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Policing Racism Online: Liam Stacey, YouTube And The Law Of Big Numbers

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK Tech

When Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch at White Heart Lane on 17 March, a 21-year-old student mocked his plight on Twi...

MAGIC: Girl Discovers She Is A Wizard

Posted 06.04.2012 | UK Comedy

A student has uploaded a video of herself on anaesthetic following an operation to remove her wisdom teeth in which she believes she lives in Hogwarts...

Shopping With Violence: What I Learned From Watching the Riots

John Dower | Posted 05.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
John Dower

As commentary (about the riots) developed it became clear that the reporting was either black or white. Right wing commentators were quick to label all rioters as individual criminals, while more liberal factions tried to convince that there was a direct cause and effect relationship between recent youth centre closures and civil disorder. The idea started to emerge that a more un-mediated version of events would help form a fuller picture of what happened last August. Together with Minnow Productions and BBC 3, we combed the internet for more footage.

The Best April Fool's Day 2012 Hoaxes (VIDEO, PICS)

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Comedy

Some were obvious, some were hilarious, and all of them were just plain silly. Yes, welcome to our round-up of just some of this year's April Fool's D...

From Shaun Ryder To Steve Hilton: Sunday's Best April Fools

Posted 01.04.2012 | UK

After a week of pasties and petrol it's hard to tell just which stories in the news could be April Fools today. We were caught out by Francis Maude...

A Tribute to Edd Gould (1988 - 2012)

Stephen Frizzle | Posted 28.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Stephen Frizzle

This is such a loss to the world of comedy, but he has left behind such a legacy. To Edd Gould, a truly selfless and creative man.

Six Men In Court On Child Sex Trade Charges

PA | Posted 24.03.2012 | UK

Six men charged in connection with an investigation into child exploitation will appear in court today. A total of 13 suspects were arrested in Oxf...

Malware Targets Syrian Activists Via Fake YouTube Site

Guardian.co.uk | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech

Syrian activists are being targeted by a fake version of Google's YouTube video site which plants malware on the PCs of people who leave comments on v...

Did He Go Too Far? TSA Agent Pats Down And Swabs Boy, 3, In Wheelchair (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK

YouTube video of an airport security worker patting down and swabbing a wheelchair-bound little boy has gone viral. Uploaded on 17 March by matto...

Croak On The Water...Play A Tune On A Screaming Toad (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Animal rights activists will not appreciate this and let us be the first to say we do not condone the practice, but this video of a screaming toad has...

'Good Samaritan' Thugs Jailed For Robbing Malaysian Student

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.03.2012 | UK

Two notorious thugs have been jailed for robbing defenceless Malaysian student Ashraf Rossli during last summer's riots. Ashraf Rossli, 21, had bee...

Phony, Baloney: Kony 2012

Ellen Grace Jones | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Politics
Ellen Grace Jones

How do you solve a problem like Joe Kony? There's nothing like an evil bogeyman dictator to rouse those emotions. One would have to have a heart of s...

Chavs Beware! Paddy Power Claims First Scalps At Cheltenham

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK

Bookmaker Paddy Power claimed its first chav scalps today, just one day into the Cheltenham Festival. Hot on the heels of its controversial Chav T...

WATCH: Is Someone You Know In Graham Coxon's New Music Video?

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Graham Coxon has previously said that music videos are "horrible" - but this, his latest promo for his new single, What'll It Take, is a really rather...

Charlie Bit My Finger... And Made My Parents Rich

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK Comedy

A cheeky baby who shot to fame for biting his big brother’s finger could make his parents millionaires thanks to a new app. Charlie Davies-Carr ...

WATCH: One Embarrassing Poo-ch Makes Its Mark At Crufts

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2012 | UK

One dog owner was left holding her head in her hands at Crufts this weekend, after her cross-breed Libby squatted for an impromptu bathroom break duri...

The Rise of the Dot.com!

Alexandra Burke | Posted 08.05.2012 | Home
Alexandra Burke

It really interests me as an artist how the whole digital landscape is changing and moving... when I won X Factor in 2008, Twitter had been around for a couple of years but was still really just taking its first baby steps.

How Facebook is Changing the World for the Better: The Kony 2012 Campaign

Michelle Beckett | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Tech
Michelle Beckett

I have felt we've lost that sense of people power in recent decades: Until now. Facebook has a global reach of 850 million people. This is an online community with the ability to raise awareness on a scale that is unprecedented.

Paddy Power's Chav Tranquiliser Advert Shows Cheltenham Festival Assassin (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK

Bookmaker Paddy Power has released a new advert just a week after its previous offering was banned. The “Chav Tranquiliser” features a smartly...

ASMR: Orgasms for Your Brain

Nicholas Tufnell | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Nicholas Tufnell

For most of my adult life I've suffered from insomnia. I've tried many different supposed remedies, including hypnosis, intentional sleep deprivation, exercise, strict routines, warm milk before bed and even Zopiclone.

WATCH: English Teacher Rapping In Class

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 22.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Ex-English teacher Mark Grist rocketed to fame after his rap battle with teeny bopper "MC Blizzard". Grist limited his use of obscenities and maxim...

Only YouTube Can Save the Falklands Now

Will Porter | Posted 21.04.2012 | UK Politics
Will Porter

During the international cock waggling competition between Britain and Argentina, the unfortunate Falkland islanders have sat quietly in the middle being ignored.

VIDEO: Scotrail's 'Big Man' Will Not Face Action

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 09.02.2012 | UK

'Big man' Alan Pollock who threw fare-dodging student Sam Main off a Scotrail train will not be prosecuted, the Crown office has decided. The incid...

UFO Spotted Hovering Over The Thames Estuary (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK

Footage of a flickering orb hovering over the Thames Estuary has sparked excitement among UFO watchers. The clip was filmed by a motorist driving ...

Lembit Opik Gets Down With The Kids

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK Politics

Former MP Lembit Opik has appeared in a music video for The Good Suns. Dressed in a suit, Opik mouths the words to the band’s latest offering ...