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SUSIE DENT: Scurryfunge: Few words can be more useful at Christmas than this one, borrowed from U.S. dialect where it means to hastily and frenziedly tidy a house just before guests arrive.

Plunging into freezing water may leave you turning the air blue. But you could save yourself the ice bath and just stick to the swearing outburst instead, Susie Dent says.

JANET STREET-PORTER: It is the season of good will to all, but I find it difficult to congratulate Anne Robinson on her new boyfriend Andrew Parker Bowles

FAMILIES are being invited to a special fundraising concert to help children and adults living with sight loss.

"IT'S better than you'd think an ice hockey arena might be," explains comedian Neil Delamere of why he loves performing at Belfast's SSE Arena, home of the Belfast Giants and the largest venue on his new stand-up tour, Neil By Mouth.

IRISH News business editor Gary McDonald has put his wordsmithing and number-crunching to the test on Channel 4's Countdown.

(Season 13 Episode 2 of 3): With Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack and Victoria Coren Mitchell. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs on E4 Extra at 9:00 PM, Tuesday 12 March. With Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack and Victoria Coren Mitchell

(Season 13 Episode 2 of 3): With Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack and Victoria Coren Mitchell. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs on E4 Extra at 9:00 PM, Tuesday 12 March. With Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack and Victoria Coren Mitchell

(Season 13 Episode 3 of 3): With Sean Lock, Stephen Mangan, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs on E4 Extra at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 13 March. With Sean Lock, Stephen Mangan, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan

(Season 13 Episode 3 of 3): With Sean Lock, Stephen Mangan, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs on E4 Extra at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 13 March. With Sean Lock, Stephen Mangan, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan