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France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew

Penalties for breaking the rules will be €135 for a first offence and can go up to €3,750 in the event of a repeat offence, the country's Interior Ministry has said.

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Drivers stranded in Dover at Xmas suffered ordeal 'worse than prison'

Local volunteers from Britain's Polish community tried to help the drivers who were stuck in a traffic jam in Dover for Christmas.

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French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 98

BREAKING: French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, style visionary and prêt-à-porter pioneer, has died aged 98

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Several EU countries detect first cases of new coronavirus variant

The announcements prompted fears of a new wave of coronavirus on the European continent.

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Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre Dame

It was the first event of this kind since the Paris landmark was devastated by fire in April 2019.

United Kingdom

Dover slowly clearing lorry queues after France relaxes UK blockade

At least 6,000 vehicles are still queuing around the port of Dover waiting to get to France.

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Macron out of quarantine after showing no COVID-19 symptoms

The French leader tested positive for COVID-19 seven days ago and was in self-isolation in La Lanterne, an official residence in Versailles.

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France sends flyover mission to Central African Republic

The mission "marks France's condemnation of attempts to destabilise the country," the Elysée said.

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Three police killed in France after responding to domestic violence

Three French police were killed and a fourth was injured overnight on Tuesday in a rural area of central France while responding to a domestic violence call, the country's interior ministry said.

United Kingdom

COVID-19 and Brexit: two crises raise British food shortage fears

Retailers say certain fresh food items could run out within the week if cross-Channel trading does not resume soon.

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Paris court to decide on closure of theatres and cinemas amid pandemic

Theatre professionals protested against the closure of art venues after non-essential shops in France reopened.

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Police investigate anti-semitic tweets about Miss France contestant

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said he was "deeply shocked" by the comments and stated that "the police and gendarmerie services are mobilised."

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Epstein associate charged for rape and sexual harassment in France

Jean-Luc Brunel was charged for raping minors over the age of 15 and for sexual harassment, French prosecutors said in a statement on Saturday.

France

Was Macron's conduct careless before his COVID-19 diagnosis?

Prior to his positive test result, the French president had attended multiple face-to-face events and held a number of working lunches - at least one of which has been criticised for potentially breaking the rules.

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France passes 60k COVID death milestone as 2020 becomes deadliest year

France has now recorded more than 60,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 2020 now the country’s deadliest year post-war.

Belgium

Another EU leader tests positive for COVID-19 after Brussels summit

Slovakian Prime Minister Igor Matovic is urging people to be "extremely careful" after testing positive for coronavirus.

France

French MPs approve return of looted artefacts to Benin and Senegal

Benin is to receive 26 artefacts plundered from the Palace of Behanzin in 1892, including a throne, while a sword and its sheath will be restituted to Senegal.

France

Gunman behind foiled 2015 Thalys train attack gets life behind bars

The foiled attack came just three months before the deadly November 13 attacks in Paris.

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Non-priority groups to be vaccinated at ‘end of spring’ in France

France will kick off its coronavirus vaccination campaign at the end of this month, "if conditions are met", Prime Minister Jean Castex has said - but the bulk of the population will have to wait until the "end of spring".

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Paris fined €90,000 for appointing too many women in senior roles

"This fine is obviously absurd. What's more, it is unfair, irresponsible and dangerous," Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has said.

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