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Don't miss: World Puppet Festival
Picturesque Charleville Mezieres will be filled will the magic of puppetry during this wonderful biennial festival.
Finland: Santa's winter wonderland in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, is the perfect place for a full Christmas experience with snow, elves and the jolly man himself.
Finland: A trip to Santaland
Mary Lambie spent last Christmas lugging her three young children to Lapland to meet the "real" Mr Claus.
Ask Lonely Planet: Wander Paris streets to taste its many flavours
Advice on what to see in Paris and where to stay in France's Champagne region.
Cinema's grande dame: Catherine Deneuve
At 67, French screen legend Catherine Deneuve embodies the essence of growing old gracefully. Helen Barlow surveys the life and loves of the star and talks to her about her new film, a feminist comedy.
Golf GTi: VW marks 35 of years of hot hatch
Anniversary edition of niche hatch eagerly awaited
Building bridges across the gender pay gap
An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.
Aston Martin breaks tradition with pint-sized prestige
Ultra-luxury carmaker teams up with Toyota to produce a surprising runabout for urban drivers.
Royal wedding aims to revive glamour days
Grace Kelly has been dead for nearly three decades, but her shadow still falls across Monaco.
Outrage as visitors are charged to see former concentration camp
Managers at Sachsenhausen have started charging visitors for guided tours of the memorial site.
Scotland: Rosslyn Chapel's sacred symbolism
A chapel at the heart of a bestselling mystery novel captivates pilgrims, says Graham Reid.
World shares stay firm on Greece optimism
The tone on Wall Street and Europe's equity markets remained positive overnight amid optimism the EU is making progress in its efforts to avert a Greek default.
Motorsport: Evans takes lead - and many happy returns
Young New Zealand open-wheel racer Mitch Evans continues to impress in his first foray into Europe.
Motorsport: Auckland to star as WRC returns
International fans will get taste of City of Sails and trails.
At home: A passion for pottery
A shining star of Moorcroft Pottery's design team visits New Zealand this week.
The Loire Valley's da Vinci abode
France's Loire Valley was the unlikely last home of an Italian Renaissance genius, writes P.K. Stowers.
Fiction Addiction: Review: The Conductor
It can be a good or a bad thing if you finish a novel wanting more. In the case of Sarah Quigley's The Conductor it's both.
It's a girl - another baby for Kylie Bax
Kiwi model Kylie Bax is expecting her third child after suffering a devastating miscarriage last year.