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The Daily Mail Tube Map
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE In preparation for London 2012 we’ve updated our Daily Mail Moral Underground tube map to guide the influx of Olympic tourists to over 250 thrilling destinations in Dacreville. Readers can now get a one-way ticket to Winslet, Wind Turbines and Waitrose or purchase a cheap-day return to Tasers, Traffic Wardens and Twiggy. There’s a whole new line of cancer attractions... 
Top Man to stock Cowell’s ‘man-bra’
Fashion News: High street fashion retailers Top Man are to capitalise on the success of their ‘Working Class Hero’ range – despite all the vomit that has appeared on their store windows – by stocking Simon Cowell’s first foray into fashion: the Pex-Factor Man-Bra. “The clown trousers are staying and so are my tits,” said the X Factor despot this week in response to continued... 
Dog On Wire
The compelling story of a man and his balancing dog is coming to a cinema near you.   By Simon Balch and Jasper Gibson It definitely helps if you’ve seen this…  Read More →
Engelbert Humperdinck weds Ben Cumberbatch
Celebrity News: Millions of female fans of the hit BBC show ‘Sherlock’ were left heartbroken today after a drunken conversation in Las Vegas led to a quick same-sex marriage between swarthy actor Benedict Cumberbatch and veteran balladeer Engelbert Humperdinck. “We were just talking about our ludicrous names,” British-born singer Humperdinck – who chose to name himself... 
Thatcher movie sparks new trend
Movie News: Actress Glenn Close announced today she is to star in the sequel to The Iron Lady, a film about Thatcher’s political successor, John Major. “There are so few roles of substance for female actresses of my generation,” Close told The Daily Beast. “So when this opportunity came along I thought, ‘Wow, perfect!’” Charting Major’s rise and fall, the film will... 
Streep insists Iron Lady sex scenes are ‘artistic’
Movie News: Actress Meryl Streep has defended the highly explicit sex scenes in her new film The Iron Lady, saying that they are ‘artistic’ and ‘essential to the narrative’. The explicit nature of the love scenes has shocked both critics and audiences alike. “I didn’t expect so much flesh on display for a biopic about Margaret Thatcher,” said Guardian film critic Percy Melton-Mowbray. “The... 
The X Factor Final Xploded
Girl band Little Mix became the first group to win X Factor last night, beating a hairdresser in the final. The Poke’s TV correspondent Jake Yapp dissects..  Read More →
The X Factor Xploded
The X Factor reaches its semi-final stages and our TV correspondent Jake Yapp is ON FIRE. There are now just three acts left – Amelia Lily in the Girls, Little Mix in the Groups and Marcus Collins in the Boys – who will return next weekend (December 10 and 11) to battle it out for this year’s X Factor crown. For the first time ever the Final will be staged at Wembley Arena in front of an audience... 
Estate agent strike welcomed by everyone
Strike Latest: Proposed strike action by the Estate Agent’s union has been met with encouragement by pretty much everyone. The strike, called by the Property Realtor International Committee (PRIC), has received widespread support from all corners of society. “I could quite happily go all day without seeing one of those Foxton’s branded git-mobiles driving round,” said council worker Chris... 
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