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‘Go back to Africa’: French MP banned after racist outburst in parliament

Sitting suspended after interjection by far-right MP while black member was speaking about migrants

The Guardian - UK

Black MP subjected to vile racist abuse in chaotic scenes at French Parliament

Black MP Carlos Martens Bilongo received racial abuse from another politician in the French Parliament who told him to "go back to Africa", leading to the suspension of the National Assembly

Daily Mirror

Outrage in French parliament as far-right MP shouts ‘go back to Africa’ at black colleague

The culprit was identified as Grégoire de Fournas, the 37-year-old National Rally MP

Evening Standard

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As PM Rishi Sunak takes the reins in Britain, hopes for improved France-UK relations

UK-France relations have been marked by tensions ever since Brexit, whether over fishing rights or submarine deals. Will new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak improve relations with Britain’s neighbour and ally across the Channel – and notably French President Emmanuel Macron? We take a look at some of the key similarities,…

France 24

Belgian police arrest French-Moroccan imam fleeing deportation

A French-Moroccan imam accused of hate speech and anti-Semitism has been arrested in Belgium after trying to avoid deportation back to Morocco.

Radio France Internationale

Europe issues arrest warrant for Moroccan imam facing deportation

A European arrest warrant has been issued for French-born Moroccan imam Hassan Iquioussen, who has been on the run since Tuesday when French authorities approved his deportation. The preacher has been accused of hate speech and anti-Semitism.

Radio France Internationale

Macron continues Algeria charm offensive to smooth difficult ties

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a relations-building trip to Algeria, on Friday paid his respects at the mixed Christian-Jewish St Eugene cemetery in the capital Algiers.

Radio France Internationale

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France mulls military-run correctional venues for child offenders in Mayotte

On a visit to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Tuesday, Interior and Overseas Minister Gerald Darmanin said he would work on proposals for juvenile offenders to be sent to correctional venues run by the military.

Radio France Internationale

French fire service official tells of death threats over Covid vaccine stance

Firefighters’ spokesperson Eric Brocardi has said those refusing jab should remain suspended from job

The Guardian - UK

France tightens grip on motorbike 'rodeos' after teen dies in Marseille

France's Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, says police operations to end "urban rodeos" – or illegal motorbike cruising – have been ramped up this week following the death of a teenager in Marseille.

Radio France Internationale

French government announces fresh clampdown on 'rodeo riders'

The French government has pledged a new crackdown against illicit motorbike cruising by youths in suburbs across the country after two children were seriously injured by a rider near Paris at the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

French court suspends the deportation of conservative imam to Morocco

An administrative court in Paris has suspended a deportation order against a France-born Moroccan imam who the government had accused of promoting hate and posing a threat to society.

Radio France Internationale

Paris police chief replaced after Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League fiasco

Liverpool and Real Madrid fans were exonerated of any blame following a report by the French Senate into the problems at the Champions League final at the Stade de France in May, which highlighted "systematic failings" of those organising and policing the event

Daily Mirror

MP demands apology from French government for Champions League failings

West Derby MP has written to French Président Emmanuel Macron

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Gary Lineker sends message to Liverpool fans after being 'unfairly blamed' for Champions League final chaos

Gary Lineker has paid tribute to Liverpool supporters after a French Senate report into the events surrounding the Champions League final in Paris

Liverpool Echo

The Champions League Senate report should make us hungrier for more answers

ECHO reporter Patrick Edrich calls for more accountability to be taken following the French Senate's report

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool FC fans falsely blamed for Paris Champions League final chaos, Senate report finds

The findings of the report said "It is unfair to have sought to blame Liverpool supporters for the disturbances"

France 24

Champions League final chaos caused by ‘string of dysfunctions’, French Senate says

A French Senate enquiry into chaotic scenes at the Champions League final in May in Paris concluded Wednesday the problems were caused by a "string of dysfunctions" in the organisation, rather than Liverpool supporters as claimed by the government.

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Liverpool Echo

Paris chief of police to be removed from job following Champions League disaster

Didier Lallement admitted he was "the only one responsible" after police used tear gas on innocent fans

Radio France Internationale

French President and PM reshuffle cabinet to launch Macron’s second term

President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne have reshuffled the government for the second time in six weeks, hoping for a fresh start for Macron's second term, after his party lost its parliamentary majority in June elections.

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just the far right that should worry us. It’s their ideas seeping into the mainstream

Marine Le Pen might have lost the presidential election, but the RN leader’s influence runs deep in France

The Guardian - UK

French minister sorry for Champions League final’s ‘bad management’

Gérald Darmanin has apologised to ‘everyone who suffered from bad management’ at the Champions League final but fell short of saying sorry for blaming Liverpool fans

Evening Standard

France: Senior Macron minister Chrysoula Zacharopoulou accused of rape

Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, the 46-year-old Secretary of State for Development, is the subject of two complaints from a woman who cannot be named for legal reasons

Daily Mirror

Liverpool and Real Madrid fans join forces to condemn French police at Champions League final

Supporters involved in the chaos which marred last month's Champions League showpiece in Paris have been given the chance to recall their own experiences during a hearing in the French Senate

Radio France Internationale

Senior French politicians lambast 'state failures' at Champions League final

Top French politicians on Friday condemned the organisation around last month's Champions League final at the Stade de France as a failure of the state.

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