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Sting, Sam Smith and Gossip headline top music festival in France’s Brittany

Every year, hundreds of thousands of music lovers make their way to Carhaix in Brittany for the “Vieilles Charrues”. This year France 24’s Jennifer Ben Brahim joins them to bring us the highlights. She tells us how EDM giant David Guetta had festivalgoers dancing late into the night and ran…

France 24

Rail route of the month: Nantes to Quimper, France – a Breton classic

In Brittany, modern regional trains with huge windows invite you to soak up the views. Our author’s final piece in her series takes in the line to Finistère

The Guardian - UK

Wild west: a walk on Brittany’s rugged Crozon peninsula

The fishing villages, clifftop paths and sandy coves of the Breton coast provide the perfect backdrop for a five-day hike

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Macron marks 84 years since de Gaulle's call to resist Nazi occupation

French President Emmanuel Macron is on the Ile-de-Sein in western Brittany to commemorate the historic 18 June 1940 radio broadcast from London by General Charles de Gaulle, who made the "call to resistance and refusal of the spirit of defeat".

Radio France Internationale

2025 Tour de France Femmes to be longest yet with nine stages

Racing to kick off with Brittany Grand Départ and return to usual July calendar spot

Cycling News

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to extend to nine stages in 2025

The fourth edition of the race will begin in Brittany

Cycling Weekly

‘We’re everywhere now’: National Rally members toast EU elections success

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party see unprecedented result as stepping stone to presidential elections in 2027

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Silvia Persico wins Grand Prix du Morbihan Femmes

Italian beats Berteau and Lach in Brittany

Cycling News

Fortified 14th-century castle and moat discovered under hotel in France

Archaeologists found a 600-year-old castle with a moat in Brittany, France.

LiveScience

The slow race to save Brittany’s rare Quimper snails from a tramway – one gastropod at a time

In Brest, this protected species, found only in Brittany and the Basque Country, is being painstakingly moved to a new home before their habitat is destroyed

The Guardian - UK

Bikers take up the fight against school bullying in France

Faced with the ever-increasing number of schoolkids who report being bullied in France, a group of bikers are using their tough image to help prevent bullying and get victims to open up.

Radio France Internationale

260,000 homes still without electricity as France braces for new Storm Domingos

Some 260,000 homes were still without electricity on Saturday – mainly in Brittany and Normandy – following the passage of Storm Ciaran and the imminent arrival of Storm Domingos.

Radio France Internationale

Mysterious 4,000-year-old engraved rock is treasure map, archaeologists say

So-called Saint-Belec Bronze Age slab was first discovered in Brittany in 1900

The Independent UK

Should I be embarrassed about wearing nothing but Breton tops in Brittany?

I packed quickly for my holiday, and opened my suitcase on arrival to find a pile of striped tops. Cue mortification

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Discovering the island treasures of France's Gulf of Morbihan

In the Breton language, its name means "little sea". The Gulf of Morbihan, in the French region of Brittany, is made up of around 40 islands, all of them small paradises. The largest of them, l'Île aux Moines, is the most popular with tourists. Others belong to private owners, who…

The Independent UK

Brittany’s best beaches – from family-friendly coves to isolated shores

The coast-rich region of Brittany is packed with stunning shores, bays and seaside enclaves. Here we explore some of the best to help you plan the perfect trip…

The Independent UK

From Brittany to Bordeaux: take an unmissable food and drink tour along France’s west coast

For the ultimate, indulgent foodventure, take a ferry to Brittany and work your way around the region’s culinary highlights

The Independent UK

Royal Navy rugby player found dead at miltary world cup in France

Player’s body was found on a rocky stretch of the coast in Brittany

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British armed forces rugby player found dead in France

Investigators believe player died in an accidental fall in Brittany, which is hosting World Defence Rugby competition

Wallpaper

The evolution of Rabanne

Once known for its futuristic couture, 1960s-founded fashion house Rabanne is evolving under the creative direction of Julien Dossena, but remains true to its founder’s avant-garde legacy

Daily Mirror

Mum screams in pain and cradles dying girl, 11, after France shooting by recluse neighbour

Little Solaine Thornton, 11, was cruelly shot dead and her parents Adrian and Rachael Thornton were seriously injured when their neighbour, a local recluse called Dirk Raats, opened fire in Brittany, France

Daily Mirror

First picture of suspect accused of gunning down Brit girl, 11, at family BBQ

Dirk Raats, 71, who is in custody in Brittany suspected of attempted murder and killing a child under the age of 15, was said to have been high on drugs when he pointed his weapon towards the Thornton family, who were originally from Oldham

The New Daily

British girl, 11, shot dead in garden of family home in Brittany

An 11-year-old British girl has been shot dead in the garden of her home in Brittany, following a years-long dispute between neighbours.

The Independent UK

British girl shot dead in France ‘by neighbour who complained about noise and cutting trees’

Solenne Thornton, 11, has been named by French authorities after tragic incident in Saint-Herbot, Brittany, following ‘three-year neighbour dispute’

The Independent UK

Brittany shooting – latest: British girl killed during Saint Herbot barbecue over reported land dispute

The 11-year-old’s father was also seriously wounded following the attack on Saturday night in village of Saint-Herbot

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