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Defending champions South Africa edged France 29-28 in a nail-biting contest at the Stade de France on Sunday to set up a semi-final clash against England and crush the hosts' hopes of winning a maiden Rugby World Cup title on home soil.

After six tries were shared in the first half, the Springboks edged a brutal second-half battle to end the hosts’ World Cup dream

French photographer Robert Doisneau is celebrated for his portrayal of Parisian street scenes and pioneering photojournalism. A new exhibition looks at his lesser-known career forging documents in Nazi-occupied Paris, his photographs of wartime France, and his series on the underground printers who played such a vital role in the French…

France 28-29 South Africa: The Springboks will play England in the World Cup semi-finals after winning an epic clash against the hosts in Paris

Antoine Dupont returns for Les Bleus and is prepared ‘to suffer’ for quarter-final glory against the physical Springboks

Schools in France will start late and hold a minute's silence on Monday following a suspected terrorist attack on a high school in which one teacher was killed and two other staff were injured. Thousands of people gathered in northern France on Sunday to pay tribute to the victim, French…

Sixty years ago this month, France became the first country to send a cat into space. That flight, on 18 October 1963, remains the only time a feline has ever made it into space and back again. How did the French space agency do it – and why?

The New Zealander is one of the officials at the tournament

Everything you need to know ahead of the quarter-final clash