Updated 7:58am 19 June 2013

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Nick: My beard is so hip

ANOTHER revelation in my sad life is that I can actually grow a beard.Read

Nick: Tea tales and microwave misery

I FEEL somewhat embarrassed that I’ve only just realised one of the key things to happiness.Read

Nick Lavigueur: I’m into the Olympic spirit

DETERMINATION, dedication, sacrifice – all honourable things would you not say?Read

Nick Lavigueur: Not much goodwill left in the bank

BANKERS – what does that word make you think?Read

Fighting my worst fears on the sales frontline

HEADING out to the sales later? The post-Christmas sales have always been the busiest shopping period of the year.Read

I’m happy with my cheesy nostalgic memories

NEW Year's Eve – the day of the year most famous for binge drinking and yet more over-eating.Read

Nick Lavigueur: I need another Bank Holiday

Anyone who can enlighten me on why we get so few public days off is more than welcome to.Read

Nick Lavigueur: Trouble down on Dale Farm

THERE are a lot of ironies in the current stand off over the eviction of travellers at Dale Farm in Essex.Read

Nick Lavigueur sounds like Jarvis Cocker on the phone

THE eagle eyed among you may have noticed that I also write the Friday music pages in our WoW supplement – a slightly different proposition to filling in for Barry’s column.Read

Nick Lavigueur: Battle begins over Tesco

SUPERMARKETS have been keeping the pages of The Examiner full for years.Read

Nick: Uncovering the dark arts of the tabloid press

THE behaviour of journalists has been under the spotlight for two weeks now.Read

Nick: All hail the amazing Tour De France hardmen

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Nick Lavigueur: Banning folding chairs is health and safety gone mad

AS a militant pragmatist I get very frustrated when I have to conform to someone else's ill-thought ideas of how I should behave.Read

Nick Lavigueur: Give Nick Clegg credit for tempering the Tories

ON Monday the coalition government announced it would be more than doubling its commitment to overseas aid for vaccines to £1.5bn.Read

Nick: Is the sky going to fall on our heads?

I USED to read a lot of Asterix books when I was younger.Read

Nick: Catalonians are kings of the Castells

SO WHAT are you up to this weekend?Read

Nick: Wannabe spooks wanted - but why tell anyone?

SSSH...don’t tell anyone, but I’m thinking about joining the Secret Service.Read

Nick: Internet shopping only delays the pain of queuing

I hate queuing and shopping so much I've taken to doing much of it online – it seems I'm not alone.Read

Nick: Coming through! Make way for the bikers

DRIVING in West Yorkshire is more often than not a frustrating experience.Read

Nick: Facebook biopic The Social Network should inspire our students to global success

I WENT to see the new movie about Facebook last weekend.Read