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14 August 2013updated 26 Sep 2015 12:01pm

How many stories have the Guardian done about Paxman’s beard?

The count.

By New Statesman

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One, Two, Three, Four, Five! The Guardian have done Five stories about Jeremy Paxman’s new beard. Ha! Ha! Ha!

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