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Joe Kinnear
Joe Kinnear? It's funny if you're not a Newcastle fan

The appointment of a new Director of Football at St James has the potential for hilarious consequences.

Cheer up!  Image: Getty
Stop being so miserable, we’re actually quite well off

Stop feeling down about the economy; we’ve actually rarely had it so good…

Frank Gallagher  Mark Campbell-Rex Features
I’m no Frank Gallagher

Modern dads are routinely portrayed as useless. It’s discrimination - and it’s just not true

Actor Vin Diesel  Associated Press
No need to swap sex for hair implants – bald guys are sexy

A survey published this week found that one in six bald men would give up sex for a year if they could get their hair back.

Obama in The Lives of Others
Prism? Britain needs a GMZ (Gossip Management Zone)

General Boles explains government policy on intercepting electronic communications

Kate Winslet pregnant  Rex Features
Who cares how many baby daddies Kate Winslet has?

Outrage has arisen in some camps over the actress's third pregnancy by her third husband, and Perriwinkle Jones is not amused

Jos Buttler    Jos Buttler  Matt Dunham,AP,Press Association Images
Down but not out: England can shrug off rare home losses to finally lift Champions Trophy

With a fully fit squad and in home conditions, England have a very good chance of winning the seventh - and final - ICC Champions Trophy, writes Lizzy Ammon

Seaneen Molloy-Vaughan
Bipolar disorder: the secret life of a manic depressive

Seaneen Molloy-Vaughan writes about living with bipolar disorder - the same condition that affects Stephen Fry

Sex and the City  Rex Features
Sorry Sex and the City, but you haven't stood the test of time

In fact, we might well leave you at the altar, Mr Big-style, says Caroline Corcoran

Ed will surely clear up the confusion
Labour tax hypocrisy? Must be a misunderstanding

MSN's new columnist @GeneralBoles examines the financial implications of donating to Labour and organising a gay wedding. Any resemblance between the author and a prominent Tory MP is entirely co-incidental.

The threat of being caught stops bad driving, not the size of the fine.  Rex
The threat of being caught stops bad driving, not the size of the fine

On-the-spot fines for lane hoggers and tailgaters? Great but who’ll issue them? We need more traffic police.

Jose Mourinho  Nick Potts-PA Wire
Five questions Chelsea and Mourinho must answer

Graham Ruthven considers five factors that will determine Jose Mourinho's success or failure in his second spell at Stamford Bridge.

JD Wetherspoon plans to open a pub and restaurant near the M40 motorway  Rex Features
Socialvoices: a service station Wetherspoon is a great move for freedom of choice

Wetherspoon plans to open a bar at a service station off the M40 motorway in Bucks.

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