Two-day celebration to begin with an address by the French president, five years after fire damaged Paris cathedralSome fun facts about the Notre Dame cathedral, courtesy of the Associated Press:The first stone of Notre Dame was...
Read MoreTom Cruise was the headline act on an evening proudly declaring a message about protecting the spirit of the GamesIt was a dreamlike, science fiction-inspired light-show spectacular that closed with Tom Cruise flying through the...
Read MoreThe runner, who has set a new British record, only took up sport again to stay fit during pandemicGeorgia Bell, an occasional runner during lockdown who made it to the Olympic final of the women’s 1500m, set a new British...
Read MoreHeavy rain dirtied river in days before start of Paris 2024The 55 athletes set to compete now face uncertain waitLatest medal table | Live Paris schedule | Full resultsThe men’s Olympic triathlon was postponed just hours...
Read MoreArsonists used crude methods but disruption to opening of the Olympic Games in Paris was severe It was about 1.15am when the SNCF maintenance workers, carrying out repairs by moonlight, spotted the group of people a little...
Read MoreAn armada of boats carrying athletes along the Seine, dangling dancers and parading drag queens – all under torrential rainThe Paris Olympic Games opened on Friday night with a high-kitsch, riverside spectacle, as an...
Read MoreOlympics opening ceremony creates sporting armada of world’s top athletes but locals bemoan lack of access“C’est Zizou!” went the cry as one of France’s most beloved sons appeared on the screen next...
Read MoreLawrence Cheung received his card too late to post home, so went to the Gare du Nord to find someone who might be travelling to the UK UK election live – latest updatesIf the swing constituency of the Cities of London and...
Read MoreThree men charged after five coffins inscribed with ‘French soldiers in the Ukraine’ were left at towerEurope live – latest updatesRussia-Ukraine war – live updatesFrench police are investigating whether...
Read MoreNetanyahu plans attack on city sheltering 1.5m Palestinians, as talks on ceasefire and hostage release deals continueThe death toll in Gaza is likely to pass the grim milestone of 30,000 this week, as negotiators try to pin down...
Read MoreForty-five thousand police officers, including special forces, were deployed to respond to rioting across the country on Friday nightThe fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy of north African descent during a police traffic stop...
Read MoreFrance’s interior minister says that “significant reinforcements” have been sent to Marseille where more than 80 people have been arrestedFrance’s interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has said the...
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