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French troops are out in force around Paris's river Seine, equipped with everything from drones to dogs, as the countdown to the riverside Olympic Games opening ceremony ticks towards zero.

They had different takes on immigration, the monarchy and Britain’s colonial past – how did they end up swapping numbers?

For the first time in Olympics history, breakdance – the hip-hop dance style that grew out of New York City in the 1970s – willl take centre stage at the Paris Olympic Games this summer. To mark the occasion, the Carnavalet Museum is hosting breakdance performances and workshops.

Remains of 451 people believed to lie on proposed site of Madrid waste plant – including Bloomsbury poet Julian Bell