France

‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths

Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stalls and five people drown

Daniel Boffey in Wimereux

23, Apr, 2024 @7:32 PM

Humanitarian groups demand safe routes to UK after five deaths in Channel

UN and Council for Europe add voices to outcry as more people drown within hours of ‘cruel’ Rwanda bill being passed

Jamie Grierson, Angelique Chrisafis and Eleni Courea

23, Apr, 2024 @6:13 PM

Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France

Three men, a woman and a child reported dead with vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 people

Jamie Grierson and Angelique Chrisafis

23, Apr, 2024 @11:22 AM

‘Nothing is going to stop me’: Celine Dion details life with stiff person syndrome

The chart-topping singer’s career has been on hold since she was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition in 2022

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

23, Apr, 2024 @9:20 AM

France being ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, says minister

Jean-Noël Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election results

Lisa O'Carroll in Strasbourg

22, Apr, 2024 @11:01 AM

The Guardian view on the French left: divided it will fall and fail, again | Editorial

Editorial: The radical right is set to dominate forthcoming European elections. Progressives need a fresh start and a new approach

Editorial

21, Apr, 2024 @5:28 PM

The 1924 Paris Olympics saved the Games. Can this year’s event repeat that success? | David Goldblatt

Faced with competition from rival sporting events, the future of the Games hung in the balance. A century on, new hurdles are looming, writes David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt

21, Apr, 2024 @4:00 AM

‘I don’t dare consider what it will be like’: with 100 days to go until the Olympics, is Paris ready?

The stadiums are ready and 8m tickets sold. Can the notoriously pessimistic French public’s enthusiasm for the Games catch up?

Kim Willsher in Paris

20, Apr, 2024 @1:00 PM

French PM accused of recycling far-right ideas in youth violence crackdown

Gabriel Attal says state needs ‘real surge of authority’ in speech in Viry-Châtillon, where 15-year-old killed

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

19, Apr, 2024 @3:50 PM

Don’t forget Iran’s role in this deadly game of tit for tat | Letters

Letters: Ruth Rosenthal reflects on Tehran’s mission to dominate the Middle East, Adrian de León has little faith in diplomatic channels, Phil Tate takes issue with David Cameron’s remarks, Alfredo Louro fears the game is rigged, and the Rev Graham Murphy says the UK’s position is hypocritical

17, Apr, 2024 @5:31 PM

Hundreds evicted from France’s biggest squat months before Paris Olympics

Charities say authorities want to clear homeless people from streets and squats to make city look better for Games

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

17, Apr, 2024 @4:36 PM

Poverty is bigger issue for EU voters than migration, survey shows

Health, jobs, defence, security and climate crisis all seen as more important than immigration with June elections approaching

Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent

17, Apr, 2024 @9:06 AM

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