Although forever identified with Algeria and its former colonial ruler France, Henri Alleg was originally a Londoner, his Russian Jewish grandparents having fled the poverty and pogroms of the 19th century to install themselves in the East End.

At the Rainbow retirement village in France, residents will enjoy something perhaps for the first time: majority status. The development near Montpellier will be the country’s first such home for the lesbian, gay and transgender community.

In recent years people have become more aware of exactly what is in their food, but patrons of one restaurant in Paris need not worry, as they have a unique way of assuring that their food is ethically-sourced - by growing it on the roof.

Froome became the second winner from Team Sky in as many years

Two out of three ain’t bad – a tour de force for British sport

Leader battles against complacency with Paris in sight as Quintana closes on podium finish

The right-back is entering the final year of his contract

What do the French really think about the rest of the world? A new guide for their capital’s hoteliers reveals all

Sky's Chris Froome had his first truly straightforward day as race leader yesterday as a break of 18, including Britain's David Millar, fought it out for the stage win – taken by Italy's Matteo Trentin – while the overall contenders eased back.

Dozens of passengers trapped, electrocuted or crushed after express train partially derailed at high speed

Raise the Tricolore for France's most important public holiday - 'La Fête Nationale' - when all things Gallic are celebrated with a day off work. Quel dommage that it falls on a Sunday...

The 17th-century Hôtel Lambert burns just as renovations finish for billionaire Qatari owner

The Brazilian had been banned for the forthcoming season