38 h. ago Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros challenging Netflix’s $72bn buyout plan

Trump says deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery ‘could be a problem’

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63 h. ago First phase of Gaza ceasefire plan nearly complete, says Netanyahu

Israeli PM to discuss next steps with Donald Trump this month but timetable for lasting peace remains unclearBenjamin Netanyahu has said that the first phase of the UN-endorsed Gaza ceasefire plan is close to completion, and that the second phase must involve the disarmament of Hamas.The Israeli prime minister said he would discuss the next steps later this month in Washington with Donald Trump, whose Gaza proposals were codified in a UN security council resolution on 17 November. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago SNP's 'delusional climate gamble' as carbon capture failure risks tearing hole in net zero plan

SNP ministers expect technologies such as carbon capture to clean up one third of climate pollution in Scotland.

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1 week ago Tell us something we don't know: Starmer admits 'we have no effective deterrent in the Channel' as French police agree to intercept boats in the water

France is finally taking limited action against migrant dinghies at sea - after Prime Minister Keir Starmer begged for a move saying there was 'no effective deterrent', having scrapped Rwanda. plan

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1 week ago All members of Louvre jewellery heist gang now in custody, French police claim

A 39-year-old male was arrested this week, French prosecutors said

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1 week ago Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang

French police have arrested a man believed to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum

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1 week ago France to start intercepting small boats as Keir Starmer plea to Macron leaked

French police are set to start intervening to stop small boats before passengers board them, it is believed, after Keir Starmer pleaded with Emmanuel Macron to act

Politics

1 week ago France agrees to stop migrant boats at sea after pressure from Starmer

French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to reports

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1 week ago French civil servant 'drugged 200 women during job interviews'

Over 240 women were allegedly given spiked teas and coffees during job interviews by one French civil servant, who police say kept a spreadsheet of the apparent details

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1 week ago Newcastle fans’ ordeal shows French police and Uefa have not learned the lessons of Paris

Newcastle fans were the latest to be subjected to disproportionate police force on the continent – and a 40-year-old stereotype is at the heart of the problem, writes Will Castle

Economics

1 week ago Newcastle to lodge Uefa complaint over ‘unacceptable treatment’ of fans at Marseille game

Supporters ‘targeted with pepper spray and batons’French police used ‘excessive tactics’, claim NewcastleNewcastle are to complain over the “unacceptable treatment” their fans endured after Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at Marseille in the Champions League. The Premier League club accused French police of using pepper spray, batons and shields to subdue supporters in the wake of Tuesday night’s loss at Stade Vélodrome.A club statement said: “We will be formally raising our concerns with Uefa, Olympique de Marseille and French police in relation to the unacceptable treatment of our supporters by police at Stade Vélodrome following Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League fixture.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Newcastle accuse French police of attacking fans with batons and pepper spray after Marseille defeat

Newcastle will launch an official complaint to Uefa over mistreatment of their fans, the club have confirmed

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1 week ago Newcastle make complaint after 'fans pepper sprayed and beaten' by French police

Newcastle have released a statement to condemn the alleged poor treatment of their supporters by French police inside the Stade Veldrome after their Champions League defeat by Marseille

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2 w. ago Liel Abada's Celtic transfer to Toulouse revealed as French police 'refused' to guarantee winger's safety

The Israel international saw a move to the Ligue 1 side fall through in January 2024 before sealing his Parkhead exit two months later

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2 w. ago French police plan to use nets to stop small boats ‘risks turning Channel into a graveyard’

France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to intercept migrant vessels at sea amid growing public anger over illegal migration

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2 w. ago French police 'will use nets to intercept migrants trying to cross the Channel' despite fears tactic will lead to deaths

The drastic new method comes as more than 39,000 migrants have reached Britain this year in flimsy dinghies, piling pressure on Paris to stop departures from its northern beaches.

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2 w. ago French police to use nets to stop small boat migrants crossing Channel

New tactics to stop boats set to be introduced despite warnings there is ‘no way’ to carry out such manoeuvres safely

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3 w. ago Cops shoot and wound knifeman who threatened to kill his wife and children in Paris train station

French police carried out an operation on Friday afternoon at Montparnasse train station in central Paris.

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3 w. ago Police shoot and wound knifeman who threatened to kill his wife and children at Paris train station

French police carried out an operation on Friday afternoon at Montparnasse train station in central Paris.

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3 w. ago Proportion of small boat crossings prevented by French authorities FELL after Labour's 'one in, one out' deal came into force

New figures show 28.7 per cent of small boat migrants' attempts have been prevented by French police since agreement came into force in August, down from 38 per cent immediately beforehand.

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