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Behind the scenes of renting French homes for film sets

A growing number of people are renting out their homes to film crews for movies or to companies in search of a place to hold seminars. For some, it has turned into a lucrative business opportunity. Our colleagues at France 2 met with several of these homeowners to uncover what’s…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape in Argentina

Two French international rugby players were formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match and an encounter they say was consensual sex.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2024

Sting, Sam Smith and Gossip headline top music festival in France’s Brittany

Every year, hundreds of thousands of music lovers make their way to Carhaix in Brittany for the “Vieilles Charrues”. This year France 24’s Jennifer Ben Brahim joins them to bring us the highlights. She tells us how EDM giant David Guetta had festivalgoers dancing late into the night and ran…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

Four people die in attempt to cross English Channel from France

French coastguard says 63 people were rescued and returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer after trying to sail to Britain.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2024

‘I won’t ever regret stopping now, that’s for sure’ – Mark Cavendish’s last Tour de France wasn’t really about the record

Manxman on why he kept on going and why he won’t be back in 2025

Cycling News · Jul 12, 2024

Lamine Yamal: Dani Carvajal warns Spain and Barcelona must protect teenage sensation after Euro 2024 heroics

Real Madrid defender urges careful treatment of La Roja’s young superstar to prevent him from burning out

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2024

French left rebuffs Macron's unity plea, pushes for prime minister appointment

French left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their parliamentary bloc should propose a prime minister.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2024

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

Four migrants die trying to cross English Channel in boat

Overnight a boat capsized and migrants fell into the sea off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

Macron deplores the ‘disastrous spectacle’ given by his camp this week

French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at his allies on Friday in a meeting at the presidential palace, saying that they had made a "disastrous spectacle" of themselves since the snap parliamentary election. Participants at the meeting – attended notably by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024