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Womxn replaces womyn replaces women at Wellcome show for people who identify as women

 

Wellcome Collection, the “free museum for the incurably curious, exploring health and what it means to be human through medicine, art and science” has renamed women as “womxn”. Men remain as … (read more)

Posted: 10th, October 2018 | In: News, Strange But True | Comment

West Ham player who wants to fight pundit told to watch Richard Keys on BeIn Sports

West Ham United’s Andriy Yarmolenko wants to fight pundit and commentator Wladimir Kobelkov. The Ukrainian journalist has been critical of Yarmolenko’s form. Speaking to Ukrainian broadcasters Xsport, Yarmolenko opined:
“In my … (read more)

Posted: 10th, October 2018 | In: Sports | Comment

Gay Cake bakers rejoice: Supreme Court say bakery was right to refuse to make gay wedding cake

 

Gay cake haters are cock-a-hoop, moreover Gay Cakes R Us, which can now own the market in gay cakes. The UK supreme court has sided with the bakers in a … (read more)

Posted: 10th, October 2018 | In: Key Posts, News | Comment

10 reasons why Ivanka Trump should be US Ambassador to the United Nations

In the UN powder keg, she’d be ‘dynamite’

 

 

Ivanka Trump is by far and away the best qualified daughter for the job of US ambassador to the … (read more)

Posted: 10th, October 2018 | In: Politicians | Comment

Innocence unproven in the Brett Kavanaugh witch hunt

Can you tell the difference between real life and fiction? One is messy, complex and unpredictable. The other is written to a script, an idealised version of things built to … (read more)

Posted: 9th, October 2018 | In: Key Posts, News | Comment

Transfer balls: Spurs want £200m for Kane and Hazard has a dream

Real Madrid want to sign Spurs and England striker Harry Kane. But the BBC says that the richest club in the world “may be put off by the 25-year-old’s £200m … (read more)

Posted: 9th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, Sports, Spurs | Comment

Transfer balls: Arsenal to replace Ramsey with Almiron

Transfer news: Arsenal are all set to sign Paraguay “striker” (BBC) or “midfielder” (Sky) Miguel Almiron, 24, for £15m (Mirror) or £11m (Sun) in the January transfer window.

Almiron plays for MLS … (read more)

Posted: 8th, October 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Daily Telegraph pay: Boris Johnson promotes gender equality to deadline

You can read Boris Johnson’s thoughts in the Daily Telegraph. The Tory MP’s column earns him around £5,000 a week. The paper marks them as ‘Premium’ stories on its website.  … (read more)

Posted: 8th, October 2018 | In: Broadsheets, Key Posts, Politicians | Comment

Manchester United balls: Pogba saves sacked Mourinho

Can the Daily Mirror reassess the quality of its “Manchester United” insiders” who were “convinced” Jose Mourinho was going to be sacked last weekend? The paper leads with United’s 3-2 … (read more)

Posted: 8th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, Key Posts, manchester united, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Meng Hongwei: Missing head of Interpol found in Chinese prison

Panic over. The head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, has been found. He’s in a Chinese jail being investigated by the country’s anti-corruption body. His crimes are “unspecified”.

Meng, how has gone … (read more)

Posted: 7th, October 2018 | In: News | Comment

Manchester United balls: Mourinho ‘sacked today’ as board back their man

Manchester United will sack Jose Mourinho today. As the Mirror told readers yesterday: “Jose Mourinho set to be sacked this WEEKEND whatever Manchester United’s result vs Newcastle.” So much for … (read more)

Posted: 7th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, manchester united, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

What the ‘hateful octogenarian’ did to get 40 days in jail

 

The greatest Easter story of all time? Maybe:
WATFORD – Justice prevails. Harry Brenton, the hateful octogenarian, who patiently filled chocolate eggs with dog faeces before planting them in the village … (read more)

Posted: 6th, October 2018 | In: Strange But True | Comment

Manchester United Balls: Mourinho sacked today, tomorrow or the next day

After the the ‘ifs’ and ‘coulds’, news is that  Manchester United will sack Jose Mourinho will be sacked after today’s match with Newcastle. the BBC has the scoop, although it’s … (read more)

Posted: 6th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, manchester united, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Anyone lose a pink dildo at the Brighton v West Ham match?

Good on twitter for making an amusing story more suggestive. During Brighton’s home win over West Ham in the Premier League, the Sun tweets: “Brighton’s win over West Ham interrupted … (read more)

Posted: 6th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, Sports, Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment

Manchester City: Phil Foden shames ‘obscene’ Raheem Sterling

When 21-year-old Raheem Sterling bought his mum a house the Daily Mail was unimpressed. Sterling was the “£180,000-a-week England flop” showing off a “blinging house he bought for his mum… … (read more)

Posted: 5th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, Manchester City, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Maurizio Zanfanti: famed Rimini tourist shagger dies during sex

RIP Maurizio Zanfanti, aka Zanza, the Lothario from Rimini who has died aged 62. He succumbed to a heart attack, possibly brought on by exhaustion at having to tell every … (read more)

Posted: 5th, October 2018 | In: Broadsheets, Celebrities | Comment

Manchester United balls: Mourinho sacked when noodle deal goes cold

That the Press have no idea what Manchester United’s moneymen will do about Jose Mourinho is no clearer than in the BBC’s news that the club “could” sack the draining … (read more)

Posted: 5th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, Key Posts, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Free speech for Jew haters: Mahathir Mohamad addresses Oxford University students

Is Mahathir Mohamad a fan of Katie Hopkins, the rent-a-gob former Mail columnist and LBC radio presenter? Both seem to have missed the memo from Josef Mengele, the Nazi who when … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2018 | In: Key Posts, News, Politicians | Comment

Madeleine McCann: Scotland Yard’s ‘unofficial’ investigation

Madeleine McCann – a look at reporting on the missing child. Today the Star brings ‘Our Maddie’ news on page 19. The paper says “official cash” to fund the search … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2018 | In: Madeleine McCann, News, Tabloids | Comment

Theresa May: better days ahead at St Custard’s

 

Theresa May, the woman who graduated from Ronald Searle’s St Custard’s when they let girls in, is dancing for her country. The Mirror is strictly unimpressed – she’s no Ed … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2018 | In: Politicians, Tabloids | Comment

Liverpool: Naby Keita’s back injury was not a heart attack

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita was stretched off the pitch in the Reds’ 1-0 Champions League defeat by Napoli. Keita was taken to hospital in Naples. He “underwent a number of … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2018 | In: Back pages, Liverpool, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Arsenal balls: Aaron Ramsey’s massive wage demands are not his fault

It’s Aaron Ramsey and Avid Sports & Entertainment Group versus the forces of nature. Responding to news that Ramsey will be leaving Arsenal at the season’s end when his current … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Manchester United captain apologises for calling for Mourinho to be sacked

Antonio Valencia, the Manchester United captain, liked an Instagram post declaring “time for Mourinho to go”. Valencia, one of the many United players said to have fallen out with the … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2018 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment

England players admits getting sent off to avoid playing away from home

So worried was Joe Marler about playing for England and being away from his family, he tried to avoid the call by getting himself sent off in club matches thus … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2018 | In: Sports | Comment

Arsenal balls: £52m Ramsey bid but his replacement comes cheap

Dust off the piano, Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez is being linked with a return to the Gunners. Having been told by Manchester United’s negative and draining manager Jose Mourinho that he could … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2018 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

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