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Cliff-top La Réserve, near St-Jean-de-Luz

Stay The Night: La Reserve, St-Jean-de-Luz

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

Wladimir Klitschko who will be aiming for his 50th career knockout

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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 fullback Maxime Medard runs in his try during the RBS Six Nations match between Scotland and France

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Coach Andy Robinson looks on as Mike Blair takes part in Scotland training

Blair is restored but it's Laidlaw moving to No 10

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Dragons roar back in thriller

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Profit warning hits Flybe founder in the pocket

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.

Jean-Claude Mas: A former salesman of medical products, he is the subject of two fraud probes and is wanted by Interpol

Breast implant boss linked to second firm

The French manufacturer of defective breast implants had tried to set up a new factory

PATRICE EVRA: ‘If we score goals and keep many clean sheets, we’re going to be top’

Evra: Unique spirit will help us win League

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.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Europe needs Britain

Sarkozy rages at Cameron as euro treaty doubts grow

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

Several non-eurozone nations having doubts about 'fiscal compact', while Sarkozy inflames divisions with attack on 'kid' Cameron

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Europe needs Britain

Europe needs Britain, says Sarkozy

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.

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