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French security forces foil a suspected terror attack on a military base

Security forces in France have arrested four people they suspect of planning an attack on a French military base. It’s believed they have links to

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Basso to be released from hospital after successful cancer op

Tinkoff-Saxo rider Ivan Basso will be released from hospital on Thursday after undergoing a successful operation to remove his left testicle

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Tour de France: Majka wins stage 11 as Froome maintains race lead

Poland’s Rafal Majka celebrated stage 11 victory following a solo attack up the final climb to the line. The victory over the 188 kilometre trek from

United Kingdom

Calais 'secure zone' to keep migrants away from UK-bound lorries

Britain’s interior minister has told parliament that a new secure zone is being set up in the French port of Calais to protect UK-bound lorries from

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France pays tribute to its elite armed assault units on Bastille Day in Paris

France paid tribute to its elite armed assault units as they took part in the annual military parade on Bastille Day for the first time. Many wore

Sport

Froome demolishes rivals on first Tour mountain test

Chris Froome made his mark in Tour de France’s first mountain test. For spectators, the 167-km trek from Tarbes to La Pierre St Martin had a festival

Sport

Basso withdraws from Tour de France to fight cancer

Ivan Basso is pulling out of the Tour de France after revealing he has testicular cancer. The 37-year-old Italian says the discovery was made after

France

French police hunt gunmen in north west Paris

French police are hunting for three armed men who stormed a clothes store in a shopping centre in north west Paris. The gunmen fled after what is

Sport

Froome remains in yellow despite losing team trial by a second

BMC Racing were the winners on the ninth stage of the Tour de France, a 28-kilometre team-trial which ended in Plumelec in Brittany. They clocked 32

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Latest round of Megavalanche has started

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Vuillermoz gives France its first win of 2015 Tour

Alexis Vuillermoz gave the home fans something to cheer as he earned France its first win on this year’s Tour de France. Stage 8 from Rennes to Mur

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Italian cyclist Luca Paolini fails dope test in Tour de France

Luca Paolini is on his way home and out of the Tour de France. The Italian cyclist has been provisionally suspended after he failed a dope test. The

Sport

Mark Cavendish sprints to take victory in Tour de France seventh stage

“Super happy” that’s how Mark Cavendish summed up his feelings after winning the seventh stage of the Tour de France. It was a 190.5 kilometre ride

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Tour de France leader Martin withdraws with broken collarbone

Tour de France overall race leader Tony Martin has been forced to withdraw from this year’s race after suffering a fractured collarbone. The German

Sport

Tour de France: Race leader Martin pulls out after stage six crash

Zdenek Stybar celebrated his first victory in the Tour de France after the Czech won stage six with a late solo attack on the uphill finish to Le

France

Strike by French news agency extended by 24 hours

A three-day strike by the main French news agency AFP has been extended by 24 hours. The agency is locked in a fierce dispute over pay and

Sport

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

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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