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Criminal probe into alleged abduction of Alex Batty discontinued
Greater Manchester Police said there is no ‘realistic chance of criminal prosecution’.
Warren Gatland warns Six Nations rivals to ‘write Wales off at your peril’
Wales are largely written off as Six Nations contenders after a record losing run.
Petition for Gisele Pelicot to win Nobel Peace Prize passes 125,000 signatures
In 2024, Gisele Pelicot waived the right to anonymity to speak out on behalf of other victims of sexual assault.
Church calls for judicial investigation into Abbe Pierre amid new abuse claims
The once-revered French priest was the centre of allegations that emerged after his death.
Nearly 100 migrants rescued as more than 600 people cross Channel this year
Some 215 people in four boats arrived in the UK on Wednesday, taking the total for the year so far to 603 people, according to Home Office data.
British woman dies in skiing ‘collision’ at French resort Les Arcs
The woman died on a French mountain slope after colling with another British skier.
France’s new PM plans renegotiation of contested move to raise retirement age
Francois Bayrou outlined his top priorities in a speech to politicians in the National Assembly in Paris.
Didier Deschamps to step down as France coach after 2026 World Cup
The 56-year-old took charge in 2012 and led Les Bleus to World Cup glory in 2018.
Key dates in the life of Jean-Marie Le Pen and rise of the far-right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party, died on Tuesday aged 96.
France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks
President Emmanuel Macron and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo led solemn tributes at the site of the attack.