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Drugs & Working

BEFORE Kate Moss became ‘cocaine Kate’, the model’s career was in something of a nose dive. The Sun confirms what many have suspected: cocaine has been good for Kate. A … (read more)

Posted: 6th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Throwing & Whitey

HAPPILY for all of you who forgot to take a camera along to Elton John and David Furnish’s White Tie & Tiara Ball, OK! has published the album of the … (read more)

Posted: 6th, July 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

Court Out

LOOK out! Cliff! Or is it. To date, the Fathers 4 Justice campaign has seen its members dress up as Batman, Spiderman and all manner of fantasy figures. But now, … (read more)

Posted: 6th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

England Expectorates

“YOU’RE NOT WINKING ANY MORE,” jeers the Daily Mirror, while the Sun, in similar vein but with a more restrained lower-case typeface, opts for “You’re not winking any more”.
Both … (read more)

Posted: 6th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Major Cock Up

“DOOMSDAY DOSSIER,” says the Sun’s front-page headline. A Sun reader has found the Ministry of Defence’s “blueprint for terror attacks” lying in a ditch. The work’s official title is “Directorate … (read more)

Posted: 6th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Marie In Haste

IS Robbie Williams the new Sven Goran Eriksson? We ask in light of a comment made by the comedian Frank Skinner – “At half-time, Big Phil would have spotted a … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Animal Farm

THE good news is that for two days last July John Prescott was definitely not in private conference with his secretary Tracey Temple in his Westminster offices or London flat. … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Red-Top Alert

Winners Germans have attempted a spot of satire, with the England team as their favoured target. After their poor showing in the shoot-out, German newspaper Bild produced a cut-out-and-keep guide … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Losing It

Quotes Of The Day “I’ve seen the video and it doesn’t look like Graham Poll refereeing. Any supporters, if they watch the last 10 minutes, would say it doesn’t look … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Flower People

IN Los Angeles flowers say one thing about you: money. The Times’s Chris Ayres calls the practise of buying and giving flowers in LA the “ultimate luxury item; the ultimate … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

Hoff Centre

“NUDE balls please!” It’s Wimbledon, and a streaker has just bounced on to Centre Court. Other than Cliff Richard singing in the rain and the HRT-raddled Henmanics chanting “Timmy” in … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Sink Or Swim

IN walks Jayne ‘With a ‘Why?’. The old house has a new housemate. Not that the old heads weren’t expecting something. The Big Brother houses have been built to a … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Celebrities | Comment

It Gets Worse

IF you thought it was all over, you were wrong. The papers are chock-full of England (of which more later), and the Mail reminds us that there will be an … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Good Enough To Eat

“DO I think of myself as sex symbol? No. But ask me if I like dirty dancing in the bedroom, yes.” The words of Keira Knightly, actress, model and wearer … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Tweedy Not Needy

CHERYL Tweedy, Victoria Beckham’s mini me, is on the offensive. As the Sun’s front-page headline says, this is the “WAGS AT WAR”. Cheryl, who is famous for having finished in … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Son & Hair

DONALD Trump gazes down into his son’s eyes. He plays with the boy’s soft pink hands. He pulls the babe into his arms and plants a kiss on his cheek. … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

United They’re Not

Red-card fool Wayne Rooney faces a possible five-match ban from Fifa if he fails to apologise for his inexcusable sending off in the quarter-finale against Portugal (Mirror)
Liverpool remain interested … (read more)

Posted: 5th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Texting Times

Quotes Of The Day “At half-time, Big Phil would have spotted a weakness in our formation, whereas Sven would have spotted a woman with big tits in row G” – … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Barton Fink

Gossip
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will launch a £20million bid for Arsenal’s Ashley Cole (Sun)
Real Madrid’s new president Ramon Calderon says Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas and Chelsea winger Arjen Robben are … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

No Saint Andrew

HOLD the blue felt-tip! There’s no need to alter your flag of St George into a Saltire. Andrew Murray is out of Wimbledon. The Scot’s Wimbledon dream ended with a … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Her Weight In Gold

IT’S not too late to get that bikini body. Not if you don’t mind a bit of sweat. And what’s more, this diet is endorsed by a celebrity. She’s called … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Captain Courageous

BRIAN “Woolly” Woolnough, the Star’s respected football writer, is a man who sports an impressive coiffeur. One gets the feeling that if his house caught fire he wouldn’t leave until … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment

Jayne With A ‘Why?’

Jayne is out. Well, out of the new house and into the new house. There she may well behave like she did in the new house. She may well be … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Celebrities | Comment

Kingstoon Jafaika

“JAFAICAN is wiping out inner-city English accents.” So ran the Mail headline back in April this year. The news was that in a desperate bid to look exotic and cool, … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Seasons To Be Cheerful

IT’S hot. It’s that week of the year we Britishers call “summer”. As the Star says: “IT’S HOTTER THAN RIO.” Over here temperatures have soared to 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit, while … (read more)

Posted: 4th, July 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

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