39 h. ago How warm Wales will be where you are as it gets hotter than the south of France

The warm weather this week follows the 'driest March' in decades

Events

4 d. ago Met Office weather maps show how warm it'll be as Wales to get hotter than Greece

It could be warmer in Wales than parts of Spain and Greece at the end of next week

Society

7 d. ago War over 'The Muppet Show' mogul's £29m fortune: TV producer's girlfriend fights his estranged wife for multi

Movie producer Justin Bodle died suddenly aged 58 after suffering a catastrophic stroke while holidaying in the south of France with his partner Lucinda, 38, in July 2019.

Economics

7 d. ago NBA to review European league plan, which includes new London, Paris franchises

NBA to review European league plan, which includes new London, Paris franchises  South China Morning Post

Politics

1 week ago Brushing up the past: a graceful French home has art at its heart

The couple behind interior design agency Maison MAVI have turned an old villa into an incredible showroomWhen Marine Koprivnjak and Victor Chabaud, founders of interior design agency Maison MAVI, bought their home in the south of France in 2020, they wanted to renovate everything themselves in their spare time. “It was an adventure that lasted longer than expected,” Marine says.They found the house online. It’s a 1920s villa in the centre of a small town the Luberon with countryside all around and Aix-en-Provence just 20 minutes away by car. It has two floors, covers a total of 130sqm, with a patio in front of the house and a simple room layout. “It’s practically the classic Provençal house with the facade painted in warm earth tones, white-framed windows and sage green shutters. It was irresistible,” says Marine. However, having been abandoned for around 20 years, it was run-down, the roof leaked and the small garden looked like a jungle. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago The ‘knockout’ market town named the UK’s best place to live

Its Saturday market has been compared to those in the South of France

Politics

3 w. ago The Lions should break their outdated, tiresome traditions and tour new countries

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: The Lions is based around history and tradition, old colonial ties, nostalgia and the established routine of visiting three far-flung locations.

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3 w. ago South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “'Master Harold’

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