... and the good news is ...

Chocolate is good for you. Well theobromine - a chemical found in chocolate - is more effective than codeine at preventing coughs - according to researchers at Imperial College - in a paper delivered to the British Thoracic Society - and what they don't know about coughs - ain't worth knowing.

Good news for all women - now if only chocolate made you slimmer as well and...

... good news for Ian Duncan Smith - give him chocolate bars and see the Tory revival.

I'm sure a guy called Theo Bromine used to drink at my local pub - and do you know what? - he never had a cold or cough.