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England confirm Marcus Smith recall for France Six Nations clash as Owen Farrell dropped

Steve Borthwick aims for up-tempo game at Twickenham with major selection decision

Evening Standard

Diacre sacked as coach of French women's football team as players revolt

French football supremos on Thursday sacked the women's football team head coach Corinne Diacre.

Radio France Internationale

Steve Borthwick urges England’s Marcus Smith to hurt France with pace

Steve Borthwick believes Marcus Smith, who he has chosen ahead of Owen Farrell for Saturday’s Six Nations match against France, can help his side maintain a quick tempo

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England name Marcus Smith at fly-half as captain Owen Farrell dropped

Ellis Genge captains the side for the first time for the Guinness Six Nations clash with France.

The Independent UK

France women's manager Corinne Diacre sacked as mutiny reaches 'point of no return'

Corinne Diacre claimed earlier this week she had been the subject of a "violent and dishonest" smear campaign after a number of players stepped back from international duty

Daily Mirror

Kylian Mbappe addresses his future amid tenuous Manchester United transfer links

PSG and France forward Kylian Mbappe has been tentatively linked with a move to Man United in recent months, particularly since a Qatari investor registered his interest in buying the club.

Manchester Evening News

Corinne Diacre sacked as France Women’s manager five months before World Cup

The French Football Federation (FFF) claim a fracture between players and management left them with no choice but to make a change

The Independent UK

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England vs France team news: Line-ups ahead of Six Nations fixture

Everything you need to know ahead of the Six Nations clash at Twickenham

The Independent UK

Most Players Prefer World Cup in European Summer, Union Says

Most of the players from last year's World Cup do not want the soccer tournament to be held again in November and December, global union FIFPRO said Thursday. Citing the short preparation and recovery times for players from a World Cup squeezed into the middle of the European club season,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EasyJet puts cheap flights on sale from £23 to France, Italy, Spain and more for 2023

EasyJet has put cheap flights on sale for winter 2023 and 2024 including France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Greece as well as ski holiday hotspots and Christmas markets destinations

Daily Mirror

French Senate votes to raise retirement age to 64 amid rolling protests

France's Senate voted to raise the retirement age by two years to 64 as widespread strikes against the government's controversial overhaul of the pensions system carried into Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

DS Automobiles Debuts Esprit De Voyage Collection With DS 4, DS 7

Both fashion-inspired models are now on sale in France.

Motor1

France's young people stand up against higher retirement age

Young people in France are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age

The Independent UK

Europe on alert as severe drought hits food, energy production

European countries historically rich in water are hastily rolling out emergency measures to cope with a cumulative drought that has sapped waterways, threatened food security and strained energy production – with little end in sight.

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The Guardian - UK

A welcome return to normality: how France sees the Macron-Sunak summit

Élysée sees moment as a turning of the page after a nightmare chapter in cross-Channel relations

France 24

FRANCE 24 'deeply concerned' by former Algeria correspondent's indictment

FRANCE 24's former correspondent in Algeria, Moncef Ait Kaci, was tried on Wednesday in Algiers for "funding received from abroad and publication of information harmful to the national interest", according to the prosecutor.

The Independent UK

Ellis Genge ready for test of England’s progress

Steve Borthwick’s side face France at Twickenham and then Ireland in Dublin

France 24

‘Save You’: Online platform helps French expatriates who are victims of domestic violence

To mark International Women's Day on May 8, FRANCE 24 looks at an online platform dedicated to helping expatriate French women who are victims of domestic violence. Seeking help can be more difficult when women are living abroad with their abusers and are cut off from a support system of…

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Evening Standard

England vs France: Marcus Smith set to start as Ellis Genge named captain for Six Nations showdown

Marcus Smith is set to start at fly-half for England against France at Twickenham on Saturday, with Owen Farrell taking a seat on the bench.

The Guardian - UK

Steve Borthwick to drop Owen Farrell and play Marcus Smith against France

England head coach is ready to relegate fly-half to the bench after his poor form with Ellis Genge set to captain side for crunch clash

Daily Mirror

England's Marcus Smith set to oust Owen Farrell in remarkable Six Nations turnaround

Steve Borthwick is set to select Marcus Smith ahead of Owen Farrell at fly-half for England's crunch Six Nations clash against France at Twickenham on Saturday

France 24

French museum of feminist struggles aims to shed light on neglected histories

In a first for France, the University of Angers has announced plans for a museum of feminist struggles, drawing on its ample archival resources and expertise to give the history of women’s fight for emancipation and equal rights a permanent home.

The Independent UK

Why are migrants in small boats a heated issue in the UK?

A new British law that aims to bar people from seeking asylum if they arrive in the U.K. in small boats is the latest in a long line of efforts to control unauthorized migration

The Conversation

French firms prioritising gender equality also reap higher returns

In early March, France’s first minister, Elisabeth Borne, announced that French companies failing to enforce the country’s gender equality criteria would be denied access to public contracts. The news adds yet another line to an already long list of incentives to boost women’s standing in the workplace.

The Independent UK

Yiyin Li's 'The Book of Goose' among PEN/Faulkner finalists

Yiyun Li’s novel about the friendship of two girls in post-World War II France, “The Book of Goose,” and Dionne Irving’s “The Islands,” a story collection set everywhere from London to New Jersey, are among the finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

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