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The Maureen Spring column

Maureen-Spring

Why never to judge a book by its cover...

IWAS having a quiet browse in the bookshop, making a mental list for possible Christmas pressies - to give and hopefully receive. Read

Remember, remember bonfire nights of times past

Contrary to my family’s belief, I like fireworks – but only if they’re exploding at least half a mile away. Read

The Alan Poole column

Alan Poole

Alan Poole: Rules is rules

I DON'T think it's a symptom of encroaching senility because I've been doing it for decades, but talking to (not to mention bellowing at) the TV or radio is clearly the sign of, at best, a confused mind. Read

The victims of a rich man's game

TRADITION dictates that it's the rich what gets the pleasure, the poor what gets the blame - but while that nugget of socioeconomic analysis remains essentially sound, the balance between self-indulgence and culpability is rather more complex these days. Read

McTV: The Marion McMullen column

Marion McMullen

Pushing Daisies

* THE intensely annoying, never-ending, smug voiceover of Pushing Daisies drained all the fun from the latest American import. Read

McTV

* THE Doctor has a new mate ... and he might never get a word in edgewise again. Read

The Helen Legh column

Helen Leigh

Why I need a fashion makeover

I'VE been offered the chance to have a What Not to Wear style makeover, where a lady goes through my wardrobe, chucks out everything that makes me look like Heather from EastEnders and is honest about my sense of style. Read

It's me who needs a shoulder to cry on when my hubby is in pain

LAST weekend, while in the garden, Paul got attacked by a bear and dislocated his shoulder trying to protect me from its fierce jaws and immense weight. Read

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