Police have arrested over 1300 people involved in the London riots while....

It's a picturesque area now, but 100 years ago, France's champagne riots saw violence erupt on such a scale the army was brought in.

Only one man has won the Le Mans 24-hour race eight times: Tom Kristensen. When he came here to launch the new Audi, he wound up talking to Driven.

Brooke Fraser hochster Neu-Einstieg in die Charts. That's right, the lovely Kiwi songstress "is the highest new entry in the German charts" and her third album, Flags, has sent the European world a-Twitter.

The mother of the French woman who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape has told police she also had a "violent" sexual encounter with him.

France's pregnant first lady tells a newspaper: 'There are things that are better kept secret.'

Centuries old tunnels make excellent wine cellars, PK Stowers explains.

They stole our chance at winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. This year, they're at it again, wearing fake moko for a photoshoot.

We need to hear what really matters from the Prime Minister.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

A guide to surviving at French restaurants.

Celia Canning takes us off the tourist track and shares the insider's guide to Paris' gourmand secrets.

Life after Galliano begins - but Dior still knows how to put on a show.

Our intrepid foodie finds a perfect rendition of peasant cuisine, coq qu vin, in a tiny village in southern France.

Three Kiwi Francophiles share what it's like to get past France's tourist veneer.

It takes a whole day to make but a French cassoulet is worth the effort, writes Grant Allen.