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The town of Lostice has its own "monarch" who feeds on smelly cheese, a school full of bats attracts zoologists from around Europe and Harry Potter summer camps are this year's hit among Czech school kids. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Czech celebrities discover flower food -though most Czechs still prefer dumplings. Having trouble bending down? Jaroslav Kucera's sock-aid might be just what you need to start the day. And, the Vltava river is being prepared for a world championship in trout fishing! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

How tall is the tallest Czech? An ostrich collides with a car and comes out the winner! And, a police dummy called Krystof helps the inhabitants of Uhersky Brod. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

With football the name of the game -even elephants are playing it at Prague's Troja Zoo. A Czech claims to have built the biggest kaleidoscope in the world and, a Czech strongman pulls a car for 27 metres by his penis! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Three D graffiti toys have started appearing on Prague buildings, Vyskov gets its own dinosaur park and - a 97 year old tour guide who's still going strong! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

James Bond discovers the dangers of Czech cuisine: too many dumplings make you fat. Once scorned -now admired -the Trabi is riding on a wave of nostalgia and Czech scientists get an award -by mistake! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

In Magazine this week: the Czech Republic's spy chief appears at a public ceremony in an unusual "disguise"; the statistics for executions between 1918 and 1989 have been compiled in a new publication; the museum of records and curiosities in the Bohemian town of Pelhrimov has reported a rather curious theft; a new form of transport is soon to hit the streets of Prague; and what do you think are the most common Czech names?

A group of students training to be car mechanics in the town of Tisnov have created something unique in the motoring world - a car with two steering wheels. Convicts and police officers play their annual "friendly" football game. And, why do Czechs fear weddings in the month of May? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

The European Banger Rally will head for Prague in September! The President's office reports car theft, and who will build the biggest VATRA on bonfire night? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Emergency aid for drunk cyclists. Making ornaments in the town of Happiness and where are the prostitution road signs in the west Bohemian town of As disappearing to? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.