Hundreds of migrants were arrested in January as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has said. Enforcement teams raided 828 premises including nail bars, car washes,…
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France: One dead after attempted Channel crossing
A migrant has died after trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat on Friday evening, the French coastguard has said. A further 69 were rescued after the…
France: Half of Amsterdam Island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire
For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located about halfway between Australia, Antarctica and Madagascar, the island…
France: Grenade attack in bar injures 12
Twelve people have been injured after a grenade was thrown into a busy bar in the French city of Grenoble, local authorities have said. The incident happened at the Aksehir…
Europe: India and France plan small modular nuclear reactors
India and France plan to work together on developing small modular nuclear reactors, India’s foreign ministry said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country. Modi and French President…
France: UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China…
France: Man fined for loudspeaker call at train station
A man who was fined €200 (£166) for making a call on loudspeaker at a train station in France has begun a fight against the penalty. The man, named only…
France: Fall in fertility rate becomes big challenge for Colomiers
Colomiers in south-west France is modern, spread out – and not very attractive. Young couples came here from the nearby city of Toulouse to have children because property prices are…
France: British conman jailed for six years for running over French policemen
A notorious conman who spent four years in a British jail has now been sentenced to six years in France for ramming his car into two policemen while trying to…
France: World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit
As I write, there are a lot of powerful people around the world preparing to make their way to Paris – and a sense that many of them are holding…