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Tour de France: Greipel sprints to second stage victory this edition

Andre Greipel won his second stage of this year’s Tour de France on Wednesday. The German Lotto Soudal rider claimed stage five to add to his stage

Sport

Martin takes yellow jersey off Froome with stage four victory

Germany’s Tony Martin celebrated a double victory at the Tour de France on Tuesday after winning stage four to lead the general standings. The day’s

France

Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel after jumping on UK-bound train

A would-be migrant has died in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain. The person is thought to have died from their injuries after trying to

France

Explosives stolen from French army base

A cache of explosives, detonators and grenades have been stolen from an army base in the south of France. The burglary happened despite heightened

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Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel

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Hollande and Merkel urge Greece to make 'credible' proposals

The leaders of France and Germany have told Athens that the door is still open for debt negotiations with creditors. But at urgent talks in Paris on

Focus

Word up: regions send powerful climate message to COP 21 state negotiators

The world’s regions are in the frontline in the battle against climate change – that was the message sent from a conference of local authorities in

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Florence + The Machine caught by cushion rain in Lyon

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Special EU Summit on Greece

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Cancellara in yellow; Greipal wins stage 2 of the Tour de France

Spartacus in yellow as Fabian Cancellara takes the leaders jersey after a hectic stage 2 of the Tour de France. I am so happpy....to be back in

France

Cheers! Champagne and Burgundy celebrate UNESCO World Heritage status

The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO has conferred cherished World Heritage status on the “hillsides, houses and cellars” of France’s famous

World News

Europe swelters as heatwave grips south and southwest

Western and southwestern Europe are in the throes of a heatwave, with many local governments advising caution and recommending children and the

France

WikiLeaks: France says 'Non' to Assange asylum request

An asylum plea from Julian Assange has been rejected by France. “My life is in danger,” the WikiLeaks founder wrote in Le Monde newspaper on Friday

France

Uber suspends UberPOP taxi-ordering app in France after violent protests

It has revolutionised the way many people book a taxi. But now Uber has announced the suspension of its budget UberPOP cab-ordering app in France

France

Calais migrants: France & UK promise tougher action

A strike by ferry workers in the French port of Calais was called off on Thursday after four days of chaos. Access to the port was blockaded and

Sport

Tour de France teams and contenders presented

The Tour de France teams were presented in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Thursday. In total twenty-two teams and 198 riders were shown off to the

France

Thousands rally in France in support of Greek "no" vote

In France, thousands have been protesting urging Greeks to vote no in Sunday’s bailout referendum. From Paris to Marseille to Montpellier, the scene

France

French court backs Le Pen over National Front membership

A French court has lifted Jean-Marie Le Pen suspension from the far-right National Front party he founded. His daughter and now party leader

France

Lyon: Climate change one summit at a time

With the Lyon Climate conference over, the focus is now on the November summit in Paris to clinch an elusive deal to stop global warming.

France

3 EU regions sign 'Under 2 MOU' to limit global warming

Three EU regions have agreed to limit climate change. France’s Rhone-Alpes, Scotland and Spain’s Basque County have signed the “Under 2 MOU,“a