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French winemakers angered by Government move to cut alcohol intake  Times Online 28 Feb 09 Nowhere is the anger more intense than in the Languedoc-Roussillon, between the foothills of the Cévennes and the Pyrenees, where tens of thousands of small vineyards are engaged in what is mostly a losing battle to remain solvent. Adam Sage.

Two British skiers die in fall in French Alps  Yahoo! News 27 Feb 09 Two British tourists fell to their deaths down a steep valley after leaving a bar late at night in a ski resort in the French Alps. AFP.

Kofi Annan to speak at Cannes Lions 2009  Campaign India 24 Feb 09 Kofi Annan, former secretary general of the United Nations, and currently president of the Global Humanitarian Forum will speak on the human face of climate change.  Campaign India Team.

Russian oligarch in dispute over villa  FT.com 24 Feb 09 One of Russia’s richest businessmen is in dispute with the owner of the world’s most expensive property over his alleged decision to back out of the purchase of the Villa la Leopolda on the French Riviera for €400m. Andrew Jack in London and Catherine Belton in Moscow.

Chic and unique: Absorb the glamour and charm of Cap Ferrat  The Independent 21 Feb 09 Dusk is descending on Cap Ferrat, one of the most magical beauty spots in the French Riviera. Could there be a more romantic place in the world? Linda Cookson.

A trip along Cote d'Azur's Painters' Way  Earth Times 17 Feb 09  50 works of art on show as part of the Chemin des Peintre, The Painters' Way in Cagnes-sur-Mer including works by Derain and Renoir. 

Is there a downturn on the French Riviera? Property Community.com 13 Feb 09 As the worldwide property market continues to struggle, many had assumed places such as the French Riviera would be the first to fall but so far this has not been the case - at least on the surface! Mark France, France Property News.

Piers Morgan's full Monte!  Mail Online 31 Jan 09 Think Monte Carlo and you probably imagine a sprawling, impossibly glamorous playground for the rich and famous on the French Riviera, the size of, say, Brighton. Wrong! Monte Carlo is actually one tenth of the Principality of Monaco. And Monaco is absolutely tiny - honestly - shockingly minuscule. Piers Morgan.

The humbling of Tom Hunter  The Sunday Times 4 Jan 09  From the gardens of his £50m mansion in the Côte d’Azur Sir Tom Hunter pledged on the BBC’s 10 O’Clock News to give away more than a £1 billion to philanthropic causes during his lifetime. Jenny Davey.

The Heist at Harry's International Herald Tribune 15 Dec 08  In the summer of 2007, jewelry thieves struck the Ciribelli shop in Monte Carlo. Doreen Carvajal.

Columbus Monaco, Monte Carlo: full review   Telegraph.co.uk 15 Dec 08 Columbus Monaco, Monte Carlo: hotel review from Mr & Mrs Smith.

Britons head back across the Channel as French good life comes to an end     Britons living in France lost an old friend this week. French News, the Dordogne-based newspaper that served the fast-growing expatriate community for two decades, went into liquidation.

Storm over spy chief's splurge of information  The Times 2 Nov 2008  The embarrassing notebooks of a former French intelligence chief may land him in court.

Middle-class French fall for the gigolo    The male escort is enjoying a boom among France's affluent divorcees.

The budget guide to the French Riviera    Frommer's author Louise Simpson on cheap eats, cool campsites and free days out for families in the south of France.

The best beaches on the French Riviera    Away from the Riviera’s packed see-and-be-seen  sands are beaches the locals like to keep to themselves.

Cramped Monaco plans new district - on stilts  The Guardian 21 May 2008  Prince Albert studies bids from leading architects. Campaigners voice fears for ecosystem. Angelique Chrisafis in Paris.

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