January 19, 2015

Top News Stories –

US Cop gets 14 million hits singing to Taylor Swift in car –
A policeman with Dover Force in Delaware has received over 17 million views of a YouTube video showing him singing along to the Taylor Swift song “Shake It Off”. The video (see below) has gained mix reactions but Taylor Swift gave it her seal of approval through her Twitter account to her 51 million followers:
Copyright @taylorswift13

Actress Anne Kirkbride dies –
She played Deidre Barlow in the British soap Coronation Street since November 20th 1972 and died at the age of 60.

Takes a hack to spot a hack –
Two newspapers, The New York Times and Germany’s De Spiegel report that the US knew North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures hack because it had secretly infiltrated the country’s computer networks in 2010. The NY Times believe that software planted by the US intelligence in North Korea’s computers alerted them to hacking activity on Sony.

Sun drops Page 3 topless images –
For 44 years the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun has by synonymous with a large topless picture of a model but that has come to an end today when a picture of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wearing lingerie appeared. The paper is reported to be planning to reinstate the topless feature if sales drop. Among those who found fame were Linda Lusardi, Jilly Johnson and Samantha Fox.
Samantha Fox in Lombardy cropSamantha Fox

Video of the Day –

Dover Police DashCam Confessional (Shake it Off)

List of the day –

10 most popular Sun Page 3 girls (from Richest.com)
10. Jo Guest: DOB 22 February 1972
via www.whoateallthepies.tv

via www.whoateallthepies.tv

9. Lucy Pinder: DOB 20 December 1983

via www.celebpicturesnow.com

via www.celebpicturesnow.com

8. Kathy Lloyd: DOB 13 November 1967

via www.cpfc.org

via www.cpfc.org

7. Maria Whittaker: DOB 7 October 1969

via 80s90sredux.tumblr.com

via 80s90sredux.tumblr.com

6. Keeley Hazell: DOB 18 September 1986

via Zoo magazine

via Zoo magazine

5. Melinda Messenger: DOB 23 February 1971

via paper-room-actor.blogspot.com

via paper-room-actor.blogspot.com

4. Helen Flanagan: DOB 7 August 1990

via www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

via www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

3. Jordan: 22 May DOB 1978

via mancave.cbslocal.com

via mancave.cbslocal.com

2. Samantha Fox: DOB 15 April 1966

via imagozone.com

via imagozone.com

1. Linda Lusardi: DOB 18 September 1958

via the-wanderer.co.uk

via the-wanderer.co.uk

 

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