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French ski resorts protest plans to keep lifts closed over Christmas

The protest comes as the French government proposes "random border checks" to be put in place over the holiday season targeting people trying to get to foreign resorts.

Cult

Project aiming to make art more accessible to award €150k in grants

Art Explora, an ambitious drive to make European culture more accessible, is set to hand out €150k in grants on Thursday.

World

France security bill revision 'welcome', but more work needed says RSF

Reporters sans frontières editor Pauline Adès-Mével says the controversial Article 24 could allow police to stop journalists reporting live from the scene of an incident.

Spain

Activists angry after third bear killed in the Pyrenees in 2020

Campaigners are demanding action after Spanish authorities confirmed that a third bear had been killed in the Pyrenees mountains since the start of 2020.

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France

French vaccination plan: Fragile first then general public from April

France's health authority has revealed a vaccination plan in five phases, with phase one prioritising care homes.

World

Dozens of migrants rescued from boats as France and UK sign new deal

France to double police on coastline patrols as part of the new deal with Britain to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Channel.

France

Four police officers indicted over Michel Zecler beating in Paris

Three of the officers have been charged with 'willful violence' and another for forgery.

France

Why is France's new national security bill controversial?

Thousands demonstrated across France on Saturday to protest a controversial new security bill — here's why.

France

France security bill: 62 police injured and 81 arrested at protests

Changes to the wording of article 24 of the bill are being considered after a new scandal over police brutality.

Business Planet

Bouncing back after business failure

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Brittany, France, to see how one baker is making dough again after he was forced to close his boulangerie in Paris.

The Cube

Macron says images of black man's violent arrest 'shame us'

Four French police officers have been suspended from duty after a viral video documented the violent arrest of a black music producer in Paris on Saturday.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan summons ambassador over France's Nagorno-Karabakh vote

France's Senate voted on Wednesday to recognise the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent country. The vote is largely symbolic.

France

Four more students charged over murder of French teacher Samuel Paty

Four more students have been charged in the investigation into the murder of French history teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded on October 16 after showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to his class.

France

French ski resorts to open at Christmas but lifts will remain closed

French stations ski were taken aback by Presidential Macron ruling out their reopening for Christmas, but they still hope to be able to convince the government to change its mind.

France

Doctor wants a greater focus on mental health fallout from COVID-19

"As a doctor, I see a lot of very distressed people coming into my office," he said. "The way the government and politicians talk about the virus is making people anxious and that's a big problem."

World

COVID cleanup: Duo walk from Marseille to Paris picking up old masks

One is called the 'English snail' and the other the 'Marseille boar.' Together, Edmund Platt and Frédéric Munsch are walking from Marseille to Paris, collecting thousands of discarded facemasks along the way.

France

France's coronavirus lockdown set to be lifted in time for Christmas

France's lockdown will be lifted on Dec 15 - but bars and restaurants will stay closed for Christmas

France

Police force migrants out of Paris square in 'shocking' scene

France's interior minister called the images of police forcefully removing migrants from the Place de la République "shocking".

France

Frenchman fined for leaving home during lockdown to 'beat someone up'

A resident in Lannion was fined €135 for breaching lockdown restrictions for trying to "smash a guy's face in".

France

France train attack: American who helped tackle gunman won't testify

Spencer Stone arrived in Paris, France, on Wednesday but was hospitalised upon arrival. He has now returned to the US, his lawyer confirmed on Sunday.

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