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‘Public health time bomb’: How France allowed cadmium to poison its crops and soil

1 May 2026 at 05:18
French residents are three to four times more likely to register unsafe levels of cadmium in their bodies than their European counterparts, ingesting dangerous amounts of the carcinogenic metal through the food they eat. Experts blame government inaction, farming practices and a historic reliance on North African phosphate-based fertilisers that is rooted in the colonial era. 

Four rescued from Seine after bus plunges into river near Paris

30 April 2026 at 16:59

Vehicle was travelling through Juvisy-sur-Orge when it veered off the road into the river

Four people have been rescued from the Seine near Paris after a bus driven by a trainee driver collided with a parked vehicle before plunging into the river.

The bus was travelling through the town of Juvisy-sur-Orge, south-east of the French capital, on Thursday when it veered off the road into the Seine, prosecutors said.

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© Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters

© Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters

© Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters

Trump launches fresh attack on Merz after threatening US troop reduction in Germany – Europe live

30 April 2026 at 15:01

US president uses social media post to criticise chancellor over Ukraine, immigration and ‘interfering’ in Iran conflict

The Commission was also asked about yesterday’s meeting of Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar.

But we didn’t get much more than what we saw in yesterday’s social media posts from Magyar and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen.

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© Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

© Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise

30 April 2026 at 09:13

Move comes as airline industry reacts to uncertainty over Iran war and increase in price of Brent crude

Air France-KLM has cut its capacity growth forecasts for this year as the Iran war drives up its fuel costs by billions of dollars.

The French-Dutch airline expects its fuel bill to increase by $2.4bn (£1.8bn) this year as a result of the surge in costs since the Middle East conflict began. In response, it has trimmed its expectations for capacity growth to between 2% and 4% this year, down from 3% to 5% previously.

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© Photograph: Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images

© Photograph: Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images

Libya ‘corruption pact’: Sarkozy returns to court as his former right-hand man turns against him

29 April 2026 at 15:20
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was back in court Wednesday to answer questions regarding documents written by Claude Guéant, his onetime right-hand man and former interior minister. Guéant’s statements – and Sarkozy’s denials – are the latest chapter in a public falling-out as Sarkozy appeals his conviction for illegally accepting Libyan funds for his 2007 presidential campaign.

France investigates return of adult website linked to Pelicot mass-rape trial

29 April 2026 at 06:12
French prosecutors are investigating the reopening of the adult website Coco, now renamed Cocoland, on which sex criminal Dominique Pelicot used a chatroom to find dozens of strangers to rape his sedated wife Gisèle Pelicot. The platform has also been linked to crimes including the sexual abuse of children and murder.

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  • French parliamentary inquiry becomes far-right attack against public media FRANCE 24
    A routine French parliamentary inquiry into public broadcasters has turned into a high-profile political spectacle, amplifying far-right attacks on public media. Led by 32-year-old Charles Alloncle, the probe has drawn widespread attention through vociferous hearings and viral social media clips. Critics warn it risks undermining trust in public broadcasters, including FRANCE 24, and laying groundwork for the far right's pledge to privatise the sector if it wins power in 2027 elections.
     

French parliamentary inquiry becomes far-right attack against public media

28 April 2026 at 13:07
A routine French parliamentary inquiry into public broadcasters has turned into a high-profile political spectacle, amplifying far-right attacks on public media. Led by 32-year-old Charles Alloncle, the probe has drawn widespread attention through vociferous hearings and viral social media clips. Critics warn it risks undermining trust in public broadcasters, including FRANCE 24, and laying groundwork for the far right's pledge to privatise the sector if it wins power in 2027 elections.

Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed as part of US-brokered Polish-Belarusian prisoner swap – as it happened

28 April 2026 at 14:49

Sakharov prize winner was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in Belarus in 2021

Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed from Belarusian prison.

His release has been confirmed by Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk, who posted a picture of him on social media saying: “Andrzej Poczobut is free! Welcome to your Polish home, my friend.”

“Both have paid a heavy price for speaking truth to power, becoming symbols of the struggle for freedom and democracy.”

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© Photograph: Leonid Shcheglov/AP

© Photograph: Leonid Shcheglov/AP

© Photograph: Leonid Shcheglov/AP

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  • French presidential hopefuls share details of love lives ahead of race FRANCE 24
    With little more than a year to go before France elects its next president, at least two potential candidates have decided to open up about their love lives in a bid to win over French voters. While Emmanuel Macron’s former protégé and prime minister Gabriel Attal has told all in a new book, Jordan Bardella, the leader of the far-right National Rally, was recently “spotted” with his girlfriend on a beach in Corsica by glossy magazine Paris Match.  
     

French presidential hopefuls share details of love lives ahead of race

27 April 2026 at 16:58
With little more than a year to go before France elects its next president, at least two potential candidates have decided to open up about their love lives in a bid to win over French voters. While Emmanuel Macron’s former protégé and prime minister Gabriel Attal has told all in a new book, Jordan Bardella, the leader of the far-right National Rally, was recently “spotted” with his girlfriend on a beach in Corsica by glossy magazine Paris Match.  

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