news of the screws

on sunday, the 168 years old  News of The World, the most popular tabloid paper, printed its last edition; after private eyes hired by the paper were accused of hacking  into mobile phones of  crime victims, celebrities and  politicians.
The News of the World, which sells about 2.8million copies a week, is famed for its celebrity scoops and sex scandals, earning it the nickname, the News of the Screws http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14070862

sorry ya gambar 18SX sikit.. this is the front page headline on 5th sept 2010 .  bukan semua front page macam ni.  in its last edition, ada 48 souvenier pullout - front page on the sinking of titanic in 1912  till  the latest juicy story in June 2011 -  Ryan Gigg's affair with his brother's wife.

on sunday morning, i asked encik suami to get a copy of NOTW from our newsagent - sold out..so he drove to co-op to get it - apparently semalam dah ada orang jual kat ebay for £30! i spent an hour reading cover to cover the NOTW and also The Times on Sunday (sokabar cerdik sikit lah).

 masa student days dulu, malu2 nak beli NOTW sebab ada  Page 3 pin-ups which made girls like Samantha Fox and Linda Lusardi  famous in their own rights. even the celebrities and artists - Rihanna, Kelly Brook, Nicole Kidman, Katy Perry, Cameron Diaz to name but  a few posed on that infamous page. now selamba jer beli tabloids ni, banyak cerita menarik & tak mengusutkan otak, easy reading on a sunday morning.