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Virtually Stephen Fry: Star launches (possibly) the world's most self-regarding app
Monday 20 May 2013
If you feel you need more Stephen Fry in your life, the actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, presenter, director, activist, and board member of Norwich City Football Club has launched possibly the world’s most self-regarding app.
One giant leap for Britain: UK's first official astronaut Major Tim Peake on tweeting like Chris Hadfield and missing his wife and sons
Monday 20 May 2013
'Yes, I do play the guitar, but very badly. And I wouldn't inflict my singing on anybody'
Fernandinho confirms on Twitter that he wants to join Manchester City
Monday 20 May 2013
The Brazilian midfielder has been a long-time target for City
Ground control to Major Tim: Tim Peake to be Britain's first official astronaut for 20 years with International Space Station mission
Monday 20 May 2013
Former test pilot will live and work on ISS for six months
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen injures back falling into pool
Sunday 19 May 2013
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has broken a bone in her lower spine by falling into an empty swimming pool at her mansion near Paris.
Three teenage boys arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in connection with death of 16-year-old schoolgirl Ellie Jones
Sunday 19 May 2013
Three teeange boys have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in connection with the death of a 16-year-old schoolgirl who is thought to have taken an illegal substance.
Kenwyne Jones apologises to Glenn Whelan after pig's head is discovered in locker in Stoke training ground prank
Sunday 19 May 2013
Striker denies incident was racially motivated and apologises to team-mate after smashing his car windscreen
Sport In Brief: Golden boy Greg Rutherford has to settle for third place
Sunday 19 May 2013
Olympic long-jump champion Greg Rutherford finished third in an unpredictable competition in his first Diamond League meeting of the season in Shanghai yesterday.
Financial Times becomes Syrian Electronic Army's latest victim
Friday 17 May 2013
The Financial Times have become the latest targets of the Syrian Electronic Army after their tech blog and Twitter accounts were hacked on Friday afternoon.
Call centres have got to be the one thing we can all agree to hate
Friday 17 May 2013
Eleanor Doughty has been forced to hang on the line one too many times...
Who rules the web? Not us, and definitely not Sally Bercow
Friday 17 May 2013
Silicon Valley pioneers hoped networks would leave people free to self-govern
One Direction global tour announcement leaves a million Directioners all of a Twitter
Friday 17 May 2013
Boy band One Direction have announced plans for a world tour.
Jazz star Jamie Cullum to play charity rooftop gig
Friday 17 May 2013
Jazz star Jamie Cullum is to perform a charity rooftop gig - with fans able to request the tunes he plays.The pianist and singer will play on top of the Shelter homelessness charity HQ in Old Street, London, on Tuesday 21 May.
Sally Bercow’s tweet gave a ‘nudge and a wink’ to Lord McAlpine
Thursday 16 May 2013
High Court to decide meaning of 'Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*'
- 1 Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
- 2 Tottenham to smash pay scale with £150,000-a-week contract in attempt to tie Gareth Bale to club
- 3 Strewth mate. Aussies wave goodbye to Britain as it becomes too pricey to stay
- 4 Be more professional! GCHQ staff rapped as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reveals messages that he says point to 'fit up'
- 5 Join Ryanair! See the world! But we'll only pay you for nine months a year
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