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Paris to make swathe of streets pedestrian only in further clampdown on motorists
The French capital has been trying to restrict the use of cars after years of suffering some of the most congested streets in Europe
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France holds huge march against anti-Semitism after Macron’s call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Thousands march in Paris but the French president stays away despite appearing to backtrack on remarks after speaking to Isaac Herzog
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French woman has wrong breast treated with radiotherapy in medical error
Mistake is blamed on poor notes as patient now risks the disease spreading to her healthy breast through the radiation treatment
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Paris Greens baulk at giant Louis Vuitton bag on Champs-Élysées
Complaints after luxury French fashion house covers scaffolding of new hotel with an advert for its iconic luggage
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France plans to ban disposable vapes
Elisabeth Borne, the French prime minister, says single-use e-cigarettes will be part of a national aim to combat smoking
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Cinemagoers covered with bedbug bites after alleged infestation
Visitors to Parisian multiplexes believe the country’s insect problem, previously confined to hotels, has reached film theatres
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Macron under pressure to offer referendum on immigration
Hard-Right leader Jordan Bardella recently sent Macron a letter demanding a vote - advocating a stricter approach to protect French identity
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France calls for an end to cheap flights in Europe
Minister Clément Beaune wants minimum fees to come in and bigger investment in trains to help the environment
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Paris becomes first European city to ban rental e-scooters
Following a public vote after a string of fatal accidents, operators have been given a Sept 1 deadline to remove vehicles from the city
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Gabon president ‘overthrown’ in army coup
Ali Bongo Ondimba pleads with the West to ‘make some noise’ as he becomes latest victim of military revolt in Sahel
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France mocked for Martin Luther King tribute featuring all white cast
Education ministry withdraws video from social media after accusations of ‘shameless’ and ‘catastrophic’ decision-making
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The French city being rocked by a wave of gun crime
Child caught in crosshairs of violent drug war is shot dead in Nimes as special police units remain on the ground for rest of the year
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Muslim pupils banned from wearing abaya robes in French public schools
Move angers community leaders who say it sets a ‘discriminatory precedent’ and reignites debate on France’s separation of church and state
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Marine Le Pen will win next French election, warns Macron's interior minister
In a direct challenge to the president, Gérald Darmanin warns country must get tough on crime or risk opening door to the hard-Right
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Death toll rises as Europe suffers blistering third heatwave
Remains discovered in region close to the Turkish border as blazes sweep through villages and southern Europe
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French resort renames airport after Queen Elizabeth II
Le Touquet pays homage to late Queen who, as a girl, used to visit seaside town with her uncle for horseback riding and sand yachting
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