Disclosure comes after Conservative and Reform claims that French police refusing to intervene in crossingsThe French authorities have halted small boats at sea in the Channel on 10 occasions since the spring, officials said on...
Read MoreExclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and ChinaIn February 2014, thousands of “little green men” – Russian soldiers in unmarked...
Read MoreExhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the...
Read MoreCampaigners worry politicians will have moved on by time of elections in which Marine Le Pen is expected to challengeAs dozens of forest wildfires burned across France this week amid the summer’s fourth brutal heatwave and...
Read MoreFerocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and picturesThe hellish infernos that have torn through parts of France and Spain have caused deaths,...
Read MoreShadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in ChannelIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English...
Read MoreFigures from YouGov also suggest support for Farage is fallingIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English Channel; Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has accused a French warship of firing “warning shots”...
Read MoreFeathers are flying over the halal chicken chain Master Poulet opening a branch in gentrified Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine – it’s an issue of wealth and class we know only too wellHow do you like your progressive politics? Are you...
Read MorePicture editor Jonny Weeks has created a rapid audio-visual review of the tournament featuring key moments, colourful fans … and the precious trophy. This video contains flashing images and an audio track.Top 30: from half...
Read MoreCulture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first to view epic embroidery at British Museum marking big step in Anglo-French diplomacyIn the decade after Brexit, the relationship between Britain and France has been defined by rows...
Read MoreCulture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first viewers as epic embroidery is unpacked at British Museum, a landmark in Anglo-French diplomacyIn the decade after Brexit, the relationship between Britain and France has been defined...
Read MoreExclusive: Emmanuel Macron honours outgoing prime minister for leadership role in supporting UkraineKeir Starmer has become the first UK prime minister to be presented with the Légion d’honneur by a French president, in...
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