Le mur anti-pipi

THE mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, has had enough of men "leaving their mark" on the walls and down the side streets of the city, so he is going to fight back.

Council workers have to clean an average of 56,000 square metres of urine-splashed surfaces a month, but the authorities have come up with the answer - le mur anti-pipi.

The rippled wall will fight back, by splashing back on anyone relieving themselves. What a great idea.

And for the female view on the problem, and the ingenious solution, see Agnes Poirier and Red, White and Bleu.