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

Venice: A treasure at every turn
Venice in summer may be a tourist haven but it's still a magical place to visit, writes Diana Plater.

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

All the world's a stage for Akala
Rapper Kingslee Daley, aka Akala, is a man on a mission; to get at-risk kids exploring words, from Shakespeare to Jay-Z. Scott Kara reports

Ruling the roost with a simple French dish
Our intrepid foodie finds a perfect rendition of peasant cuisine, coq qu vin, in a tiny village in southern France.

Vive la difference (+recipe)
It takes a whole day to make but a French cassoulet is worth the effort, writes Grant Allen.

Italy catches cold as world markets dip overnight
Fear that the debt crisis in Europe is spreading has sent investors running for the exits, hammering both global equities and the euro.

Russian ferry sinking: Survivors and their families
Over 100 people are missing after a passenger boat sank in the Volga River. Emotional reunions were plentiful as the shaken survivors returned to dry land.

Hot list: Kiwi model named in top 10
A 17-year-old model from Matamata is touted to give Kate Moss a run for her money.

'I am interested in bad behaviour'
Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.

Neo-Nazis ditch skinhead image in bid to entice voters
Despite a less aggressive image the violence committed by these extremists continues to increase dramatically.