A former Uefa director who went missing for two months has been found safe.

Movies have long had the power to spark tourist trends, but changing viewing habits and increased TV production values mean it’s the small screen that’s now inspiring serious wanderlust, writes Carolyn Moore

Severe weather warnings have been issued for European destinations popular with holidaymakers.

More than 1,000 firefighters backed by planes dropping water and fire retardant have been battling wildfires that billowed smoke into the sky over the Cote d'Azur in southern France and forced the evacuation of at least 12,000 people.

Wildfires raging through the French Riviera have forced holidaymakers to flee as parts of the region including campsites were evacuated.

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Firefighters and police have been injured as they battled wildfires in the French Riviera and on the island of Corsica.

Ireland’s show jumping manager Rodrigo Pessoa was understandably disappointed after last Friday’s seventh-place finish in the five-star Nations Cup at St Gallen in Switzerland, even though it was one of the dispensable ones in his calendar.

A 76-year-old businesswoman has been freed two days after she was kidnapped in the southern French city of Nice.

Mandelieu-La Napoule may not be the first place you think of in the Côte d’Azur, but it was just perfect for Annmarie O’Connor.

A French court has overturned a ban on burkinis issued in Cannes - the first in a series of bans on the swimwear this summer that set off a heated controversy at home and a wave of outrage abroad.

The UN human rights office has condemned local bans in France on burkini swimwear as "a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms" and a "stupid reaction" to recent extremist attacks.

France's top administrative court has overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean beach resort, effectively meaning that towns can no longer issue bans on the swimsuits that have divided the country and brought world attention to its fraught relationship with Muslims.

I see parallels between my mother’s experience... and the latest French statements banning women in burkinis, writes Roja Fazaeli

A man who was injured in the Bastille Day lorry attack in Nice has died in hospital, taking the death toll to 85.

A man lost six members of his family in the horrific lorry massacre in Nice, French media reported.

An American father and son were among those killed in the terror attack in Nice.

Described by his neighbours as a handsome but frightening man, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who killed at least 84 people in the French city of Nice by driving his truck into a crowd late on Thursday, was convicted only once before: for road rage.

The Bastille day fireworks had just ended when a large white truck drove fast and deliberately at the crowd on the Nice waterfront.

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Awards shows bring us swoonsome hair and make-up ideas.

The French Riviera has long been the playground of the rich and famous. Darragh Murphy experiences the high life – but on a limited budget.

Assumptions are like blinkers.

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Flash flooding around the French Riviera has killed at least 16 people, including some trapped in cars, a campsite and a retirement home.

RTÉ bosses will take Creedon’s Wild Atlantic Way with them when they travel to Cannes on the French Riviera in October to sell new programmes on the international market.

Formula One driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica Michibata were gassed in their sleep as burglars stole valuables worth over £300,000 (€425,000).

American author Liza Klaussmann speaks to Sue Leonard about the toll the creative process can take on the imagination, particularly when writing fiction about factual characters 

I was still feeling so devastated following our midweek debacle against Monaco that I was left struggling to muster sufficient enthusiasm to wander around to our encounter with Everton.

WE FIRST catch a glimpse of the Seabank Bistro last summer — the sun is beaming down, we are driving by wishing we had a convertible; there are diners in summer clothes languishing by outdoor tables, dipping into the al fresco food and sipping on chilled white wine.

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Liz O’ Brien ticked off her continental bucket list with a Contiki ‘European Highlights’ tour in London, Paris, Nice, Monaco, the French Riviera, Florence, Pisa, Rome, Rhine Valley, St Goar, Munich, Edam and Amsterdam    

Let’s start with a question. What, in your opinion, is the most important fixture on the sports calendar this week?

Noel Baker liked classic comedy ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ so much, he decided to base his family holiday around it. Here’s what he found…