Back in February, Britain's advertising standards watchdog dismissed complaints that a Virgin Atlantic ad, celebrating the company's 25th anniversary, was sexist. The ad features Virgin Atlantic cabin crew dressed in striking red outfits, attracting the attention of everyone in the airport. Set to Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 'Relax', the 90-second commercial shows the airline's first flight in 1984. The ad has been shown frequently ever since (to the growing annoyance of some).

Despite this earlier absolution however, what Virgin Atlantic is trying to say about its cabin crew still remains a bit of a mystery. The song is famous for the sexually suggestive lines: Relax don't do it, When you want to suck to it and But shoot it in the right direction, Make making it your intention-ooh yeah. These led to Radio One DJ Mike Read's refusal to play the song and to a subsequent ban by the BBC.

Searching the internet it is easy to find interpretations of the song. On Yahoo Answers there are quite a few:-

'I believe it is about sex, that in the moment of climax to relax a bit and not cum, because once you cum then its over for awhile' - Yahoo Answers

'It's about masturbation' - Yahoo Answers

'It's a mantra for male porn stars; gotta stick it through' - Yahoo Answers

'Its about sucking rice through a straw.' (This might or might not be a euphemism).

Is it possible, one wonders, for travellers on Virgin Atlantic to be able to bend the ears of the cabin crew and perhaps obtain a somewhat more definitive interpretation of this classic eighties hit song?

The Vatican has been defending itself from allegations that it has been mute over the issue of Signor Berlusconi's 'Magdalen tendency'.

It is felt that The Holy See should be more vociferous in its criticism of Signor Berlusconi's behaviour.

However a spokesman for the Vatican hinted at the actual reason for its silence: "The last time the Catholic Church attacked the sexual exploits of a European leader was when Thomas More had a run in with Henry the Eighth. And look where that got us?"

In a recent interview with gossip mag Chi, Silvio Berlusconi denied ever having paid for escorts. He added: "I never understood where the satisfaction is when you're missing the pleasure of conquest."

He then went on, "Don't believe that Henry Kissinger b/s about power being the ultimate aphrodisiac. I have to work really hard to persuade these women to get into bed with me."