French anti-terrorism investigators were last night hunting for an attacker who stabbed a soldier in Paris, as authorities continued to search for links with the brutal killing of British serviceman Lee Rigby.

A soldier has been stabbed in the throat in the French commercial district of La Defense outside Paris.

The transfer of Ireland out-half Johnny Sexton to Racing Metro has acquainted Irish fans of the oval ball with a fact of life: A new breed of owner now holds sway in French rugby and they will allow little to get in their way.

The extreme climber known to some as Spiderman has struck again: this time, on France’s new tallest building.

The extreme climber known to some as Spiderman has struck again: this time, on France’s new tallest building.

France rugby’s version of Manchester City have huge ambitions for the future, have dropped the good-time image and they also play in sky blue. Robert Kitson reports

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy’s son was elected to the board of the organisation that runs France’s most important business district yesterday — following a dramatic withdrawal of his bid for the top spot amid accusations of favouritism.

A BID by the son of French president Nicolas Sarkozy for a plum job overseeing the country’s premier business district has sparked a huge row and accusations of nepotism.

A towering 71-storey skyscraper to rival the Eiffel Tower is to be built on the edge of Paris.

The rogue trader was named by the Financial Times newspaper as Jerome Kerviel, a Frenchman in his thirties who joined SocGen in 2000.