Do men and women judge things differently when it comes to the law? A study at Durham University has been looking at this question... They showed a group of law students some judgements on legal cases, and asked them to guess whether a man or a woman had made the decision. The students only identified the judge's right gender in just under half of the cases. * Do you think men and women look at things differently when it comes to punishment? * Are women more likely to be compassionate than men - or is that just a stereotype? * Do you think gender makes the biggest difference in the way we look at things - or are things like age and upbringing more influential? Jonathan will also be conducting his own experiment this morning on this - so finally, he wants to know your opinion on WHETHER WE SHOULD BRING BACK CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?

David Cameron will be hoping that the G8 countries can find common ground on the Syrian crisis during the final day of the G8 Summit. Russia and America are at loggerheads over tactics. The US is ready to arm the Syrian rebels and Russia wants to supply the Syrian government with advanced anti-aircraft missiles. - What action, if any, should Britain take in Syria? - Should we join the US is arming the rebels? Every summer, special Jazz and Real Ale trains run along the Tyne Valley line, but over the last few years there have been problems with people being drunk and disorderly on the Saturday night trains. It's got so bad that British Transport Police says the trains can't go ahead this summer. It's not the real drinkers who are causing the problem though, it's drunks getting on the train going back to Carlisle. - How much of a problem is drunken disorder on public transport? - What's the best way to stop this behaviour? More transport police? More CCTV?

'TV Licencing' has revealed some excuses people have used to avoid paying the fee. One homeowner claimed they only used the set as a lamp to help them read. Another said they didn't think they needed a licence because their pet Corgi was thought to be related to one of the Queen's dogs. - What creative excuses have you used in your life? - Newcastle - Homewww.bbc.co.ukRadio for the North East. News and information for Tyneside, Wearside, Northumberland and Durham. Full coverage of Sunderland and Newcastle United.

Black Sabbath are back at the top of the UK album charts after almost 43 years with their new offering '13'. But hop across to the UK singles charts, and you'll find Robin Thicke at number one with 'Blurred Lines' - which is pretty much the opposite of Ozzy and co (as you'll have heard if you've been listening to Jonathan comparing them this morning!) * Which is better - old music or new music?

Where have you found yourself stuck? Dozens of people had to be rescued from a theme park ride after it broke down due to a mechanical fault. The unlucky riders were stranded twenty feet up in the air for more than three hours on the Rameses Revenge ride in Surrey, and had to be cut free by firefighters. * Where's the strangest place you've got stuck? rescued from theme park ridewww.bbc.co.ukA total of 39 people, including children, are rescued from a ride at Chessington theme park in Surrey after being stranded for more than three hours.

The former Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear says he's agreed a deal to return to the club as the Magpies' new director of football - focusing on recruiting players. The club is yet to officially announce the appointment, but it has been described as a 'controversial decision'. What do you think? A new report suggests England's top universities are becoming more exclusive - with fewer places going to students from poorer backgrounds now, than a decade ago. The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission is warning that the most academically selective universities have "a long way to go" to make sure students from all backgrounds have access to a place. .Is it because of rising tuition fees? Is it because the state school pupils aren't ambitious enough? - What can be done to redress the balance?

A new cork has been invented with a thread finish that drinkers can twist in and out of the neck of the bottle. - What else needs to be invented?