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Sport

Euro 2016: Hungary win Group F, Iceland and Portugal also reach last 16

Hungary 3-3 Portugal Iceland 2-1 Austria Belgium 1-0 Sweden Rep Ireland 1-0 Italy Hungary advanced to the Euro 2016 knockout phase as Group F winners, while Portugal also progressed but in third pl

22/06/2016

France

A huge French protest is banned - for just four hours

Left-wing supporters had condemned what they said was the first ban of a union-backed protest since the early 1960s.

22/06/2016

France

March climbdown adds humiliation to French Socialists' union worries

Paris will be the People's on Thursday as unions lead a march against new labour laws, but now the embattled Socialist government has alienated its union supporters by trying to ban the march, and ang

22/06/2016

France

Watch: Ronaldo loses it and throws microphone into lake

For a few days now, reporters have been wondering whether Cristiano Ronaldo was cracking under the intense weight of expectation at Euro 2016.

22/06/2016

France

French authorities reverse ban on protest march

French unions have been allowed to hold a protest march in Paris on Thursday, the head of the CGT union Philippe Martinez said on Wednesday after an emergency meeting with the…

22/06/2016

World

Hungary v Portugal: What do our journalists think?

Paula Vilaplana: “Hello and welcome.

22/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Perisic winner for Croatia stuns Spain

Germany beat Northern Ireland to top Group C Poland progress thanks to Błaszczykowski Croatia come from behind to beat Spain Germany claim top spot in Group C Germany have made it through to the

21/06/2016

Cinema

Soko and Lily-Rose Depp star in 'The Dancer'

French biographical musical drama ‘The Dancer’ is based on the life of American dancer Loie Fuller who found fame in Paris in the late 1800s.

21/06/2016

Cinema

Dory finds a box office record and animation shines in Annecy

Thirteen years after Finding Nemo, Disney/Pixar sequel Finding Dory has made a gigantic splash in North American theatres.

20/06/2016

Sport

France seals Euro 2016 Group A while Albania shock the Romanians

On Sunday the group stage for the host nation ended.

19/06/2016

France

Euro 2016: 20 Russians deported from France after football violence

A group of 20 Russian football fans were expelled from Euro 2016 host country France on Saturday following serious unrest surrounding their team’s opening match against England in…

18/06/2016

France

Pair quizzed by anti-terror judge after slaying of French police couple

Two people arrested in connection with the killing of a police commander and his partner in France were being questioned by an anti-terrorist judge on Saturday.

18/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Holders Spain and Italy join France in last 16 as Czech Republic score late on to prevent Croatia doing the same

Spain 3-0 Turkey Italy 1-0 Sweden Czech Rep 2-2 Croatia Spain outclass Turkey to reach last 16 Two-time defending champions Spain finally showed their true potential at Euro 2016 after easily brush

17/06/2016

Cinema

Solveig Anspach offers tender and funny posthumous rom-com in Cannes

The Cannes screening of French-Icelandic rom-com ‘The Together Project’, was tinged with sadness as it came less than a year after the premature death of its director, Solveig…

17/06/2016

My Europe Series

Nuit debout: Power to the people of France

Anger over a new French labour law has produced a series of protests and strikes aimed at bringing President Hollande's socialist government to its knees. It's also produced a new movement that calls

17/06/2016

France

Thousands march in France for murdered police

Police officers and members of the public have marched in silence to pay homage to the French police couple killed by an attacker who pledged allegiance to ISIL.

16/06/2016

France

Euro 2016 - England beat Wales 2-1

The latest from Euro 2016, England have beaten Wales 2-1 at their match in Lens, northern France.

16/06/2016

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Euro 2016: England and France supporters face off in Lille

England and France football fans squared off in the centre of Lille on Wednesday (June, 15) night, as tension remained high in the northern French city.

16/06/2016

France

Arrests in Lille after police clash with football fans

There have been further disturbances in the French city of Lille overnight where thousands of football fans from different sides have converged as they follow their respective teams in the 2016 euro…

16/06/2016

France

Lille is "calmer than expected" for Russia-Slovakia match

Concerns over possible violence have been running high, with thousands of fans arriving for the match and an England game due to take place on Thursday in nearby Lens.

15/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Last-gasp victory sends France through to knockout phase

France first team to qualify for last-16 France 2-0 Albania Russia 1-2 Slovakia Romania 1-1 Switzerland Nerves shredded as France progress France became the first team to qualify for the knockout p

15/06/2016

France

Albania and France meet in Marseille

The scene of violent clashes between English and Russian football fans over the last few days, Marseille is currently a sea of red.

15/06/2016

France

'Real men' or 'nutters'? Russia's take on hooligans

Russian supporters criticize Europe's double standard on rowdy football fans

15/06/2016

Sci-Tech

New Zapata hoverboard breaks world record

When he released the video of his first test-flight on his Flyboard Air, former French jet ski champion Franky Zapata was initially accused of staging a hoax.

15/06/2016

France

France pays tribute to murdered police couple

Memorials have been held across the country in tribute to the two police officials murdered in a western suburb of Paris on Monday.

15/06/2016

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Paris protesters clash with police

French riot police fired tear gas and chased after protesters as clashes broke out during an anti-labour reform demonstration on Tuesday.

15/06/2016