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UK-France migrant crisis: Cameron pledges sniffer dogs and fencing

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged extra sniffer dogs and fencing in efforts to tackle the Channel Tunnel migrant crisis, describing

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Families of MH370 victims renew talk of compensation after debris find

Malaysian investigators are expected on the French island of Reunion to investigate whether washed-up debris belongs to missing Malaysia Airlines

France

MH370 relatives sceptical over Reunion debris discovery

Families of those on board Flight MH370 have reacted sceptically to reports that the debris recovered from Reunion Island may be from the missing

France

Migrant crisis becomes hot political issue in Britain and France

Migrants in the northern French port of Calais remain determined to reach the United Kingdom despite the deaths of nine people since June and an

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Migrants: UK is not a "safe haven" says Cameron

The UK Prime Minister says Britain will not become a “safe haven” for migrants. His words come as hundreds gathered at the French entrance to the

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Blame game as the migrant Calais crisis deepens

As dusk falls migrants position themselves nearer the Eurostar tunnel to try and leap onto a train or a truck to take them to the UK, but at great risk.

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Hermès investigates crocodile farm cruelty claims but denies Birkin bag link

The French fashion house Hermès is investigating claims of animal cruelty but denies that its handbags and other products are made from crocodile

France

More police for Channel Tunnel as UK and France pledge to tackle migrant crisis

The French and British governments have vowed to tackle the wider migrant crisis while again pledging more resources to contain the security situation around the northern French port of Calais, as mig

Sport

Platini to stand for FIFA presidency

Michel Platini has announced he will stand for the Presidency of football’s world governing body FIFA. The current UEFA chief confirmed on Wednesday

Europe News

Disneyland Paris overcharging foreign visitors, says EU

Disney is once again under fire from European regulators – this time for overcharging visitors to its only European theme park – Disneyland Paris

Iran

French Foreign Minister latest in line of dignitaries to visit Iran

Striking the nuclear accord may have been the easy part… On the first visit in 12 years of a French foreign minister to Iran, Laurent Fabius sought

France

Man killed as 1,500 migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel in Calais

An estimated 1,500 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Tuesday (July 28) night, the second night in a row that huge numbers

France

Migrant killed near Tunnel amid mass attempt to cross channel

France

Roads blocked and manure dumped in further French farmer protests

French farmers have dumped manure and blocked roads near the German border in a growing row over low prices for their produce and cheap imports.

France

Tooth: French students find oldest human body part

Archaeology students have unearthed what is understood to be the oldest human body part ever found in France – a tooth from 560,000 years ago

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Fires: thousands in emergency shelters as huge blazes take hold in France and Spain

The emergency services are at full stretch in two areas of France as they battle wildfires threatening to engulf homes and livelihoods. The country’s

Spain

Wildfires take hold in Spain and France

Fire fighters in Spain and France have worked in extreme conditions and through the night and weekend to bring huge wildfires under control. In Odena

France

Coach has its roof sheared off in low tunnel near Lille

More than 30 people have been injured, six of them seriously, after a coach carrying Spanish students had its roof sheared off as it crashed into a

Sport

Chapeau Christopher: Froome wins Tour du France

Christopher Froome is the winner of the 2015 Tour du France. He's done it! Chris Froome crosses the line safely in Paris to confirm victory in the

France

Forest fires under control on outskirts of Bordeaux

French firefighters have battled back the blaze as wild fires ravaged forests on the outskirts of Bordeaux. The fire which broke out on Friday spread