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The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism and independence of the French press, while underscoring a sharp rightwards shift of the country's media landscape under billionaire Vincent Bolloré.

Australian rider disappointed to finish third on stage 10, but gutsy ride signalled a return to form

A lumpy post-rest day in the Puy-de-Dôme département saw relentless action from the gun

Flights start from £31 each way with seats still available in July, August and September

After the first rest day, we ranked the bikes based on podium finishes on stages one to nine

A German surgeon has been ordered to pay a fine of $7,900 for parachuting into the stadium before a European Championship match in Munich two years ago as part of a botched climate protest

From a joint show with France's best-known political satire cartoonist Plantu and renowned Franco-Iranian photographer Reza at the Musée de l’Homme, to a celebration of street art at the Palais de Tokyo and along the banks of the Canal Saint-Denis, Eve Jackson brings you some of the best exhibitions of…

'I think the podium is still possible' says Groupama-FDJ teammate Thibaut Pinot

Dressed casually in flipflops and a loose white shirt, British theatre director and actor Tim Crouch has a lot to smile about. He has two plays in the Avignon festival this year, the first time he’s ever performed in France. And the French adaptation of one of his plays happens…