The Haltemprice and Howden by-election that took place in July 2008 was unusual for a number of reasons and it was also a particularly strange time for me personally, because somehow I got the opportunity to meet and interview David Icke..
Boris Berezovsky burnt through billions of pounds, got himself exiled from his home country and befriended George Bush's brother. Here's a look back at the life of an oligarch...
The media are still quick to frame Amanda Knox as a Black-Widow Beauty - but is she as gorgeous as they say?
A look at the life and legacy of The Great Houdini who would have been 139-years-old this year had he managed to magic himself out of death that is...
Even though I am an atheist, I think Pope Francis will be able to modernise the Catholic Church and be a force for good.
As the YouTube street fighter engaged in yet another pre-fight brawl at the start of the year, we take a look at the legend of Kimbo Slice and ho...
Everybody knows at least one. Be it the bloke who vomits out of the taxi window, or the girl who apparently made 'that video'.
In 1984 a German Prince drove a Porsche to fourth place in the Le Mans 24 Hour. Here is his incredible story…
My Grandma and Mum have it all planned out for me. Uni, marriage, kids, the end, I've done my best to rebel, but have ended up with white girl pr...
How a drunken weekend in Surrey lead to an excrement-flinging battle against one of the world's most notorious dictators
The maverick stand-up lasted longer than he expected, but he was never going to hang around.
He had his detractors across the world, but Venezuela's Hugo Chavez should he hailed for his achievements rather th...
Although one of the most interesting personalities in MMA, the gigantic James Thompson is not as well known in the ...
It wasn't enough for him to conquer science fiction, Takei is dominating the internet.
Jonathon Rendall was famous for burning the candle at both ends, and More 4's re-run of this brilliant mini series will show you just why the rec...
Many don't know this, but half of the people who win an Oscar end up losing their partners to it. Behold the curse of the Oscars...
From superstardom to mom and pop in two decades...
Very little has been written about Sgarbi's exploits, but in post-Berlusconi Italy, he's trying to hang on to his bad-boy image
Rapper and trouble-maker Azealia Banks caused controversy this weekend by trying to redefine the word "faggot" after using it as a slur against Perez Hilton on Twitter. Here's why she could be onto something...
Lost at Sea, Jon Ronson's latest book is an incredible journey into the surreal. Here he speaks to us about anxieti...
Helen Fielding has announced she's writing a new Bridget Jones novel. Please pass me a shotgun, some warfarin and a...
His biggest ever exhibition is currently on show in Paris and after regularly forgetting the quality of the work on...
Jonathan Rendall recently passed away after a hedonistic life, and if you've never read his work then you're in for...
Here's 5 things to know about the pop artist that'll make you sound like you know what you're on about.
There’s no denying that this lip-syncing saga is a saddening blip on an otherwise squeaky clean record. Bey, why did you do this to us?
What's really lurking beneath the perma-tanned façade of reality TV's most famous portmanteau? Are they pure evil or performing an elaborate pas...
Bored of perfecting your 'duck face'? Fancy a new Facebook profile picture? Why not try recreating one of these ace portraits.
Rest In Peace Michael Winner. You took the piss out of life like all of us dream of doing. But few will ever have w...
Half plastic surgery, half bonehead with shades on, Speidi is the combination of two Hollywood reality TV stars tha...
From the Jack magazine archive: When Elvis and Ali met for the first time in 1974, there was only one place it coul...
Remember the guy who went crazy on Piers Morgan on CNN last week? Here we try to identify exactly what it is that t...
After Julie Burchill defended Suzanne Moore's "Brazillian transsexual" article by calling transsexuals "a bunch of dicks in chicks' clothing", I'm serving her up some of my own "female rage"...
Whatever you do, do not try to tell the hip-hop beauty that is Nicki Minaj that she's a pop artist (even though she is), because things will get very ugly, very quickly...
In the five years since he died, the legendary daredevil's reputation as a bona fide loon has remained intact. Here he is on injury, death and being reincarnated as a horse...
Chris Bonington is a bearded hero who scaled the hardest climbs going. I'm a clean shaven coward who admired from a...
He’d only intended to go for a piss. But now Jack Nelson was spread-eagled on the deck of the St Arcadius, smashe...
Magnus Walker's mission in life is to collect one Porsche 911 from every year of their production, from 1964 to 197...
It’s 25 years since Dennis Potter’s masterpiece, The Singing Detective, premiered on the BBC. This vintage inte...
Sid Owen ran over my foot in Asda.
Started catching up with GoT series 1 yet? Here’s some things to look out for ...
The government is voluntarily surrendering our place at the top table and the Am...
Every now and again we like to remind ourselves of this.
Never crack one of your back teeth again.
One fan's overdue love letter to the only comic to school its readers in Yiddish...
If you want to be THAT guy at the 5-a-side, here's how.
A new documentary about the Clash frontman hits screens this month. Here's why y...
Yep, just 'balls' now.
Guns + Bacon = Internet
On what would have been Brandon Lee’s 47th birthday we pay tribute to his fina...
Hammond and Clarkson are at it in the back of a Renault Twingo and the Stig reve...
John Inverdale has since apologised for his use of the word 'cunted' on the BBC'...
It's getting so bad authorities banned football completely in February.
Get your tissues, lads - we're going cryin'.
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah, disco's chief raconteur sits down for a chat about Daft ...
"Living on is a prayer"
"I don’t masturbate over leaked sex tapes on moral grounds but I really think ...
Football needed something to make it choke on its prawn sandwiches.
Their new album is fat with tunes, but here's why one of their band members reck...