31 h. ago War, wildfires and child workers: Visa Pour l’Image highlights – in pictures

A selection of some of the best exhibited work from Visa Pour l’Image, the annual festival of photojournalism in Perpignan in the south of France Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Benidorm and Emmerdale star Bobby Knutt 'snubs two of his children in £350,000 will' following death aged 71

The four times married actor, best known for his role as Eddie Dawson in the ITV sitcom, passed away in 2017 during a holiday in The South of France aged 71.

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4 d. ago F1 supremo Flavio Briatore, 75, appears to flirt with two much younger bikini

Briatore, 75, was spotted aboard a yacht in the south of France last week with his 15-year-old son also in tow as they soaked up the summer sun.

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4 d. ago Tour de France winner Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash

The 40-year-old was on a training ride in the south of France when the accident occurred

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9 d. ago This Morning's Nick Ferrari marries longtime partner as I'm A Celeb star officiates

This Morning star Nick Ferrari has wed his longtime partner Clare Patterson, with the couple welcoming their celebrity pals to the south of France for the lavish ceremony

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9 d. ago Nick Ferrari, 66, marries longtime love Clare surrounded by celeb pals including Piers Morgan, Myleene Klass and Christopher Biggins in idyllic venue in the south of France

Nick Ferrari has married his longtime love Clare Patterson in an idyllic venue in the south of France on Saturday.

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1 week ago French government investigating death of man during live stream

Police in Nice have been probing alleged ‘deliberate violent acts’ against ‘vulnerable people’ that have ended up on the internetProsecutors in the south of France have said they are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who died during a live streaming event showing him being mistreated.The man – whose real name is Raphael Graven, but was known online as Jean Pormanove or JP – had built a following by putting on live internet shows in which he was abused or humiliated. Continue reading...

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1 week ago French prosecutors investigating death of man during live stream

Police in Nice have been probing alleged ‘deliberate violent acts’ against ‘vulnerable people’ that have ended up on the internetProsecutors in the south of France have said they are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who died during a live streaming event showing him being mistreated.The man – whose real name is Raphael Graven, but was known online as Jean Pormanove or JP – had built a following by putting on live internet shows in which he was abused or humiliated. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hollyoaks star calls on late mother’s friends not to attend stepfather’s funeral

Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr, who were both aged in their 60s, were found dead in their home in the south of France in a suspected murder-suicide.

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1 week ago Hollyoaks actor Callum Kerr whose 'mother was killed by her husband in murder

Andrew Searle, 65, and his wife Dawn, 56, were found dead at their home in Les Pequies, south west France by a horrified neighbour on February 6 this year.

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2 w. ago Joan Collins, 92, looks sensational in white swimsuit for age

Hollywood legend Joan Collins put on an ageless display in a chic white swimsuit while posing by the pool at her St Tropez home in the south of France, and she teased a new movie

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2 w. ago Joan Collins, 92, flaunts her incredible figure in a chic white swimsuit as she basks in the sunshine in stunning snap in St Tropez

The legendary actress, 92, showed off her ageless physique in a stylish white one-piece as she enjoyed a spot of sunbathing in the South Of France.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on France’s wine crisis: the answer to claret could be clairet | Editorial

Consumers are drinking less red wine than ever. Producers need to revive the fresher and lighter vintages that their medieval ancestors once harvestedThese are always anxious weeks in the Bordeaux vineyards, where 15% of France’s wine is grown, including in celebrated places like Chateau Latour and Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. In earlier years, this ritual anxiety among the region’s winegrowers had a pleasingly folkloric quality. In the middle of August, the grapes would ripen and their colour start to turn. About 45 days from now, tradition dictates, it will be time to start picking the 2025 vintage. As the wine writer Edmund Penning-Rowsell put it: “To pick or not to pick is the most momentous decision in the winemaking year in Bordeaux.”This once timeless rhythm is now collapsing. Part of the problem is the climate crisis. Bordeaux still benefits from its moderate Atlantic climate. But south-west France is getting much hotter and drier. Even in the Gironde region, maximum temperatu...

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2 w. ago Tyson Fury and wife Paris marry for third time in south of France ceremony

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have married for the third time in a luxurious ceremony in the south of France.

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2 w. ago Tyson and Paris marry for third time in emotional ceremony in France alongside their seven children

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have renewed their vows and married for a third time in an emotional ceremony in the South of France, alongside their seven children

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2 w. ago Tyson and Paris Fury marry for third time in emotional ceremony in France alongside their seven children

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have renewed their vows and married for a third time in an emotional ceremony in the South of France, alongside their seven children

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2 w. ago Tyson Fury and his wife Paris marry for the THIRD time as bride stuns in a fitted lace dress during South of France ceremony with their children

Paris, 35, looked stunning in a fitted lace midi dress as she walked down the aisle with the boxer, 37, once again.

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2 w. ago Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe

Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87%How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?Extreme heat is breaking temperature records across Europe, early measurements suggest, and driving bigger and stronger wildfires.In south-west France, records were broken on Monday in Angoulême, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion and Saint-Girons. Météo France said the “often remarkable, even unprecedented, maximum temperatures” in the region were 12C above the norm for the last few decades. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Strictly's Maisie Smith and Max George forced to relocate after 'nightmare' fire

EastEnders star Maisie Smith has revealed she and boyfriend Max George were forced 'off grid' after a fire broke out at their holiday home in the South of France.

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3 w. ago Is it safe to travel to France? Latest advice as wildfires devastate south of country

Travellers are warned to be vigilant as temperatures exceed 30C

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