A father and one of his children died when a family was forced to jump 160 feet into the sea after being trapped by a wildfire.

THE first rule to matching wine and food is don’t panic, and that’s just as true at Christmas as any time of year.

Police held back protesters with tear gas and detained two dozen people in a pre-dawn clash before a summit of leaders of 28 Nato nations today on the French-German border.

Rescue workers are hoping to free eight tourists trapped in a French cave by sunset.