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A train driver is in hot water after letting his girlfriend take the driver’s seat for fun. A colony of beavers cuts off three villages from their water supply and, Chinese lanterns are responsible for many forest fires this summer. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

A traffic inspector makes off with a tram left unattended. The inhabitants of Hradec Králove put up a fight to bring back the sound of church bells at night, and Prague hosts the world’s geniuses. Find out more in magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

In Magazine this week: the head of the Czech Roman Catholic church shows believers around Prague’s Archbishop’s Palace in a series of online videos; Radek Štěpánek and Nicole Vaidišová exchange vows – but they aren’t the only Czech sportspeople to marry; and PC monitoring software suggests Czechs are now slacking less at the office.

Heat, animals, hot animals and jailbirds, even a bit of what you can find in a leading politician's mobile phone, all in today's Magazine with Christian Falvey.

An internal video produced by Pilsner Prazdroj has become a hit on You Tube, leaving the company somewhat shamefaced. The Czech town of Pigsville is laying a claim to fame. And, a truly disastrous wedding. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

The Rumburk football team take it all off to honour a bet. A young woman driver fights traffic police tooth and nail – and should Michael Jackson get a place in Prague’s Letná Park? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

Cartier at Prague Castle – an exhibition not to be missed, a 19-year-old robber bungles the job, apologizes and turns himself in, and Brno has announced a contest for the title of City Poet! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

Brno is to build a miniature Blob – using the avant-garde design by the late architect Jan Kaplický originally intended to house the National Library. Vuvuzelas may be driving everyone mad, but they are selling like hot cakes, and why do so many Czechs stretch the truth in their CVs? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

A British punk rock band which recently performed in the Czech Republic left the country with more than the usual souvenirs, the town of Nový Jičín takes some unorthodox anti-flood measures and, it turns out that the Czech poppy-seed pies are not so harmless after all. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

Most teenage attempts at poetry remain locked up in private diaries – but not so if you are a successful playwright. A Czech magazine asks readers to vote for Miss Parliament, and weeks of persistent rain have spoiled many an outdoor event in the Czech Republic. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.