Theatregoers to face phone ‘ban’ when Broadway’s Liberation comes to London New York audiences were asked to put phones in sealed pouches, and producer says she hopes to do the same in UK The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
Summer blockbuster: Why the French keep coming back to Charles de Gaulle The release of a two-part summer blockbuster on General Charles de Gaulle’s fight to rally resistance to Nazi occupation is yet another sign that the once-divisive figure continues to fascinate the French public. And while his name risks being turned into an empty signifier of fading French glory on the… France 24 · Jun 4
Russian actors behind smear campaign to frame Macron in the Epstein files A large-scale disinformation campaign backed by Russian bots is using doctored French media reports to falsely link Emmanuel Macron to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Euronews · Feb 6
French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released, lawyer says Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. Euronews · Jan 21
Remembering Bardot: ‘sex symbol', ‘crazy cat lady’ and far-right supporter International and French media have paid tribute to Brigitte Bardot following her death on Sunday at the age of 91. While some highlighted her reputation as "the biggest sex symbol of French cinema", others drew attention to her role as a "controversial activist". Radio France Internationale · Dec 29, 2025
Sarkozy Conviction Exposes Political Divide In Crisis-hit France The dramatic decision to send former president Nicolas Sarkozy to prison for criminal conspiracy has laid bare France's stark political divisions, with the move cheered by the left but slammed by the ascendant right. International Business Times · Sep 26, 2025
Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment It was a turning point in the push for African independence – and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African Congress The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025
Hollywood Stars Condemn Gaza 'Genocide' On Eve Of Cannes Festival More than 350 figures from the cinema world including Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon condemned "genocide" in Gaza in an open letter published Monday on the eve of the Cannes Festival. International Business Times · May 12, 2025
French YouTuber Hits Peak With Everest Documentary The pitch is a classic: a young celebrity with no climbing experience and minimal training somehow scales Mount Everest, succeeding against some (if not all) odds. International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024
Russia bans 81 EU media outlets in tit-for-tat move Moscow responds to a broadcasting ban on four Russian outlets that the EU accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda. Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2024
Second Actor Sues French Director Jacquot Over Rape Accusation A second French actor has filed a legal complaint against arthouse film director Benoit Jacquot accusing him of rape, including when she was a minor, she and her lawyer said. International Business Times · May 31, 2024
France's Macron Announces Bill For Assisted Dying French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on Sunday. International Business Times · Mar 10, 2024
'If They Kill Me It Changes Nothing': Navalny In Unreleased 2020 Interview Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in prison last month, predicted in previously unpublished testimony in 2020 and released on Wednesday that his death would change "nothing" and other people would stand in his place. International Business Times · Mar 6, 2024
France's New Education Minister Under Fire Over Swipe At Schools France's new Education Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera is coming under increasing pressure over her decision to have her children attend a private school, a row overshadowing President Emmanuel Macron's attempt to relaunch his second term with a government reshuffle. International Business Times · Jan 15, 2024
Radio France Internationale · Jan 15, 2024 France's education minister slips up in public school faux pas France's new Education Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera is on the defensive over her decision to send her children to private school. The row threatens to overshadow President Emmanuel Macron's attempt to reboot his second term with a reshuffle that's already seen as a sharp tilt to the right.
Birmingham Post · May 18, 2023 Chairman of pub and brewery firm The Liberation Group to step down The Jersey-based parent company of West Country beer and hospitality brand Butcombe said Richard Grainger had led the group through a period of ‘significant growth’
Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2023 French army accused of failing to stop journalist's kidnapping in Mali French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militants, a joint investigation by RFI, newspapers Le Monde and Liberation and broadcaster TV5Monde has found.
Birmingham Post · May 2, 2023 Pub and brewery group Liberation Group says inflated energy, wage and food costs ‘beginning to calm’ The Jersey-based parent company of West Country beer and hospitality brand Butcombe has reported an ‘encouraging’ set of financial results
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023 Burkina Faso investigates alleged abuses by security forces Burkina Faso’s government has opened investigations into allegations of human rights abuses by its security forces after a video surfaced that appeared to show the extrajudicial killing of seven children in the country’s north
Reuters · Apr 2, 2023 Burkina Faso expels two French journalists Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two publications said on Sunday, accusing the authorities of seeking to stifle freedom of speech with an escalating crackdown on foreign media.
Reuters · Mar 20, 2023 French journalist Dubois freed in Mali - Liberation French journalist Olivier Dubois, who has been held hostage in Mali for nearly two years, has been freed, newspaper Liberation' director told Reuters on Monday.
Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2023 French journalist, US aid worker freed in West Africa Reporter Olivier Dubois had been held by armed groups since 2021, while Jeffery Woodke was kidnapped in 2016.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 French newspaper that mocked Boris Johnson welcomes Sunak friendship Rishi Sunak is pictured in an embrace with French president Emmanuel Macron on the newspaper Libération’s front page.
Birmingham Post · Feb 19, 2023 Pub group boss slams government and suppliers on energy ‘scandal’ The chief executive of The Liberation Group - the parent firm of brewery and pub brand Butcombe - warned this year could be 'one of the worst seen' for pub closures across the UK
Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023 Man has testicle amputated after being clubbed by truncheon-wielding riot cop The man, identified as a 26-year-old French engineer named Ivan S., claims to have been taking photographs of running battles between protesters and police after riots broke out on Thursday over France's plans to increase the pension age