Amanda Knox was in court in Perugia today, protesting her innocence over the killing of Meredith Kercher. She was in tears, speaking in fluent Italian. Verdict? Sexy And so Foxy Knoxy walks free from an Italian court having been acquitted of murdering the person she now seems not to have […]

From the BBC: An ultra-light plane has crashed into a Ferris wheel in a village north of Sydney, trapping four people, Australian officials say. Some people dream of being a pilot, others simply fail to see the attraction. Is that my coat? Thank you… UPDATE: Police say the pilot is […]

On the Question Time panel from the Labour conference in Liverpool tonight we have Grant Shapps, housing minister; Tim Farron, president of the Liberal Democrats; Caroline Flint, shadow communities and local government secretary; toothy freak Janet Street-Porter; and columnist and commentator Peter Oborne. TheEye is unable to join you this […]

According to ‘new research’, a tipple of red wine makes no positive difference to high blood pressure … rejecting previous ‘expert’ advice that red wine has the ability to fight heart problems, lower cholesterol and the risk of diabetes.  Researcher Ilse Botden said: “Our findings do not support the idea […]

On the Question Time panel tonight we have the increasingly senile Vince Cable, Priti Patel, Harriet Harman, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and Justine Roberts from Mumsnet (married to Ian Katz, deputy editor of The Guardian). TheEye is unable to join you this evening So leaves you in the splendid […]

It is April Fools’ Day. It must be. There is no other possibity. A mediocre footballer caled Joey Barton is offering the government advice (via the Deputy Prime Minister Nicky Boy Clegg) on how to run the country. Yes, that’s Joey ‘Not Quite Good Enough’ footballer Barton. From a team called Queens […]

It is April Fools’ Day. It must be. There is no other possibity. Joey Barton is offering Prime Minister David Cameron advice (via the Deputy Prime Minister Nicky Clegg) on how to run the country. Yes, that’s Joey ‘Not Quite Good Enough’ footballer Barton. From a team called Queens Park […]

Treehuggers in the north of England are poised to grab the world record for the largest group tree hug. On Sunday 821 volunteers travelled to the Delamere forest in Cheshire to take part in the record attempt, and 707 people managed to simultaneously hug a tree for one minute or […]

At last, someone prepared to speak out about the EU meltdown and the Eurozone crisis. A brave soul, a voice in the wilderness, a visionary, a prophet…for it is he…“I believe that Europe overall, as a unit, is going towards a massive crisis, which nobody really expects now. I am […]

Today is National Day in TheEye’s home of Gibraltar. Every year on the 10th of September Gibraltar celebrates the 1967 referendum when, with a massive majority, the people voted to reject annexation by Spain. The result itself was 12,138 votes to 44 in a truly North Korean 99% rout for […]