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The defending champion claimed his second stage of this year’s race and overhauled Mathieu van der Poel in the overall standings

This messy policy won’t deter desperate asylum seekers. It’s more likely to have been created to appease the likes of Nigel Farage, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights

ANALYSIS: In 2021, Steve Faulkner completed the Tour de France route in support of Cure Leukaemia

The carrier cancelled more than 270 flights due to the two-day air traffic control strike across France.

The criticism comes as the mayor of Calais warned the agreement would only draw more migrants to the north coast of France

Moscow has named France its “chief enemy in Europe”, the head of the French army, General Thierry Burkhard, said on Friday. He linked the move to Paris’s backing of Ukraine since Russia invaded in 2022.

A French court ruled two women can claim Brigitte Macron was born male, sparking debate on free speech and privacy. Verify facts and fight disinformation.

Brussels said it wanted to know more about the ‘substance and the form’ of the agreement.

After weeks of rising Channel crossing figures, the UK government has agreed on a long-awaited migration deal with France. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced a “one in, one out” pilot – and the UK prime minister said the “groundbreaking” scheme could start returning migrants to France within weeks. The…