The Latest Breaking News from Samuel Paty

French investigators have searched the homes of a journalist and a former senior official over allegations of embezzlement from a fund set up in memory of a teacher beheaded by an Islamist radical.

French anti-terrorism magistrates have ordered 14 people, including six teenagers, to face trial over the brutal murder of high school teacher Samuel Paty in 2020.

Ajmal Shahpal was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court after claiming his tweets were an attempt to gain more social media followers.

Ajmal Shahpal, from Nottingham, is alleged to have encouraged others to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism.

A teacher was stabbed to death by a pupil in front of a packed class at a school in France.

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo made headlines again this week for mocking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomenei, angering the Iranian regime and prompting it to close a French research institute in Tehran. The latest controversy comes as France on Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s…

As ceremonies continue on Monday commemorating the second anniversary of the death of secondary schoolteacher Samuel Paty, the French daily newspapers look back on a weekend of memorial events marked by sadness and dignity.

The Ministry of Education has recorded 313 violations of France's rules on secularism – which includes a ban on the wearing of ostentatious religious insignia in schools.

A year and a half after the murder of school teacher Samuel Paty by a radicalised student, members of his family have lodged a legal complaint against several ministries and institutions who they consider to be at fault for failing to protect the professor.