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Patrick Vieira: I should have been picked

06.11.09

France veteran Patrick Vieira has lashed out after he was left out of Raymond Domenech's squad for the World Cup qualifying play-offs against the Republic of Ireland... more

Guard robs his own van of Ł12m

06.11.09

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Peter Fox benefits from the gentle touch

06.11.09

Hull KR winger Peter Fox has England's backroom staff to thank for his recall to the national side for the crucial Gillette Four Nations clash with New Zealand... more

Sorry, Sarkozy - you won't entice me back to France

06.11.09

One disconcerting aspect of being among London's 300,000 French expats is hearing Nicolas Sarkozy constantly implore me to return home... more

In search of the perfect glass of Beaujolais

06.11.09

In the Beaujolais region of France, Daisy Prince found naked grape pickers, bowler-hatted counts and a fairy-tale castle... more

Slump is over says OECD

06.11.09

Further evidence that Britain’s worst recession since the Second World War is over emerged, with upbeat figures issued by the OECD ... more

Rafe Spall - My London

06.11.09

Rafe was named after the title character in The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, played by his father Timothy in an RSC production in the 1980s... more

King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09

Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

Adecco seeing a brighter future but profits dive

05.11.09

Adecco, the world’s biggest recruitment agency which took over Britain’s rival Spring Group for Ł107 million last month, today said it is finally starting to see an improvement in most of its markets ... more

Afghan tragedy must not shake our resolve

05.11.09

The situation in Afghanistan was brought into sharp perspective yesterday when we learned of the death of five British servicemen at the hands of one of the Afghan policemen they were helping to train... more

Jonny Wilkinson's told to cut out big hits as he prepares for Twickenham return

04.11.09

Jonny Wilkinson has been ordered to keep himself out of harm's way ahead of his latest international comeback at Twickenham... more

John Gosden's in the mood to cause another Stateside stir

04.11.09

Trainer bids to rattle Americans at the Breeders’ Cup again as he returns to scene of last year’s success... more

Steve Thompson back to face Australia as Martin Johnson draws on the spirit of 2003

04.11.09

Martin Johnson has asked World Cup heroes Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Steve Thompson to help power England to victory against Australia at Twickenham in a team shaped by injury... more

Eurostar trains hit by Belgium strike action

03.11.09

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Steven Gerrard out but Fernando Torres set to make Lyon trip

02.11.09

Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of Liverpool's Champions League trip to Lyon, but striker Fernando Torres will be on the plane that heads for France... more

French reopen Little Grégory murder case after 25 years

22.10.09

A judge has reopened one of France's darkest crime mysteries in the hope that DNA tests can help find the killer of a four-year-old boy who was murdered in 1984... more

Irish face tough finals showdown against France

19.10.09

The Republic of Ireland must overcome a tough play-off against France if they are to qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa... more

Carphone makes a Ł51m buy in France

16.10.09

Carphone Warehouse ramped up its operations in France ... more

Thierry Henry: We must prove spirit to fans

08.10.09

Thierry Henry has urged his France team-mates to do their utmost to get the fans back on their side during the World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Austria... more

Le text d'amour...messages of love that prove adultery

24.08.09

Passionate text messages to mistresses and lovers can now be used as evidence in a divorce in France after a court ruling... more

Vincent Cassel - a very French hero

31.07.09

When the best French actor of his generation says his nation’s cinema is a joke, we had better listen. Vincent Cassel’s latest film, Mesrine, could put French film where he wants it to be — on top of the world ... more

Horrified gran finds she’s on the ‘wanted’ list in France

27.07.09

London grandmother becomes a wanted woman in France for a conviction she did not know she had... more

Humiliation for French as they fall down the wine list

08.07.09

For centuries if Britons drank wine the chances were it was French - excepting the occasional bottle of Liebfraumilch or Chianti... more

Deep in the saddle in Camargue

01.07.09

Famous for its white horses and fighting bulls, the Camargue is unlike the rest of the South of France... more

Sarkozy: Burka not welcome on French soil

22.06.09

The Islamic burka is "not welcome" in France and should be banned, President Sarkozy has announced... more

Revenge is not our motivation, say New Zealand

12.06.09

Rugby union: New Zealand deny they will be looking for revenge when they face France in Dunedin... more

Al Qaeda ‘is greater threat to Europe than America’

03.04.09

Barack Obama has warned that Europe is at greater risk than the US of attack by al Qaeda as he sought to bury past differences with France in fighting terrorism... more

Why G20 must rein in the banks

02.04.09

THERE are, it must be admitted, limits to the ability of the world leaders gathered in the unprepossessing environment of the ExCel centre to find a recipe to combat recession between breakfast and the final communique at tea-time... more