Michael Schumacher’s tragic accident at Christmas threw the renowned French skiing resort of Meribel into the centre of an international media storm, but Fiachra O’Cionnaith assures that this shouldn’t convince skiers to steer clear of slopes.

Michael Schumacher will now be buoyed by the familiar surroundings of his home in Switzerland as he continues to rebuild his life.

Michael Schumacher is to continue his road to recovery from severe head injuries following a skiing accident in December from his home in Switzerland.

Michael Schumacher has left hospital to continue his recovery at home but the former Formula One champion faces "a long and difficult road ahead" after his skiing accident last year.

Michael Schumacher is to continue his road to recovery from severe head injuries following a skiing accident in December from his home in Switzerland.

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is to continue his rehabilitation in Switzerland having emerged from a coma after almost six months.

Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has left the hospital in Grenoble, France, where he had been receiving treatment after suffering a head injury in a skiing accident last year.

Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has left the hospital in Grenoble where he had been receiving treatment after being involved in a skiing accident last year.

Michael Schumacher has “moments of consciousness and awakening“, his spokeswoman said, in a sign of progress months after the Formula One legend suffered devastating brain injuries in a ski accident.

Michael Schumacher is showing “small, encouraging signs” that he may wake from his coma, more than two months after a ski crash left the Formula One champion with severe head injuries.

Michael Schumacher’s family have been told “only a miracle” can save the Formula One legend, according to reports.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s ski accident in the French Alps was not due to safety breaches by the ski station or faulty material, French investigators said.

Authorities have ruled out any criminal wrongdoing over Formula One star Michael Schumacher’s ski accident, a French prosecutor leading the investigation has said.

Michael Schumacher is being slowly brought out of his induced coma, his manager has said.

Two minutes of footage from a camera on Michael Schumacher’s ski helmet showed the Formula One great was clearly skiing off a groomed trail when he lost his balance and crashed, leaving him with critical head injuries.

Michael Schumacher’s condition remains stable but critical and he is under constant monitoring at the Grenoble hospital following a skiing accident on December 29, his manager has confirmed

A camera that Michael Schumacher was wearing on his helmet when he was injured in a skiing accident has been handed to authorities, the Formula One champion’s manager said.

Michael Schumacher’s family say they been “utterly overwhelmed” and moved to tears by the birthday vigil held by scores of fans and well-wishers outside the French hospital where he is being treated for serious head injuries following a skiing accident last weekend.

Michael Schumacher’s 45th birthday has been observed by hundreds of Ferrari fans outside the hospital where the German remains in an artificially-induced coma following a skiing accident at the weekend.

Michael Schumacher's 45th birthday on Friday will be observed by fans outside the French hospital where the driver remains in an induced coma.

Michael Schumacher remained in a critical but stable condition in hospital on the eve of his 45th birthday following his skiing accident at the weekend.

Michael Schumacher’s condition in the wake of his skiing accident has been described as “stable” by his manager.

Michael Schumacher’s condition in the wake of his skiing accident has been described as “stable” by his manager.

Michael Schumacher’s condition has improved slightly according to the doctors treating his serious head injuries at a French hospital.

The family of Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is at his bedside as he faces a “decisive” 48 hours in his fight for life.

Formula One champion Michael Schumacher would not have survived had he not been wearing a ski helmet, a skiing accident medic has said.

Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is fighting for his life after a skiing accident medics said he would not have survived had he not been wearing a ski helmet.

Former racing driver Michael Schumacher is in a coma after a skiing accident in France.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was in a “critical condition” in a coma after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps, the hospital treating him said.

Michael Schumacher’s condition has worsened and the seven-time Formula One world champion is now critical after a skiing accident in France, according to reports.

Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps on Sunday.

Winter is settling in, but that doesn’t mean you have to... just yet, at least.

Tommy Barker slipped and sloped back into skiing after 30 years away, with some chalet highlife in spectacular Meribel.

THOSE who are into cruises will be thrilled by a Royal Caribbean International’s offering of a 14-night fly/cruise on Brilliance of the Seas sailing through the exotic Middle-East to the tropical waters of the Mediterranean.

IRELAND’S ski chalet specialist, Highlife Ski & Snowboard, has just launched its winter brochure which heavily features the French Alps, giving guests a choice of chalets in Morzine, Méribel or the world-famous Val d’Isere.

Bmi, formerly British Midland Airways, will start flights between Heathrow and the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh this autumn, it was announced today.