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Cambridge Student Gets Go-Ahead To Go Gaga

Cambridge Student Gets Go-Ahead To Go Gaga

Lucy Sherriff  26.01.2012
A Cambridge student has been granted permission base his dissertation on a rather unusual subject - pop princess Lady Gaga. Staff at the...
Policeman Writes-Off £40,000 Car (Picture)

Policeman Writes-Off £40,000 Car (Picture)

Ned Simons  25.01.2012
When most people take a new car for a test drive they usually bring it back to the garage in one piece. However Greater Manchester Police...
Wish He Was On My Team! Basketballer Stands At 7ft 5in Tall

Wish He Was On My Team! Basketballer Stands At 7ft 5in Tall

24.01.2012
This basketball player stands head and shoulders above his teammates – quite literally at a whopping 7ft 5in tall. Mamadou Ndiaye is...
Chinese Woman 'Stuck' On Toilet Seat For Over 2 Years

Chinese Woman 'Stuck' On Toilet Seat For Over 2 Years

24.01.2012
902 days. Two-and-half-years. No matter how you cut it, that's a really long time to sit on the toilet. But that's just what Chinese...
WATCH: Violist Interrupted By Nokia Ringtone, Gives Best Reponse Ever

WATCH: Violist Interrupted By Nokia Ringtone, Gives Best Reponse Ever

23.01.2012
This video of Slovakian violist Lukas Kmit improvising around Nokia's signature ringtone is so good, many have thought it was a sly piece...
Man Fires Nail Into Head But Doesn't Notice For 24 Hours

Man Fires Nail Into Head But Doesn't Notice For 24 Hours

21.01.2012
A man in America fired a 3.5in nail into his head but didn't notice for 24 hours. Dante Autullo, from Chicago, was building a shed when...
Now That's Tragic: Paul Daniels Chops Off Finger With Power Tool

Now That's Tragic: Paul Daniels Chops Off Finger With Power Tool

Ned Simons  20.01.2012
Paul Daniels feared his magical career was over when he sawed off the top of his little finger. The accident happened when the magician...
Bird Strike! Albatross Smashes Huge Hole In Jet

Bird Strike! Albatross Smashes Huge Hole In Jet

Ned Simons  20.01.2012
Bird strikes are a constant worry for pilots, but it still must have come as something of a shock to one Japanese pilot when a giant albatross...
Man Who Gave Boss Toilet Water To Drink Avoids Jail

Man Who Gave Boss Toilet Water To Drink Avoids Jail

19.01.2012
A designer who filled his manager's water bottle up with water from the toilet after she criticised his work has escaped a jail sentence,...
Babyloid Robot Comforts Elderly Sufferers Of Depression

Babyloid Robot Comforts Elderly Sufferers Of Depression

19.01.2012
Who do you turn to when you feel depressed, or even just a little down? A friend or a pet or perhaps? In Japan, elderly sufferers of depression...
WATCH: Is 'This Morning' Chef Gino D'Acampo Really Italian?

WATCH: Is 'This Morning' Chef Gino D'Acampo Really Italian?

19.01.2012
Is celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo really Italian? That's the question on everyone's lips. Everyone who follows This Morning presenter Holly...
WATCH: Star Wars' 'The Imperial March' Barked By Dogs

WATCH: Star Wars' 'The Imperial March' Barked By Dogs

19.01.2012
There have been so many Star Wars-themed adverts over the years - see below - that it takes a pretty damn good one to get our attention...
WATCH: New Countdown Host Nick Hewer Enjoys His First Rude Word Blooper

WATCH: New Countdown Host Nick Hewer Enjoys His First Rude Word Blooper

19.01.2012
Lord Sugar's one-time business adviser Nick Hewer has been hosting Channel 4's beloved anagram and arithmatic gameshow Countdown since...
Lifesize Stormtrooper Cake (PICTURES)

Lifesize Stormtrooper Cake (PICTURES)

18.01.2012
Tiler and Amanda Oakleaf, take a bow. After all, you've made many, many, many nerds very pleased today thanks to your lifesize stormtrooper...