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The six Welsh rugby Player of the Year contenders

These players have shone for either club or country over the last year

Wales Online · Apr 25, 2022

UK braced for invasion of killer Asian hornets after first insects of 2022 found

Asian hornet project co-ordinator Francis Russell warned: "I think this is the start. I think more will be found."

Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2022

Murder investigation launched as British couple found dead in southwest France

A murder investigation has been opened in southwest France after the dead bodies of a British couple were found at their isolated countryside home.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022

Poll sees Macron's party and allies win majority in France's National Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen as securing a ruling majority in June's parliamentary elections, a poll showed on Monday, if he manages to strike a broad centre-right alliance with smaller parties including the conservative Les Republicains.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

France divided: what does fractured vote mean for Macron’s second term?

Le Pen won swathes of the north and Mediterranean south, but France’s biggest divides are generational and social

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron's cultural policies under the microscope

As France opts for five more years of Emmanuel Macron as president, we take a look at the cultural policies he's already established and look ahead at the artistic projects that could feature in his second term. Olivia Salazar-Winspear also touches on how France's cultural sector fared during the Covid-19…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2022

Far-right Le Pen plots parliament win after loss to Macron

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gathering her party’s troops, not to mourn her loss in the presidential election but to plot out a victory in France's parliamentary election in June

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron reelected: four key themes for his second term as president

Emmanuel Macron has fended off the challenge from Marine Le Pen to secure a second term as president of France after taking 58.2% of the vote in the second round of the national election. He is one of only a very small number of French presidents to win reelection. And…

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2022

Explainer-Coalitions and cohabitation? France’s shifting political landscape

For re-elected Emmanuel Macron, focus is quickly shifting to legislative elections in June when, the readout from Sunday's runoff win suggests, he may struggle to gain the clear legislative majority that French voters tend to bestow on their presidents.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

Government withdraws migrant pushback policy ahead of High Court challenge

The policy would have allowed border force patrols to intercept migrant vessels in the Channel and return them to France.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022