How wines are paired with dishes, how the table is dressed, the precise placing of glasses for water and wine, knife blade pointing in, fork curved towards the dish, all time-honoured rituals.

Some think it's the next must-have accessory for movie-buffs. At the cinema why wear those free plastic specs that someone else has used already, when you can buy your own 3D glasses?

The internet generation cares little for national barriers, today's French youngsters are tuned into English like everyone else is, so why feel guilty?

The idea of a machine recording dreams sounds fanciful but a research team in California is to explore whether it might be possible - at least in a limited way.