The Latest Breaking News from Paris

A hilly finale will replace the usual procession of the 21st stage. Tom Davidson asks riders if it’s what they really want

Database of 8m handwritten census entries paints portrait of city that was hub for intellectuals, artists and young, single people

Wall-mounted tables free up space and look good while doing so. Plus, you can easily make one yourself

The Duplomb Law is being fiercely contested by civil society and a petition opposes the reintroduction of a pesticide.

Exclusive: ‘To see such a beauty fail so catastrophically was hard to comprehend’ – Kay Burley, who was on air for Sky News on 25 July 2000

For three days, the centre of Paris turned into a celebration of an ancient Central Asian tradition as more than a hundred athletes from 25 countries stepped onto the gilam for the International Kurash Tournament for the Prize of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Well, it’s quite the coup for Private Eye, isn’t it? If you’re a satirical magazine, there are two ways of showing that you’re having an impact. One is to provoke Islamists to the point where they murder your staff, as in the case of the Charli Hebdo murders in Paris…

Some passengers were removed from a flight heading for Paris for what Spanish police described as unruly behaviour

Visitors are being charged as much as 50 per cent more than French customers

The Briton missed out on gold by 0.02 seconds in Paris.

Energy and climate issues are front and centre for both sides of politics. The government is struggling with pushback from some regional communities against the rollout of transmission lines and wind farms. At the same time, it will soon have to produce its 2035 target under the Paris climate agreement.