George Clooney lookalike winner looks nothing like George Clooney

David James Glendon pipped 782 other entrants to the post in the prestigious competition – perhaps unsurprisingly held in an Irish whiskey Bar. 

The 27-year-old Kilkenny local scooped the prize, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the Oscars in Los Angeles in March.  

‘I was taken by surprise when I was told I’d won,’ Mr Glendon told the Sun.

‘There’s been a lot of debate since about whether I look like him. But someone thought I did, so I’ll take the good with the bad.’

But his physical likeness to the Clooney has been called into question by some on Mr Glendon’s local newspaper website the Kilkenny People. read more…

London riots: cross-eyed thug admits £1m blaze after police recognise eyes

Ten residents were displaced as a result of the fire and a small number were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. No-one was seriously injured.

The thug, from Peckham, initially denied setting fire to the premises. But officers arrested him at his home, not far from the scene, on October 24 after sifting through hours of CCTV footage.

Acting Detective Sergeant Jim Woods, from Southwark Police, said: “You can see on the video that he is cross-eyed. It was one of the strands I used to identify him.”

Burls at first denied arson but changed his plea to guilty at Inner London Crown Court on Monday after police found evidence to prove an alibi was false. read more…

London 2012 Olympics: ’90pc of souvenirs made abroad’

The newspaper also reported that countries such as India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Poland, Slovakia and Germany made merchandise, which also included T-shirts, bags, hats, toys and games.

But critics stated many household names given contracts because of their British heritage had wasted the chance to showcase local craftsmanship.

A spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses told the newspaper: “This was the perfect opportunity to champion the country’s manufacturing industry and show off the ideal of British and it has been thrown away. read more…

Asda launches bargain Valentine’s Day Smart Price card costing just 7p

Give this Valentine’s card to a lover and you might find it’s more than your heart that ends up broken.

The economy brand card in green and brown costs just 7p but features a most unromantic ‘Smart Price’ logo from seller Asda. As if to make up for that detail, the words ‘Be My Valentine’ feature on the front, and the ‘Smart Price’ logo is inside a heart shape.

The amazingly low price means that those with more than one special someone in their lives can send six of the cards for the price of a first class stamp. read more…

German savours his tin of lard left untouched for 64 years

Hans Feldmeier, 87, of Rostock, was given the tin of American lard 64 years ago in an aid package sent to war ravaged Germany from the States and he decided to set it aside for an emergency.

The retired pharmacist then opted to get the lard tested by food safety experts due to the debate over expiry dates and decided to tuck in after it was given the all clear.

Frerk Feldhusen, a food expert, stated that the lard would be tasteless and hard to dissolve, but essentially ok to eat.

‘All in all, given its level of freshness and its material composition, the product is assessed as satisfactory,’ he told the AFP. read more…

Amazing table tennis baby Jamie a smash hit on YouTube

Appearing in a video named ‘Jamie playing multiball’, wonderkid Jamie returns shot after shot while perched on the left hand side of the table.

He calmly swats the balls back at his father and trainer, pausing only to regain his Zen-like composure.

On 44 seconds he displays a wholly unconventional backhand before gleefully launching into a series of powerful smashes aimed straight at his dad.

In fact so efficient is Jamie in his Forrest Gump-esque whiff waff skills that his father has to refill the box of table tennis balls half-way through. read more…

Police camera spots meteor soaring across sky

The bright light filmed falling across the night sky in the US say of Texas was caught on camera by a police automobile during a traffic stop on Wedneday night.

US Federal Aviation officals later confirmed the bright light was a meteor

The light was seen by witnesses in Texas and, to the north, in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.

A meteor is a particle broken off from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun that burns up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, creating the effect of a “shooting star”.

CNN sorry over graphic blunder that uprooted London to Norfolk

Users lambasted the network, which broadcasts to 212 countries, for its gaffe.

One quipped: “Hilarious, Norfolk the new London”. Another wrote: “Special relationship? CNN thinks London is in Norfolk…”

Nikki Godden, posted the image on her Facebook page, with the phrase: “I am truly speechless”.

In a message posted on its official twitter feed, CNN executives stated an inquiry had been launched to pin-point how the gaffe occurred.

“#CNN apologises for a map error which shifted London from its correct location! We have corrected this & are looking into how this occurred,” it read. read more…

Daughter cuts off cancer-stricken mom’s hair in YouTube video

Lola then shaves her mother’s head with a set of clippers before she is left bald, staring into the mirror.

The video ends with Lola hugging her mom in a photograph taken when she had full-length hair and a message urging viewers to donate to cancer charities.

Mrs Duncan, who was diagnosed with the illness in September last year, said: “Your hair is your identity.

“I went from having lots, to a bob, and when I started to slowly lose it I relied on Craig [her husband] and the kids to tell me when it needed to go. read more…

You’re benching me? Ugh, what a slap in the face

Slash shot

Star player Alexander Radulov whacks the face of his goal coach Ilari Nackel during a Kontinental Hockey League match

IT'S what you've always dreamed of doing to your boss.

A player from Russia’s notoriously pugnacious ice hockey league did not take too kindly to being sidelined, and unleashed the fury in the most unimaginable way.

The most surprising bit? The coach’s reaction.

Unsurprisingly, Alexander Radulov is on the look-out for a new job.