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‘The perfect antidote to winter’: readers’ favourite spring breaks in the UK and Europe

Our readers make the most of spring with woodland walks in Yorkshire’s ‘Little Switzerland’ and picnics of ham and cheese baguettes in the French Alps

The Guardian - UK

Prince George's Godparent Julia Samuel Injured On Winter Holiday

Julia Samuel, Prince George's godparent, broke her shoulder skiing in the French Alps. Learn about her close ties to Princess Diana and charity work.

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My eco-conscious skiing odyssey in the French Alps

You can take it easy on the slopes of Tignes. But if you have a yearning to go higher, further and faster, this beautiful eco-friendly resort is hard to beat

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All aboard the snow train: how to have a chic and sustainable ski trip to the Alps

Environment-conscious skiers have plenty of options this winter as snow train holidays are back for the first time since the pandemic. Jack Lefley chugs into the French Alps to hit the slopes in more sustainable style

Evening Standard

An avalanche killed 2 skiers on Mont Blanc. A hiker in the French Alps also died in a fall

French authorities say an avalanche on Mont Blanc swept two skiers to their deaths and left another injured

The Independent UK

I hiked the French Alps for the first time — 7 life changing fitness tips I learned

Our in-house personal trainer hiked the French Alps, Les Contamines, with sports brand Columbia. Here's what she learned first hand about physical and mental fitness.

Tom’s Guide

Riding high: How French alpine town gave Tour de France team a leg up

At an altitude of 2,100 metres, Tignes, in the French Alps, has long been a choice destination for skiers. It's also become a top destination for athletes keen on high-altitude training, such as the winning Tour de France team Jumbo-Visma.

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French police have ‘no clues’ in hunt for toddler missing from remote Alpine village

Missing two-year-old Emile disappeared from his grandparents’ garden in the French Alps on Saturday

Evening Standard

Syrian man handed preliminary attempted murder charges after children stabbed

The incident took place at a park in Annecy in the French Alps on Thursday.

The Independent UK

French stabbing suspect faces charges as injured toddlers remain hospitalized

The man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a park in the French Alps is facing potential charges Saturday

The Independent UK

Annecy attack: Emmanuel Macron visits victims of horrific stabbing

Emmanuel Macron has travelled to Annecy in the French Alps to visit the families and victims who were stabbed.

Evening Standard

Watch as tributes paid to victims of Annecy knife attack that left four children injured

Watch as people lay flowers in tribute after four children and two adults were stabbed and injured in a knife attack in the French Alps.

The Independent UK

France stabbings: Dramatic moment suspect is taken down by police after four kids knifed

Abdalmasih H was arrested by French police officers after four children were stabbed at a playground in the French Alps. Witnesses described scenes of terror

Daily Mirror

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

Witnesses said the knifeman repeatedly stabbed a child in a pushchair as part of the horrific attack in the French Alps.

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4 young children are critically wounded in a knife attack in a French Alpine town

As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps. The children suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults were wounded.

Daily Mirror

France stabbings: Moment knifeman stalks playground after wounding children in prams

Terrifying new footage shows the moment a 32-year-old knifeman launched a frenzied attack in the French Alps, leaving four young children, including a British kid, and two adults seriously injured

The New Daily

Four small children, adult injured in knife attack in French Alps town

Four young children and an adult have been injured in a knife attack in a park in Annecy, a town in the French Alps.

Wales Online

Four children among those injured in knife attack in French park

The shocking incident took place in the French Alps in a children's playground area

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France knife attacker did not have 'terrorist motive': prosecutor

A man armed with a knife stabbed six people, including four preschool children, by a lake in the French Alps on Thursday in an attack that sent shock waves through the country. The suspect, who was arrested, did not have a terrorist motive, according to the local prosecutor.

The Independent UK

Avalanche kills 6, including mountain guides, in French Alps

French local authorities say the death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps has risen to six, including two mountain guides

Daily Mirror

French Alps tragedy as six killed near Mont Blanc in avalanche

Six people - including two mountain guides - have now been confirmed dead in an avalanche at Contamines-Montjoie in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps

Reuters

Sixth body found in French Alps following avalanche

French rescue services have found a sixth body following an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps and have now called off their search, local authorities said on Monday.

Reuters

Four killed in avalanche in the French Alps

Four people have died and nine others have been injured in an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

British climber dies after being 'swept away' by avalanche in the French Alps

Alison Jane Dawson, 45, an endocrinologist from Ilkley in Yorkshire, was on a hiking trip with her husband and a tour guide on January 14 when an avalanche rocked the French Alps - and she suffocated beneath the snow, an inquest has found

Radio France Internationale

Macron takes to the hills for long view on better water management

French President Emmanuel Macron will be in the French Alps on Thursday to present a plan to improve water management, a resource threatened by droughts and global warming.

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