Liverpool couple had nightmare Paris trip saved by incredible coincidence Sheila and Duncan's Paris experience was spun on its head Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2022
Outrage as French authorities say all CCTV from Stade de France final has been 'deleted' French authorities tell Senate hearing that images of scenes before and after Champions League final were 'automatically destroyed' Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2022
Most companies buying renewable energy certificates aren't actually reducing emissions Big companies are increasingly setting voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets that are derived from the 1.5 C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. As part of these science-based targets or longer-term net-zero targets, companies commit to rapidly reducing the emissions that come from their electricity consumption. The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022
Paris police chief admits security failures during Champions League final Paris's top police chief, Didier Lallement, on Thursday conceded his officers had catastrophically handled security around the Champions League final at the Stade de France on 28 May. Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2022
Activists decry French retailer over Amazon deforestation Environmental groups and indigenous representatives from Brazil are protesting outside the main Paris courthouse, urging quick trial for a France-based supermarket chain that's accused of selling beef allegedly linked to Amazon deforestation The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Paris police chief claims tear gassing Liverpool fans "was necessary" in weak apology The fallout from the shambolic organisation of the Champions League final at the Stade de France continues to rumble on with a half-hearted apology from the chief of the Paris police Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022
Three days to explain why a man deserves life in prison The November 2015 Paris attacks trial took another crucial step towards judgement on Wednesday with the beginning of the final presentation of the case by the prosecution. On Friday, the three co-prosecutors will demand the sentences they believe each of the accused deserves. Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2022
Policing at Champions League final in Paris was a ‘failure’ Kick-off in the showpiece between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed as Reds fans struggled to enter the stadium. The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Paris police chief's partial apology over CL final 'failure' The Paris police chief apologized on Thursday for the pepper spraying of genuine fans and families amid the chaos that engulfed the Champions League final last month outside the Stade de France The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Girl, 16, dies just weeks after attending school prom leaving family devastated Connie Holmes was 14 when she was given the devastating news that she was suffering from a rare type of cancer. Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022
Paris police apologise for teargassing Liverpool fans at Champions League final Uefa had already apologised to supporters and now a city official has had to follow suit as the police’s initial version of events bore little resemblance to reports from those at the Stade de France The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Paris police chief 'says sorry' after Champions League final disgrace Paris Police chief Didier Lallement said he is the "only one" responsible for the disastrous operation on May 28 Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2022
Paris police apologise for Champions League final ‘failure’ However, police chief defends use of tear gas as he admits 40,000 fake tickets claim was ‘ perhaps wrong’ Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022
Paris Champions League final was 'nightmare' for Liverpool mayor, CCTV evidence lost Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram told the French Senate on Thursday how the Champions League soccer final became a "nightmare" as France continued its probe into disorder at the match and it emerged that key CCTV footage had been deleted. Reuters · Jun 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 EasyJet cancels 60 more flights, disrupting 10,000 passengers’ travel plans Exclusive: Airline has grounded at least 60 flights on Thursday, some at a few hours’ notice
France 24 · Jun 9, 2022 Ukraine’s Interior Minister says Kyiv is in ‘no danger’ but prepared Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky has said that even though there is no imminent risk of Russians marching on Kyiv, the capital would not let its guard down. Earlier, the supreme court of the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) sentenced to death two British and one Moroccan captured while fighting…
Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2022 Unified French left seeks to be counterweight to Macron, but not everyone agrees The French left has united for the first time since the 1970s and is running candidates in the upcoming legislative elections who will serve as a counterweight to President Emmanuel Macron. But there are dissidents, and those campaigning for the leftwing coalition are having to work hard to bring people…
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 On This Day in 2007 – Justine Henin claims third straight French Open crown The then world number one triumphed for a fourth time on the Paris clay on June 9, 2007.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2022 France's metro systems have three times as much air pollution as air outside Metro systems in French cities have up to three times as much fine particle pollution as the outside air, according to the French National agency, which says that improving air quality in public transit should be a key focus for France’s public health policy.
Football London · Jun 8, 2022 Chelsea must take advantage of PSG's Mauricio Pochettino problem to seal Christopher Nkunku deal Chelsea are interested in signing Christopher Nkunku this summer but faces serious competition from the Frenchman's former club Paris Saint-Germain
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2022 Hugo, Flaubert: 19th century French writers' letters to be auctioned in Paris Letters from great French writers of the 19th century such as Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, Stendhal, Gustave Flaubert, George Sand, Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine, will be auctioned tomorrow, Thursday 9 June.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 Fatal police shooting of woman in Paris sparks political row Left attacks Emmanuel Macron over what it says are dangerous policing methods after passenger in car was shot dead by police
Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2022 ITV Coronation Street's Daisy star Charlotte Jordan puckers up to rarely seen boyfriend during romantic trip to Paris The ITV soap star recently ditched Weatherfield for Paris
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2022 Eiffel Tower trees 'saved' but arborist carries on hunger strike A French arborist camping out in a 200-year-old plane tree at the foot of the Eiffel Tower has got Paris to row back on a development project that endangers dozens of trees. But Thomas Brail is staying on hunger strike until he gets government assurances to better protect trees nationwide.…
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2022 France's grandfather of street art, Jacques Villeglé, dies age 96 France's "grandfather" of street art, Jacques Villeglé has died at the age of 96. He was known for his work reusing damaged posters he collected, which have been displayed in museums the world over.