• SKY Sports anchorman Jeff Stelling may well spontaneously combust on Saturday afternoon if his beloved Hartlepool United beat Cambridge and climb off the bottom of the Football League for the first time since October.  Pools have won three games in a row to move within a point of safety and, after reducing ticket prices to £10 and £5 for this weekend's game, are hoping for a bumper crowd in their survival fight. 
  • BAKING is in the genes for Mary Berry - her great great grandfather was a master baker in the 1860s. The Great British Bake Off star is coming to Teesside on Saturday to open the new £4.5 Barker and Stonehouse furniture store.
  • SATURDAY is National Weed Appreciation Day, National Something On A Stick Day, and National Black Forest Cake Day. We, therefore, respectfully suggest you get out in the garden, armed with a hoe, and reward yourself with a nice gateau once you’ve finished.
  • IT'S not a good idea to post fake TripAdvisor reviews about rival restaurants. It's unsavoury - and you could be stirring up a lot of trouble for yourself. Have a look. http://bit.ly/1McpgxD
  • Be careful...Saturday evening is the most dangerous time to be at home, with four accidents taking place in the UK every second, a study has found. Risky behaviour, leading to accidents ranging from serious electric shocks and burns to gas leaks and fires, peak at 6.30pm on a Saturday, the survey for the charity Electrical Safety First found.
  • Raise a glass to Michael Parkinson who is 80 on Saturday. It must be satisfying to have outlived that pesky emu.
  • And don't forget, clocks spring forward at 2am on Sunday!