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Prints charming
Designer Cedric Charlier, is steadily reinvigorating the famous French label Cacharel which is now available here.
Day in photos - June 23
Want to know what you've missed? Check out the news in photos from around the world.
Jean Becker's time for reflection
French director Jean Becker talks to Peter Calder about the art of keeping it simple.
Rugby: McAlister confirms move to France
Blues midfield back Luke McAlister today confirmed he has officially signed a three-year deal with French club, Toulouse.
L'Oreal family feud reignites
The battle between the heiress to the cosmetics empire and her estranged daughter has re-erupted.
Paris: Charm in city's contradictions
The contrast between soaring architecture and grubby public places is part of the unique charm of Paris, writes Jim Eagles.
Pierre Cardin: Making his name live forever
Pierre Cardin, whose designs changed the face of consumer culture, is selling up. But his brand is immortal.
Paris: A visit to the Moulin Rouge
It's still the most famous cabaret show in the world, and has been since the 1890s, but is it any good? P.K. Stowers spends a night at the Moulin Rouge.
Zuckerberg to feature at G8 summit opening
Leaders of the 'real' and 'virtual' worlds will meet, en masse, for the first time in northern France today.
Kiwi on OE dies in Riviera stunt
A New Zealander working on superyachts during his OE has died in a French hospital after a light-hearted stunt went wrong. Brendon Pyle, 28, suffered head injuries and a punctured lung after falling while riding a rubbish bin...
Rugby: Rokocoko signs with French club
Winger Joe Rokocoko will join fellow All Black Neemia Tialata at French Top 14 rugby club Bayonne after the World Cup.
Rugby: Hayman's stock continues to fall
The whole incredible farce of Carl Hayman's non-season at French Top 14 club Toulon is finally at an end.
Heiress wife stands by IMF chief
The wife of disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a celebrity in France herself, is standing by her husband.
Pilot error 'most likely' cause of Air France crash
Pilot error is emerging as the most likely cause of the crash of the Air France Rio-Paris Airbus in 2009.
Sex charges throw French politics in turmoil
The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn has hit French politics like a thunderbolt.