The Latest Breaking News from France

Police deployed to schools and synagogues and security forces step up vigilance after ‘celebrations’ of Hamas attack on Israel

Les Bleus meet Dutch and Scotland over international break

As fighting continues to rage around the Gaza Strip after a surprise assault by Palestinian militants, France's government has ordered extra security around potential Jewish targets and cancelled a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Their bedbugs can be a little over-friendly, and the vegan food offerings could be improved. But the French have got a lot of things right

The Wallabies have been eliminated from the Rugby World Cup in France after Fiji scraped into the quarter-finals despite a 24-23 bonus-point loss to Portugal.

The pool stage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup wrapped up on Sunday, leaving just eight teams standing in the knockout round. They include four European nations and four from the southern hemisphere, with Australia missing out on the quarter-finals for the first time in the tournament’s history.

The centre-back will stay with Arsenal during the international break after Jean-Clair Todibo replaced him in the French squad

There were around 8 billion human beings in 2022, 50% of them women. Although there are as many women as men, the former continue to be underrepresented in science.

Defeat to Ireland ended Scotland’s World Cup hopes.