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Tour de France: Geraint Thomas keeps the yellow jersey

The Welshman came out tops in a five-man sprint finish after climbing up the imposing Alpe d'Huez

19/07/2018

France

Scandal surrounds Macron security aide

One of the president's security aides, Alexandre Benalla, was caught on camera striking a May Day protester, says an investigation by Le Monde newspaper.

19/07/2018

France

Airbus BelugaXL: What you need to know about the 'whale in the sky'

Airbus is making a splash with the design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane. The brand new BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) was unveiled in Toulouse, France with a very special paint job.

19/07/2018

Sport

Geraint Thomas has grabbed yellow jersey after winning stage 11

Thomas now has a one minute 25 second lead over second-placed Chris Froome in the General Standings of the Tour de France

18/07/2018

Sport

Alaphilippe claims victory in stage 10 as Tour de France enters the Alps

The first alpine stage of this year's Tour de France saw Frenchman Julien Alaphilippe come home first, while Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey with a fourth place finish in Le Grand Bornand.

17/07/2018

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Fans welcome their World Cup champions on the Champs Elysees

The French football team players were welcomed as heroes by thousands of fans gathered on the Champs Elysees on Monday.

17/07/2018

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Les Bleus touch down in Paris for victory parade

France's soccer team touched down at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Monday (July 16) ahead of a victory parade down the Champs Elysees in front of crowds who queued to welcome the World Cup heros.

16/07/2018

France

Puns in Paris as metro stations renamed to toast World Cup win

Paris, home to some of the world’s biggest artists over time, has been at its creative best to celebrate France’s World Cup win.

16/07/2018

Sport

Macron brings wounded soldier into French dressing room

French president was animated during the game, but took time to console the losers and make one wounded soldier very happy.

16/07/2018

Sport

Germany's Degenkolb takes Tour stage nine

John Degenkolb won a dramatic stage 9 of the Tour de France, outsprinting yellow jersey holder Greg Van Avermaet late on.

15/07/2018

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Fireworks at Eiffel Tower celebrate Bastille Day

France capped its Bastille Day celebrations on Saturday (July 14) with a firework display over the Eiffel Tower, a day before French soccer team face Croatia for the World Cup final.

15/07/2018

France

What do the French like and dislike about their country?

On the day France celebrates all things French we were out on the streets of Paris to ask people what they loved and loathed about their own country.

14/07/2018

Sport

Tour de France: Dylan Groenewegen doubles up on stage eight

Dylan Groenewegen snatched his second win in a row on the Tour de France when he prevailed in awe-inspiring fashion in a bunch sprint at the end of the eighth stage on Saturday.

14/07/2018

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President Macron leads military parade for Bastille Day

Fighter planes flew over Paris and thousands of troops paraded down the Champs-Elysees as France celebrated Bastille Day on Saturday.

14/07/2018

France

France celebrates Bastille Day

France celebrates Bastille Day

14/07/2018

France

Tom Cruise returns for another Impossible Mission

The sixth instalment of spy movie franchise "Mission: Impossible", which sees actor Tom Cruise leap from a military plane 25,000 feet above Paris, premiered on Thursday in the French capital.

13/07/2018

Sport

Ireland's Dan Martin wins Tour stage six

Ireland's Dan Martin wins Tour stage six

12/07/2018

France

Paris says 'au revoir' to metro ticket, ushers in contactless payment

Paris has been using several variances of the little rectangular slip of paper as a ticket since its metro system was introduced in 1900, when the city was hosting the World Expo.

12/07/2018

Living

World couture in Paris

How International Couturiers are Globalizing the French Fashion Tradition.

11/07/2018

Sport

Sagan scores at second stage win at the tour

He's nowon course for a record-equalling sixth green jersey.

11/07/2018

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Thousands party on Paris's Champs Elysees after French World Cup semi-final win

Fans chanted and jumped as they lit up flares of blue, white and red smoke on the Champs Elysees in Paris after France defeated Belgium on Tuesday (July 10) to reach the World Cup final.

11/07/2018

Sport

Belgian Greg van Avermaet in yellow after time trial win

His American BMC team got round the 35 and a half kilometre course four seconds faster than Team Sky.

09/07/2018

France

Macron launches 'Year 2' of reform drive

The French president has vowed to push on despite polls showing him losing support among working-class voters.

09/07/2018

Sport

World Cup 2018: France vs Belgium, a short history

A brief look at the football history between France and Belgium.

09/07/2018

France

Millions of litres of Spanish wine bottles sold off as French rosé

French authorities have uncovered millions of bottles of rosé imported in bulk from Spain being passed off as French, with at least one producer facing prison.

09/07/2018

France

Kylian Mbappé, the ace in France's pack

He's only 19 year old but Kylian Mbappé could be France's best player and one who could help it win the World Cup..

09/07/2018