I'VE BEEN THINKING!

TODAY The Syrian army is continuing its assault on the city of Homs... there are calls for tougher sentences on stalking... it's the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens today... Michael Fassbender and Olivia Coleman were the main winners at the Evening Standard British Film Awards last night.

STOLEN A college in North Somercoates is having to increase its security, after being broken into. 16 laptops were stolen from Birbeck School last Monday.

LIFEBOAT Cleethorpes RNLI saw the largest number of call outs in recent times during 2011. Crews launched 62 times with more people actively needing their help following a call out. It's thought the rise is due to more people taking to the water.

MARINERS The Mariners FA Trophy third round tie is subject to a pitch inspection this lunchtime. They travel to Bath City in the rearranged fixture. After picking up an ankle injury in training defender Bradley Wood won't be making the journey. But Craig Disley's been passed as fit to play...

ROADS I think there's a tendency to get over excited when snow happens! Roads not bad at all yesterday – even better today… just a bit foggy.

I'VE BEEN THINKING Are you like me and when your other half says those 3 words I start worrying!

TWITTER Sunday's Super Bowl final set a new record for the number of tweets for a sporting event on Twitter...about 10,000 per second.

WEANING Babies who learn to eat by feeding themselves, instead of being spoon-fed, are less likely to become obese in later life. Researchers says it's because babies to learn to regulate their own food intake.

LATER Tempted by that doughnut? How telling yourself 'I'll eat it later' will prevent you from overindulging. Portuguese scientists have found that postponing an unhealthy pleasure - like a bowl of M&Ms - is a way to build up self-control.

DICKENS It's the bicentenary of Charles Dickens' birth today, thought to be Britain's greatest novelist. There'll be a special service at his home town of Portsmouth where Simon Callow and Sheila Hancock will read passages from David Copperfield and Oliver Twist. There'll also be a service at Westminster Abbey where he's buried. "Please Sir, I want some more" from Oliver Twist has to be the most famous Dickens line hasn't it?

MORALE A poll of more than 1,000 people revealed that more than half think team-building exercises do little to improve morale. They'd rather go down the pub together!

BRITS It's day two of 'Brit Of A Hit' - get yourself in the draw to win that trip to the Brit Awards with Mastercard.