Glenn Hoddle's move to Wolves will be thoroughly analysed by Guardian Unlimited Football and Chris Borg will ponder the man here on Newsblog.
MediaGuardian is keeping abreast of the BBC's announcements about plans for thousands of job cuts, and in the wake of the Royal Commission's fish stocks report, our graphics man, Paddy Allen, has updated our flash graphic on fishing stocks.
In other news, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in and with a historic deal on the cards in Northern Ireland, Sarah Left is grappling with the issues to write a Q&A. When not brokering peace deals, Tony Blair has found time to be snapped for the obligatory Christmas card: Guardian Unlimited Politics will be creating a gallery of this and former festive greetings.
(Christmas spoiler ahead) And finally, we've been arguing fiercely this morning about whether children should be disabused of the ridiculous notion that Santa Claus will be tripping down the chimney on Christmas Eve bearing gifts, or whether believing in the annual generosity of a fat bloke in a red suit is an essential part of the magical world of childhood. (You may just, from the tone of this post, be able to determine on which side of the debate I come down). Former Guardian parents editor Matt Seaton will be arguing the pro-Santa case for us today.
