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Lighting up on a French beach will cost more than £100 under national smoking ban

But the ban does not cover e-cigarettes, and smoking on cafe terraces will still be permitted

The Independent UK

‘There is nothing left’: Seaside town devastated by violent storm as flooding kills three in southern France

Three pensioners died after becoming swept away by floodwater while in their cars

The Independent UK

Former paratroopers accuse French officers of violent hazing and racism

Four former soldiers from the elite 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment in southern France have filed formal complaints accusing their superiors of physical violence, moral harassment and degrading treatment.

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Paris cafes caught pouring cheap wine after customers pay for posh plonk

Wine fraud is rife in the French capital, with tourists being cheated out of high-end vin

The Independent UK

Multiple prisons in France hit by ‘co-ordinated’ attacks involving gunfire and arson

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s department is investigating the attacks alongside the national security agency

The Independent UK

Former French pilot suspected of sharing defence intelligence with China

A French former naval fighter pilot is under investigation over allegations he shared sensitive military information with Chinese authorities during two training trips to China.

Radio France Internationale

Trump's tariffs enter force, upending economic ties with Europe

US tariffs on European goods jumped to 20 percent on Wednesday, hitting everything from French wine to German cars. Brussels is firing back with its own measures, opening a wider trade fight that could hit key industries in France and across Europe.

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France Le Pen Eyes 2027 Vote, Says Swift Appeal 'Good News'

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said in an interview published Wednesday that she would use all possible legal avenues to stand in 2027 elections despite a ban on her running and hailed the promise of a speedy appeal of her criminal conviction.

International Business Times

Mystery over toddler who vanished in Alps deepens after grandparents released without charge

Prosecutors say the anatomical scars on the skull of Émile Soleil are ‘suggestive of violent facial trauma’

The Independent UK

Grandparents of toddler who went missing in the French Alps arrested on suspicion of his murder

Two year-old Émile Soleil vanished in 2023 while visiting his grandparents’ holiday home in Haut-Vernet

The Independent UK

Hunter, 81, on trial for killing protected bear that mauled both his legs

Defending himself in court, the pensione said he shot the bear named Caramelles as she attacked him

The Independent UK

Macron says Putin has no say in whether Western troops are deployed to ‘sovereign’ Ukraine

Moscow has no say in Ukraine’s request for deployment of peacekeeping troops from allies, says Macron

The Independent UK

French far-right leader's presence at Israel anti-Semitism conference stirs controversy

Jordan Bardella, the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, is to make an unprecedented visit to Israel later this month to attend an international conference on fighting anti-Semitism. While the party has worked to shake off links to Holocaust-denial, some French Jewish figures and politicians are uncomfortable over…

Radio France Internationale

Girl, 10, comes home from walk to find her nurse mother stabbed to death

The woman’s husband and children had gone out for the afternoon and discovered her body when they returned

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Netflix's Tour de France: Unchained cancelled

Documentary series draws to a close with season based on 2024 Tour de France, set to be aired later this year

The Independent UK

Manhunt after French girl, 11, who vanished on way home from school found dead in woods

“She was everything to us,” a devastated classmate of Louise Lasalle said

International Business Times UK

Who Is David Balland? Co-Founder of £1B Crypto Startup and Wife Rescued After Shocking Kidnapping

David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, and his wife were recently kidnapped, with a portion of the ransom paid in cryptocurrency.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre plagued by leaks and crumbling infrastructure, museum boss warns

The Louvre, the world's most visted museum, is suffering structural damage that threatens its future as a global cultural treasure, according to a confidential memo revealed by French newspaper Le Parisien, which cited leaks, overcrowding and inadequate facilities.

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Morocco extradites head of notorious Marseille drug gang to France

The alleged leader of the "Yoda" clan, one of the biggest drug gangs in Marseille, has been extradited from Morocco to France, following his arrest last year. This comes as lawmakers prepare to debate a bill to tighten measures against drug trafficking.

Motorsport

Alpine's Colapinto deal is a pressure cooker for Doohan, but is it fair to him?

There's one significant detail about Franco Colapinto's move to Alpine – and that's his current job description at Enstone probably not being what he and his managers are really aiming for.

Cycling News

Tour de France could copy the Paris Olympics and spice up Champs-Elysées procession stage with hilly circuit around Montmartre

ASO submit file to Paris Police Prefecture for triple ascent of Montmartre hill to be included on Tour's final day, according to Le Parisien

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France final stage could copy Paris Olympics road race with cobbled climb

Organiser reportedly considering adapting final stage to include three ascents of the Butte de Montmartre in Paris before the traditional Champs-Élysées finish

Radio France Internationale

French newspapers torn between tributes and defiance on Charlie Hebdo anniversary

The 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks made the front pages of all major French newspapers on Tuesday, as the country marked the tenth anniversary of the tragic events in which 17 people were killed. Torn between paying tribute to the victims and reflecting on how France has changed, all agree…

The Guardian - AU

‘The world’s bravest woman’: what the papers say about the end of the Pelicot trial

Papers quote from Gisèle Pelicot’s speech outside court, after her ex-husband Dominique and 50 others were found guilty in France’s biggest rape trial

Evening Standard

Kylian Mbappé: Rape case against France and Real Madrid star dropped due to 'lack of evidence'

Lawyers for the World Cup-winning forward were told there would be no further action taken against the 25-year-old following a visit to Sweden in October

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