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France's Government Suspends Pensions Reform In New Budget Bill

France's government on Thursday moved to delay the application of a controversial 2023 pensions reform, but sparked criticism for seeking to pay for it with increased health insurance taxes and frozen pensions.

International Business Times

'I'm ready to put in the work on the time trial' –Pauline Ferrand-Prévot enthusiastic about Ventoux, home roads in the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

Defending champion 'needs to take a step forward' for 21km test in Dijon according to team manager

Cycling News

Organisers unveil routes for men and women at 2026 Tour de France

Organisers of the 2026 Tour de France on Thursday unveiled the routes for the men's and women's races.

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New team time trial format set to decide first yellow jersey at 2026 Tour de France draws criticism from Visma-Lease a Bike CEO

GC times in opening Barcelona stage to be taken from first rider across the line, following on from new format tested at Paris-Nice

Cycling News

'We still believe we can fight for the win'- Visma-Lease a Bike back Jonas Vingegaard to take on Tadej Pogačar in 2026 Tour de France

Team manager Richard Plugge sees stages for Wout van Aert in back-loaded mountainous route

Cycling News

France Issues Third Arrest Warrant Against Syria's Ex-leader Assad

French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Marion Rousse calls 2026 Tour de France Femmes route 'mischievous' with 'pitfalls on practically every stage'

Race director says next year's race is full of stages which 'will be very difficult to keep up with mentally'

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France and Spain back 2035 diesel and petrol car ban, letter reveals

In a letter sent to EU leaders, Paris and Madrid state that the target must be kept, but ask for "made in Europe" incentives to help the struggling automotive industry.

Euronews

PM denies small boat plans are ‘in tatters’ as ministers urge new French tactics

Sir Keir is expected to speak to French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.

Evening Standard

Tour de France unveils 2026 route with double Alpe d’Huez for men and Ventoux debut for women

The 2026 men’s Tour de France will start in Barcelona on 4 July while the women’s race starts in Lausanne on 1 August

The Guardian - UK

Migrant who returned to Britain after ‘one in, one out’ deal being ‘fast-tracked’ back to France, Starmer vows

Prime minister says the man’s return journey back to UK had been ‘completely pointless’

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2026 routes unveiled as men face epic Alpe d’Huez double and women take on mighty Mont Ventoux

Back-to-back summit finishes on Alpe d’Huez will likely decide the destiny of the 2026 yellow jersey, while Mont Ventoux features in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time

The Independent UK

Couple ‘locked vulnerable woman in garage for five years’ and ‘forced her to eat porridge with dish soap’

The victim lost 50kg and had her bank account and benefits drained during the horrific ordeal in western France

The Independent UK

Former French PM Fillon fails in last bid to overturn fake jobs conviction

Former French prime minister François Fillon has lost his final legal appeal over a fake jobs scandal that destroyed his 2017 presidential run.

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2026 Tour de France route - the complete stage-by-stage guide

Double ascent of Alpe d'Huez defines final weekend which build with first week in Pyrenees, return to Le Lioran in Massif Central and Orcières-Merlette in Alps

Evening Standard

Identification of migrant who returned to UK from France shows progress – Lammy

The man was detained after entering the UK a second time on October 18, a month after he was returned to France.

The Guardian - UK

French coastguards demand halt to ‘deadly plans’ to intercept small boats

Union says UK-French Channel deal is inhumane and contravenes international conventions

The Independent UK

Voices: To stop the shameful small boats hokey-cokey, is it time to reboot the Rwanda plan?

COMMENT: Labour’s much-vaunted “One in, one out” migrant deal with France has become a humiliating farce. If it is ever to turn the tide on illegal Channel crossings, it may have to revisit the cancelled Tory plan – and go even further, says Mary Dejevsky

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Tour de France Femmes 2026 route from a Swiss Grand Départ, and Col d'Eze to Mont Ventoux

All the information about the nine-stage route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

The Independent UK

French political chaos could put UK migrant crackdown at risk

Reports suggest that France may retract its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, potentially undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to curb migrant arrivals in the UK. The possible reversal is linked to political turmoil within the French government, according to sources speaking to the BBC. The…

The Independent UK

Labour minister says ‘one in, one out’ France return fail shows scheme is ‘working’

Labour minister Josh MacAlister has said a return fail of the “one in, one out” deal with France proves the scheme is “working”.

Cycling Weekly

'The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift continues to break records and exceed expectations' – Zwift extends partnership with TDFF

Deal extended to 2029, eight years of Tour de France Femmes and Zwift

The Independent UK

France ‘may not intervene to reverse small boats in the Channel’ in blow to Starmer’s migration plan

France backing away from commitment to turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports

Evening Standard

Migrants will be sent back to France ‘again and again’ – minister

Josh MacAlister said the detention of an Iranian national shows the Government’s one-in, one-out migrant returns deal with France is working.

Radio France Internationale

TotalEnergies faces key ruling in Paris over claims of greenwashing

A Paris court will rule on Thursday whether France’s TotalEnergies misled the public about its environmental record – a case that could reshape corporate climate advertising across Europe.

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