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France, UK, France, UK, France it's not my choice, he says. I went to UK twice because I felt I had no other option. The smugglers in northern France attacked me and threatened my life before I crossed to the UK for the first time on August 6. When the Home Office returned me here the first time I believed the smugglers were still searching for me. I continue to believe that. I am frightened every time I go outside the shelter.

France is expecting its first cold snap of the winter this week, with freezing temperatures and snow forecast for lowland areas. French weather forecaster, La Chaîne Météo, has warned that this week marks the arrival of "real winter weather". With a low-pressure system descending from the North Sea, forecasters warned in the weekly bulletin that rain and snow, even at lower altitudes, were on the horizon for later in the week.

This medieval village with cobbled streets and a stunning abbey is tucked away among green rolling hills between Grenoble and Lyon in the southeastern department of Isere. Vercors Regional Natural Park is on the village's doorstep and the whole place bustles with performers, music, shows and stalls for the medieval festival held each year in the first week of August.

Paris' Louvre Museum said on Monday that it was closing one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in some of the beams in the building. The Campana Gallery, which houses nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will be closed while investigations are conducted into "the particular weakness of certain beams supporting the floors of the second floor", it said.

In the last few minutes, Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk has said that yesterday's disruption on a busy railway route between Warsaw and Lublin in eastern Poland was confirmed as caused by an explosive device placed on the track. Unfortunately, [our] worst fears have been confirmed. On the Warsaw-Lublin route (Mika village), an act of sabotage has occurred. The explosion of an explosive device destroyed the railway track, he said.

I know people who choose where to vacation based on the food scene, climate, and sometimes, social media virality of a destination. As for me, I base my travels around perfume. Fragrance has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can rememberI began collecting perfumes in high school and have leveraged my olfactory fascination into a successful career as a fragrance writer, consultant, and expert.

We are truly sorry for the understandable distress and anger this has caused. It will not happen again,

"The war of today is already being fought in space, and the war of tomorrow will begin in space," Macron said in Toulouse, France's space and aviation hub, which is home to its new space military command centre. "Space is no longer a sanctuary; it has become a battlefield," Macron said. He said that Russia in the wake of its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine was carrying out "espionage" activities in space.

A decade on from deadly attacks in Paris, the world's two most notorious jihadist groups Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda have significantly evolved and their branches still pose a global security threat, especially from Africa, analysts say. With strong central leadership, the groups were once able to train and then send commandos into Europe to carry out attacks such as the November 13, 2015 strikes in Paris that left 130 people dead.

A parcel bomb exploded at an insurance company's office in the central French town of Montluçon on Monday, injuring one person, authorities said. German insurance company Allianz said it "condemns in the strongest possible terms any act of violence or criminal behaviour directed against its employees, operations, or assets" but gave no indication of the motive behind the attack. The item exploded as letters and parcels were being collected from the office mailbox, the regional government said in a statement.

To say South Africa exploded a few cosy theories would be the understatement of the rugby year. So much for the idea, for example, that France would avenge the injustice of their World Cup quarter-final defeat to the Springboks. That entering the final quarter with a narrow lead and an extra man would translate into inevitable glory. That even without their talisman Antoine Dupont they still had more than enough tranquiliser darts to keep the big beasts safely at bay.

The three men and one woman were arrested on Thursday following the incident at a concert at the Paris Philharmonic hall. The visit by Israel's orchestra had drawn criticism from several groups protesting Israel's conduct during its two-year military offensive in Gaza. Several individuals repeatedly interrupted Thursday's concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the venue said. Videos posted on social media show a protester holding a red flare inside the concert hall with smoke billowing.

Jihadists killed 130 people in shootings and suicide bombings in and around Paris on the night of November 13, 2015, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility. The attackers killed around 90 people at the Bataclan concert hall, where the US band Eagles of Death Metal was playing. They ended the lives of dozens more at Parisian restaurants and cafes, and one person near the Stade de France football stadium just outside the capital, where crowds were watching France play Germany.

She was smoking on the terrace with three friends when Islamic State group jihadists gunned down 21 people. The memory of the "terrifying silence" between the two bursts of gunfire still lingers. Eva was hit by multiple bullets on the left side of her body, including her foot. Her leg had to be amputated below the knee. Today, Eva, who wears a prosthesis, says she is doing "pretty well", even if "life isn't easy every day".

A French homeowner has unearthed a staggering 700,000 ($800,000) fortune in gold bars and coins while excavating for a new swimming pool in his garden, local officials have confirmed. The unnamed individual stumbled upon the valuable hoard at his property in Neuville-sur-Saone, a town near Lyon, back in May. He promptly reported the discovery to the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs.

I've been thinking about coaching for two years now, telling myself it's the next step for me. I miss being on the court, the adrenaline, the challenge,

IKEA is well known for its monster-sized warehouses in major cities, but bosses have a plan to open new format stores in smaller towns in 2026, as it seeks to expand its footprint in France. The Swedish furniture brand is planning to open a new generation of smaller stores in medium-sized towns and cities across France, "where [they are not] yet present (...) in existing spaces and buildings that [they could] rent rather than build."