.... and finally

The sigh at the end of this really does say it all doesn't it?!

Scottish butcher marks #BurnsNight by sending haggis to edge of space https://t.co/Cyk9eVKivq pic.twitter.com/Fd4IyfE5kI

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 25, 2021

I’ve said this before but someone at the BBC is clearly trying to break Simon McCoy with these stories.

Quest joins in .....

We had an unexpected young visitor on #QMB tonight. Victor gate crashed his dad (CEO Trivago) interview. priceless! pic.twitter.com/SIZYM9hTo1

— Richard Quest (@richardquest) January 25, 2021

Indeed Martine-Heaven help whatever bizarre story they decide to throw next at Simon!

It's amusing that Simon usually gets the funny or bizarre news items. I never see it with anyone else on BBC News.

In regional news fluff, Sally Williams got to ride a Penny Farthing:

Another first for BBC News.

Didn't say much though...

We need a StoryFix/Oddbox kind of show back, and it needs to be hosted by Simon McCoy and Maxine Croxall.

Martine

You're not the first person to make that error

Of course, schoolboy error on my part

StoryFix was hosted by Matt Barbet isn't it?

Storyfix had a canon of presenters, Emily Maitlis being one of the leads.

There's a lot of value in a show or a segment dedicated to weird and fluffy news, The Ridiculist which is on Anderson Cooper 360 is a great example of this.