Jack & Jill help normalise family life for those caring for children with serious health issues, says Helen O’Callaghan.

This year heralds the return of a much-maligned shade, pulled from the design doldrums and now paired with some unexpected complementary colours, materials and tone-on-tone activity, writes Carol O’Callaghan.

The family of golfer David Feherty has appealed to people to reach out to those suffering with addiction after the death of his son Shey from an overdose on his 29th birthday.

Four Cork girls will be among contestants from across Ireland, and indeed overseas, vying for glory at this year’s 46th annual International Miss Macra Festival.

Ayoze Perez struck twice as Rafael Benitez succeeded in his mission to guide Newcastle back to the Premier League at the first attempt with a resounding victory over 10-man Preston.

If Caitlyn Jenner can pick her new name as an adult, why not us ordinary mortals too, asks Nuala Woulfe

But don’t worry, “Family, Friends and partners will also be considered too”.

Helen O’Callaghan speaks to mother of quadruplets Anita Kelly, who explains how she and husband David juggle day and night to take care of their young sons.

A photograph of a wheelchair-bound, crying elderly Canadian couple separated into two different care homes after 62 years of marriage has drawn international attention.

MAGS JENSEN’S memory isn’t all it was. And although she hasn’t, yet, got a diagnosis, both she and her doctor fear that her many lapses herald the onset of dementia. 

Newcastle 1 Manchester City 1: Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero’s 100th Premier League goal was not enough to see off battling Newcastle as the Magpies banked another precious point towards their survival fund.

Norwich City 3 Newcastle United 2: Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez maintains his team can survive in the Barclays Premier League despite a “painful” loss at Norwich.

Fiann Ó Nualláin describes the heroic work of Seedsavers in Co Clare who are saving our native flora and fauna. 

Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini is looking upwards rather than over his shoulder after playing his part in a significant upturn in the club’s fortunes.

Crystal Palace 5 Newcastle 1: Steve McClaren hopes Mike Ashley will back him to the hilt so he can command the dressing-room respect needed to win Newcastle’s relegation dogfight.

Newcastle 0 Leicester City 3

There was more goalkeeping worry for Martin O’Neill after Newcastle manager Steve McClaren confirmed Rob Elliot suffered a recurrence of a thigh injury.

Newcastle 6 Norwich City 2: Steve McClarens said he is struggling to make sense of his first Premier League victory as Newcastle’s head coach after watching his side trounce Norwich.

Man City 6 Newcastle 1: Sergio Aguero has no peers when it comes to the Premier League’s striking department.

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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 2: Tyneside remains a no-win zone for Jose Mourinho and refreshingly, it was also a no-whine zone for the Chelsea manager, who for once resisted the urge to blame outside influences for his team’s failings.

Substitutes Ramires and Willian got Chelsea out of jail as they fought back from 2-0 down at Newcastle to snatch a point.

West Ham 2 Newcastle 0: Slaven Bilic gave Steve McClaren another miserable evening as West Ham finally got their home campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Newcastle last night.

Aaron Ramsey is as likely to take notice of the high-profile brickbats aimed Arsenal’s way from the acerbic tongue of Gary Neville as he is the Premier League table before the end of October.

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Daryl Janmaat has admitted his “stupid” actions cost Newcastle any chance of success at Swansea.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 SOUTHAMPTON 2:

You may need the tissues for this.

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Idris Elba writes and directs King For A Term on Sky Arts, Thursday, Idris Elba as Dad and Omar Agyei as Akuna.

Football, penguins, lego and more.

Newcastle United 2 West Ham United 0: As a survivor of testicular cancer, Jonas Gutierrez is used to winning battles far more important than those against mere relegation.

Newcastle 1 West Brom 1: Not only does Tony Pulis perform miracles, he also predicts them. How else to explain his assertion that John Carver will still be in charge at Newcastle when the new season starts in August?

Newcastle United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3: Newcastle United supporters who refused to join a boycott of the game only witnessed further evidence of the decline of a team head coach John Carver accepts is now involved in a fight against relegation.

Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 0: Jermain Defoe is a quick learner. Sunderland’s recent acquisition has spent the last fortnight taking a crash-course in Wear-Tyne derby history, and it took him less than 45 minutes to write his name indelibly into its latest chapter.