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How Brexit shattered my illusion of the UK

When I left my native France at the age of 18, I was full of dreams and hope for the future.

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The 'Happiest 5k'

Thousands took part in a 5km ‘Color Run’ along the banks of the Seine in Paris on Sunday (16 April).

Sport

Lyon and Besiktas charged as UEFA investigates crowd violence

Neither Lyon nor Besiktas are likely to escape UEFA punishment after crowd trouble marred their Europa League clash, and the match will be investigated by the governing body.

France

Hope for French suburbian kids via creative means

A young interior designer speaks out on how she is helping the youth of troubled neighbourhoods with her arts and crafts association.

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Melenchon from obscurity to spotlight in French election

Jean-Luc Melenchon gathering steam in the French election

France

Jean-Luc Mélenchon: what do we know of his policies?

France's veteran far-left candidate is hot on the heels of the frontrunners in the country's presidential election.

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French judges push for Le Pen to be stripped of immunity

French judges probing Marine Le Pen’s alleged misuse of EU funds to pay for party assistants, are pushing for her European parliamentary immunity to be lifted.

France

France: National Front Paris HQ hit by arson attack

The Paris headquarters of France’s far-right National Front was hit by a suspected arson attack on Thursday.

France

Financial scandals of Marine Le Pen and French politics

Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign has been carefully coordinated and tightly controlled but she, like many of her political rivals, has fallen foul of…

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Google Maps puts Marine Le Pen in the Elysee Palace

The French presidential elections will soon get underway.

Economy

Less wine, more money

Less wine was produced around the world last year the International Organisation of Vine and Wine says, but the value of sales rose.

France

France's tricky rules for political airtime

Legislation requiring equal airtime and exposure for all presidential candidates is giving French radios and TV channels a headache.

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Mission Impossible in Paris!

Filming is underway in France for the upcoming “Mission Impossible” movie – number six in the popular movie franchise starring Tom Cruise.

France

Tempers flare as protesting prison guards clash with police near Paris

Protesting prison guards have clashed with police outside the sprawling Fleury-Merogis prison near Paris.

France

Fire sweeps through Dunkirk migrant camp

A huge fire has swept through a migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France.

French Guiana

Protests grind French Guiana to a halt

French Guiana hit by protests and strikes

France

France formalises decision to close oldest nuclear plant

The French government has published a decree for closing the country’s oldest nuclear plant, at Fessenheim, in eastern France.

Spain

French police find weapons and explosives as ETA disarms

The recovery of the arms caches follow the end of the Basque separatist movement's violent campaign and promise to disarm.

France

360°: The reinvention of France

Central France château owner Isaure de Sainte-Marie strongly feels that her country needs a new identity.

France

The far-left wild card in the French presidential election

Far-left maverick Jean-Luc Melenchon is rising in the polls and becoming the ultimate wild card in the French presidential race.

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