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French football supremo Le Graët quits post three days after disparaging Zidane

Noël Le Graët, French football's most powerful administrator for more than a decade, was on Wednesday humiliatingly sidelined from his post as president of the Fédération française de football (FFF).

Radio France Internationale

Rishi Sunak to travel to France for summit with Emmanuel Macron

Summit in March is aimed at resetting relations following rows over migration and Brexit

Evening Standard

Man shot by armed police after 'wounding several victims' in Paris Gare du Nord train station

France’s Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, indicated that the man was wounded himself and then arrested thanks to the "effective and courageous reaction" of the police

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Analysis-Macron's pension reform gains risk social pain

President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age by two years may deliver meagre economic and financial gains over time, but come at the cost of infuriating unions and aggravating workers already stung by the inflation crisis.

Reuters

European legal team arriving in Lebanon in corruption probe

Lebanon's justice minister says a European judicial delegation from France, Germany, and Luxembourg has started to arrive in Lebanon to probe the country’s Central Bank governor and dozens of other individuals over suspected corruption

The Independent UK

Historic French Marque Dollar To Be Showcased In 2023 Retromobile Show

Historic French motorcycle brand Dollar is making an appearance in the 2023 Retromobile Show in France. 20 bikes from 1926 to 1936 will be showcased.

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Macron to host Sunak for UK-France summit in March

Rishi Sunak will travel to France for talks with Emmanuel Macron covering a range of issues including the small boats crossing the Channel.

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French football boss suspended amid row over Zidane comments

Noël Le Graët, the president of France's FFF football federation, has been suspended from his duties amid a row over derogatory comments he made about the 1998 World Cup hero Zinedine Zidane, BFM television said on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

France 24

Two Manchester restaurants named in top 100 restaurants in the UK

The acclaimed restaurants have ranked in the 32nd edition of Harden's Top 100 restaurants list

Manchester Evening News

Message to anyone from UK travelling to France as Foreign Office advice updated

The UK Foreign Office updated its travel advice for France following an incident in Paris

Liverpool Echo

French unions gear up for fight against delayed retirement

French unions and opposition parties on Wednesday said they would fight hard to try to derail a highly unpopular plan to make people work longer before receiving a pension.

Reuters

French President Macron to host UK PM Sunak on March 10

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to France on March 10 in order to hold a bilateral summit, the Elysee said on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to revive their ties after recent tensions.

Reuters

Europe's best thermal spas from Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon to Budapest's baths

Greece, Switzerland, Britain, France and Hungary have some of the warmest, steamiest and most beautiful thermal spas in the world, with many of them boasting of extra medicinal qualities

Daily Mirror

UK travellers pay £6 extra to fly to 30 countries in 2023 including Spain, France, Italy and Germany

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When are Six Nations 2023 squads announced? England squad date and fixtures

Steve Borthwick is expected to bring some new names into his first England squad after replacing Eddie Jones as head coach in December.

Daily Mirror

Paris Gare du Nord knifeman shot by armed police after 'wounding several victims'

France’s Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, indicated that the man was wounded himself and then arrested thanks to the "effective and courageous reaction" of the police

The National (Scotland)

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend welcomes World Cup warm-ups

The fixtures, announced yesterday, begin and end with home games, against Italy and Georgia respectively.

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Bienvenue! Open house for 'Sawasdee France'

The Embassy of France celebrates the launch of its new cultural programme "Sawasdee France" with an open house at the residence of the French ambassador, Charoen Krung 36, on Saturday from 2-8pm.

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France 24

World Bank warns economic slowdown will 'hit developing countries hard'

Another economic forecast has painted a grim picture for global growth, shining a spotlight on the impact on developing economies. The World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report cuts forecasts for 95 percent of advanced economies and nearly 70 percent of emerging market and developing economies. David Malpass, World Bank Group…

France 24

French pension reform plan: Is Macron between a rock and a hard place?

The retirement age in France is to be raised from 62 to 64 years, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has announced. The move is part of the reforms President Emmanuel Macron has been considering since he was first elected in 2017. The issue of changing the pension system in France is…

Evening Standard

King Charles ‘set to make first state visit to Paris in March’

Details of visit by the King and the Queen Consort have been reported in France

Reuters

French minister says France still committed to Burkina Faso despite tension

A French minister said on Tuesday her government would not stop supporting Burkina Faso in its fight against Islamist militants and wished to remain involved despite growing anti-French sentiment and diplomatic tensions.

Reuters

France has not ruled out declaring Iran's Guards to be a terrorist group

France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had not ruled out the idea that the European Union designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a day after Germany said the move would be politically important and make sense.

France 24

French unions call for strikes as government presses ahead with pension reform

The French should work two years longer before they can retire, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said, detailing an unpopular reform of the pension system that risks strikes and will test President Emmanuel Macron's ability to deliver change.

France 24

‘I can’t take any more’: Working-class French lament Macron’s push to raise retirement age

The French government presented its proposed pension reforms on Tuesday – measures President Emmanuel Macron has long argued are necessary to make the system affordable over the long term, an argument critics vociferously contest. FRANCE 24 spoke to several workers who do arduous jobs – and who are up in…

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