Latest News: January 2008

Having a boule - The Times

Where better to study a game than its birthplace? Mike Gerrard goes to Provence to learn pétanque.

I am following in famous footsteps. The film star Yves Montand and Prince Aly Khan are just two of the celebrities who have played pétanque on the village pitch outside the Café de la Place in St Paul de Vence in Provence.

December 2007 - The Business - Indulgences; Festive Hotels

Room at the Inn - Whether it's a place to relax after a hard day's shopping or a bolthole to forget all things festive, Esther Shaw has the low-down on leading London hotels this season