The Latest Breaking News from France

The 112th Tour will take place entirely within France and features a late twist when the peloton finally arrives in Paris after a gruelling route through the Pyrenees and the Alps

Lenny Martinez has left the French team stable in a bid to one day become a challenger at his home Grand Tour

Norway come from behind to beat hosts Switzerland 2-1 after Finland’s narrow win over 10-player Iceland

The novelist’s case has united European lawmakers, who have demanded Sansal's release. His case has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria, and his supporters now hope military-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will grant a pardon on Saturday, when Algeria marks Independence Day.

Spain are expected to win the tournament for the first time but England have a Golden Boot contender in Alessia Russo

Five-times winner Hinault remains France's's most recent Tour champion, in 1985

Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his conviction for “undermining national unity.”

Record 46C for June recorded in Spain, as wildfires rage in France and Turkey and Italian cities under heat alerts

French authorities imposed precautions nationwide in anticipation of peak temperatures on Tuesday, with some areas bracing for highs of 41C in a heatwave that has gripped all of Europe.

The summit of the Eiffel Tower was closed until Thursday

York and Walsh discuss the Tour de France, gender in sport, doping, and much more in wide-ranging new book