Up to 200 Irish holidaymakers stranded for more than 24 hours at an airport in the French Alps because of heavy snow were expected to finally fly out last night.

Up to 200 Irish holidaymakers are reportedly stranded at an airport in the French Alps because of heavy snow.

LENS, in northern France, has several claims to fame. Its railway station is unique and the only branch of the Louvre, outside Paris, has been established in the town.

An Muslim cleric who condoned wife beating and the stoning of women was deported from France today