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Ireland had their hopes of an historic third straight outright Six Nations title dented by defeat to France

It is March 9 1945 in a swanky cinema in Paris. The audience is settling in for the premiere of Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis) – the latest work by Marcel Carné, best known for his moody 1930s “poetic realist” films. The script is by celebrated poet Jacques…

Twenty years ago, French photographer Yves Monteil was driving in Senegal when he passed a military cemetery in Thiaroye, in the suburbs of Dakar. Friends told him it was the burial site of Senegalese soldiers massacred by the French army during the Second World War, shot for demanding unpaid wages.…

'Tadej wants to give Roubaix a go, but I keep telling him that he needs to wait' says team manager Mauro Gianetti

 France captain Antoine Dupont ruled out of Scotland Six Nations clash through injury

The France captain, Antoine Dupont, has said he will be out for ‘a few months’ after rupturing knee ligaments in the Six Nations win over Ireland

The scrum-half was helped from the pitch in the 29th minute following an incident with Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter

The France scrum half is set for a long recovery after being carried off during France’s win over Ireland

Syria's interim president Ahmed Sharaa has called for national unity after security forces allegedly killed hundreds of civilians from the Alawite minority in recent days. France has condemned violence targeting "civilians because of their faith, and prisoners".