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The French connection
Marianne Dissard is an all-American girl who retains inescapable Gallic roots.

Scilly Isles: Heavenly paradise at Hell Bay
Annabelle Thorpe discovers a tranquil sanctuary on the remote Isles of Scilly.

Cruz in full swing
Spanish star Penelope Cruz has her own double feature this awards season with a new Pedro Almodovar film and a singing and dancing role in the Hollywood musical Nine.

Tennis: Popular American makes Heineken final
Unseeded American John Isner is the first man to advance through to the final at the Heineken Open in Auckland.

Don't mess with Gina!
UK politician Nick Clegg, has found himself offside with parenting "guru" Gina Ford, after an interview in which he blasted Ms Ford's advice for parents of newborns.

Govt drafts deal to end whaling in Antarctica
John Key says progress has been made on a deal which would end Japanese whaling in Antarctica.

UK looks at banning under-18s from using sunbeds
A ban on children under 18 using sunbeds in the UK will move a step closer today after the Government agreed to back a private member's Bill.

Guy Ritchie launches record label
Director Guy Ritchie is following his ex-wife Madonna into the music industry - by launching his own record company.

Katy Perry fuels pregnancy rumours on Twitter
Katy Perry has sparked pregnancy rumours after posting a series of cryptic messages on Twitter.

Cyclist's chilling last words
A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.

Sex, money and bigotry: Meet Ireland's political 'Robinson' duo
Details that have been emerging on Northern Ireland's 'first couple of politics' have the country aghast.

Double--hyphen surname law gets both barrels
The double--hyphen,compulsory for double-barrelled surnames in France since 2005, has been ruled ungrammatical and un-French.

Ireland's top political couple goes public over affair and suicide bid
The wife of Northern Ireland's most senior politician, a politician herself, has sensationally revealed that she had attempted to take her life while depressed after having an affair.

Britain: Blank emails trigger day of political drama and intrigue
The final plot to oust Gordon Brown began yesterday not with a bang, but with a cock-up.

Britain: Jailed woman 'laced former lover's curry with poison'
A spurned woman poisoned her former lover and his new fiancee by lacing their curry with an ancient poison, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.

Mid-August Lunch
Small and unassuming, this Italian charmer is a case study in how to conjure something sublime from the most modest of materials.

Mixing business and pleasure
When Jason Reitman flew to Italy to convince George Clooney to be in his movie, both were relieved when all the pieces fit together at the outset.