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French journalist Dubois returns home after Mali captivity

French journalist Olivier Dubois arrived home on Tuesday to be warmly embraced by family members and President Emmanuel Macron, bringing an end to almost two years of captivity in Mali.

Reuters

Screwfix grows with new UK and France stores - and confirms wholesale deal that saves 400 jobs

It comes as the Somerset DIY brand’s parent firm Kingfisher reported profits had dropped by a fifth, with a further dip expected

Birmingham Post

Jet2 and easyJet send 'delay and disruption' warning to passengers

Anyone flying to and from France or on flights crossing over French airspace may be affected

Liverpool Echo

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France: Protests continue after Macron's pension plan push

Paris police say 234 people were arrested overnight in the capital mostly for setting fire to garbage in the streets

The Independent UK

Six Nations verdict: dominant Ireland and super Dupont take the plaudits

A record-breaking 91 tries, a match for the ages, ‘Florence Dallaglio’, and an England side who ‘weren’t good at anything’

The Guardian - UK

France requisitions refinery workers as energy strikes continue

Several French refineries were still blocked from delivering products on Tuesday after two weeks of strikes, disrupting production and power supply, while attempts to requisition workers at the Fos depot sparked scuffles with police.

Reuters

From Paris to the countryside: Urban exodus, three years after lockdown

In March 2020, Paris emptied as the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced. City dwellers fled and sought refuge in the countryside. Three years later, what has become of those Parisians who embarked on a new way of life? And how has the arrival of these "neo-rurals" affected the local landscape?…

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France travel warning for Brits as flights cancelled amidst strikes and protests

EasyJet and Ryanair have warned of major delays and possible cancellations caused by the air traffic controllers strike taking place in France over pension reforms

Daily Mirror

You can soon take an epic 56-day bus ride with stops in 22 countries

From this summer Bus to London by Adventures Overland will be travelling through 22 countries, covering 12,000 km in 56 days, from Istanbul to Slovenia, up to the top of Norway and then down to France and over the Channel

Daily Mirror

Kylian Mbappe handed new France role but Didier Deschamps faces backlash over decision

Kylian Mbappe has been chosen by Didier Deschamps to succeed Hugo Lloris as France's next captain ahead of their opening Euro 2024 qualifying matches, a decision which has seen Antoine Griezmann snubbed

Daily Mirror

Hundreds arrested as French protests continue after government survives no-confidence vote

Hundreds of people were arrested across France after sporadic protests broke out hours after President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday over a deeply unpopular pension reform.

France 24

French Government Survives No-confidence Votes Over Pensions

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. But the bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers' approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mbappe Named New France Captain after Lloris Retirement

Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, a source close to the team told AFP on Monday. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 24, accepted the proposal after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps earlier in the day, AFP said. Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris brought an end to his international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Weakened' Macron sticks with pension bill, eyes new reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to regain the initiative with new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion over an unpopular pension bill and nationwide protests continued.

Reuters

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Irish Mirror

Lightning quick Ireland defender fancies his chances in Kylian Mbappé foot race

Fit-again Andrew Omobamidele says it would be the 'ultimate test' to mark the France star

France 24

US aid worker and French journalist held hostage in Sahel region released

In tonight's edition: An American aid worker held by Islamist extremists for more than six years and France's last hostage, a journalist abducted almost two years ago, have both been freed. The unexpected release of Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois came on Monday as the men arrived in Niger's capital.…

WEKU

What France's revolt over raising the retirement age says about the attitude to work

France is in turmoil over President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

France 24

French government survives no-confidence votes over pension reform

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government.

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Wales Online

What Wales' 33-man Rugby World Cup squad looks like right now

With the Rugby World Cup a mere six months away, we sat down to select a 33-man Wales squad

Evening Standard

France riots: Emmanuel Macron survives no-confidence votes over retirement age furore

Rioters have taken to the streets over plans to bypass parliament and raise France’s retirement age

Wales Online

The failing Wales team, what's going wrong and why it matters more than anything

Wales' best young players were on the wrong end of an 11-try hammering

Football London

William Saliba injury latest: Mikel Arteta update, gym hint, Arsenal return, Man City hope

Arsenal injury news: Defender William Saliba has missed the Gunners' last four fixtures and remains a doubt for the Premier League clash against Southampton on Friday evening

Asharq Al-Awsat

Injured Netherlands Midfielder De Jong Out for France Match

Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong and winger Steven Bergwijn dropped out of the national squad for the team's opening European Championship qualifier against France, coach Ronald Koeman said Monday. De Jong injured his thigh late in Barcelona's 2-1 victory over Real Madrid on Sunday. Bergwijn picked up a knee injury…

The Independent UK

France ordered to curb mass dolphin deaths in fishing nets

France’s highest administrative body has ordered the government to better protect endangered dolphins and porpoises in a French industrial fishing hub in the Atlantic Ocean that has become controversial over links to mass deaths of cetaceans in recent years

Radio France Internationale

Greenpeace cries scandal as France continues to import Russian uranium

The non-governmental environment protection organisation Greenpeace has described as "scandalous" the arrival on Monday of a cargo of enriched uranium from Russia to France, the seventh such delivery since the start of Moscow's war in Ukraine.

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