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MARIA de la Cruz is Ecuador’s “answer to Posh Spice,” say both the Mirror and Sun. Question marks have long hung over Posh – Does she eat? Can she sing? … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Thai Style

“SHE softly snaps her fingers, and it seems as if each carp, as it swims around, understands exactly who she is. ‘No more, she gently chides the exotic fish…’” Who … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment


Klose Run Things

Anorak Gossip Liverpool are in for Sevilla’s Brazilian Daniel Alves (Express) Germany’s Polish-born striker Miroslav Klose’s is wanted by Manchester United (Mail) Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann wants Arsene Wenger to … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Here Comes The Bride…

HERE COMES the bride, eight feet wide, walks in the church and gets stuck on the other side. Welcome to the wedding of Carly O’Brien and Michael Coffey. And get … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Taking The Mikey

Let’s talk about Mikey. And let us do it in a way that Mikey will understand: “Mmph rugs hugerl philo like huirrtol etogguy like, isn’t eart? Like.” And while we … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2006 | In: Celebrities | Comment


Ecua-War

Quotes Of The Day “He became shorter whenever he tried to jump” – Peter Crouch’s former team-mate Alex Solderberg dissects the England forward’s style We don’t fear anyone. Who’d have … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Mother & Daughter

Lea and Aisleyne sat in the Diary Room. And one thought crossed our minds – are they related? Are they mother and daughter? Theirs was undoubtedly the most revolting performance … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Celebrities | Comment


Sven The Pelvis

Quotes Of The Day “He’s the same size as me” – Fifa president Sepp Blatter reveals why Wayne Rooney is one of his three favourite players at the World Cup … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Pulling The Wool

PETE Doherty is an inspiration. And to our mind, it is he who has inspired artist Damien Hirst to “new heights of creativity or new depths of crudity”. The Mail … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


A Dead End

Winners Who says the Corinthian spirit is dead? Not Petr Cech, the Czech Republic’s very tall goalkeeper. He wants Fifa to rescind the yellow card dished out to Ghana’s Asamoah, … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


The President’s Man

Anorak Gossip Real Madrid presidential candidate Juan Miguel Villar Mir says Arsene Wenger will join the Spanish giants after the World Cup (Mirror) Arsenal want Argentina striker Javier Saviola (Mirror) … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Urban Truths

NICOLE Kidman is so very much in love. Not that dreamy schoolgirl love, where everything is tinged in soft pastels, bird song and lasts “4 Eva”. No, Nicole’s love is … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Craig’s To Do List

“I’LL do rehab,” says the headline. And after doing drugs and prostitutes, allegedly, rehab will make a nice change for shamed Coronation Street actor Craig Charles. As is the way … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Fair Play To Him

“THERE’S no awful pain, but you can feel the crunch.” Right, hands up anyone who knows the source of that quote. Yes, you at the back in the bath chair… … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Call Me Wasted

CRAIG Charles should know that when it comes to celebrity drugs takers he is on the C-list. For a look at how a professional gets off his face, how a … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Wag The Dogs

“WHAT’S going on? We have children and pregnant women here and have been waiting hours?” You join us not at a UN food drop site in deepest Africa, nor onboard … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Nancy’s Boy

DO you remember when Vic Reeves was what TV types call “edgy”? Looking at the shots of the comedian posing on the cover of Hello! with his newborn twin daughters … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment


One Fine Day

HE waits. The seconds tick by. A man approaches. The man is running. You can taste his fear. And still he waits. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. And yes. He peels … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, June 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment


Herr She Goes

BY way of own goals and good fortune, England are still in the World Cup. And the Sun brings more news of the players’ lovers and wives. There’s a picture … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Two Prezzas

BEFORE John Prescott came to the fore, David King was just another burly man with a side parting. Then Prescott arrived on our TV screens. Not only did the Deputy … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Causing A Stink

WE have not yet taken a whiff of Jade Goody’s new perfume. But we read with interest that if Eau de Kebab is not your bag then the perfume doubles … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Ghana Go

Portsmouth want Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell (Sun) Watford have bid £1.4m for West Brom defender Paul Robinson (Independent) Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric says his club want to sign … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Street Walking

AFTER the tale of Two John Prescotts, the Mirror sticks with its own story of confused identities. Someone should tell the paper that Coronation Street actor Craig Charles is not … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


The Hot Seat

Winners French striker Djibril Cisse’s father, Mangue Cisse, says his boy should get treatment for his broken leg in Africa. “He should return to his roots to get his form … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Back pages | Comment


Mr Mackem Goes To Washington

WHAT does it mean to be city? And why do places like Sunderland want to be one? Does it make them feel equal to London, Paris and Rome? Do the … (read more)

Posted: 21st, June 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment