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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - Caught on Camera

These European cities are putting Leeds' transport system to shame

A lack of a metro system has held West Yorkshire back for years

Leeds Live

French cities ditch World Cup festivities to protest Qatar’s record on human rights, environment

With a little over a month left until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a string of French cities – including Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Marseille – have announced they are boycotting the tournament and will not set up the customary fan zones with giant TV…

France 24

Paris joins other French cities in boycott of World Cup screenings

Lille, Bordeaux and Marseille are among the other French cities that have decided not to show matches on a big screen

The Independent UK

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Will Mbappe and Neymar Flourish Together this Season for PSG?

Kylian Mbappe will be the focus of attention as Paris Saint-Germain aim to continue their perfect start to the season in Sunday's trip to Lille in Ligue 1. Mbappe's every gesture will be scrutinized and every move analyzed after the World Cup winner's attitude created headlines for the wrong reasons…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tour de France stage 5 LIVE result: Tadej Pogacar takes time from rivals as Simon Clarke wins stage

Re-live all the updates as the peloton took on 11 treacherous cobblestone sectors en route from Lille to Arenberg Port du Hainaut

The Independent UK

Sven Botman was "disturbed" by Newcastle transfer response as deal finally agreed

The Lille defender arrived at the Magpies’ training ground this week to undergo his medical ahead of completing a deal from the Ligue 1 side for around £31 million

Daily Mirror

Stag party spends hundreds on bikes to get home after easyJet flight cancelled

‘At the time it didn’t feel like fun, but I had two of the best days of my life with 13 best friends and this just topped it off,’ groom-to-be says

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Brit stag-do stranded abroad purchase bikes to complete epic 230-mile trip home

The lads had to find an alternative way back to the UK at the end of a boozy weekend in Amsterdam, including purchasing bikes and hopping on a ferry.

Daily Record

Stag party spends hundreds on bikes to get home after easyJet flight cancelled

‘At the time it didn’t feel like fun, but I had two of the best days of my life with 13 best friends and this just topped it off,’ groom-to-be says

The Independent UK

Stag do stranded abroad by cancelled flights has to buy bikes to get home

"Looking back, the experience was so stressful and like something from a movie or a Top Gear challenge"

Wales Online

Stranded Brits on Amsterdam stag-do buy bikes to complete epic 230-mile mission home

A group of British lads had to find an alternative way back to the UK at the end of a boozy weekend in Amsterdam, including buying bikes and hopping onboard a ferry

Daily Mirror

Cybersecurity conference opens in the shadow of Russia-Ukraine conflict

European experts in the field of information security are meeting this week in the northern French city of Lille at the International Cybersecurity Forum, in a context of global tension provoked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Eurostar has a huge sale with tickets from £39 to Paris, Brussels and Lille

Eurostar deals for summer 2022 currently include discounted tickets from £39 each way for holidays including Paris, Brussels, Lille and Rotterdam but the sale's not on for long

Daily Mirror

Woman 'humiliated' as she's asked to prove she lives in UK at Manchester Airport

Laurence Sauvage-Lumb, originally from Lille but lives in Ormskirk with her husband and daughter, was returning from France when the humiliating incident occurred last Thursday

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

‘Orient Express’ experience ends with a bus from Calais to Lille and Eurostar to London

Train Talk: One plus point of the new arrangement is that passengers arrive at the most majestic terminus in Britain, London St Pancras

Reuters

Far-left Melenchon makes last push to reach French presidential run-off

Far-left French candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon talked climate, feminism and cost of living at a rally on Tuesday in a bid to persuade youth and undecided voters ahead of Sunday's ballot.

Radio France Internationale

Mélenchon holds last campaign meeting and projects himself using 11 holograms

Five days before the French presidential election's first round, far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon is holding the last major meeting of his presidential campaign in Lille, broadcast live in eleven other cities thanks to holograms, a technology he already used in 2017.

France 24

France's Mélenchon looks to magic up more leftist votes with hologram campaign rallies

Five days before the French presidential election's first round, far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon is multiplying his efforts – and, in a sense, himself – in a spectacular bid to rally hesitant lefists onside with one final high-tech rally before Sunday's crucial vote. Mélenchon will take the stage on Tuesday night…

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French police say operation underway in Lille

French police said an operation was underway in the northern French city of Lille on Thursday and urged the public to stay clear of Avenue Willy Brandt.

Radio France Internationale

France weigh up options as the less fortunate vie for slots at Qatar World Cup

France take on South Africa on Tuesday night in Lille for a friendly as other national teams battle for a place in the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year.

Football London

Thomas Tuchel may have already discovered the perfect solution to Chelsea's £145m problem

Chelsea news: The Blues are sharing the goals around their forward players with Christian Pulisic coming up with the goods against Lille in the CHampions League last 16

Football London

What Thomas Tuchel did after Chelsea win at Lille amid Manchester United rumours

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was passionate in his celebrations after the Blues beat Lille 2-1 on Wednesday evening following a turbulent week for the club off the pitch

Football London

Thomas Tuchel suffers Chelsea injury blow in first half of Champions League clash vs Lille

Andreas Christensen was taken off with an injury in Chelsea's Champions League round of 16 second-leg against Lille in France

Evening Standard

Chelsea FC fans chanting ‘Roman Abramovich’ clash with riot police in Lille ahead of Champions League game

Chelsea FC supporters chanting ‘Roman Abramovich’ fought running battles with French riot police.

Daily Mirror

Chelsea fans caught up in violence as French police use batons and tear gas in Lille

Chelsea fans amassed on the northern French city of Lille on Wednesday ahead of their side's Champions League Round of 16 tie against the Ligue 1 champions but some were caught up in violence

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