Newspaper The International Herald Tribune and TV station France 24 conducted a survey on which nations most dislike French people, and got a surprising result.
14 percent of Germans dislike the French, as do 25 percent of Italians, 29 percent of Spaniards, 33 percent of Britons and 38 percent of Americans.
But the people who dislike the French most are ... the French. 44 percent of French people thought badly of their own countrymen.
Life is full of nagging questions: Is there a God? Is there life on other planets? And why does the foam on a pint of lager disappear faster than the head on a pint of Guinness?
Well, according to scientists, the Great Beer Riddle, at least, may be solved. Writing in the prestigious British science journal Nature, two scientists say they have devised a mathematical equation to describe beer froth.
Apparently, and I quote: "Beer foam is a microstructure with complex interfaces. The walls of these bubbles move as a result of surface tension, and the speed at which they move is related to the curvature of the bubbles."
SaintFM believes this will become immediately apparent to you as you drink your beer tonight; and after a few beers you may come up with answers to the other questions too.
An escaped cow has caused around 17,000 pounds worth of damage in the German city of Hanover.
Uschi the cow escaped from a farm, and was chased through the city by the farmer, accompanied by 30 police; fire fighters and camera crews from local TV networks. Unsurprisingly she became increasingly cross, and lashed out at cars, benches, garden fences and whatever else got in her way during the 5-km chase.
After more than three hours, she was brought down by tranquilliser darts.
The local fire department spokesman said "She probably won't remember any of it when she wakes up, but the farmer will, because he's going to have to pay for all the damage".
Britain's royal family have been talking about football.
Prince William is already known to be a fan of Aston Villa.
And recently, during a reception at Buckingham Palace, the Queen told one of the players that she is an Arsenal fan.
The Queen's late mother was also an Arsenal fan, and even had a favourite player: Denis Compton.
Compton also played for England, and helped Arsenal win the FA Cup in 1950.
[Production note: in the broadcast the story was introduced by my son, Harry, who is 7, and read by my son, Andrew, who is 9. JT]
An office clerk is likely to be prosecuted after she went for a swim in Rome's Trevi Fountain.
She's in trouble not just because swimming in the Renaissance masterpiece fountain is strictly prohibited, but also because she was completely naked at the time.
"The water is everyone's and I was hot," she told a newspaper, which published pictures of her in the fountain.
Our sister newspaper The Independent asks that anyone wishing to try the same in Castle Gardens calls them first.
