Away from its glamorous tourist centre, Marseille's drug war is spiralling out of control.

Sports writer Dan Coyle tells Phil Taylor about his long battle to cut through the PR myths surrounding Lance Armstrong and organised doping in cycling.

French wine and food fuel a luxurious cruise down the Rhone, worked off by ambles through scenic towns, writes Pamela Wade.

Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

An ancient tapestry reveals a distant family connection, writes Jim Eagles.

Business tycoon Donald Trump says Kate Middleton has 'only herself to blame' for the topless photo scandal.

Catherine Bennett writes that as intrusive and prying as the press may be, what did Kate really expect when she took on that role?

A French magazine claims to have obtained topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge and it says it will publish them today.

Six centuries after her death, the image of Joan of Arc is inescapable, discovers Jim Eagles.

Can accommodation be all things to all people? Samuel Muston checks in to find out.

Discovery of bones in Florence convent believed to be those of silk merchant's wife who inspired Da Vinci

Sarah Lawrence tries to break the winter rut by kicking off training for the annual Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge.