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SIX NATIONS: By common consent the best player on the planet, Dupont looks set to star again in the Six Nations. With the help of the France star’s teammates, Harry Latham-Coyle explains what makes the glorious gifts and brilliant basics that make the scrum-half so good

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is expected to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament this Wednesday, winning some breathing space after less than two months in office but by no means ensuring his long-term future.

Fin Smith is under consideration for a first Test start as England look to bounce back from a seventh defeat in nine games

According to an investigation conducted by journalists from Le Monde and Radio France, the French government allowed food and beverage giant Nestlé to continue selling mineral water that did not comply with health regulations. President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday denied the accusations of a wide-reaching cover-up.

The back-row forward suffered a nasty facial injury against France.

In France and Spain, major #MeToo cases are coming to a close and beginning.

A Frenchman on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences left prison on Tuesday ahead of his transfer to France, officials told French news agency AFP.

The Cannes Film Festival has chosen Juliette Binoche, one of France's best-known actors, to preside over its 78th edition which will take place in May.

The Harlequins wing has been replaced in Steve Borthwick’s squad by Saracens centre Alex Lozowski.