France has repeatedly been hit by deadly Islamic State attacks, including the Bataclan theatre massacre in 2015 in which extremists opened fire on concert-goers and held hostages for hours. French troops have also fought against Islamic extremists in the Middle East and
France has dealt a crushing blow to the European Union’s flagship trade deal with Canada by rejecting its ratification after criticism by farmers that it brings in unfair competition from overseas. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, provisionally went
A man has been jailed for 20 months after he smuggled more than 50 migrants across the English Channel in a “perilously overcrowded dinghy”. Choul Phan Maker, 31, from South Sudan, was jailed at Winchester Crown Court for unlawful arrival and assisting
A secret poll – which was never supposed to have been leaked and was commissioned by Les Républicains (the French equivalent of the Tories) – has found that nationalist Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN) party could win an outright majority in
Ugo Monye and Jonny Wilkinson hit out at referee Angus Gardner for giving France a ‘soft’ penalty after England’s narrow defeat in Lyon. A last-gasp Thomas Ramos penalty saw the hosts claim a dramatic 33-31 triumph over Steve Borthwick’s men to claim
England’s game against France on the final day of the Six Nations got off to an awkward start thanks to a blunder from referee Angus Gardner. There were no trophies to play for in Lyon, with Ireland wrapping up the title earlier
A British pensioner “living her dream” in a village in France was found dead after she was brutally attacked by a neighbour after she asked to borrow some sticky tape. A court in France heard Susan Higginbotham, 67, was found dead in
The Six Nations finale is almost upon us, and there is plenty to play for as Ireland look to wrap up back-to-back triumphs in the prestigious competition. They head into the final round of action as heavy favourites but England will be
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso won’t play in Saturday’s crunch Six Nations match against France because he told England’s medical team about a knock to the head. The wing suffered a bump during the win over Ireland last weekend, but pitchside monitoring did not notice
France announced last night it is to legalise assisted dying for adults suffering from an “incurable illness”. French president Emmanuel Macron said that adults with an “incurable illness” will be able to ask for help to die “under strict conditions”. Speaking to French