Tear gas fired as French protesters condemn bill outlawing use of police images
Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.
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French minister orders probe into police who forced migrants from Paris camp
France’s interior minister ordered an internal police investigation after officers were filmed tossing migrants out of tents while evacuating a protest camp in Paris.
Renault completes three-year autonomous research project
Renault has drawn a three-year research project looking into how autonomous cars deal with rural roads to a close.
US tourists ‘thwarted slaughter’ with train attack heroics that inspired film
An operative of so-called Islamic State listened silently as a Paris judge detailed his alleged plot to unleash mass slaughter on a high-speed train before he was tackled and subdued by American tourists whose heroics inspired a Hollywood film.
Trial begins in France over foiled train attack which inspired Hollywood film
An operative for so-called Islamic State has gone on trial in Paris on terror charges for swaggering bare-chested through a train in 2015 with an arsenal of weapons and shooting one passenger.
French police bust gang believed to have smuggled up to 1,000 migrants into UK
French police say they have taken down a crime group which smuggled up to 1,000 migrants into the UK in just one year.
Famous Paris book store ‘overwhelmed’ after appeal for help
Shakespeare and Company, the Paris book store that published James Joyce’s Ulysses in 1922, hailed the response following an appeal to readers for support after pandemic-linked losses and France’s spring lockdown put the future of the famous Left Bank institution in doubt.
Key talking points as Ireland challenge France for Six Nations title
Ireland will face France in Paris on Saturday where a bonus-point victory would secure a fourth Six Nations title in seven years.
Billy Vunipola backed to make impact in England’s crunch clash with Italy
England forwards coach John Mitchell believes Billy Vunipola is ready to answer the call if asked to start in Saturday’s Six Nations finale in Italy.
Wayne Pivac’s losing run stretches to four games as Wales go down to France
Wales suffered a fourth successive defeat under head coach Wayne Pivac as they were beaten 38-21 by France in Paris.
Students helped killer find teacher who was beheaded, says French prosecutor
The 18-year-old suspected killer of a French teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class paid students to help him identify the victim, France’s terrorism prosecutor has said.
French militant group dissolved after teacher’s beheading
The French government has issued an order to dissolve a domestic militant Islamic group after the beheading of a teacher who showed students caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
France’s virus curfew leaves Paris streets empty
The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night on the first day of the government-imposed 9pm curfew.
Government adviser on Islamophobia condemns France terror attack
Everyone should “work together” to counter extremism following a terror attack in France, the Government’s Islamophobia adviser has said.
French leader decries Islamist terror attack against teacher
French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced what he called an “Islamist terrorist attack” against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb.
Suspect shot dead by police after teacher decapitated near Paris
A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed has been decapitated in a street near Paris, a police official said.
Paris bars to close as virus alert is raised to maximum
French authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections increased rapidly.
Paris bars could be shut as hospital beds fill with Covid patients – minister
France’s health minister has threatened to close bars and ban family gatherings in Paris as figures showed Covid-19 patients fill about one-third of the intensive care units in the city.
French hospitals delay operations to cope with Covid surge
Hospitals in the Paris and Marseille regions of France are delaying some scheduled operations to free up space for Covid-19 patients, as the government tries to stem a rising tide of infections, the health minister said.
France vows to protect Jewish community after stabbing
France’s interior minister has promised to protect the country’s Jewish community from extremists after a double stabbing in Paris blamed on Islamic terrorism.
Paris stabbing suspect targeted Charlie Hebdo, says official
The chief suspect in a double stabbing in Paris told investigators he carried out the attack in anger over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad recently republished by satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, a judicial official has said.
Seven in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo
Seven people including a suspected assailant are in custody after a stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, French authorities said.
Paris stabbings suspect ‘was not on police radar for radicalisation’
A terror investigation is under way after a young man stabbed two people outside the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, where 12 people were killed in 2015.
Paris stabbings were act of Islamist terrorism, says minister
A double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of a satirical newspaper where dozens were killed in 2015 is an “act of Islamist terrorism”, France’s interior minister has said.
Terrorism investigation opens as two arrested over double stabbing in Paris
French terrorism authorities are investigating a double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of a satirical newspaper where a dozen people were killed in 2015.
Terror investigation launched after two wounded in Paris knife attack
France’s counter-terrorism prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that wounded at least two people.
Suspect arrested after at least two people wounded in Paris knife attack
At least two people have been wounded in a knife attack near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and a suspect has been arrested, police have said.
Suspect arrested after four wounded in Paris knife attack
Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been arrested.
How are other countries dealing with Covid-19 second waves?
As Britain adapts to new restrictions designed to combat a second wave of the coronavirus, here is a look at how some other countries have handled resurgences of Covid-19.
Eiffel Tower cordoned off after bomb threat
Paris police briefly evacuated the Eiffel Tower and blockaded the surrounding area after a bomb threat was phoned in.