The Latest Breaking News from Marseille

Gun crime in Brussels has been skyrocketing in recent months, with the violence spreading to neighbourhoods long considered safe and quiet. Behind it are drug gangs, with the Belgian capital becoming a hub for narcotics that enter the country through the port of Antwerp. Authorities are blaming the trend towards…

Nice local Chloe Braithwaite finds respite from the summer crowds of the Cote d'Azur in the sleepy towns that surround France’s oldest city

Sailor Matt Wearn was made to wait before winning Australia’s 15th gold medal of the Paris Olympics with victory in the men’s dinghy final

Matt Wearn's quest for a second successive gold medal in Olympic sailing must wait another day because of conditions in Marseille.

Matt Wearn has not had his best day but still leads the way in his bid to retain his Olympic dinghy crown in Marseille.

Kitesurfing makes its long-awaited Games debut in Marseille on Sunday.

The Briton fell foul of a controversial new format in the women’s windsurfing and had to settle for a bronze medal in Marseille.

Grae Morris has become the first Australian since Atlanta 1996 to win an Olympic windsurfing medal – a silver – on the water near Marseille.

Little model boats hang from the ceiling and maritime paintings adorn the walls of the basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde, which from the highest hill dominates the bay of Marseille where sailing regattas are being held for the 2024 Olympics