THE peckish residents of Bear Grylls’ Pacific island tucked into a controversial meal during their final week on the island – baby turtles.
Twitter brought out the turtle emoji in force as the little creatures got a starring role in the Channel 4 series finale some five weeks since they arrived on the island.
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David Letterman retired from US TV last night after a record-breaking stint behind his talk show desk.
The Indiana-born host has clocked up a total of 6,082 episodes since his debut on late night television in February 1982.
None of the other current hosts of networked late-night shows are close to equalling this number. The nearest is Jimmy Kimmel, whose show on ABC has lasted 2,258 episodes to date.
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Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has sparked controversy after she appeared to compare the fight for gay rights with Islamic State.
The hosts of the ITV show were discussing the case in which the Christian owners of a bakery were found to have discriminated against a gay man when they refused to make a cake carrying a slogan that promoted same-sex marriage.
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