President Nicolas Sarkozy is so sensitive about his height that his aides "cast" small women to appear beside him in public, according to Belgian television.

Traffic chaos erupted and reached gridlock in two Paris suburbs after feuding mayors declared the same busy road one-way, but in opposite directions.

Carolyn Quartermaine's home in Nice nurtures her creativity.

British swimming pools have begun hosting special Muslim swim sessions during which all swimmers will be banned from swimming if they do not comply with Islamic dress code.

The fashion designer has bough more than 40 houses in the French town of Lacoste in the hopes of turning it into a 'cultural Saint Tropez'.