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Suspect in unsolved 2012 French Alps murder is released without charge

A suspect who was questioned over the unsolved murders of three British family members and a French cyclist in the Alps nine years ago has been released without charge. The person was freed on Thursday afternoon, Annecy prosecutor Line Bonnet ...

13 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Road Tests

Long-term report: What do others think of our high speed load lugging Audi RS4?

While the Audi RS4 has certainly won a place in my heart over the past few months, I’ve recently been interested to hear what other people think of it. And rather than ask people in the street – many of whom usually offer their opinion ...

20 Apr 2023 at 14:56

Shocks

Motorbike enthusiast survives horror collision that had a “99 per cent chance of death” – and defies paralysis to see his brother wed

Brotherly love knows no bounds for a paralysed motorbike enthusiast who was determined to see his younger sibling tie the knot despite his attendance needing nearly as much planning as the wedding itself. Left with a bent neck and ...

21 Apr 2022 at 08:25

World

Swiss claim record for world’s longest passenger train

A Swiss railway company has claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train, with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.2-mile long train, composed of 100 ...

29 Oct 2022 at 16:14

Local News

County Derry schoolteacher does Camino walk for 'vital' cause

A County Derry schoolteacher invited to trek 120km to raise funds for a mental health charity says she 'absolutely didn't hesitate' because of the 'vital' service it provides the community. Susan Uí Mhianáin, one of the founders ...

12 Jul 2023 at 14:33

Ex-Liverpool striker told police to shoot Annecy attacker as he ran towards him

Former Liverpool and Sunderland striker Anthony Le Tallec has described the moment a man started attacking young children in a playground in the French Alps on Thursday. The former footballer, who now coaches in Annecy, claims ...

08 Jun 2023 at 17:38

British girl injured in Annecy attack stable in hospital, according to reports

A British girl injured in a knife attack at a lakeside park in the French Alps is in stable condition in hospital, according to reports. The girl, said to be aged three, was one of four children and two adults wounded when ...

08 Jun 2023 at 20:15

Rugby Union

Wales coach Warren Gatland calls up Taine Plumtree to World Cup training squad

Warren Gatland has called up uncapped back-row forward Taine Plumtree to Wales’ World Cup training squad for a two-week camp in Switzerland. Plumtree is part of a group that has travelled to Fiesch in the Swiss Alps, the ...

04 Jul 2023 at 09:12

British girl stabbed in knife attack can leave hospital soon, prosecutors say

A British girl who was one of four children stabbed in a knife attack in the French Alps while on holiday will be able to leave hospital soon, prosecutors have said. Preliminary attempted murder charges were handed to a ...

10 Jun 2023 at 16:52

Quirky

VIDEO: Friends trek 3,000 miles across Europe on “world’s longest pub crawl” in 5 months on £2k getting 10m TikTok views and 130K followers

A pair of geology graduates who are enjoying “the world’s longest pub crawl” by walking more than 3,000 miles across 12 European countries in five months on a £2K budget have become TikTok sensations with over 10 ...

12 Aug 2022 at 09:16

Death of mother and son in avalanche was a ‘tragic accident’, inquest told

A mother and son caught in an avalanche in the French Alps while skiing were killed in a “tragic accident”, an inquest has heard. Katharine Vokes, 54, known as Kate, and her 22-year-old son Archie died after the ...

27 Nov 2024 at 12:43

Ex-rugby players to scale Mont Blanc in aid of mental health support in sport

Three former Exeter Chiefs are set to scale Mont Blanc to raise money for rugby’s leading mental health charity because emotional support was “non-existent” when they played the game. Former teammates Greg ...

05 Sept 2023 at 09:08

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