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Rapists walk free: six convicts released just months after Gisele Pelicot’s historic trial
Less than two months after more than 50 men were found guilty of the rape and abuse of Gisele Pelicot, at least six of them are already free.
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One person dies in an attempted Channel crossing after a small boat sinks off the coast of Calais
An additional 69 people were rescued during what French authorities described as a very busy night for crossings.
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Grenade attack in Grenoble bar: 12 injured, some in critical condition
At least 12 people have been injured after a grenade was thrown into a bar in southeastern France.
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Autopsy reveals fatal injuries of British couple found dead in rural French village
Police investigating the deaths of a British couple at their home in a rural village in France have shared details from the post-mortem examination.
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Macron touts Europe and France as AI powerhouses amid US and UK tension
‘Choose Europe and France for AI,’ says president amid speculation US and UK playing hardball over declaration
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CCRC chief Karen Kneller used taxpayer money for £21,000 Insead training while chair held roles there
Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles
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Body of missing schoolgirl Louise Lasalle, 11, found in French woodland
The body of Louise Lasalle was found in woodland near her school in France with police now having arrested a man, 23, as well as his partner amid a murder investigation
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British couple murdered in France: Victim was mother of ex-Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr
A British woman found dead with her husband at their luxury cottage in rural France is the mum of a former Hollyoaks actor.
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British couple found tortured and murdered in southern France
Investigators in charge of the shocking deaths of Dawn and Andrew Searle have set up a massive crime scene in Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in France
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British couple found dead in isolated French villa in suspected burglary gone wrong
A British couple have been found dead in their isolated villa in southwestern France in a feared “burglary gone wrong”, reports claim.
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Keir Starmer skips AI summit in Paris, risks diplomatic fallout with Macron and Modi
PM risks upsetting host Emmanuel Macron and missing chance to speak to JD Vance and Elon Musk
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Fraudster Robert Hendy-Freegard faces trial for running over police officers in France
A British fraudster who was the subject of a Netflix documentary after he used devious lies to trick women out of cash could spend 10 years behind bars after he ’deliberately’ ran down two French police officers.
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Four Norwegian skiers killed in avalanche in French Alps; separate incident claims Swiss skier’s life
Four Norwegians and one Swiss person died in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions
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France to isolate top 100 drug lords in new high-security prison
France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country’s top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some unions and advocates of prison reform have expressed doubts over the initiative.
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Seven detained in France over Ledger co-founder’s abduction and torture
French authorities have detained seven individuals following the violent abduction of David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency security firm Ledger.
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From cartoons to catastrophe: 10 years of remembering the Charlie Hebdo victims
Gunmen stormed satirical paper’s Paris offices, killing 11 people, over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad
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Nicolas Sarkozy on trial for alleged illegal campaign funding from Gaddafi regime
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is facing trial over allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign was illegally funded by millions of euros from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
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France rescues 107 people trying to cross to UK on Christmas Day
Authorities carry out series of operations off northern coast, as 451 people arrive in England on 11 boats
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France migrant camp shooting leaves four dead in horror rampage
An investigation has been launched after at least four people were killed in a shooting at a migrant camp in France.
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French film director faces charges of sexual harassment of child actor Adèle Haenel
Haenel says Christophe Ruggia subjected her to ‘permanent sexual harassment’ during making of film when she was between 12 and 15
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Prince William and Donald Trump share handshake and warm exchange at Notre Dame reopening
US President-elect Donald Trump gave the Prince of Wales a pat on the shoulder before the two shook hands and spoke for a few seconds at the Notre Dame ceremony
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Mayors in France push to tear up key border deal with Britain, calling it too lenient on illegal migration
The local leaders want Paris to renegotiate the 2003 Le Touquet Treaty
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Paris siege: Knifeman takes hostages in pizza restaurant as police swarm the scene
A man carrying a knife has taken multiple people hostage inside a pizza restaurant in Paris with dozens of police cars and ambulances at the scene with the area in lockdown
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Clashes erupt between French and Israeli football fans at a Paris stadium
Violence between French and Israeli football fans has broken out at the Stade de France, despite a heavy police presence.
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Paris prosecutor seeks jail time and public office ban for Marine Le Pen
Request in embezzlement trial threatens to undermine National Rally’s efforts to polish image before 2027 polls