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Women in London protest burkini ban in solidarity with 'veiled sisters'
Dozens take part in Wear What You Want Beach Party #BurkiniGate protest outside London's French embassy.
France's highest court to rule on burkini ban
Critics claim ban on full body swimsuits infringes on freedom of religion.
France's 'morality police' provoke mockery and shame as beach burkini ban scandal widens
Witness on French Riviera speaks of Muslim woman on beach being told to 'Go home' as her daughter cries.
French firm DCNS hit with massive data leak detailing India's $3.5bn Scorpene submarines combat capabilities
The breach leaked over 22,000 documents and may also impact national security of Australia, Malaysia, Chile and Brazil.
Seven arrested for terror offences in France with three planning immediate attacks
French police have arrested 165 individuals over terror related charges since the start of 2016.
Nicolas Sarkozy to run for French president again
Defeated four years ago, Sarkozy says he has 'strength to lead this battle at a troubled time in our history'.
Priest murderer Adel Kermiche buried after Muslim community rejects him
Kermiche was buried in a multifaith cemetery in Puiseux-Pontoise suburb, Paris.
Praying Catholic protestor knocks out passerby for 'playing music'
The man was demonstrating against the closure of Paris' Sainte Rita church.
Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration in society for Muslim women
German leader stops short of calling for a ban on full Muslim face veil but says a balance must be found.
Top Catholic bishop blasts France's 'war on symbols' following controversial burkini ban
Bishop Nunzio Galantino criticised the 'vulgar ridiculing of the religious sensitivity of others.'
French PM condemns burkini as three more towns set to issue ban
Manuel valls described full body swimsuit as "not compatible with the values of France and the Republic".
British boy, 13, feared dead after going missing off French coast
Boy was in water with his two brothers when he got into difficulty.
Burkini riot leads to French ban
A dispute over tourists photographing women in full-body swimsuit sparked a riot.
Five injured in Corsica riots after tourists take pictures of women in burkinis
Two people were reportedly hurt after they were shot with a harpoon.
Refugees turning to Alpine routes into Europe last used by the French Resistance
Desperate migrants are using dangerous mountain paths to enter northern Europe.
Place de la Republique's tributes to Paris terror attack victims are removed
Place de la Republique's Marianne statue was a colourful, poignant tribute to victims. Not any more.
Migrant crisis: French court rules Calais Jungle businesses cannot be closed down
The court in Lille took into account the camp's 'emergency conditions'.
Cannes bans burkinis from beaches after recent French terror attacks
Official says clothing 'refers to an allegiance to terrorist movements which are at war with us'.
Thousands evacuated as forest fires rage around Marseille in southern France
Flames whipped up by high winds formed a column marching towards France's second biggest city.
French girl, 16, charged with inciting Isis terror on social media app Telegram
Girl, described as 'extremely radicalised' by prosecutors, called for violent attacks.
Rouen fire: Toxic gas from polystyrene ceiling poisoned partygoers at birthday celebration
Fire is the deadliest in France since 2005, when a Paris apartment building fire killed 18 people.
Famed French street market cancelled amid terror fears
Lille mayor blamed decision on "risks we cannot address."
Man injured in Nice attack dies, increasing death toll to 85
The 56-year-old man had been on life support since the Bastille Day attack.
France walks tightrope between liberty and security after Isis horrors shake nation to its core
French state fears far right backlash over calls for anti-Muslim measures.
Kate Middleton and Prince William stay in £3,000 a night hotel during royal family getaway
The opulent five star Hotel Du Palais is the perfect retreat for the heir to the throne.
Normandy attacks: Priest Jacques Hamel, who had his throat slit by Isis, to be buried
A public funeral for the 85-year-old will take place in Rouen Cathedral
Tragic last words of Catholic priest killed by Isis terrorists revealed
Isis claimed responsibility for killing the priest and critically injuring a nun.
French Prime Minister 'open' to ban on foreign funding of mosques
'There needs to be a thorough review to form a new relationship with French Islam,' said Valls.
Hinkley Point C nuclear plant dealt new blow following green light from EDF
Government will not make a final decision until the early autumn, business and energy secretary says.
'He is no monster' says mother of Normandy priest killer Abdel Malik Petitjean
Neighbours of Yamina Petitjean say she is in denial about the fate of her son