9 h. ago Cryotherapy horror as woman killed and another fighting for life after nitrogen leak inside chamber

A 20-year-old worker at a cryotherapy centre at an On Air gym in Paris, France, was killed in a suspected nitrogen leak as French police investigate the accident

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15 h. ago Cryotherapy chamber accident leaves one woman dead and another critical after nitrogen leaks during session

A cryotherapy session in Paris has turned deadly with one woman dying and another hospitalised in critical condition due to a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, according to French investigators.

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42 h. ago French investigation uncovers 'endemic and persistent' sexual violence in the entertainment industry

Following a six-month inquiry into violence committed in the film, audio-visual, and advertising sectors of France, the final report has outlined persistent abuse against women and children

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6 d. ago Sexual violence and harassment ‘endemic’ in French entertainment industry, report finds

Attitudes in France ‘barely evolving’ amid ‘collective denial’ years after the #MeToo movement began, according to parliamentary commissionSexual violence and sexual harassment are “endemic” in France’s entertainment industry, a damning report by French politicians has found, concluding that women and children are still being routinely preyed on, despite the country’s #MeToo movement.The Green MP Sandrine Rousseau and the centrist Erwan Balanant found that sexual violence, harassment and bullying were “systemic, endemic and persistent” in all sectors of the French culture and entertainment industry, from TV and cinema to theatre, radio, comedy, advertising, rock and classical music. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French cops fear Little Emile's body could have been stored in a FREEZER before his remains were found in Alpine wilderness

Analyses of bones found near a river in the sleepy French hamlet of Haut Vernet early last year suggest they had moved before they were discovered

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2 w. ago India blocks release of Santosh over concerns about ‘negative portrayal of police’

Director Sandhya Suri says India’s film certification body demanded ‘lengthy and wide-ranging’ cuts

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2 w. ago Revealed: Teen son of little Emile's grandfather was 'dragged out of his bed' during bombshell arrests over toddler's death

French cops investigating the tragic death of little Emile dragged a teenager out of bed and arrested during an early morning raid that saw him, his sister and parents get taken into custody

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3 w. ago Grandparents arrested over murder of toddler found dead in French Alps

Investigation into death of two-year-old Émile Soleil, who went missing from a village in 2023, takes surprise turnA long investigation into the mysterious death in 2023 of a French toddler took a surprise turn on Tuesday when police arrested the boy’s grandparents on suspicion of murder.The death of Émile Soleil, who was two and a half when he went missing in a French Alpine village in July 2023, has remained unexplained even after the discovery of his skull and teeth by a walker just over a mile from the village nine months after his disappearance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grandparents arrested for suspected murder of toddler in French Alps

Investigation into death of two-year-old Émile Soleil, who went missing from a village in 2023, takes surprise turnA long investigation into the mysterious death in 2023 of a French toddler took a surprise turn on Tuesday when police arrested the boy’s grandparents on suspicion of murder.The death of Émile Soleil, who was two and a half when he went missing in a French Alpine village in July 2023, has remained unexplained even after the discovery of his skull and teeth by a walker just over a mile from the village nine months after his disappearance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French investigators seek further victims of paedophile surgeon

‘Turning point’ as man on trial for raping or sexually assaulting 299 mostly young patients admits guiltFrench investigators have begun a search for further victims of a paedophile surgeon on trial for raping or sexually assaulting 299 mostly young patients, after he admitted all the charges in what was described as a “turning point” in France’s largest child abuse case.Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, had said “I committed heinous acts” at the opening of the trial last month but previously only acknowledged the abuse on a case-by-case basis and had denied several of the charges. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Telegram's CEO Durov back in Dubai as France investigates criminal activity on his messaging app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has travelled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app

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