Beardy

Your first day in charge of BBC News - and trouble comes from an unexpected quarter. Not relations with politicians, tricky leaked documents, whistleblowers, and the sort of thing you've been steeled up for.

No. Paxman is back from his hols with a beard. In the previous century, reporters and presenters used to do this rather a lot, producing much chuntering from management, and, after a period of bravado, usually ending up with a quick visit to a changing room for a close shave just before transmission.

Will James Harding care ?

Here's an old piece of photoshopping from the Evening Standard in 2003 that suggests he might...