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Frédéric Swierczynski’s speaks about the epic dive ... and why he plans to return one day

Some five million people were taking the diet pill Mediator in France when Dr Irène Frachon told the drugs regulator that it could have fatal side effects. She was ignored. Jane Hanks talks to her about the repercussions and how the case hit the country

Arch-socialist, scheming opportunist, unapologetic womaniser – former president François Mitterrand continues to divide opinion 20 years after his death. Damien Black examines the faceted life of a great statesman