The Latest Breaking News from France

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court has made history for Africa by winning a stage at the women’s Tour de France.

FDJ SUEZ rider moves up to third overall as hard-fought finale on longest stage of the race reshuffles the overall

Six riders have already pulled out on Wednesday, after a crash-marred opening 100km of racing en route to Guéret

'I'm very proud of the standards that we've set on this production for a very long time'

'She's the best cyclist but that doesn't mean everyone should make way for her' van Emden says of Demi Vollering

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France is failing to protect thousands of children from criminal exploitation, treating them as delinquents rather than victims, the French branch of the UN children’s agency (Unicef) said in a report published Wednesday.

Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit unconditional, pledge from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The prime minister resists demands for more sanctions as clamour grows to follow UK and France in recognising Palestine