PARIS might have got used to invasions during the past century but the French capital has still never experienced anything like the friendly Green Army which has descended on it for tonight's crucial World Cup qualifier.

A previously unknown group claimed today to have captured two US soldiers in an attack on a military convoy west of Baghdad, according to a statement broadcast on Lebanese television.

STELLA McCartney is a quintessentially British designer, but yesterday she paid homage to her adoptive Paris with tailored coats and feminine corsets inspired by the great tradition of French haute couture.