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Elderly British couple found dead in swimming pool in France as cops probe 'unexplained' deaths

The neighbours had been invited to the couple's villa for dinner before the pair were found dead.

Daily Record · Jul 31, 2022

British couple found dead in swimming pool in France by neighbours invited to dinner

A British couple believed to be visiting a French town were found dead in their swimming pool by their horrified neighbours as police launched an investigation

Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022

Pétanque: What is the French game being celebrated by Google Doodle and how do you play?

Pétanque is played competitively at regional, national and international levels throughout the world

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Ukraine’s Mykolaiv hit by heavy Russian strikes

Authorities in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv said Sunday that widespread Russian bombardments overnight had left at least one person dead, as Moscow continued to pummel the sprawling front line. Earlier, Russia invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners held by…

France 24 · Jul 31, 2022

Mystery of murder in the Alps as expert claims killer was loner in his 30s

Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife, Iqbal, 47, and his mother-in-law, Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, were all killed in their BMW car in September 2012 in a case that has baffled detectives in France

Daily Mirror · Jul 30, 2022

Game over for UK shooting season as bird flu and Brexit take a heavy toll

Avian virus outbreak in France and trade barriers have left gamekeepers facing redundancy and shoots likely to go bankrupt

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022

France charges five more members of Gabon ruling dynasty in 85m euro fraud case

France has charged five more children of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo in a long-running inquiry into the financing of the late president's real estate empire, said to be worth 85 million euros.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 30, 2022

Distant dwarf galaxy formation spotted, Tezpur researcher part of team

Anshuman Borgohain, the research scholar was a member of the team of astronomers from India, the USA and France which conducted the study

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Tour de France Femmes: Van Vleuten wins brutal stage to claim yellow jersey – as it happened

With just one stage of the race remaining, Annemiek van Vleuten took charge of the general classification with a brilliant solo breakaway

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022

‘Brexit to blame’: UK shoppers pay up to 50% more than those in EU

From Zara to Ikea and Decathlon, stores charge more for same items, Guardian Money research finds

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022