THE truth, as Malachy O’Rourke will happily observe, can often be stranger than fiction.

DIET and exercise guru Rosemary Conley dished out awards yesterday to eight star slimmers who between them have lost a total of 77 stone.

A song which holds the record as the UK’s longest chart-topper could be heading back to number one for Christmas.

Mr Blobby creator Noel Edmonds admitted he is responsible for a downhill slide in British TV standards.

Mr Blobby was today named the ultimate Christmas turkey after being voted the most irritating festive number one of all time.