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Jackson: Bad news for Dennis The Menace fans

WINSTON Churchill, Admiral Nelson, the Duke Of Wellington. Read

Jackson: Theo Walcott is the new star of footopoly

ENGLAND has a new hero! Read

Jackson: My dream team of celebs would sheikh them up

WHAT’S happening to English Football? Read

Jackson: Lashings of ginger beer and a pervert

IT’S the biggest comeback since Napoleon escaped Elba and took his soldiers on the kind of raucous tour that even Metallica would avoid. Read

Jackson: Peaches Geldof is the purest form of celebrity

THEY came from every corner of the nation to participate. Read

Jackson: The Jackson Five

BIRMINGHAM now has THREE beaches. Read

Jackson:The cult of the celebrity chef must be deep fried

DRUM roll, puleez! Read

Jackson: Living statues are a sign that summer's here

YOU can tell summer has arrived with a vengeance. Read

Jackson: A rival for Fat Baz!

But perhaps the best reason for piling on the pounds is that being grotesquely obese will bag you that ultimate reward. A fatal heart attack when you’re 36 years-old! Read

Jackson: The aliens have landed!

ARGHH! The aliens have landed! The aliens have landed! Read

Jackson: Leave the ABBA legacy alone!

Before we begin, I’d just like to make a few things clear. Read

Jackson: How to marry Madge and avoid being her latest fall Guy

MADONNA is a gal who can’t make up her mind. Blonde or brunette? Buxom or buff? Average singer or rubbish actress? Read

Jackson: Just one thing can halt the Germans

Can they be beaten? Probably. But it would have to involve a speech from Winston Churchill, Spitfire planes and a belated intervention from the USA. Read

Jackson: Let Abu live with Alexandra

Extremist, Abu Qatada, has been released on bail and probably won't have to face terrorist charges in Jordan. Read

Jackson: Why we have turned into a nation of softies

IT'S unfashionable and amoral to admit. But I've a grudging respect for Simon Mann, the gung-ho geezer on trial in Equatorial Guinea for attempting to overthrow the President of the oil-rich African state. Read

Jackson: Zara's gloom was nothing compared to my horse horror

Zara Phillips was forced to pull out of the Olympics after her horse was injured in training. Read

Jackson: Sex and the footy

If you ask me, there's little difference between them. Read

Jackson: Copycat tattoos are mark of a fool

A TRAIN journey can be a pleasant thing. Not the one I took last week. Read

Like Ronaldo our leaders must be the real deal

IT'S been the key political question of the week. Well, the key political question of my week, at any rate. Who is the greatest sporting superstar - Christiano Ronaldo or Walt Disney? Read

There's no way out for Indiana Brown from the Temple of Doom

I'VE always believed there's only one way to put a person off attempting to get something they've set their sights on - give it to them. Read

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