading to Arsenal? Is Bale going to swap glory in Real Madrid for the Europa League with the Gunners? When Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett was … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2018 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Will Ant McPartlin get half of Lisa’s fortune?

Want to know the “truth” about “the hours” before Ant McPartlin went drink driving? The Mirror thinks its readers do, leading with the story of the build up to Ant’s crime. … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2018 | In: Celebrities, Tabloids | Comment

Gosport Scandal: killing the old is easy but facts are hard

Dr Jane Barton’s is the face we are getting to know. The Mail leads with the demand “PUT HER IN THE DOCK”. On what charge? The Express demands “justice for … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2018 | In: Key Posts, News, Tabloids | Comment

Hitler blinks: Trumps revokes child abusing immigration policy

Looks like ‘Hitler’ had a rethink. President Donald Trump has rescinded a policy that separates children from their undocumented parents in migrant detentions. The outcry was understandable over children being … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2018 | In: News, Politicians | Comment

Spurs striker Kane in heartbreaker horror

 

The Daily Mail is not alone is praising Harry Kane, the Spurs and England footballer. His bare chest fills the Sun’s back page. “Everybody loves Harry,” says the Mirror on … (read more)

Posted: 20th, June 2018 | In: Back pages, Sports, Spurs | Comment

Ant McPartlin, monstered Lisa and the blonde ‘rock’ who saved telly

Ant MacPartlin’s drugs habit and drink-driving have kept the papers busy. And now we read about his lover, one Anne-Marie Corbett, a 42-year-old married mum-of two. She used to work … (read more)

Posted: 20th, June 2018 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts, Tabloids | Comment

Man at Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden is ‘Spit’ intolerant

Everyone has special dietary request these days

 

To Queens, New York, where a man marking Father’s Day at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden with his daughter … (read more)

Posted: 20th, June 2018 | In: Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment

Arsenal balls: Jack Wilshere leaves the Gunners

Jack Wilshere is leaving Arsenal.

For your love, for your commitment and fighting spirit, for THAT Norwich goal, for the FA Cups, for the 2013/14 goal of the season, for the … (read more)

Posted: 19th, June 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Arsenal balls: Lehmann leaves and forgets Ljungberg

Arsenal’s new broom Unai Emery has retained Steve Bould as assistant head coach (a job he will share with Juan Carlos Carcedo), but booted out Jens Lehmann as goalkeeping coach, The … (read more)

Posted: 19th, June 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Accusing every man of murdering Eurydice Dixon is pathetic and demeaning

When Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered in Melbourne, Victoria, she went from private individual to public property. Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria, thought it wise to take to Facebook and opine at … (read more)

Posted: 19th, June 2018 | In: News, Politicians | Comment

Arsenal sign Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno

Arsenal have agreed to spend 22m euros (£19.3m) on Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno. The 26-year-old German’s arrival will hasten the departure of Petr Cech and / or David Ospina. … (read more)

Posted: 19th, June 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Clickbait balls: Hazard keeps agreeing to leave Chelsea for Real Madrid

On a break from advertising biscuits, Chelsea and Belgium footballer Eden Hazard is doing his best to alienate the club’s fans. Well, he is if the BBC and Sun’s back-page headline … (read more)

Posted: 19th, June 2018 | In: Back pages, Chelsea, Key Posts, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

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