France's incendiary political and society soap opera came to a shuddering halt after three years yesterday.

An off-duty policeman rescued a man who fell on to Madrid's underground Metro tracks seconds before a train came through.

Continental Airlines says it's a farce that a French court has put the blame on them for the 2000 Concorde crash.

The Belgian Finance Minister has hinted that the €750 billion ($1.3 trillion) EU bailout fund could be increased, in a further sign of the confusion and discord over the best way to tackle the Eurozone debt crisis.

This bizarre Finnish comedy horror doesn't live up to the appealing central concept, but has more than enough points of difference to warrant interest.

Noomi Rapace is finished with her role as prickly computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the Millennium film trilogy - and she's caustic about plans for a remake. By Helen Barlow.

Gagarin Way is about current political apathy; nonetheless it expects its audience to have a wee bit of political awareness, particularly vis-a-vis 20th century British history.

Stocks in Europe and on Wall St surged overnight to start the final month of the year with an optimistic view that central banks and policy makers were committed to shoring up economic growth.

Ireland's €85 billion bailout has failed to end the crisis of confidence gripping the eurozone.

Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.

Concern about Europe's fiscal crisis was at the forefront of investors' minds again as they sold equities, the euro and European government debt.

The mysterious emergence of 271 previously unknown works by Picasso could trigger a lengthy legal battle.

Are you a 'lark' or an 'owl'? And is it possible to change your sleep patterns? Kate Hilpern investigates.

Good-looking couples are more likely to have daughters than plainer parents, according to a study.

Roger Thomas tackles a Spanish island that's strangely off the bike radar.

Britain is in the grip of a cold snap that has blanketed much of the island in snow and brought record low temperatures to parts of it.

John Hawkesby has fallen head-over-heels for crazy, complex, culture-drenched Italy.

It's been a long season for the All Blacks and it showed today, says Josh Kronfeld.

Hosea Gear starred for the visitors as the All Blacks won their fourth Grand Slam with a 37-25 victory over Wales in Cardiff this morning.

The ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union voided an Italian law that recognises some delicacies as "pure chocolate".