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French President Emmanuel Macron has called on political forces to come together to find compromises due to a hung parliament. It has not gone down well

Celebrated palaeontologist Yves Coppens told us about how he made the find with fellow researchers in an interview in 2019

The president has thrown the ball back into the oppositions’ court requesting their position on policies in his first address since failing to win an absolute majority in parliament

Areas of central-eastern and northeastern France should expect ‘violent’ storms with high winds and hailstones later today

It will be a tough job, with events held at museums or landmarks and a free opening ceremony for 600,000 along the Seine - ‘we can pull it off’ says organiser

It is thought that the president may share the results of his discussions with other parties over a solution to his lack of an absolute parliamentary majority

Minister of State Chrysoula Zacharopoulou has been accused by two women of committing the offences in her work as a gynaecologist

Omicron subvariants BA4 and BA5 are behind a 50% increase in cases in the past week. Second booster rates among eligible vulnerable population are low

A quarter of scams concern the provision of a service such as accommodation or a telephone contract, another quarter concern goods such as clothes or food

The system is set to be used in the event of major incidents and will work via 4G but only on newer models of smartphone. Here are more details