Bradley Wiggins' chances of becoming Britain's first Paris-Nice winner in more than four decades got off to a near-perfect start as he took second place in the race's opening time trial, one second off the pace.
Stay The Night: La Reserve, St-Jean-de-Luz
Sunday 04 March 2012
Swim, golf, surf – or just Basque in the sunshine. The revamped, cliff-top La Réserve is full of patriotic local colour – and don't miss the chef's l'oeuf piperade
Boxing: Klitschko faces small problem
Saturday 03 March 2012
Wladimir Klitschko will be aiming for his 50th career knockout when he defends his world heavyweight titles against French challenger Jean-Marc Mormeck tonight.
France full-back Maxime Medard out for nine months
Thursday 01 March 2012
France's RBS 6 Nations hopes have been rocked by the news that full-back Maxime Medard has been ruled out for up to nine months with a serious knee ligament injury.
Jeremy Laurance: The regulator needs to recover its grip, fast
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Whatever the true risks and benefits of these implants, this does not inspire confidence in the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) – the body charged with ensuring medical devices are safe. Why did it take a television programme and the British Medical Journal to prod it into action over this latest threat?
Blair is restored but it's Laidlaw moving to No 10
Saturday 25 February 2012
Remember the clamour for Blair to be installed at No 10?
Something To Declare: Dover-Calais; scams in China; Norway by sledge; East Anglia by train
Friday 17 February 2012
Bargain of the week: Dover-Calais
Agenda: Clarks; Soko; David Lynch; Jack White; The Thirsty Bear
Sunday 05 February 2012
Fashion: Clarks goes back to the bronze age
Profit warning hits Flybe founder in the pocket
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Jim French, Flybe's founder and chief executive, was nursing losses of more than £550,000 yesterday as the regional airline's second profit warning in three months sent the shares to a record low.
Breast implant boss linked to second firm
Saturday 31 December 2011
The French manufacturer of defective breast implants had tried to set up a new factory
Evra: Unique spirit will help us win League
Wednesday 28 December 2011
When Patrice Evra starts talking about Manchester United's "team spirit", he is usually up to something. Last season he ramped up the pressure on the pretenders to their title, Manchester City, and with Boxing Day's 5-0 dismantling of Wigan evidence that United have turned the corner of an underwhelming season, he did it again, claiming United will finish top of the pile come May.
Sarkozy rages at Cameron as euro treaty doubts grow
Thursday 15 December 2011
Nicolas Sarkozy launched a personal attack on David Cameron yesterday amid growing signs that last week's agreement struck by the other 26 European Union countries without Britain is already fraying at the edges.
EU 26 fight to stop pact unravelling
Thursday 15 December 2011
Several non-eurozone nations having doubts about 'fiscal compact', while Sarkozy inflames divisions with attack on 'kid' Cameron
Europe needs Britain, says Sarkozy
Tuesday 13 December 2011
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that Europe "needs Britain" and a British departure from the European Union was "not on the agenda". Trying to heal some of the wounds created by the "Britain vs the Rest" split over the new eurozone fiscal pact last week, Mr Sarkozy added that he wanted to press ahead with "strong co-operation" between France and Britain on defence and nuclear energy policy.








