Not his best Korea move

Some say he died years ago. But finally, today, everyone’s favourite entertainment channel North Korean State TV confirmed the sad news that long-serving Kim Jong Il has popped off, aged 69 or thereabouts. And apparently he died on a train, which is most queer.

Communists may mourn his passing, but we here in the decadent west will also weep more than a tear or two, because his demise sadly means no more of this.

One person at least will do a happy little dance – predictor Anna-Belle scores again, knocking Corey off his throne at the top of the leaderboard.

In other news, former Czech dissident, playwright and head of state Vaclav Havel died in his sleep after a long illness, aged 75. Also, in a recent flurry of deadly activity, author and journalist Christopher Hitchens, 62, shuffled off , as did country singing legend Billie Jo Spears, 74, along with that nice Harry Morgan, who played Col. Potter in M*A*S*H and made it to 96. None of these people died on a train, as far as we know.

Meanwhile, November claimed not only the scalp of boxer Joe Frazier, 65, but also that of Svetlana Alliluyeva, 85, daughter of one Joseph Stalin, leaving her never having to answer the “And what did your father do in the war?” question ever again.