Hot off the press our special correspondent Jimmy the Snake sent in this article, which is very topical given that we are heading to the home of the most special of sparkling wines this weekend....

French industrial patriotism is in danger of descending into farce, with reports that Paris wants ...   more »

A runaway lorry travelled for 140 miles on the motorways of northern France and Belgium as the driver struggled to regain control with his speed locked at 60 mph.

"I have lived the film Speed for real," said the French driver, likening his nightmarish two-hour journey to the 1994 film ...   more »