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French authorities are investigating whether sabotage caused a train derailment that injured 44 people in Normandy, after a piece of rail was found on the track, police told The Associated Press on Saturday.

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Hundreds of asylum seekers including at least 41 age-disputed children who were removed to France under the “one in, one out” deal have disappeared, human rights organisations have said.

France is pushing for Britain to accept asylum seekers from across the EU as part of a new deal to replace the current "one in, one out" agreement.

France is said to have threatened to scrap the one in, one out deal, as Andy Burnham as desperately pleaded with Emmanuel Macron in an attempt to renew the agreement.

French rescuers refused to stop a 120-strong migrant mega dinghy bound for Britain after claiming do so could have put their lives in jeopardy.

Two individuals and a company were convicted of fraud on Friday over EU subsidies obtained for a fictitious cattle farm, following an investigation and prosecution by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Paris.

Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reports

A shopkeeper who made hundreds of thousands of Euros helping facilitate migrants crossing to Britain on small boats has avoided jail by a French judge.

Nigel Farage has been joined on stage by French right-wing politician and Le Pen protégé Jordan Bardella, as Reform UK vowed to return migrants arriving on small boats back to France.

Ex-Prince Andrew was recently accompanied by two unidentified women on the French Riviera. This has sparked speculation that he may be planning to move away from Britain.

A special police unit equipped with drones and trained in the use of riot and crowd-control tactics is being set up to tackle the rise of mega-dinghies being used to transport migrants across the Channel.

The Bank of England has received more than £9billion in gold after the Netherlands’ central bank relocated the vast sum from North America to London amid surging "geopolitical unrest".

King Charles spoke in French to Emmanuel Macron as he praised the enduring relationship between Britain and France during a speech marking the historic display of the Bayeux Tapestry in London.

Today, based on an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), the Paris Criminal Court convicted three French companies and their two executives for fraud involving €275 800 in EU funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

A British punk band displayed a profane anti-Marine Le Pen message at a French music festival, drawing condemnation from conservative politicians who criticized the event’s left-wing activism.

The Kremlin-linked bot network Matryoshka has launched a new wave of disinformation targeting European politicians ahead of elections.

Two sailors were missing Sunday after a French-registered fishing trawler sank southwest of the British port of Plymouth, French authorities said.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) has filed an indictment before the Paris Criminal Court against two individuals residing in Germany and Switzerland following an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud of €240 000 in ERASMUS+ funding.

Around 350 illegal migrants have crossed the Channel so far today, GB News can reveal.

Germany is exploring the possibility of investing in Britain’s nuclear deterrent, it has been revealed, in a bid to move away from reliance on the US.

Charles Hernu (1923-1990), a loyal political ally of the late French president François Mitterrand, is for most known only for his role in the deadly bombing attack on the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, when he was defence minister between 1981 and 1985

Yesterday, a public auction in France of more than 10 000 e-bikes and e-scooters seized in the course of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) investigation Calypso generated € 1 853 800 in proceeds

An enormous tornado tore through a town in Southern France, injuring over 40 people, ripping roofs off of houses and leaving thousands without electricity.