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Movie review: <i>Micmacs</i>

After the excesses of his epic World War I tale <i>A Very Long Engagement</i>, Jeunet seems to have to returned to the imaginative worlds of his earlier works.

'Mars' team all dressed up with nowhere to go

Soccer: Sex scandal hangs over Les Bleus' poster boy

Tearful Maka: I tried to help him

Cycling: Roulston eyes Tour de France

France: Taste delights of truffle trail

Stephanie Beck discovers endless ways to savour the delicacy.

Is the euro entering its final phase?

The euro is the latest crisis in modern German history...

Maka says slave claim a shame and untrue

The rugby star accused of modern day slavery in France says the claims made against him are fabricated.

A nouvelle approach to Paris

A family holiday teaches John Walsh that teenagers simply want to wander, discover, and most of all - never be pushed into Being Impressed.

French pupils strike against phantom holiday cut

Schoolchildren in several French towns have joined wildcat strikes against a government plan to cut a month from their summer holidays.

Cannes review: <i>Robin Hood</i> premiere

Scott packages his elements well, going for gritty realism in the battle scenes... But his take on this myth is as chilly as a northerly wind.

Fewer films at Cannes reflects hard times

Hard times for the Cannes Film Festival, at least in terms of the splashy Hollywood films for which the world's most prestigious cinema showcase is known.

Britain wakes up to new political era

Kayaking: Young Kiwis paddle to first in K2 1000

Dark days in Disneyland

For staff at Disneyland Paris, there's a less magical side to the Kingdom, with long hours and job cuts reportedly leading some to suicide.

France adopts law allowing return of Toi Moko

Up to 20 mummified Maori heads held in French museums could be returned to NZ after France adopted a new law.