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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled to ensure support on the left and right.

France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled to ensure support on the left and right.

Dutchwoman finishes 1:18 up on Kasia Niewiadoma, who outsprints Anna van der Breggen for silver

Tour de France Femmes champion fixes 'annoying little injury' sustained in Strade Bianche crash

Loneliness is a fact of daily life for millions of people in France, with record numbers cut off from friends, family and neighbours. At the Photoclimat Biennale in Paris, organisations working to combat isolation have joined forces with artists to explore the intimate reality of an overlooked problem.

The European Championships could see Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel open a new chapter in a rivalry for the ages, while the women’s race sets up an intriguing tactical battle between the peloton’s heavy-hitters

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Duplomb law. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a lovely musical dessert to finish it all off. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions…

French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu on Friday vowed to forgo an infamous article of the constitution that would have allowed him to steamroller a budget bill through parliament without a vote – but left him vulnerable to a vote of no confidence. The move means MPs must agree a compromise…

Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Germany to attend the anniversary celebrations on Friday.