The Latest Breaking News from France

While the Lionesses have shown what can be achieved, the plight of Canada, France and Spain ahead of this summer’s World Cup is underpinned by a lack of effective leadership and support for women’s football

Abbie Larkin and Stephanie Zambra have opened up about the change in status this year of the Women's Premier Division - with Zambra comparing the set-up at Shamrock Rovers to clubs she played with in Italy and France.

Workers at petrol refineries across France are among those on strike against the government's proposed pension reforms. If unions continue the walkouts on a rolling basis, motorists are worried they could face petrol shortages. Also in the show: power cuts in South Africa have weighed more than expected on GDP…

Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday in a sixth round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age, signalling continued opposition to a controversial reform that polls say up two three-quarters of French women reject.