French luxury handbag maker Hermes International reported full-year profit that beat analysts’ estimates even after the November terrorist attacks in Paris damped tourist spending in its home market.

“ALL for one and one for all,” the motto coined by Alexandre Dumas for his fictional Three Musketeers; it could instead have been coined for the very real hurling warriors of Effin.

Allan McNish finished the American Le Mans Series in style with victory in the championship finale at Laguna Seca.

Allan McNish was forced to settle for third in the latest round of the American Le Mans Series in Detroit.

Madonna's former nanny Melissa Dumas has lost her deal with Crown Publishing to write a book detailing her time with the pop superstar.

An eight-year-old boy has been mauled to death by his father’s four pit bulls, and prosecutors are considering charges against the father ranging from child neglect to murder.

IN The Count Of Monte Cristo, a highly entertaining, beautifully photographed rekindling of the classic French novel by Alexandre Dumas, director Kevin Reynolds choreographs a fantastic adventure replete with breathtaking scenery, fiery swashbuckling battles, lavish costumes, and, above all else, sweet revenge.

Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea dons clerical garb for yet another screen version of the Alexandre Dumas swashbuckling classic, The Three Musketeers.

Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas was jailed for six months today at the end of multi-million pound corruption trial that has enthralled the nation.

Newcastle misfit Marcelino has landed himself in hot water with manager Bobby Robson after complaining about his treatment by the club.