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Dover port chief contradicts Brexiteer MPs who blamed France for coach delays

Exclusive: ‘When they knew we were having challenges, they actually turned up with more people to better support us’

The Independent UK

Downshifting: why people are quitting their corporate careers for craft jobs

Long coveted by job centres and PowerPoint presenters, the old image of moving up the career ladder makes less and less sense by the day. In France and other Western societies, it is increasingly common to see interior designers become bakers, ex-bankers opening up cheese shops, and marketing officers taking…

The Conversation

Farewell Charlie - the scarcely believable but true stories of the Pontypool front row, the Wales legends who never took a backward step

Wales and Lions great Graham Price looks back fondly on his playing days and special bond with the great Charlie Faulkner and Bobby Windsor

Wales Online

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Pays de la Loire Tour: Bryan Coquard takes overall lead with stage 1 win

Crash and protests muddle start of four-day stage race

Cycling News

Maro Itoje calls on Premiership Rugby to halt player exodus to France

Itoje’s clear preference is to remain in north London but he is concerned by the number of England internationals signing for Top 14 clubs.

The Independent UK

Young migrants take over Paris building in protest at treatment

Young people had been sleeping rough across city after being rejected as minors by French authorities

The Guardian - UK

Why Macron and Von der Leyen face a tough trip to China – even if they are all smiles on the surface

The differing styles of the French president and the European Commission president may help create a united front over Ukraine, but Xi Jinping holds plenty of cards, writes Borzou Daragahi

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Faces of men who smuggled stowaways into UK in their car boots

Six Merseyside-based people traffickers were caught within days while returning from France

Liverpool Echo

Trial of alleged PKK figures accused of financing terror begins in France

The trial of 11 alleged senior members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), accused of extortion, terrorist financing and propaganda for the organisation has begun in a Paris court.

Radio France Internationale

France strike: Flights and Eurostar trains cancelled ahead of next major walkout

Thousands of British travellers set to have plans disrupted

The Independent UK

Saina Nehwal knocked out of Orleans Masters tourney

NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal knocked out of the Orleans Masters tournament after suffering a straight-game first round loss to Turkey's Neslihan Yigit in Orleans, France on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Sameer Verma crashes out; Manjunath, Rajawat advances in Orleans Masters

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler Sameer Verma suffered a first round exit while Mithun Manjunath and Priyanshu Rajawat advanced to the men's singles second round of the Orleans Masters tournament in Orleans, France on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Sameer Verma crashes out; Manjunath, Rajawat advance in Orleans Masters

The Times of India

Port of Dover boss promises smoother weekend for travellers heading to France

Exclusive: ‘As it stands right now, Good Friday is going to be the busiest for coach traffic,’ says Doug Bannister

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Daily Record

Mum and son caught trying to smuggle Vietnamese nationals into UK in back of their car

James Liddiard and Andrea Cavanagh were two out of six traffickers that were caught attempting to transport illegal immigrants into the UK from France within the space of a week.

Radio France Internationale

French unions rally protesters after pension reform talks end in failure

Crunch talks between trade unions and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on France’s pensions crisis ended in failure after less than an hour on Wednesday morning – with union bosses vowing to press ahead with strikes and protests against government plans to raise the retirement age to 64.

Manchester Evening News

UK Foreign Office issues travel warning to people heading to France by ferry

Brits have been told to prepare for delays over the bank holiday weekend

Birmingham Post

Screwfix continues to ramp up expansion plan with the opening of 85 new stores by 2024

It comes after the Somerset DIY brand saved 400 Birmingham jobs after a buyout deal

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Daily Mirror

Screwfix planning to open 85 new stores over next year as part of huge expansion

The new store openings are part of Screwfix's target to have at least 1000 stores in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and France

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatari Minister Holds Meetings in Lebanon amid International Action to Help Address Crisis

International action to help Lebanon overcome its crisis have recently come to the fore, especially the quintet meeting that recently brought together representatives of the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar in Paris. In parallel, Qatar’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz…

Reuters

French unions to keep up pensions protest after talks with PM fail

France's labour unions will keep up their fight against a planned rise of the legal retirement age, they said on Wednesday, after a meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne failed to end months of gridlock over a deeply unpopular reform.

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Orders Syrian Officials to Stand Trial for Crimes Against Humanity

French judges have ordered on Tuesday senior officials of the Syrian regime to stand trial for collusion in crimes against humanity, a first in France, according to court documents seen by AFP. The order, signed last Wednesday, says the three officials are charged with complicity in crimes against humanity and…

Al Jazeera

France to try Syrian regime officials for crimes against humanity

French judges charge three senior advisers to Bashar al-Assad with complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The Independent UK

Simon Calder issues advice on UK passports, flight strikes and delays

Strikes in France and the UK affecting travel? How safe is Venezuela? And South East Asian highlights

Liverpool Echo

France travel warning to anyone crossing Channel by air, rail or boat

The UK Foreign Office is urging anyone with travel plans to take action

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