With so many talentless celebs around these days, I decided to conduct a little experiment to find out how easy it is to become famous.

An entertaining and funny BBC documentary about a dude who tries to get famous picked by DAVEthefish 1 week ago

CCTV captured the moment an driver smashed through a supermarket window after losing control when reversing out of a parking space. picked by DAVEthefish 1 week ago

The Olympics may be over, but that doesn't mean that the world is suddenly deprived of dedicated athletes competing at the very peak of their performance. Witness, for example, the 170 people who turned out for the World Bog Snorkelling Championships on Monday. picked by DAVEthefish 2 weeks ago

Sweets, but pimped. 10kg Kitkat anyone?

repost of Icepigs from a year ago, here picked by DAVEtheFISH 1 month ago

A major rescue operation launched after reports of a light aircraft crashing into the sea turned out to be a false alarm sparked by two inflatable penguin balloons, coastguards revealed. picked by DAVEthefish 2 months ago

Canada is putting skilled British workers on a fast track for immigration visas to exploit our soaring cost of living.

Its officials believe superior public services and the ability to weather economic turmoil will lure Britons fed up with fuel and food prices and with the state of schools and hospitals.

(where do I sign?) picked by davethefish 2 months ago

Muslim passengers may not be touched by sniffer dogs of the British Transport Police after complaints that the practice is against Islam. According to the religion, dogs are deemed to be spiritually “unclean”. picked by davethefish 2 months ago

A mayonnaise ad that shows two men kissing has been withdrawn from television after 200 viewers complained that it was offensive.

Heinz, which makes the New York Deli Mayo featured in the commercial, pulled the advertisement less than a week into its expected five week run, in response to the criticism. picked by davethefish 3 months ago

All2c.org is the new 'sister' site of www.alluc.org, bringing you a list of almost all streaming websites on the net, plus a ranking system

This ain't spam, and I'm not too sure if it isn't illegal :P picked by davethefish 3 months ago

Smokers have been banned from using a wall-mounted ashtray outside a pub after it became home to a family of blue tits. (fooled ya) picked by davethefish 3 months ago

In the annals of the greatest human achievements, the feat of Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens will surely rank as one the finest - the two men from San Francisco look like they've broken the world record for the longest handshake. picked by davethefish 3 months ago

A UFO has exploded in mid-air over a southern Vietnamese island, it's been reported.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) said residents of Phu Quoc island, 10 km (6 miles) off the coast of the Cambodian province of Kampot, found shards of grey metal, including one 1.5 metres (1.5 yards) long. picked by davethefish 3 months ago

A flat in central London has become the most expensive home in the world, with a price understood to exceed £115m. The flat in St James’s Square, equidistant from 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, was granted planning permission last week. The value of the off-plan sale indicates that the world’s most expensive properties are not yet being hit by the international financia... read full post picked by davethefish 3 months ago

The Sunday Times Rich List 2008 - Britain's richest 2,000. picked by davethefish 3 months ago

A 360-degree spherical panorama of a beach in Marigot, Saint Martin, from 9 images which uses stereographic projection to create a globe. This is called the "little planet" effect, when the area close to the point opposite to the centre of projection becomes significantly enlarged. picked by davethefish 4 months ago

THE nation’s dance floors are witnessing an outbreak of the Rolex Sweep thanks to WILEY’s track Wearing My Rolex. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

Experts searching a hidden cellar at the former Haut de la Garenne children's home on Jersey have discovered children's milk teeth, police revealed today. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

This is the most expensive tree in Britain – worth more than three times the average price of a home.

The Victorian plane, which has a 1.8m (6ft) wide trunk and stands in Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, is valued at £750,000. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

A priest in Russia was tricked into blessing a strip bar after being told it was a school for ballet dancers. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

Authorities in Canada are investigating how a man who was Tasered during a disturbance managed to have his trousers set on fire by the stun-gun. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

A borough council today defended its decision to prosecute a man who overfilled his wheelie bin by four inches. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

Since he was just three years old, David Tennant has passionately wanted the role of Doctor Who. No doubt he wasn’t the only one who thought he could play a Time Lord – but it was an unlikely aspiration for a boy who, like Gordon Brown, was a son of the manse. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

Viewers complained of dizziness and nausea as a £550,000 rebrand of the BBC’s news operation, featuring a swirling red globe, was broadcast for the first time.

(note, that's not the logo) picked by davethefish 5 months ago

A new library allows readers to borrow people for a 30-minute chat. Here's the experience of one man who offered himself as a human book picked by davethefish 5 months ago

Norfolk Police asked supermarkets in the town to challenge youths trying to buy sauces in squirty bottles or eggs.

Sgt Andy Brown said no more complaints had been received in the past two weeks since the agreement came into force. picked by davethefish 5 months ago